1965 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1965 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1965 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Miami (OH) + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kent State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Marshall 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Toledo 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Ohio 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1965 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 168 to 151. Howard Miller and Tom Good were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Morehead State*
W 22–1211,000[2]
September 25at Eastern Kentucky*
W 28–126,800[3]
October 2Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 14–09,000[4]
October 9Quantico Marines*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 10–9[5]
October 16at Miami (OH)
L 7–2812,567[6]
October 23at Louisville*
L 7–236,800[7]
October 30at Western Michigan
L 14–1717,000[8]
November 6Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–2011,000[9]
November 13at Kent State
L 13–336,500[10]
November 20Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
W 29–146,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[12]

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Marshall beats Morehead, 22–12". The State Journal. September 19, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eastern loses to Marshall, forfeits to Austin Peay". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall tops Toledo, 14–0". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marshall Nudges Quantico, 10-9". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. AP. October 10, 1965. p. 7-D. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miami stops Marshall string". The Dayton Daily News. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Camp gets 100th victory as UL whips Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Western Michigan wins with three field goals". Port Huron Times-Herald. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bowling Green tops Marshall". The Palladium-Item. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Big rally". News Journal. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Thundering Herd tramples Ohio U. in season finale". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (Marshall)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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