1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (2–0 WVIAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Roberts, Andy D'Antoni
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Liberty State
$ 		4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Concord
 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Morris Harvey
 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
West Virginia Wesleyan
 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Bethany (WV)
 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Fairmont State
 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Glenville State
 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
New River State
 1 – 2 – 1 0 – 2 – 3
Potomac State
 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Salem
 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Marshall * 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Davis & Elkins
* 		1 – 1 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Shepherd
* 		1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1940 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 334 to 75. Marshall had a 2–0 record against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings.[1] Jim Roberts and Andy D'Antoni were the team captains.[2] Jackie Hunt set a new single-season college football record with 27 touchdowns scored.[3]

Marshall was ranked at No. 34 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Morehead State*
W 13–66,000[5]
September 28VPI*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–78,000[6]
October 5Dayton*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 25–12[7]
October 12at Toledo*
L 6–79,000[8]
October 19at Wake Forest*
L 19–315,000[9]
October 26
Scranton*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 50–67,500[10]
November 1
Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–6
November 8
Detroit Tech*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 67–04,000[11]
November 16Xavier*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 41–06,000[12]
November 21
West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 67–06,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  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.
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  10. ^ "Marshall College Wins Over Scranton, 50 to 6". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 27, 1940. p. 16.
  11. ^ "Scoring Spree in 67-0 Rout of Dynamics Give Marshall Back National Lead: Hunt Tallies 5 Touchdowns; Brings Total to 18; Winners Gain 576 Yards, Tech Loses Nine". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1940. p. 14.
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