| 1968 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 0–9–1 (0–6 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium (capacity: 18,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Ohio $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by first-year coach Perry Moss, in his only season. They were outscored 129–358 by their opponents. The Thundering Herd finished the season 0–9–1 overall and 0–6 in MAC play to place last.[1]
This marked Marshall's final season in the MAC as they were suspended indefinitely from the conference due to committing a number of recruiting violations.[2] Marshall would rejoin the MAC in 1997.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Morehead State* | T 7–7 | |||||
| September 21 | at Ohio | L 8–38 | |||||
| September 28 | at Toledo | L 12–35 | |||||
| October 5 | at Xavier* | L 20–30 | 8,118 | [3] | |||
| October 12 | Miami (OH) |
| L 0–46 | ||||
| October 19 | Louisville* |
| L 10–13 | ||||
| October 26 | Western Michigan |
| L 12–40 | ||||
| November 2 | at Bowling Green | L 28–54 | |||||
| November 9 | Kent State |
| L 12–36 | ||||
| November 16 | at East Carolina* | L 20–49 | 7,500 | [4] | |||
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References
- ↑ "2017-18 Marshall University Football Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Marshall University Suspended from Mid-American Conference". Philadelphia Daily News. July 24, 1969. p. 57. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Marshall blows 20–0 lead to 'X'". Dayton Daily News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Marshall fails again, East Carolina wins 49–20". Beckley Post-Herald and Register. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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