1932 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1932 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record6–2–1 (3–0 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainSammy McEwen
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fairmont State $ 4 1 0 5 2 1
Glenville State 3 1 1 4 2 1
West Liberty State 3 1 0 7 2 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 2 1 1 4 4 1
Concord 1 3 1 4 4 1
Salem 1 5 0 2 5 0
Morris Harvey 0 4 0 0 9 0
Marshall * 3 0 0 6 2 1
Davis & Elkins * 2 0 0 6 5 0
Potomac State * 2 0 1 4 1 1
New River State * 1 1 0 3 3 1
Morehead State * 0 1 0 4 2 1
Shepherd * 0 2 0 4 3 0
Bethany (WV) * 0 2 0 0 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1932 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 1932 college football season. In its second season under head coach Tom Dandelet, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, 3–0 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 58.[1] Sammy McEwen was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Louisville*W 60–09,000[3]
September 30Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–0[4]
October 8Western Maryland*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 13–13[5]
October 14at Georgetown (KY)*Georgetown, KYW 7–0[6]
October 21at Dayton*L 7–13[7]
October 28Geneva*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–12[8]
November 5vs. Emory and Henry*
W 14–63,000[9]
November 11Salem
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 19–14[10]
November 24West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 22–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Cardinals Get 66-0 Drubbing by Marshall". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1932. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall Noses Out Morris Harvey in Close Game, 13-0". Hinton Daily News. October 1, 1932. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western Maryland Scores Late To Tie Marshall Eleven". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1932. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marshall Subdues Georgetown 7 to 0". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1932. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Preston Hinebaugh (October 22, 1932). "Flyers Top Marshall, 13-7, For Fifth Straight Victory". The Dayton Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marshall Gives Geneva Hard Fight, But Loses". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1932. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Stubby Currence (November 6, 1932). "Marshall Whips Plucky Emory And Henry 14-6". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Marshall Eleven Beats Salem, 19-14". The Charleston Daily Mail. November 12, 1932. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Marshall Whips Wesleyan Bobcat". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 25, 1932. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.