1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1916 college football season. Marshall posted a 7–2–1 record, outscoring its opposition 267–101. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainBenny Shepherd
Home stadiumCentral Field
1916 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Birmingham    7 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial    7 1 0
Maryland State    6 2 0
Marshall    7 2 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal    5 2 0
Spring Hill    4 2 0
West Virginia    5 2 2
Navy    6 3 1
Southwest Texas State    3 1 3
Presbyterian    4 3 0
Delaware    4 3 1
North Texas State Normal    4 3 1
Western Kentucky State Normal    3 2 0
George Washington    3 3 1
Wake Forest    3 3 0
Louisville    2 3 1
West Tennessee State Normal    2 3 1
Texas Mines    2 3 0
Tusculum    2 3 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Rio Grande Rio Grande, OHW 26–12
October 7Second Regiment
W 15–0
October 14at Muskingum New Concord, OHW 19–0
October 21Kentucky Wesleyan
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 101–0
October 28at Transylvania
T 19–19[3]
November 4Otterbein
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 12–6
November 11vs. Marietta Parkersburg, WVL 13–40
November 18at Davis & Elkins Elkins, WVL 0–24
November 24Morris Harvey
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 55–0
November 30Ohio Northern
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 7–0
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. "1916 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. "Brilliant play brings Marshall from behind to tie Crimson, 19–19". The Lexington Herald. October 29, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.


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