1962 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–6 (0–5 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Maxwell, Roger Jefferson
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1962 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $ 5 0 17 1 1
Ohio 5 1 08 3 0
Miami (OH) 3 1 18 2 1
Western Michigan 3 3 05 4 0
Kent State 2 4 03 6 0
Toledo 1 5 03 6 0
Marshall 0 5 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1962 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 4–6 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 237 to 137. Robert Maxwell and Roger Jefferson were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15Findlay*W 40–22
September 22at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 6–48
September 29Louisville*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–18
October 6Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–42
October 13at Kent StateL 14–23
October 20vs. Morehead StateAshland, KYW 26–18
October 27at Western Michigan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–12
November 3at OhioL 0–35
November 10Xavier
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–6[2]
November 17Butler
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 26–13
  • *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.
  2. "Marshall comes from behins to surprise Xavier by 13–6". Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register. November 11, 1962. Retrieved May 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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