1914 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1914 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainEverett "Chief" Lawrence
Home stadiumCentral Field
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   8 – 0 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   9 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   5 – 1 – 1
Birmingham   –   3 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian   –   4 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   6 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Maryville (TN)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
  –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 3
North Texas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
VMI   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 2
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Furman   –   2 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Stetson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0
Catholic University   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1914 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1914 college football season. Marshall posted a 5–4 record, outscoring its opposition 231–133. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at West Virginia Morgantown, WV (rivalry)L 0–20[3]
October 10at West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, WVL 0–34
October 17Davis & Elkins
W 6–0
October 24Ohio Northern
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 7–0
October 31Wilmington (OH)
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 94–0
November 7at VPIL 6–53
November 14at Marietta Marietta, OHL 7–20
November 21Sandy Valley Seminary
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 79–0
November 26Morris Harveydagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 32–6
  • 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. ^ "1914 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marshall badly beaten". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.