1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 2–8 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach|

* Charlie Snyder (8th season)

Captain| Andy Socha, Dennis Miller
Home stadium| Fairfield Stadium

Seasons

<- 1965

1967 ->

1966 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Miami (OH) \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Western Michigan \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bowling Green | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ohio | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Kent State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Toledo | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Marshall | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 210 to 119. Andy Socha and Dennis Miller 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

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September 17| Morehead State*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 27–20
September 24| Eastern Kentucky*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 6–26
October 1| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| L 7–23
October 8| at Quantico Marines*| Quantico, VA| L 7–10
October 15| Miami (OH)|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 0–12
October 22| Louisville*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 15–35
October 29| Western Michigan|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 29–35
November 5| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| L 6–14
November 12| Kent State|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 16–7
November 19| at Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| L 6–28

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186\. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

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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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