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Marshall Football Team History


Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
 Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 30,475
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Rick Tolley
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Rick Tolley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Morehead State  14   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Toledo  13   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Northern Illinois  17   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Miami Ohio  7   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Louisville  17   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Western Michigan  14   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Bowling Green State  21   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Kent  31   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. East Carolina  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Ohio  35   38   L       
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored207
  Scoring Average20.7
  Points Allowed281
  Defense Average28.1
  Opponents Record37-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-4
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1969 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-032290Won  10-3  Joe Paterno
West Virginia 10-1302113Won  14-3  Jim Carlen
Boise State 9-139198   Tony Knap
Houston 9-2422208Won  36-7  Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 8-2-1351134Lost  17-21  Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force 6-4267177   Ben Martin
Buffalo 6-317489   Bob Deming
Florida State 6-3-1220182   Bill Peterson
Nevada Las Vegas 6-4271255   Bill Ireland
Ball State 5-5178201   Wave Myers
Boston College 5-4218245   Joseph Joe Yukica
Eastern Michigan 5-4255106   Dan Boisture
Nevada 5-5222225   Jerry Scattine
New Mexico State 5-5199235   Jim Wood
Southern Mississippi 5-5162307   P.W. Bear Underwood
Syracuse 5-5169126   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Army 4-5-1161160   Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech 4-6144183   Bud Carson
Miami 4-6201216   Charlie Tate
Pittsburgh 4-6166287   Carl A. DePasqua
Virginia Tech 4-5-1234110   Jerry Claiborne
Marshall 3-7207281   Rick Tolley
Northern Illinois 3-7191284   Richard Doc Urich
Tulane 3-7152235   Jim Pittman
Utah State 3-7134250   Chuck Mills
Navy 1-998307   Richard Rick Forzano

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.