1967 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1967 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tim McLaughlin
  • Richie Robb
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1967 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Ohio + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Kent State forfeited a conference win over Ohio.

The 1967 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 311 to 72. Tim McLaughlin and Richie Robb were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Morehead State*
L 6–3010,100[2]
September 23Ohio
L 14–488,100[3]
September 30Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–145,300[4]
October 7Xavier*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–75,800[5]
October 14at Miami (OH)
L 6–4813,418[6]
October 21at Louisville*
L 7–4312,507[7]
October 28at Western Michigan
L 10–4217,500[8]
November 4Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 2–416,000[9]
November 11at Kent State
L 13–294,303[10]
November 18East Carolina*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 13–294,500[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. ^ "Eagles claw Marshall 30–6". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 17, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Thundering Herd jolted by Ohio power, 48–14". The Blade. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Close; Toledo struggles to beat inspired Marshall 14 to 7". Sunday Gazette-Mail. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penalties enable 'X' to nip Herd". Springfield News-Sun. October 8, 1967. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miami rips Marshall in MAC, 48–6". The Plain Dealer. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cardinals rip Herd". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Western Michigan pounds Marshall gridders, 42–10". Battle Creek Enquirer & News. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BG edges Marshall". The Lima News. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kent State tops Marshall". The Roanoke Times. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pirates claim finale over Marshall". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Marshall)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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