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1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainBenny Shepherd
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham     7 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     7 1 0
Maryland State     6 2 0
Marshall     7 2 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 2 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     5 2 2
Navy     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     3 1 3
Presbyterian     4 3 0
Delaware     4 3 1
North Texas State Normal     4 3 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     3 2 0
George Washington     3 3 1
Wake Forest     3 3 0
Louisville     2 3 1
West Tennessee State Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Tusculum     2 3 0

The 1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1916 college football season. Marshall posted a 7–2–1 record, outscoring its opposition 267–101. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Rio Grande Rio Grande, OHW 26–12
October 7Second Regiment
W 15–0
October 14at Muskingum New Concord, OHW 19–0
October 21Kentucky Wesleyan
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 101–0
October 28at Transylvania
T 19–19[3]
November 4Otterbein
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 12–6
November 11vs. Marietta Parkersburg, WVL 13–40
November 18at Davis & Elkins Elkins, WVL 0–24
November 24Morris Harvey
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 55–0
November 30Ohio Northerndagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 7–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  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. ^ "1916 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Brilliant play brings Marshall from behind to tie Crimson, 19–19". The Lexington Herald. October 29, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.