1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1905 college football season. Marshall posted a 6–2 record, being outscored by its opposition 43–98. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainLew Wells
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum     1 0 0
Stetson     4 0 1
VPI     9 1 0
Navy     10 1 1
Grant     6 1 0
Kentucky University     7 0 3
Oklahoma     7 2 0
Washington and Lee     7 2 0
Texas A&M     7 2 0
Marshall     6 2 0
North Carolina A&M     4 1 1
West Virginia     6 3 0
Kentucky State College     6 3 1
South Carolina     4 2 1
Maryland     6 4 0
Central State Normal     4 3 1
North Carolina     4 3 1
Virginia     5 4 0
Catholic University     0 0 1
TCU     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
The Citadel     2 3 1
Richmond     3 5 2
George Washington     3 4 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Howard (AL)     1 2 1
VMI     2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Arkansas     2 6 0
Kendall     1 3 0
Georgetown     2 7 0
Goldey College     1 4 0
Baylor     1 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     0 1 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Ashland HS
W (forfeit)
October 5at Kenova Kenova, WVW 15–5
October 7Portsmouth HS
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 5–0
October 18Ironton HS
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 12–0
October 21Charleston HS
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W (forfeit)
November 2Kentucky
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–53
November 11Ohio
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 6–5
November 30at Miami (OH)L 5–35

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 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "1904 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 3, 2021.