1924 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1924 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–4
Head coach|

* Russ Meredith (1st season)

Captain| Page Hay
Home stadium| Central Field

Seasons

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1925 ->

1924 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Quantico Marines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
Tennessee Docs |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Centenary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
West Virginia Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Wake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
George Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
William & Mary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Texas Mines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Mississippi State Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Birmingham–Southern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Spring Hill |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Duke |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Western Kentucky State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
East Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Loyola (LA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Southwestern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Union (TN) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Richmond |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Georgia Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
West Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Delaware State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0

The 1924 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1924 college football season. Marshall posted a 4–4 record, being outscored by its opposition 48–113. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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October 4| New River State|

* Central Field
* Huntington, WV

| W 13–3
October 11| Marietta|

* Central Field
* Huntington, WV

| L 0–3
October 17| Salem|

* Central Field
* Huntington, WV

| W 9–7
October 25| at Muskingum|  New Concord, OH| W 3–0
November 1| vs. Concord|  Bluefield, WV| L 0–23
November 15| at Davis & Elkins| Elkins, WV| L 0–43
November 22| at Transylvania|  Lexington KY| L 7–28
November 27| Louisville|

* Central Field
* Huntington, WV

| W 16–6

* Homecoming

## 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 5, 2021.
2. ^ "1924 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

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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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