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1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 334 to 75. Marshall had a 2–0 record against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.[1] Jim Roberts and Andy D'Antoni were the team captains.[2] Jackie Hunt set a new single-season college football record with 27 touchdowns scored.[3]

1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (2–0 WVIAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Roberts, Andy D'Antoni
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Liberty State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Concord 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Morris Harvey 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Bethany (WV) 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Fairmont State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Glenville State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
New River State 1 – 2 – 1 0 – 2 – 3
Potomac State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Salem 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Marshall * 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Davis & Elkins * 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Shepherd * 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

Marshall was ranked at No. 34 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Morehead State*
W 13–66,000[5]
September 28VPI*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–78,000[6]
October 5Dayton*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 25–12[7]
October 12at Toledo*
L 6–79,000[8]
October 19at Wake Forest*
L 19–315,000[9]
October 26Scranton*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 50–67,500[10]
November 1Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–6
November 8Detroit Tech*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 67–04,000[11]
November 16Xavier*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 41–06,000[12]
November 21West Virginia Wesleyan 
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 67–06,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Hunt Scores 4 Times To Set New College Record". The Gazette and Daily. November 22, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morehead Is Beaten 13-6: Eagles Put Up Good Fight Against Herd". The Lexington Sunday Herald-Leader. September 23, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marshall Defeats Gobblers: West Virginians Score In Last Minute to Win From Tech by 13 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 1940. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Harold Boian (October 6, 1940). "Flyers Lose: Kuhl Scores 3 Times For 25 To 12 Win". Dayton Daily News. p. IV-1, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Toledo Beats Marshall, 7-6, For Herd's First Setback". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1940. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Joynes MacFarlan (October 20, 1940). "Wake Forest Bowls Over Strong Marshall Herd, 31-19: Gallovich Hot With Long Gallops". The Charlotte Observer. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Marshall College Wins Over Scranton, 50 to 6". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 27, 1940. p. 16.
  11. ^ "Scoring Spree in 67-0 Rout of Dynamics Give Marshall Back National Lead: Hunt Tallies 5 Touchdowns; Brings Total to 18; Winners Gain 576 Yards, Tech Loses Nine". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1940. p. 14.
  12. ^ Bob Bohne (November 17, 1940). "Jackie Hunt Wild Man As Herd Swamps Musketeers, 41-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 33, 34 – via Newspapers.com.
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