1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1936 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association, West Virginia Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–2–1 BAA, 1–1 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainHerb Royer
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
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
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]

  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. 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 August 25, 2020.