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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (4–2 OVC) |
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Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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Murray State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Pete Pederson, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 176.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield StadiuminHuntington, West Virginia.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | vs. VPI* |
| L 12–18 (exhibition) | 8,000 | [3][4] | |
September 22 | Morehead State |
| W 21–6 | [5] | ||
September 29 | atEastern Kentucky |
| L 6–13 | [6] | ||
October 6 | Western Kentucky |
| W 35–21 | |||
October 13 | Murray State |
| L 13–28 | 7,000 | [7] | |
October 20 | atToledo* |
| L 14–32 | |||
October 27 | atMorris Harvey* |
| W 19–0 | 9,000 | [8][9] | |
November 3 | atTennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | W 20–13 | [10] | ||
November 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Evansville |
| W 52–13 | [11][12] | |
November 17 | Dayton*![]() |
| L 13–37 | |||
November 22 | Ohio* |
| T 13–13 | |||
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