1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Morehead State* | | | W 28–14 | 16,546 | [1]
| September 8 | West Virginia Tech* | | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| W 52–0 | | [2]
| September 22 | at No. 11 The Citadel | | | L 10–21 | 17,105 | [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 14–17 | 17,039 | [5]
| October 13 | at East Tennessee State | No. 17 | | L 17–38 | 4,422 | [6]
| October 20 | Chattanooga | | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 23–29 | 15,581 | [7]
| October 27 | at VMI | | | W 52–7 | 5,391 | [8]
| November 3 | Appalachian State | | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| W 50–0 | 12,047 | [9]
| November 10 | No. 1 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 18 | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 12–15 | 16,517 | [10]
| November 17 | at Western Carolina | | | W 42–14 | 9,626 | [11]
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References
- ^ "Once again, Morehead loses opener to Marshall". The Courier-Journal. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall 52, West Virginia Tech 0". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel downs Marshall, 21–10, in Southern Conference opener". The Times and Democrat. September 24, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall scores late touchdown to edge 4th-ranked Furman 10–7". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall defeated". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs upend Herd, 38–17, for first win". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee–Chattanooga 29, Marshall 23". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – 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.
- ^ "Thundering Herd routs Western Carolina". The Ironton Tribune. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – 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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