1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Alfred McCray (1st season)
Captain	Lew Wells
Home stadium	Central Field

1905 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tusculum			–					1	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					4	–	0	–	1
VPI			–					9	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					10	–	1	–	1
Grant			–					6	–	1	–	0
Kentucky University			–					7	–	0	–	3
Oklahoma			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					7	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	2	–	0
Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					4	–	1	–	1
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State College			–					6	–	3	–	1
South Carolina			–					4	–	2	–	1
Maryland			–					6	–	4	–	0
Central State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	1
North Carolina			–					4	–	3	–	1
Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					0	–	0	–	1
TCU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					3	–	4	–	1
The Citadel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Richmond			–					3	–	5	–	2
George Washington			–					3	–	4	–	2
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					1	–	2	–	1
VMI			–					2	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					1	–	4	–	2
Arkansas			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	3	–	0
Georgetown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Goldey College			–					1	–	4	–	0
Baylor			–					1	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1905 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1905 college football season. Marshall posted a 6–2 record, being outscored by its opposition 43–98. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Ashland HS	Central Field Huntington, WV	W (forfeit)
October 5	at Kenova	Kenova, WV	W 15–5
October 7	Portsmouth HS	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 5–0
October 18	Ironton HS	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 12–0
October 21	Charleston HS	Central Field Huntington, WV	W (forfeit)
November 2	Kentucky	Central Field Huntington, WV	L 0–53
November 11	Ohio	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 6–5
November 30	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 5–35

References

1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. "1904 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 3, 2021.