1931 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1931 Marshall Thundering Herd football
WVAC champion
Conference West Virginia Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–1 WVAC)
Head coach
Captain Ramey Hunter
Home stadium Fairfield Stadium
Seasons
←  1930
1932  →
1931 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Marshall $ 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Glenville State 3 –1 –14 –1 –1
Morris Harvey 4 –5 –05 –5 –0
Salem 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Fairmont State 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Concord 0 –5 –00 –7 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan * 3 –0 –06 –3 –1
West Liberty State * 2 –0 –17 –1 –1
Davis & Elkins * 2 –0 –010 –1 –0
New River State * 1 –0 –05 –2 –1
Morehead State * 1 –1 –04 –2 –1
Shepherd * 1 –1 –04 –3 –1
Bethany (WV) * 1 –2 –01 –6 –0
Potomac State * 1 –2 –01 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1931 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference during the 1931 college football season. In its first season under head coach Tom Dandelet, the Thundering Herd compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the WVAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 84. [1] Ramey Hunter was the team captain. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Morris Harvey
W 20–6
October 3at Bethany (WV) Bethany, WV W 31–6 [3]
October 10 Washington & Jefferson *
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–19 [4]
October 15vs. Salem (WV) Clarksburg, WV W 6–0 [5]
October 24 Marietta *
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–0 [6]
October 31vs. Emory and Henry *
W 44–133,500 [7]
November 7 Fairmont State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 60–0 [8]
November 14at Wittenberg * Springfield, OH L 13–277,000 [9]
November 26 West Virginia Wesleyan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–13 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  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. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Zontini Outstanding As Marshall Drubs Bethany". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 4, 1931. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Marshall Holds W.-J. To 19 Points: Powerful President´s Team Met Stiff Opposition At Huntington; Marshall Never Threatened To Score". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 11, 1931. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Marshall Trims Salem College". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 16, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Marshall Wins Game From Marietta 40-0". The Sunday Reigster, Beckley, W. Va. October 25, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Stubby Currence (November 1, 1931). "Marshall Overwhelms Emory 44-13: Zontini Thrills Huge Crowd by Exhibiting Brilliant Ball Toting". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Zontini Runs Wild As Marshall Wins Verdict". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 8, 1931. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Max Spindel (November 15, 1931). "Wittenberg Defeats Marshall, 27 to 13: ¨Coke¨ Lanning Once More Stars as Lutheran Eleven Snares Homecoming Battle". Springfield News-Sun. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gyp Battles Runs Wild As Wesleyan Thumps Marshall". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 27, 1931. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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