1923 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1923 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainEarl Farrington
Home stadiumCentral Field
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins   –   8 – 0 – 0
King   –   8 – 0 – 1
VMI   –   9 – 1 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   6 – 0 – 2
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 1 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 3
Stetson   –   5 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   6 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   5 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   5 – 4 – 0
Union (TN)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 6 – 0
Davidson   –   3 – 7 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 8 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   1 – 5 – 2
  –   1 – 7 – 0
Spring Hill   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1923 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1923 college football season. Marshall posted a 1–7 record, being outscored by its opposition 28–271. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at KentuckyL 0–41[3]
October 6Rio Grande
L 6–20
October 13Marietta
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–33
October 20at West Virginia Morgantown, WV (rivalry)L 0–81[4]
October 27at Concord Athens, WVL 6–9
November 3Muskingum
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 9–34
November 10at Wilmington (OH) Wilmington, OHL 0–53
November 22Morris Harveydagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 7–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "1923 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wildcats triumph over Marshall eleven 41 to 0; Kirwan first to score". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers find Marshall easy opponent". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.