1938 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1938 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Conference| Buckeye Athletic Association
Record| 5–4 (3–1 BAA)
Head coach|

* Cam Henderson (4th season)

Captain| Nelson Bragg
Home stadium| Fairfield Stadium

Seasons

<- 1937

1939 ->

1938 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Dayton \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Marshall | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Miami (OH) | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1938 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Buckeye Conference during the 1938 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 5–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 274 to 67. Nelson Bragg was the team captain.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Carson–Newman*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 44–0| | [2]
October 1| Ohio Wesleyan|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 62–0| | [3]
October 8| Miami (OH)|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 41–0| 7,000| [4][5]
October 15| Oklahoma City*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 66–0| 6,500| [6]
October 22| at Toledo*|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| L 7–13| | [7]
October 29| at Dayton|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 7–13| 12,000| [8]
November 5| Furman*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 13–18| 8,000| [9]
November 12| at Cincinnati*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 27–9| | [10]
November 19| at Ohio|

* Ohio Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| L 7–14| | [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184\. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
2. ^ "Marshall Goes on Rampage to Triumph, 33-0". Portsmouth Daily Times. September 25, 1938. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Marshall Runs Wild And Beats O. Wesleyan, 62-0". Dayton Daily News. October 2, 1938. p. IV-1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Herd Scalps Miami 41-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1938. p. 37 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Marshall Whips Miami, 41 To 0". The Sandusky Register. October 9, 1938. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Miami Smothers Oklahoma City: 66-0 Win Brings Point Total This Fall to 213". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1938. p. Sports 2 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Toledo Checks Marshall With Passes, 13 to 7". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1938. p. II-2 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Simon Burick (October 30, 1938). "U.D. Flyers Beat Marshall, 13-7". Dayton Daily News. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Opie Shelton (November 6, 1938). "Furman Takes Thriller From Marshall, 18 to 13". The Greenville News. p. 17 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Alert Foe Crushes U.C., 27-9: Marshall Capitalizes On Breaks Of Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1938. pp. 1, 32 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Ohio U. Beats Marshall: Montgomery Passes Pave Way For 'Cats". Dayton Daily News. November 20, 1938. p. 31.

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Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues|

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

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

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