1930 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–0–1 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Stark
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Liberty State $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Marshall 3 – 0 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Glenville State 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
New River State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Potomac State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Broaddus 2 – 2 – 3 2 – 4 – 3
Morris Harvey 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Salem 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Concord 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Fairmont State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 5 – 2
Davis & Elkins * 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Shepherd * 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Bethany (WV) * 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Morehead State * 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1930 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the West Virginia Athletic Conference during the 1930 college football season. In its second season under head coach John Maulbetsch, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record, 3–0–1 against conference opponents, and was outscored by a total of 130 to 111.[1] Tom Stark was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Ohio Wesleyan*
L 6–26[3]
October 4Morris Harvey
W 7–0
October 11at Penn State*
L 0–655,000[4]
October 18Bethany (WV)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 37–0[5]
October 25vs. Emory and Henry*Bluefield, WVL 0–13[6]
November 1Wittenberg*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–7[7]
November 7at Fairmont StateFairmont, WVW 43–0
November 15Louisville*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–13[8]
November 27West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Bishops use dazzling aerial attack to win from Marshall 26 to 6". The Lima News. September 28, 1930. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn State wins, 65–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1930. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bisons bow to Marshall". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 19, 1930. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Emory's Wasps beat Marshall". Kingsport Times. October 26, 1930. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wittenberg is pressed". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kron gives Louisville win in final minute". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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