1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Zeke Myers
  • Everett Vance
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
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
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Morehead State*
L 6–19
September 28at Miami (OH)
T 14–1410,387
October 5Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 19–187,500
October 12at Buffalo*
W 10–812,000
October 19Kentucky State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 28–0
October 26at Louisville*
L 14–279,069
November 2at Western Michigan
W 20–711,200
November 9Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 14–2112,000
November 16at Kent State
W 14–83,500
November 23Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 0–17
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

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.
  2. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Marshall)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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