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1946 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

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1946 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–1 KIAC)
Head coach
  • Jim Moore (1st season)
Seasons← 19451947 →
1946 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Ohio*L 7-277,000
October 5Morehead StateMurray, KYW 38-19
October 12Eastern KentuckyMurray, KYL 13-26
October 18at Chattanooga*L 13-26
October 26at Evansville*Evansville, INL 0-20
November 2Mississippi State*L 0–69
November 9Marshall*Murray, KYW 19-0
November 15Eastern Illinois*Murray, KYW 38-13
November 22vs. Tennessee Tech*Paducah, KYW 20-13
November 30at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 55-6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 2024 Murray State Football Record Book. Murray State.
  2. "Ohio U. Downs Murray, 27-7". Springfield News-Sun. September 29, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Underdog Eastern Tops Murray 26-13". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chattanooga wins over Murray, 34–6". The Lexington Herald. October 19, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Evansville Defeats Murray Eleven, 20-0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 27, 1946. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State Slaughters Murray 69-0 In Breather Contest". Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "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.
  8. "State Colleges Close Grid Season Today". The Owensboro Messenger. 23 November 1946.
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