1915 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1915 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainBradley Workman
Home stadiumCentral Field
1915 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 0 – 1
Ouachita Baptist   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dallas   –   6 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   6 – 1 – 0
North Texas State Normal   –   5 – 1 – 1
Sam Houston Normal   –   5 – 1 – 1
West Virginia   –   5 – 1 – 1
Jonesboro Aggies   –   4 – 1 – 1
Johns Hopkins   –   6 – 2 – 0
VMI   –   6 – 2 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   6 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Normal College   –   4 – 2 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   5 – 3 – 2
Davidson   –   4 – 3 – 1
Mississippi Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0
Guilford   –   1 – 1 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 1
Birmingham   –   2 – 2 – 1
Presbyterian   –   4 – 4 – 0
Henderson-Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 5 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 4 – 2
Louisville   –   1 – 5 – 1
  –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1915 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1915 college football season. Marshall posted a 1–7 record, being outscored by its opposition 80–244. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Denison Granville, OHL 0–52
October 9at Washington and Lee
L 0–27[3]
October 16Marietta
L 0–20
October 22at Central University
L 6–10[4]
October 30Otterbein
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–18
November 6West Virginia
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 6–92[5]
November 20at Ohio Athens, OHL 7–18[6]
November 24Kentucky Wesleyandagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 61–7
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "1915 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Puts up hard battle against the Generals". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Centre wins contest by straight football". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1915. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia runs up big score on Marshall". The Sunday Telegram. November 7, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "On The First Play". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 21, 1915. p. 19. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.