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1967 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1967 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–10 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainTim McLaughlin, Richie Robb
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Morehead State*Morehead, KYL 6–30
September 23OhioL 14–48
September 30Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–14
October 7Xavier*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–7[2]
October 14at Miami (OH)L 6–48
October 21at Louisville*L 7–43
October 28at Western MichiganL 10–42
November 4Bowling Greendagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 2–41
November 11at Kent StateL 13–29
November 18East Carolina*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 13–294,500[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  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. ^ "Penalties enable 'X' to nip Herd". Springfield News-Sun. October 8, 1967. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pirates claim finale over Marshall". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.