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1923 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1923 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainEarl Farrington
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins     8 0 0
King     8 0 1
VMI     9 1 0
Tennessee Docs     6 0 2
West Virginia     7 1 1
Loyola (LA)     5 1 1
Navy     5 1 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal     4 1 0
Quantico Marines     7 2 1
Wake Forest     6 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Louisville     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Trinity (NC)     5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     5 4 0
Union (TN)     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     3 3 0
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Richmond     3 5 0
Georgetown     3 6 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 6 0
Davidson     3 7 0
George Washington     2 8 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 5 2
Marshall     1 7 0
Spring Hill     1 7 0

The 1923 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1923 college football season. Marshall posted a 1–7 record, being outscored by its opposition 28–271. 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 29at KentuckyL 0–41[3]
October 6Rio Grande
L 6–20
October 13Marietta
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–33
October 20at West Virginia Morgantown, WV (rivalry)L 0–81[4]
October 27at Concord Athens, WVL 6–9
November 3Muskingum
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 9–34
November 10at Wilmington (OH) Wilmington, OHL 0–53
November 22Morris Harveydagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 7–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "1923 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wildcats triumph over Marshall eleven 41 to 0; Kirwan first to score". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers find Marshall easy opponent". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.