1946 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

American college football season January 2025 February 2026 1946 Murray State Thoroughbreds football Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference KIAC 5–5 2–1 Jim Moore 2nd The 1946 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team represented Murray State Teachers College (now known as Murray State University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Moore, who had coached the team in 1941, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play tying for secon place in the KIAC.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 113 Schedule Central September 28 l y y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH 7-27 7,000 Ohio U. Downs Murray, 27-7 Springfield News-Sun September 29, 1946 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102082013/ohio-u-downs-murray-27-7/ Newspapers.com October 5 w 1946 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Murray, KY 38-19 October 12 l Eastern Kentucky Murray, KY 13-26 Underdog Eastern Tops Murray 26-13 The Courier-Journal October 13, 1946 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103668603/underdog-eastern-tops-murray-26-13/ Newspapers.com October 18 l y y Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 13-26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84957770/chattanooga-wins-over-murray-346/ The Lexington Herald Chattanooga wins over Murray, 34–6 October 19, 1946 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 26 l y y Evansville Evansville, IN 0-20 Evansville Defeats Murray Eleven, 20-0 Lexington Herald-Leader October 27, 1946 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105412257/evansville-defeats-murray-eleven-20-0/ Newspapers.com November 2 l y Mississippi State Scott Field Starkville, MS 0–69 State Slaughters Murray 69-0 In Breather Contest Clarion-Ledger November 3, 1946 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101924780/state-slaughters-murray-69-0-in/ Newspapers.com November 9 w y Marshall Murray, KY 19-0 November 15 w y Eastern Illinois Murray, KY 38-13 Charleston Teachers Lose at Murray, 38-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109385691/the-decatur-daily-review/ September 11, 2022 The Decatur Daily Review Associated Press November 16, 1946 2 Newspapers.com November 22 w y y 1946 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Paducah, KY 20-13 State Colleges Close Grid Season Today The Owensboro Messenger 23 November 1946 November 30 w y Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) 55-6 References Murray State Category:Murray State Racers football seasons Murray State Thoroughbreds football