The 1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team represented Murray State Teachers College (now known as Murray State University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Moore, the team compiled a 5–5 record.[1]
| 1946 Murray State Thoroughbreds football | |
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| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–1 KIAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky State Teachers | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown (KY) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Ohio* | L 7-27 | 7,000 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Morehead State | Murray, KY | W 38-19 | ||
| October 12 | Eastern Kentucky | Murray, KY | L 13-26 | [3] | |
| October 18 | at Chattanooga* | L 13-26 | [4] | ||
| October 26 | at Evansville* | Evansville, IN | L 0-20 | [5] | |
| November 2 | Mississippi State* | L 0–69 | [6] | ||
| November 9 | Marshall* | Murray, KY | W 19-0 | ||
| November 15 | Eastern Illinois* | Murray, KY | W 38-13 | [7] | |
| November 22 | vs. Tennessee Tech* | Paducah, KY | W 20-13 | [8] | |
| November 30 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 55-6 | ||
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References
edit- ^ 2024 Murray State Football Record Book. Murray State.
- ^ "Ohio U. Downs Murray, 27-7". Springfield News-Sun. September 29, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Eastern Tops Murray 26-13". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga wins over Murray, 34–6". The Lexington Herald. October 19, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Evansville Defeats Murray Eleven, 20-0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 27, 1946. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Slaughters Murray 69-0 In Breather Contest". Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charleston Teachers Lose at Murray, 38-13". The Decatur Daily Review. Associated Press. November 16, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Colleges Close Grid Season Today". The Owensboro Messenger. 23 November 1946.