1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
| 1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Dickinson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Matthews (1st season) |
| Captain | Don Mahoney, Eric Ihnat, Eric Gates, Derek Grier |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | Morehead State* | W 28–14 | ||||||
| September 8 | West Virginia Tech* |
| W 52–0 | |||||
| September 22 | at No. 11 The Citadel | L 10–21 | 17,105 | |||||
| September 29 | No. 4 Furman |
| W 10–7 | [1] | ||||
| October 6 | No. 20 Georgia Southern* | No. 9 |
| L 14–17 | ||||
| October 13 | at East Tennessee State | No. 17 | L 17–38 | |||||
| October 20 | Chattanooga |
| L 23–29 | 15,581 | ||||
| October 27 | at VMI | W 52–7 | 5,391 | [2] | ||||
| November 3 | Appalachian State |
| W 50–0 | 12,047 | [3] | |||
| November 10 | No. 1 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 18 |
| L 12–15 | 16,517 | [4] | ||
| November 17 | at Western Carolina | W 42–14 | ||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Marshall scores late touchdown to edge 4th-ranked Furman 10–7". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall tops VMI". The Greenville News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall, with 50–0 win, knocks Apps out of first". The News and Observer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern scores two fourth-quarter TDs to down Marshall 15–12". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "1990 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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