1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 190 to 145. Jack Chapman and Don Gibson were the team captains.^[1]

1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–7–1 (2–0 WVIAC)
Head coach	Cam Henderson (9th season)
Captain	Jack Chapman, Don Gibson
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1942 1947 →

1946 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Liberty State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Potomac State	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
West Virginia Tech	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Fairmont State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia Wesleyan	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Davis & Elkins	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Morris Harvey	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Concord	1	–	3	–	2			1	–	5	–	2
Glenville State	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	5	–	2
Shepherd	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Salem	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Marshall *	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Bethany (WV) *	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Did not qualify for conference standings Ties did not count in conference standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	West Virginia Wesleyan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 29–12
October 5	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–39	20,000	[2]
October 12	Toledo*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	T 14–14
October 19	Evansville*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–7	6,000	[3]
October 26	at Scranton*	Scranton, PA	L 6–14
November 2	at Morris Harvey	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 34–0
November 9	at Murray State*	Murray, KY	L 0–19
November 16	Morehead State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 20–29
November 23	at Dayton*	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	L 7–29
November 28	Xavier*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 21–27	8,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming