1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
CaptainFred Ollom
Home stadiumCentral Field
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 0 – 0
Texas   –   7 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland   –   6 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   5 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   5 – 2 – 0
Livingstone   –   3 – 1 – 1
Louisville   –   3 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 4 – 0
Morris Harvey   –   2 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   2 – 2 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   3 – 3 – 2
Davidson   –   3 – 4 – 0
  –   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
Birmingham   –   1 – 6 – 0
Biddle   –   0 – 1 – 0

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]

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 28Muskingumdagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 52–0
  • daggerHomecoming

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.