1921 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Skeeter Shelton (1st season)
Captain	Isaac Pitsenberger
Home stadium	Central Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tennessee Docs		–		8	–	0	–	0
Southwest Texas State		–		7	–	0	–	0
Talladega		–		4	–	0	–	1
Navy		–		6	–	1	–	0
Sam Houston Normal		–		3	–	1	–	2
Erskine		–		6	–	2	–	0
Marshall		–		5	–	2	–	1
Delaware		–		5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal		–		3	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal		–		4	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern		–		4	–	4	–	1
Louisville		–		2	–	2	–	1
Marion		–		4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill		–		4	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal		–		4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Normal		–		3	–	4	–	0
Loyola (LA)		–		2	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal		–		2	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian		–		2	–	5	–	0
Bryson College		–		2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest		–		2	–	8	–	0
Texas Mines		–		1	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian		–		1	–	7	–	0

The 1921 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1921 college football season. Marshall posted a 5–2–1 record, outscoring its opposition 78–41. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	at Marietta	Marietta, OH	T 0–0
September 30	at Salem	Salem, WV	W 6–0
October 8	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 0–28	^[3]
October 15	Rio Grande	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 33–3
October 29	Transylvania	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 13–0
November 4	Broaddus	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 13–3
November 20	New River State	Central Field Huntington, WV	L 0–21
November 26	Louisville	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 13–0
Homecoming

References

^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "1921 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "Cats triumph over Marshall". The Lexington Herald. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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