1968 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–9–1 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
(capacity: 18,000)
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Ohio $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Toledo 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by first-year coach Perry Moss, in his only season. They were outscored 129–358 by their opponents. The Thundering Herd finished the season 0–9–1 overall and 0–6 in MAC play to place last.[1]

This marked Marshall's final season in the MAC as they were suspended indefinitely from the conference due to committing a number of recruiting violations.[2] Marshall would rejoin the MAC in 1997.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Morehead State*
T 7–7
September 21 at Ohio
L 8–38
September 28 at Toledo
L 12–35
October 5 at Xavier*
L 20–30 8,118 [3]
October 12 Miami (OH)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–46
October 19 Louisville*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 10–13
October 26 Western Michigandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–40
November 2 at Bowling Green
L 28–54
November 9 Kent State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–36
November 16 at East Carolina*
L 20–497,500[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Marshall University Football Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Marshall University Suspended from Mid-American Conference". Philadelphia Daily News. July 24, 1969. p. 57. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Marshall blows 20–0 lead to 'X'". Dayton Daily News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall fails again, East Carolina wins 49–20". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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