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1949 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1949

| team = Marshall Thundering Herd

| sport = football

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| conference = Ohio Valley Conference

| short_conf = OVC

| record = 6–4

| conf_record = 4–0

| head_coach = Cam Henderson

| hc_year = 12th

| captain = Marvin Wetzel

| captain2 = Danny Clark

| stadium = Fairfield Stadium

}}

{{1949 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}

The 1949 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1949 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 168 to 147. Marvin Wetzel and Danny Clark were the team captains.{{cite web|title=2008 Marshall Football Guide|publisher=Marshall University|year=2018|accessdate=August 25, 2020|page=185|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222191902/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

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|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1949|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}}|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|W 20-15||

|October 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1949|team=Eastern Kentucky Maroons|title=Eastern Kentucky}}|Hanger Field|Richmond, KY|W 24-7||

|October 8||Dayton|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|L 23-40|> 10,000|{{cite news|title=U.D. Downs Herd: Flyers Bounce Back To Win By 40-To-23|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|author=Joe Burns|date=November 9, 1949|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121895181/ud-downs-herd-flyers-bounce-back-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1949|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|W 13-6||

|October 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1949|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}||Cleveland, OH|L 7-26||

|October 29||Ohio|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|W 14-6||

|November 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1949|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}|Overhill Field|Cookeville, TN|W 20-7||

|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1949|team=Milligan Buffaloes|title=Milligan}}|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|W 34-0||

|November 19|at|Vanderbilt|Dudley Field|Nashville, TN|L 6-27||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94847418/vandy-gets-scare-but-beats-marshall/|work=The News and Observer|title=Vandy gets scare, but beats Marshall|date=November 20, 1949|accessdate=February 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24||Xavier|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|L 7-13|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-marshall-bows-to-xav/124939670/|work=Beckley Post-Herald|title=Marshall bows to Xavier in last period|date=November 25, 1949|accessdate=May 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Marshall) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/388/stats/13166 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}

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