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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Morehead State* | | W 22–12 | |
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September 25 | at Eastern Kentucky* | Richmond, KY | W 28–12 | 6,800 |
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October 2 | Toledo | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| W 14–0 | |
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October 9 | Quantico Marines* | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| W 10–9 | |
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October 16 | at Miami (OH) | | L 7–28 | 12,567 |
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October 23 | at Louisville* | | L 7–23 | 6,800 |
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October 30 | at Western Michigan | | L 14–17 | 17,000 |
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November 6 | Bowling Green | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 6–20 | 11,000 |
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November 13 | at Kent State | | L 13–33 | |
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November 20 | Ohio | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV (rivalry)
| W 29–14 | 6,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
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