1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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The 1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1899 college football season. The team did not have a coach, and tied their lone game 0–0, marking the only time in school history that no points have been scored by Marshall or their opponents in an entire season.[1]

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1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football
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Record0–0–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCentral Field
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← 1898
1900 â†’
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1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI â€“ 1–0–0
VPI â€“ 4–1–0
Delaware â€“ 6–2–0
Arkansas â€“ 3–1–1
Georgetown â€“ 5–2–1
Texas A&M â€“ 4–2–0
Oklahoma â€“ 2–1–0
Baylor â€“ 2–1–1
Guilford â€“ 2–1–1
Navy â€“ 5–3–0
Virginia â€“ 4–3–2
Add-Ran â€“ 0–0–1
Richmond â€“ 2–2–0
South Carolina â€“ 2–3–0
West Virginia â€“ 2–3–0
William & Mary â€“ 2–3–0
North Carolina A&M â€“ 1–2–2
Davidson â€“ 1–3–1
Maryland â€“ 1–4–0
Marshall â€“ 0–0–1
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The 1899 season marked the first undefeated season in Marshall school history, despite also being a winless season.

Schedule

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November 30 at Catlettsburgdagger
T 0–0
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Game summaries

At Catlettsburg

Marshall at Catlettsburg (homecoming)
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Marshall 0 0 0
Catlettsburg 0 0 0
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  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Catlettsburg, KY

As it was the only game of the season, the Catlettsburg game was denoted as Marshall's homecoming despite being an away game. Due to the Spanish–American War, it is reported that the Marshall team may have been made up of both current and former Marshall players.[2]

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