1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Conference| Independent
Record| 0–0–1
Head coach|

* None

Home stadium| Central Field

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1899 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
VMI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
VPI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Arkansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Texas A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Oklahoma |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Baylor |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Guilford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Add-Ran |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
Richmond |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
William & Mary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Carolina A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 2
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1
Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1

The 1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1899 college football season. The team did not have a coach, and tied their lone game 0–0, marking the only time in school history that no points have been scored by Marshall or their opponents in an entire season.[1]

The 1899 season marked the first undefeated season in Marshall school history, despite also being a winless season.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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November 30 |  at Catlettsburg |

* Clyffeside Park
* Catlettsburg, KY

| T 0–0

* Homecoming

## Game summaries

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### At Catlettsburg

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Marshall at Catlettsburg (homecoming) |  | 1 | 2| Total

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Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0
Catlettsburg | 0 | 0 | 0

* Date: November 30
* Location: Catlettsburg, KY

As it was the only game of the season, the Catlettsburg game was denoted as Marshall's homecoming despite being an away game. Due to the Spanish–American War, it is reported that the Marshall team may have been made up of both current and former Marshall players.[2]

## 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. ^ "Marshall Football History" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

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Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues|

* Central Field (1895–1927)
* Fairfield Stadium (1928–1990)
* Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Appalachian State
* East Carolina
* Ohio: Battle for the Bell
* West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl

Culture & lore|

* Marco the Bison
* "Sons of Marshall"
* Marching Thunder
* Plane crash
* Marshall University: Ashes to Glory
* We Are Marshall

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