1939 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1939 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 286 to 84. "Boot" Elkins and Zack Kush were the team captains.[1]

1939 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Captain"Boot" Elkins, Zack Kush
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1939 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown    7 0 1
Catholic University    8 1 1
Hardin–Simmons    7 1 1
Marshall    9 2 0
George Washington    5 3 0
Virginia    5 4 0
Georgia Teachers    5 5 0
Oklahoma City    4 4 2
William & Mary Norfolk    4 5 0
Delaware State    2 2 0
Oglethorpe    3 4 1
Navy    3 5 1
West Virginia    2 6 1
Western Maryland    1 6 0
Delaware    1 7 0
East Carolina    0 8 0

Marshall was ranked at No. 64 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23GenevaW 41–13
September 30VPI
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 20–0
October 7Salem
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 64–0
October 14at Miami (OH)W 21–06,000[3]
October 21at Dayton
W 19–137,000[4]
October 28at ScrantonScranton, PAL 0–204,000[5]
November 4Wake Forest
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 13–148,000[6]
November 11Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 14–12[7]
November 18at XavierCincinnati, OHW 20–05,000[8]
November 23West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 47–13
November 25at Morris HarveyCharleston, WVW 27–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Marshall Trims Miami". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1931. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Si Burick (October 22, 1939). "U.D. Loses In Last Minute, 19-13: Marshall Beats Flyers In Game Of Comebacks". Dayton Daily News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tom-Cats Outcharge Marshall, 20-0". The Scrantonian. October 29, 1939. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Deciding Point Does Little Jig". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 5, 1939. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Dick Boyd (November 12, 1939). "Marshall Wins Over Toledo, 14-12". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 4C via Newspapers.com.
  8. Lou Smith (November 19, 1939). "Marshall Turns On Power In Final Period To Trim Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 36 via Newspapers.com.
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