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1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
CaptainFred Ollom
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 0 0
Texas     7 1 0
VMI     7 1 0
Maryland     6 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 0
Livingstone     3 1 1
Louisville     3 1 0
Mississippi Normal     2 1 0
South Carolina     5 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     6 3 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
Oklahoma     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     3 3 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Marshall     3 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     3 4 0
Tennessee Docs     3 4 0
Arkansas     4 6 0
Baylor     3 5 0
Catholic University     3 5 0
Louisiana Industrial     1 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 1
Wake Forest     2 6 0
Kendall     1 4 0
Delaware     1 6 1
Biddle     0 1 0

The 1912 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1912 college football season. Marshall posted a 3–4 record, outscoring its opposition 197–94. 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 28Ironton High School
W 46–0
October 5at Kentucky State CollegeL 6–13[3]
October 19Transylvania
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 87–0
October 26Marietta
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–14
November 9Wheeling STAATS
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–8
November 16at West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, WVL 0–59
November 28Muskingumdagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 52–0
  • 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 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "1912 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "State University team beats Marshall College". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.