1934 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1934 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association, West Virginia Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (0–4 BAA, 1–1 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Zontini
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan
 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Miami (OH) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ohio 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Marshall 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1934 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fairmont State
$ 		5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Morris Harvey
 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Salem
 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Concord
 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
West Liberty State
 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Potomac State
 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Glenville State
 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
New River State
 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Davis & Elkins
* 		1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Marshall * 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Shepherd
* 		1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1934 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 1934 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Tom Dandelet, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 111 to 93. Marshall had a record of 0–4 in BAA play, placing last out of five teams, and a record of 1–1 against WVAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.[1][2] John Zontini was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Transylvania*
W 12–0[4]
October 6
Bethany (WV)*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 39–0[5]
October 13
Ohio Wesleyan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–43
October 19
Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 29–04,000[6]
October 27at Ohio
L 0–8[7]
November 3at Cincinnati
L 0–76,500[8]
November 10
Emory and Henry*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–76,000[9]
November 17Miami (OH)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–75,000[10]
November 29West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–39[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ Okeson, Walter R., ed. (1935). Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1935. New York, New York: American Sports Publishing Co. p. 57.
  2. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 34. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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