1914 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1914 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1914 college football season. Marshall posted a 5–4 record, outscoring its opposition 231–133. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

1914 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainEverett "Chief" Lawrence
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     8 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 0 1
Oklahoma     9 1 1
Delaware     7 1 1
Davidson     5 1 1
Georgia Tech     6 2 0
Presbyterian     4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     4 3 1
Maryville (TN)     6 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 2 0
Marshall     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 3
North Texas State Normal     3 3 0
South Carolina     5 5 1
VMI     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 2 0
Baylor     3 5 2
West Tennessee State Normal     3 5 0
Arkansas     3 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     2 4 0
Wake Forest     3 6 0
Furman     2 5 0
Southwest Texas State     2 6 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Catholic University     0 6 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at West Virginia Morgantown, WV (rivalry)L 0–20[3]
October 10at West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon, WVL 0–34
October 17Davis & Elkins
W 6–0
October 24Ohio Northern
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 7–0
October 31Wilmington (OH)
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 94–0
November 7at VPIL 6–53
November 14at Marietta Marietta, OHL 7–20
November 21Sandy Valley Seminary
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 79–0
November 26Morris Harvey 
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 32–6
  •  Homecoming

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. ^ "1914 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marshall badly beaten". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.