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1965 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1965 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainHoward Miller, Tom Good
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Miami (OH) + 5 1 0 7 3 0
Western Michigan 3 2 1 6 2 1
Kent State 3 2 1 5 4 1
Marshall 2 4 0 5 5 0
Toledo 2 4 0 5 5 1
Ohio 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1965 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 168 to 151. Howard Miller and Tom Good were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19Morehead State*W 22–12
September 25at Eastern Kentucky*Richmond, KYW 28–12
October 2Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 14–0
October 9Quantico Marines*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 10–9
October 16at Miami (OH)L 7–28
October 23at Louisville*L 7–23
October 30at Western MichiganL 14–17
November 6Bowling Greendagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–20
November 13at Kent StateL 13–33
November 20Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 29–14
  • *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.