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1927 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1927 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–1 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Young
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Liberty State $ 4 0 0 6 1 1
Marshall 4 1 0 5 3 1
Davis & Elkins 3 1 0 5 5 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 1 0 3 6 1
Salem 4 2 0 5 2 0
Glenville State 4 2 2 4 2 2
Potomac State 2 2 0 2 3 1
Broaddus 2 3 1 2 5 1
Shepherd 0 3 0 4 3 0
Fairmont State 0 4 3 0 5 3
New River State 0 6 0 0 6 0
West Virginia * 2 0 0 2 4 3
Concord * 2 1 0 6 3 1
Morris Harvey * 1 2 0 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1927 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the West Virginia Athletic Conference during the 1927 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charles Tallman, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record, 4–1 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 75.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24BroaddusW 33–6
October 1at John Carroll* University Heights, OHT 6–6
October 8Concord
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 18–6
October 14at Ohio Wesleyan* Delaware, OHL 0–7
October 22Louisville*
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 37–6
October 29at Canisius* Buffalo, NYL 0–19
November 3at New River State Montgomery, WVW 65–0
November 12Fairmont State
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–6
November 24West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "1927 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 2, 2021.