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1937 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1937 Marshall Thundering Herd football
BAA champion
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association
Record9–0–1 (4–0–1 BAA)
Head coach
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

The 1937 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1937 college football season. Marshall outscored its opposition 297–19, posting a 9–0–1 record (Marshall's only blemish coming in a tie against 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Salem*W 47–0
October 1Western Maryland*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 21–0
October 9at Miami (OH)W 7–0
October 16at Ohio WesleyanW 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 28–0
November 20at DaytonW 7–0
November 25West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 27–0
  • *Non-conference game

References