1961 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1961 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–7–1 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainRalph May, Rucker Wickline
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Miami (OH) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ohio 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Toledo 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Marshall 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 183 to 62. Ralph May and Rucker Wickline were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16VMI*
L 6–338,000
September 23Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–406,500
September 30at Louisville*
L 7–323,100–3,126[2]
October 7at Toledo
L 6–337,800[3]
October 14Kent State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 14–8
October 21Morehead Statedagger*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 0–0
October 28at Western Michigan
L 0–2010,500[4]
November 4Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 7–14
November 11at Xavier*
L 2–3[5]
November 18vs. Eastern Kentucky*Ashland, KYW 20–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[6]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Xavier defeats Marshall by 3–2". The Lexington Herald. November 12, 1961. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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