1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football
1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Buckeye Athletic Association, West Virginia Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (2–2–1 BAA, 1–1 WVAC)
Head coach	Cam Henderson (2nd season);
Captain	Herb Royer
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
	Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Miami (OH) +	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Ohio +	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Marshall	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Dayton	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati	1	–	2	–	2	1	–	5	–	3
Ohio Wesleyan	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	6	–	2

+ – Conference co-champions

1936 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Liberty State $	6	–	0	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
West Virginia Wesleyan	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Concord	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Glenville State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Salem	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Potomac State	1	–	2	–	1	1	–	3	–	1
Fairmont State	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Shepherd	0	–	3	–	1	1	–	5	–	1
Morris Harvey	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0
Bethany (WV) *	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Marshall *	1	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Davis & Elkins *	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
New River State	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	2	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Did not qualify for conference standings Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) and the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1936 college football season. In its first season under head coach Cam Henderson, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 314 to 78. Marshall had a record of 2–2–1 in BAA play, placing third, and a record of 1–1 against WVAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.^[1] Herb Royer was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Morris Harvey	Charleston, WV	W 58–0		^[3]
September 26	Dayton	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 14–0		^[4]
October 2	Valparaiso*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 81–0		^[5]
October 10	at Ohio	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	T 13–13		^[6]
October 17	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–13	11,000	^[7]
October 24	Ohio Wesleyan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 41–14		^[8]
October 31	vs. Emory and Henry*	Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 52–12	3,000	^[9]
November 6	Cumberland*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 41–6		^[10]
November 14	Miami (OH)	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–14	10,000	^[11]
November 26	West Virginia Wesleyan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–6	7,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming