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 | |
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OVC co-champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, T 21–21 vs. Sul Ross | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (3–1 OVC) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray State was ranked at No. 107 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Culver–Stockton* | Murray, KY | W 40–13 | ||
| October 1 | at Memphis State* | W 26–14 | [2] | ||
| October 9 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY | L 0–6 | ||
| October 15 | Marshall* | Murray, KY | W 27–0 | ||
| October 22 | at Southeast Missouri State* | Cape Girardeau, MO | W 40–0 | ||
| October 30 | Tennessee Tech* | Murray, KY | W 34–6 | ||
| November 5 | Morehead State | Murray, KY | W 33–0 | ||
| November 11 | at Middle Tennessee* | Murfreesboro, TN | W 26–13 | ||
| November 19 | Evansville | Murray, KY | W 9–7 | ||
| November 25 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 34–7 | ||
| January 1, 1949 | vs. Sul Ross* | T 21–21 | 8,000 | [3] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray defeats Memphis State". Kingsport Times-News. October 3, 1948. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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