1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–1 WVIAC)
Head coach
CaptainSam Clagg, Paul McCuskey
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morris Harvey $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
West Liberty State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Glenville State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Fairmont State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Potomac State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Bethany (WV) * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Marshall * 0 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia Tech * 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 4
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the Thundering Herd compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 118 to 52. Marshall had a record of 0–1 against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.[1] Sam Clagg and Paul McCuskey were the team captains.[2]

Marshall was ranked at No. 209 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.