1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Dickinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (1st season)
Captains
  • Don Mahoney
  • Eric Ihnat
  • Eric Gates
  • Derek Grier
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Furman $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Donnan, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SoCon. The team played home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Morehead State*
W 28–1416,546[1]
September 8West Virginia Tech*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 52–0[2]
September 22at No. 11 The Citadel
L 10–2117,105[3]
September 29 No. 4 Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 10–7[4]
October 6 No. 20 Georgia Southern*No. 9
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 14–1717,039[5]
October 13at East Tennessee StateNo. 17
L 17–384,422[6]
October 20Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 23–2915,581[7]
October 27at VMI
W 52–75,391[8]
November 3Appalachian State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
W 50–012,047[9]
November 10 No. 1 Eastern Kentucky*No. 18
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–1516,517[10]
November 17at Western Carolina
W 42–149,626[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Once again, Morehead loses opener to Marshall". The Courier-Journal. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Marshall 52, West Virginia Tech 0". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Citadel downs Marshall, 21–10, in Southern Conference opener". The Times and Democrat. September 24, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall scores late touchdown to edge 4th-ranked Furman 10–7". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marshall defeated". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs upend Herd, 38–17, for first win". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee–Chattanooga 29, Marshall 23". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marshall tops VMI". The Greenville News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marshall, with 50–0 win, knocks Apps out of first". The News and Observer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern scores two fourth-quarter TDs to down Marshall 15–12". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Thundering Herd routs Western Carolina". The Ironton Tribune. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "1990 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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