The 1926 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an

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team that represented Marshall College (now

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) in the West Virginia Athletic Conference during the

1926 college football season The 1926 college football season was the first in which an attempt was made to recognize a national champion after the season. Stanford, coached by Pop Warner, was the top team in the U.S. under the new Dickinson System and was awarded the Riss ...

. In its second season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 99.

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Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons

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