1921 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1921 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainIsaac Pitsenberger
Home stadiumCentral Field
1921 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Docs   –   8 – 0 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   7 – 0 – 0
Talladega   –   4 – 0 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 1 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 1 – 2
Erskine   –   6 – 2 – 0
  –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 1
East Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   4 – 4 – 1
Louisville   –   2 – 2 – 1
Marion   –   4 – 4 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 5 – 1
Mississippi Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   2 – 4 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   2 – 4 – 0
Roanoke   –   3 – 7 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bryson College   –   2 – 5 – 0
Stetson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines   –   1 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 8 – 0
Presbyterian   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1921 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1921 college football season. Marshall posted a 5–2–1 record, outscoring its opposition 78–41. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Marietta Marietta, OHT 0–0
September 30at Salem Salem, WVW 6–0
October 8at KentuckyL 0–28[3]
October 15Rio Grande
W 33–3
October 29Transylvania
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–0
November 4Broaddus
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–3
November 20New River State
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–21
November 26Louisvilledagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "1921 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cats triumph over Marshall". The Lexington Herald. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.