1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1912 college football season. Marshall posted a 3–4 record, outscoring its opposition 197–94. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
CaptainFred Ollom
Home stadiumCentral Field
1912 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Normal    1 0 0
Texas    7 1 0
VMI    7 1 0
Maryland    6 1 1
Oklahoma A&M    6 2 0
Livingstone    3 1 1
Louisville    3 1 0
Mississippi Normal    2 1 0
South Carolina    5 2 1
Navy    6 3 0
West Virginia    6 3 0
Spring Hill    4 2 0
Oklahoma    5 4 0
Rice    3 2 0
Chattanooga    4 4 0
Southwest Texas State    3 3 2
Davidson    3 4 0
Marshall    3 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial    3 4 0
Tennessee Docs    3 4 0
Arkansas    4 6 0
Baylor    3 5 0
Catholic University    3 5 0
Louisiana Industrial    1 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal    1 2 1
Wake Forest    2 6 0
Kendall    1 4 0
Delaware    1 6 1
Biddle    0 1 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Ironton High School
W 46–0
October 5at Kentucky State CollegeL 6–13[3]
October 19Transylvania
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 87–0
October 26Marietta
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–14
November 9Wheeling STAATS
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–8
November 16at West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, WVL 0–59
November 28Muskingum
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 52–0
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. "1912 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. "State University team beats Marshall College". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.


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