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1926 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1926 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–1 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainMarion "Cy" Meredith
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia Wesleyan $ 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Marshall 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Concord 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Salem 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Davis & Elkins 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Glenville State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Potomac State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Broaddus 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
New River State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Fairmont State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
West Virginia * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Liberty State * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bethany (WV) * 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
Morris Harvey * 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Shepherd * 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1926 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the West Virginia Athletic Conference during the 1926 college football season. In its second season under head coach Charles Tallman, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 99.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Broaddus
W 14–0
October 1Eastern Kentucky*
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–0
October 9at Transylvania* Lexington, KYW 32–6
October 16Grove City*
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–27
October 23Concord
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–6
October 30at St. Xavier*
L 6–20[3]
November 6New River State
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 6–0
November 12Fairmont State
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 55–13
November 20at Louisville*
L 3–27
November 25Hampden–Sydney*dagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
T 0–0[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 34. 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 January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marshall loses to Xavier 20–6". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 31, 1926. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall College team trims Hampden–Sidney". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1926 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 2, 2021.