1931 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1931 Marshall Thundering Herd football
WVAC champion
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–1 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainRamey Hunter
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall $ 4 1 0 6 3 0
Glenville State 3 1 1 4 1 1
Morris Harvey 4 5 0 5 5 0
Salem 2 3 0 2 6 0
Fairmont State 1 5 0 1 7 0
Concord 0 5 0 0 7 0
West Virginia Wesleyan * 3 0 0 6 3 1
West Liberty State * 2 0 1 7 1 1
Davis & Elkins * 2 0 0 10 1 0
New River State * 1 0 0 5 2 1
Morehead State * 1 1 0 4 2 1
Shepherd * 1 1 0 4 3 1
Bethany (WV) * 1 2 0 1 6 0
Potomac State * 1 2 0 1 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1931 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference during the 1931 college football season. In its first season under head coach Tom Dandelet, the Thundering Herd compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the WVAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 84.[1] Ramey Hunter was the team captain.[2]

  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 34. 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.