Marshall Football Team History
Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837 Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Capacity: 30,475 Colors: Green & White Coach: Carl Shipley Conference: Independent-
1917 Season Highlights
Carl Shipley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Marshall.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 30 Rio Grande (OH)
1
0
#Won
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Denison (OH)
0
94
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Marietta (OH)
0
68
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Otterbein (OH)
0
37
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Georgetown (KY)
0
61
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Greenbrier Military Academy (WV)
0
38
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Muskingum (OH)
0
28
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Charleston (WV)
7
7
T
Thu., Nov. 29 vs. Huntington HS (WV)
0
12
L
1917 Season Totals
Record 1-7
-1
Points Scored 8
Scoring Average 0.9
Points Allowed 345
Defense Average 38.3
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-2
-1
Away Record 0-5
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.