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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{one source|date=February 2018}}
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{{NCAATeamSeason
{{Infobox college sports team season
|Mode = football
|Year = 1937
| year = 1937
|Team = Marshall Thundering Herd
| team = Marshall Thundering Herd
|Image =
| sport = football
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|Conference = Buckeye Conference
| conference = [[Buckeye Athletic Association]]
|Division =
| short_conf = BAA
|ShortConference = Buckeye
| conference2 = [[West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
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|Record = 9–0–1
| short_conf2 = WVIAC
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|ConfRecord = 4–0–1
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| record = 9–0–1
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|HeadCoach = [[Cam Henderson]]
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| conf_record = 4–0–1
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|HCYear = 3rd
| conf2_record = 2–0
|OScheme =
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| head_coach = [[Cam Henderson]]
|DScheme =
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| hc_year = 3rd
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|StadiumArena = [[Fairfield Stadium]]
| captain = Bill Smith
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|Champion = Buckeye champion
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| stadium = [[Fairfield Stadium]]
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| champion = BAA champion
}}
}}
{{1937 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings}}
The '''1937 Marshall Thundering Herd football team''' represented [[Marshall University]] in the [[1937 college football season]]. Marshall would have an impressive season, outscoring its opposition 297–19, posting a 9–0–1 record (Marshall's only blemish coming in a tie against [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]]), and winning the [[Buckeye Conference]]. Marshall played their home games for the 11th consecutive season at Fairfield Stadium; their home venue until the conclusion of the 1990 season, when it was demolished and replaced by [[Joan C. Edwards Stadium]].
{{1937 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
The '''1937 Marshall Thundering Herd football team''' represented Marshall College (now [[Marshall University]]) as a member of the [[Buckeye Athletic Association]] (BAA) and the [[West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (WVIAC) during the [[1937 college football season]]. Marshall outscored its opposition 297–19, posting a 9–0–1 record and winning the BAA title with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play. Marshall had a 2–0 record against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/2005-wviac-football-media-guide/page/35/mode/1up |publisher=[[West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] |date=July 15, 2005 |page=35 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |via=[[Internet Archive]] }}</ref> The team's only blemish came in a tie against [[1937 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]. Marshall played their home games for the 11th consecutive season at Fairfield Stadium, their home venue until the conclusion of the 1990 season, when it was demolished and replaced by [[Joan C. Edwards Stadium]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| date = September 25
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Salem Tigers|title=Salem}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Salem Tigers|title=Salem}}
| site_stadium = [[Fairfield Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Fairfield Stadium]]
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Miami Redskins|title=Miami (OH)}}
| opponent = [[1937 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]
| site_stadium = [[Miami Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Miami Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami, Ohio|Miami, OH]]
| site_cityst = [[Oxford, Ohio|Oxford, OH]]
| score = 7–0
| score = 7–0
| attend =
| attend = 6,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Marshall Turns Back Miami, 7 To 0 |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |author= |date=October 10, 1937 |page=42 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117281786/marshall-turns-back-miami-7-to-0/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = October 30
| date = October 30
| w/l = t
| w/l = t
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Ohio Bobcats|title=Ohio}}
| opponent = [[1937 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| gamename = [[Battle for the Bell]]
| gamename = [[Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio)|rivalry]]
| score = 13–13
| score = 13–13
| attend =
| attend =
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| date = November 13
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}}
| opponent = [[1937 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 28–0
| score = 28–0
| attend =
| attend = 6,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Bohne |first=Bob |title=Marshall's Running Attack Tears Bearcat Line To Shreds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121180765/the-cincinnati-enquirer/ |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |location=[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohioe]] |date=November 14, 1937 |page=33 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| opponent = [[1937 Dayton Flyers football team|Dayton]]
| site_stadium = [[Harry Baujan]]
| site_stadium = [[Harry Baujan]]
| site_cityst = [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton, OH]]
| site_cityst = [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton, OH]]
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| date = November 25
| date = November 25
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats|title=West Virginia Wesleyan}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats|title=West Virginia Wesleyan}}
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
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[[Category:1937 in West Virginia|Marshall]]
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 7 August 2024

1937 Marshall Thundering Herd football
BAA champion
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association, West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0–1 (4–0–1 BAA, 2–0 WVIAC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Smith
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Dayton 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Miami (OH) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1937 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Potomac State + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Glenville State + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Concord 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Morris Harvey 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
West Liberty State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 1 – 1
Fairmont State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Salem 0 – 5 – 2 0 – 6 – 2
Marshall * 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Davis & Elkins * 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
New River State * 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Bethany (WV) * 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
West Virginia Wesleyan * 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Shepherd * 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1937 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) and the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 1937 college football season. Marshall outscored its opposition 297–19, posting a 9–0–1 record and winning the BAA title with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play. Marshall had a 2–0 record against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.[1] The team's only blemish came in a tie against Ohio. Marshall played their home games for the 11th consecutive season at Fairfield Stadium, their home venue until the conclusion of the 1990 season, when it was demolished and replaced by Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Salem
W 47–0
October 1Western Maryland*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 21–0
October 9at Miami (OH)
W 7–06,500[2]
October 16at Ohio Wesleyan
W 21–6
October 22Georgetown (KY)*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 90–0
October 30Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
T 13–13
November 6Centre*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 36–0
November 13Cincinnati
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 28–06,000[3]
November 20at Dayton
W 7–0
November 25West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 27–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Marshall Turns Back Miami, 7 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 10, 1937. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bohne, Bob (November 14, 1937). "Marshall's Running Attack Tears Bearcat Line To Shreds". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohioe. p. 33. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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