1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

The 1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team represented Murray State University during the 1948 college football season.[1] In their first season under head coach Fred Faurot, the Thoroughbreds compiled a 9–1–1 record, won the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in their first year of its existence with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 290 to 87. Murray State was invited to the 1949 Tangerine Bowl, where they tied undefeated Sul Ross.

1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
OVC champion
Tangerine Bowl, T 21–21 vs. Sul Ross
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–1–1 (3–1 OVC)
Head coach
1948 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $ 3 1 09 1 1
Evansville 3 1 05 3 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 2 08 3 0
Louisville 1 1 05 5 0
Western Kentucky 2 3 05 4 0
Morehead State 0 3 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

Murray State was ranked at No. 107 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Culver–Stockton*Murray, KYW 40–13
October 1at Memphis State*W 26–14[3]
October 9at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 0–6
October 15Marshall*Murray, KYW 27–0
October 22at Southeast Missouri State*Cape Girardeau, MOW 40–0
October 30Tennessee Tech*Murray, KYW 34–6
November 5Morehead StateMurray, KYW 33–0
November 11at Middle Tennessee*Murfreesboro, TNW 26–13
November 19EvansvilleMurray, KYW 9–7
November 25at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 34–7
January 1, 1949vs. Sul Ross*T 21–218,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Murray State Game by Game Results". September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Murray defeats Memphis State". Kingsport Times-News. October 3, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sul Ross–Murray State clash ends in deadlock". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1949. Retrieved December 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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