1897 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1897 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCentral Field
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 0 – 1
Navy   –   8 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 2 – 1
Add-Ran   –   3 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   3 – 1 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 0
North Carolina   –   7 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   1 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   4 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   0 – 1 – 0
  –   0 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1897 college football season. The team did not have a coach, and were outscored by their opponents 6–32 in three games.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 23 Huntington Tigers L 0–14
October 30 Kingsbury High School
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–4
November 13 Ironton High Schooldagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–14
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Marshall University Football Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.