1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1899 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–0–1
Head coach	None
Home stadium	Central Field
Seasons← 1898 1900 →

1899 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
VMI		–		1	–	0	–	0
VPI		–		4	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas		–		3	–	1	–	1
Georgetown		–		5	–	2	–	1
Texas A&M		–		4	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma		–		2	–	1	–	0
Baylor		–		2	–	1	–	1
Guilford		–		2	–	1	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	3	–	0
Virginia		–		4	–	3	–	2
Add-Ran		–		0	–	0	–	1
Richmond		–		2	–	2	–	0
South Carolina		–		2	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		2	–	3	–	0
William & Mary		–		2	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		1	–	2	–	2
Davidson		–		1	–	3	–	1
Maryland		–		1	–	4	–	0
Marshall		–		0	–	0	–	1

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.

The 1899 season marked the first undefeated season in Marshall school history, despite also being a winless season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 30	at Catlettsburg	Clyffeside Park Catlettsburg, KY	T 0–0
Homecoming

Game summaries

At Catlettsburg

Marshall at Catlettsburg (homecoming)

	1	2	Total
Marshall	0	0	0
Catlettsburg	0	0	0

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.

References

"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.
"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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