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: Tom Dandelet Conference: West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic-
1931 Season Highlights
Tom Dandelet enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Marshall.
The Thundering Herd won the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1931 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 25 vs. Charleston (WV)
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Bethany (WV)
31
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Washington & Jefferson
0
19
L
Fri., Oct. 16 @ Salem-Teikyo (WV)
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Marietta (OH)
40
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Emory & Henry (VA)
44
13
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Fairmont State (WV)
60
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @ Wittenberg (OH)
13
27
L
Thu., Nov. 26 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
0
13
L
1931 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 214
Scoring Average 23.8
Points Allowed 84
Defense Average 9.3
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-2
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1931 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Marshall
6-3 214 84
Tom Dandelet
1931 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1931 All West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.