1895 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1895 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1895 college football season. In its inaugural season, the team did not have a coach, and were outscored by their opponents 0–36 in two games.[1]

1895 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
1897 
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas  500
LSU  300
Arkansas  100
Henry Kendall  100
North Carolina  711
VMI  510
West Virginia  510
Centre  411
Virginia  930
Wofford  310
Navy  520
Ole Miss  210
South Carolina  210
VAMC  420
Tulane  320
Tennessee  321
Centenary  110
Guilford  110
Kentucky State College  450
North Carolina A&M  121
Central (KY)  120
Wake Forest  001
Marshall  011
Delaware  130
Columbian  011
Richmond  051
Catholic University  010
Oklahoma  010
Furman  020
Mississippi A&M  020

Marshall would not field a team the following year, returning for the 1897 season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 14 Ashland High School L 0–36
November 28 Kingsbury High School dagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
T 0–0
  • daggerHomecoming

Game summaries

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Ashland High School

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Ashland at Marshall (Inaugural Game)
Team 1 2Total
Ashland 24 12 36
Marshall 0 0 0
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Central Field • Huntington, WV

This game was the first in Marshall school history. The Ashland football team outweighed the Marshall squad by an average of 163 pounds to 135.[2]

Kingsbury High School

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Kingsbury at Marshall (homecoming)
Team 1 2Total
Kingsbury 0 0 0
Marshall 0 0 0
  • Date: November 28
  • Location: Central Field • Huntington, WV

Kingsbury High School, from Ironton, Ohio,[2] served as the opponents in Marshall's first ever homecoming football game.

References

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  1. "2017-18 Marshall University Football Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Marshall Football History" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.