1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

The 1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team represented Murray State College—now known as Murray State University—as a member of the newly formed Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred Faurot, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 record with a 3–1 mark against conference opponents, sharing the OVC title with Evansville, 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 co-champion
Tangerine Bowl, T 21–21 vs. Sul Ross
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–1–1 (3–1 OVC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State + 3 1 0 9 1 1
Evansville + 3 1 0 6 3 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 2 0 8 3 0
Louisville 1 1 0 5 5 0
Western Kentucky 2 3 0 5 4 0
Morehead State 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Murray State was ranked at No. 107 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Culver–Stockton*Murray, KYW 40–13
October 1at Memphis State*W 26–14[2]
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[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

edit
  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Murray defeats Memphis State". Kingsport Times-News. October 3, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sul Ross–Murray State clash ends in deadlock". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1949. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.