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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: Boyd B. Chambers
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1913 <- 1914 -> 1915 --> 2024
1914 Season Highlights
 Boyd B. Chambers enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 
1914 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Washington & Lee  0   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ West Virginia  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ West Virginia Wesleyan  0   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17   Davis & Elkins (WV)  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24   Ohio Northern  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31   Wilmington (OH)  94   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Virginia Tech  6   54   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Marietta (OH)  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21   Sandy Valley Seminary (KY)  79   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26   Charleston (WV)  32   6   W       
 
1914 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored231
  Scoring Average23.1
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record11-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-5
1914 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1914 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 3-0489   Dave Warner
New Mexico 3-1-18333   R.F. Hutchison
Army 9-021920   Charles D. Daly
Pittsburgh 8-120738   Joseph M. Duff, Jr.
Northern Illinois 7-0-114813   William W. Wirtz
Oregon State 7-0-217215   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Michigan 6-323368   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Navy 6-317483   Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Notre Dame 6-218861   Jesse C. Harper
Washington 6-0-124213   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Western Michigan 6-01807   William H. Bill Spaulding
Boston College 5-411980   Stephen Mahoney
Marshall 5-5231168   Boyd B. Chambers
Maryland 5-37249   H.C. Curley Byrd
Michigan State 5-219757   John F. Macklin
Middle Tennessee State 5-0-113213   Alfred B. Miles
Penn State 5-3-112158   William M. Bill Hollenback
Rutgers 5-3-120873   George Foster Sanford
South Carolina 5-5-1168191   N.B. Red Edgerton
Syracuse 5-3-220295   Frank J. Buck ONeill
West Virginia 5-415996   Sol S. Metzger
Akron 4-4-1122134   Frank Haggerty
Arizona 4-17220   James F. Pop McKale
Arizona State 4-314391   George H. Schaeffer
Arkansas State 4-38594   Earl Brannon
Louisiana State 4-4-1163148   E.T. McDonald
New Mexico State 4-2-18029   Clarence W. Russell
Oregon 4-2-111330   Hugo F. Bezdek
Southern California 4-311688   Ralph Glaze
Arkansas 3-689200   E.T. Pickering
Jacksonville State 3-12720   Ben Harris
Memphis 3-565102   Clyde Wilson
North Texas 3-35687   J.W. Pender
Sam Houston State 3-200   Gene Berry
Temple 3-36980   William Nicholai
Wake Forest 3-686221   Dr. Wilbur C. Smith
Louisiana Tech 2-455129   Percy S. Prince
Texas El Paso 2-33464   Tommy Dwyer
Washington State 2-41075   John R. Chief Bender
Southern Mississippi 1-2-13763   A.B. Dillie
Western Kentucky 1-22481   J.L. Arthur
Stanford 0-000   No Team

1914 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1914 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.