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.
| 1967 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 0–10 (0–6 MAC) |
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| Captain | Tim McLaughlin, Richie Robb |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at Morehead State* | Morehead, KY | L 6–30 | ||||
| September 23 | Ohio | L 14–48 | |||||
| September 30 | Toledo |
| L 7–14 | ||||
| October 7 | Xavier* |
| L 0–7 | [2] | |||
| October 14 | at Miami (OH) | L 6–48 | |||||
| October 21 | at Louisville* | L 7–43 | |||||
| October 28 | at Western Michigan | L 10–42 | |||||
| November 4 | Bowling Green |
| L 2–41 | ||||
| November 11 | at Kent State | L 13–29 | |||||
| November 18 | East Carolina* |
| L 13–29 | 4,500 | [3] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Penalties enable 'X' to nip Herd". Springfield News-Sun. October 8, 1967. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pirates claim finale over Marshall". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.