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1895 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCentral Field
Seasons
1897 →
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   5 – 0 – 0
LSU   –   3 – 0 – 0
Arkansas   –   1 – 0 – 0
Henry Kendall   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina   –   7 – 1 – 1
VMI   –   5 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   4 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Wofford   –   3 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss   –   2 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   2 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   4 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Tennessee   –   3 – 2 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
Guilford   –   1 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 1
Central (KY)   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   0 – 0 – 1
Marshall   –   0 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   1 – 3 – 0
Columbian   –   0 – 1 – 1
Richmond   –   0 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   0 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma   –   0 – 1 – 0
Furman   –   0 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1895 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1895 college football season. In its inaugural season, the team did not have a coach, and were outscored by their opponents 0–36 in two games.[1]

Marshall would not field a team the following year, returning for the 1897 season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 14 Ashland High School
L 0–36
November 28 Kingsbury High School dagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
T 0–0
  • daggerHomecoming

Game summaries

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Ashland High School

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Ashland at Marshall (Inaugural Game)
1 2Total
• Ashland 24 12 36
Marshall 0 0 0
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Central Field • Huntington, WV

This game was the first in Marshall school history. The Ashland football team outweighed the Marshall squad by an average of 163 pounds to 135.[2]

Kingsbury High School

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Kingsbury at Marshall (homecoming)
1 2Total
Kingsbury 0 0 0
Marshall 0 0 0
  • Date: November 28
  • Location: Central Field • Huntington, WV

Kingsbury High School, from Ironton, Ohio,[2] served as the opponents in Marshall's first ever homecoming football game.

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Marshall University Football Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Marshall Football History" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.


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