1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainBenny Shepherd
Home stadiumCentral Field
1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Birmingham    7 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial    7 1 0
Maryland State    6 2 0
Marshall    7 2 1
Stetson    3 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal    5 2 0
Sam Houston Normal    5 2 0
Spring Hill    4 2 0
West Virginia    5 2 2
Navy    6 3 1
Southwest Texas State    3 1 3
Presbyterian    4 3 0
Delaware    4 3 1
North Texas State Normal    4 3 1
Western Kentucky State Normal    3 2 0
George Washington    3 3 1
Wake Forest    3 3 0
Louisville    2 3 1
West Tennessee State Normal    2 3 1
Texas Mines    2 3 0
Tusculum    2 3 0
Cumberland (TN)    0 2 0

The 1916 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1916 college football season. Marshall posted a 7–2–1 record, outscoring its opposition 267–101. Home games were played on a campus field called "Central Field" which is presently Campus Commons.