1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–1 WVIAC)
Head coach
CaptainSam Clagg, Paul McCuskey
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morris Harvey $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
West Liberty State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Glenville State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Fairmont State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Potomac State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Bethany (WV) * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Marshall * 0 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia Tech * 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 4
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the Thundering Herd compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 118 to 52. Marshall had a record of 0–1 against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.[1] Sam Clagg and Paul McCuskey were the team captains.[2]

Marshall was ranked at No. 209 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Morehead State*
T 0–0
October 3at Kentucky Wesleyan*Owensboro, KYL 13–19
October 9at Louisiana Tech*
L 0–26[4]
October 17Fort Knox*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–20[5]
October 24at Toledo*
L 0–7[6]
October 31at Dayton*
L 13–206,500[7]
November 7at Xavier*
L 7–13[8]
November 13Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–6
November 26Bradley*dagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech beats Big Green team, 26–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 10, 1942. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Knox Socks Marshall 20–6 for 1st Win". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1942. p. 49. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Toledo Is Winner On Blocked Kick". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 25, 1942. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Si Burick (November 1, 1942). "U. Of D. Flyers Score Twice In Last Quarter To Beat Marshall, 20 To 13". Dayton Daily News. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chet Mutryn paces Xavier". Springfield News-Sun. November 8, 1942. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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