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1946 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–1 KIAC)
Head coach
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 1946 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 second season under head coach Jim Moore, who had coached the team in 1941, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play tying for secon place in the KIAC.

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. W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 113.
  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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