Marshall Football Team History
Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837 Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Capacity: 30,475 Colors: Green & White Coach: Pete Pedersen Conference: Independent-
1952 Season Highlights
Pete Pedersen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Marshall.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Virginia Tech
14
19
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Morehead State
48
14
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Eastern Kentucky
19
26
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. John Carroll (OH)
16
7
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Charleston (WV)
13
14
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Youngstown State
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Kent State
14
26
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Tennessee Tech
7
28
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Dayton
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @ Wofford
21
41
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Ohio
21
21
T
1952 Season Totals
Record 2-7
-2
Points Scored 193
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 233
Defense Average 21.2
Opponents Record 16-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-3
-2
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.