1960 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1960 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 2–7–1 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach|

* Charlie Snyder (2nd season)

Captain| Alpha Mayfield, Wilson Lathan
Home stadium| Fairfield Stadium

Seasons

<- 1959

1961 ->

1960 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Ohio $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 6 Bowling Green | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Kent State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Miami (OH) | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Western Michigan | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Marshall | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Toledo | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1960 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In its second 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 160 to 58. Alpha Mayfield and Wilson Lathan were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| Wittenberg*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 0–3| 2,500|
September 24| at Bowling Green| Bowling Green, OH| L 7–14| 6,500–7,000| [2]
October 1| Toledo|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 14–0| 6,000|
October 8| at Kentucky*|

* Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 0–55| 15,000|
October 15| at Kent State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 6–22| 5,000|
October 22| Delaware*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| T 6–6| 7,000| [3]
October 29| Louisville*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 0–7| 5,000| [4]
November 5| at No. 1 Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| L 0–19| 5,000| [5]
November 12| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| L 12–34| 7,500| [6]
November 19| vs. Eastern Kentucky*| Ashland, KY| W 13–0| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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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 18, 2022.
3. ^ Baker, Bob (October 23, 1960). "Marshall Fights to 6-6 Tie with Delaware". Sunday Gazette-Mail. Charleston, W.Va. p. 2C - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Johnny Garrico (October 30, 1960). "U.L. Wins 7-0 On 61-Yard Run By Green". The Courier-Journal. pp. II-1, II-9 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Top-Ranked Ohio U. Grabs 19-0 Victory Over Marshall". The Sunday Times-Recorder. November 6, 1960. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues|

* Central Field (1895–1927)
* Fairfield Stadium (1928–1990)
* Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Appalachian State
* East Carolina
* Ohio: Battle for the Bell
* West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl

Culture & lore|

* Marco the Bison
* "Sons of Marshall"
* Marching Thunder
* Plane crash
* Marshall University: Ashes to Glory
* We Are Marshall

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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