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1969 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1969 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State     11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia     10 1 0
No. 12 Houston     9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame     8 2 1
Buffalo     6 3 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Villanova     6 3 0
Florida State     6 3 1
Colgate     5 3 1
Air Force     6 4 0
West Texas State     6 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
New Mexico State     5 5 0
Southern Miss     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Army     4 5 1
VPI     4 5 1
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     4 6 0
Dayton     3 7 0
Marshall     3 7 0
Northern Illinois     3 7 0
Tulane     3 7 0
Utah State     3 7 0
Idaho     2 8 0
Navy     1 9 0
Xavier     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an Independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Rick Tolley, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored by a total of 281 to 207.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Prior to the season, Marshall was suspended indefinitely from the Mid-American Conference due to committing a number of recruiting violations.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at Morehead StateMorehead, KYL 14–27
September 27ToledoL 13–38
October 4Northern Illinois
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 17–18
October 11at Miami (OH)L 7–35
October 18at LouisvilleL 17–34
October 25at Western MichiganL 14–48
November 1Bowling Greendagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 21–16
November 8at Kent StateW 31–20
November 15East Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–7
November 22Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 35–38
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Marshall Univeristy Suspended from Mid-American Conference". Philadelphia Daily News. July 24, 1969. p. 57. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon