1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainZeke Myers, Everett Vance
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Marshall 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the MAC, scored 139 points, and gave up 139 points. Zeke Myers and Everett Vance were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Morehead State*
L 6–19
September 28at Miami (OH)
T 14–14
October 5Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 19–18
October 12at Buffalo*
W 10–8
October 19Kentucky State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 28–0
October 26at Louisville*
L 14–27
November 2at Western Michigan
W 20–7
November 9Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 14–21
November 16at Kent State
W 14–8
November 23Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 0–17
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.