1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Jim Donnan (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Joe Dickinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Mickey Matthews (1st season)
Captain| Don Mahoney, Eric Ihnat, Eric Gates, Derek Grier
Home stadium| Fairfield Stadium

Seasons

<- 1989

1991 ->

1990 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 12 Furman $^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
Appalachian State | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Chattanooga | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
No. 15 The Citadel ^  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Marshall | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Western Carolina | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
VMI | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
East Tennessee State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

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September 1| Morehead State*| |

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 28–14| |
September 8| West Virginia Tech*| |

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 52–0| |
September 22| at No. 11 The Citadel| |

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| L 10–21| 17,105 |
September 29|  No. 4 Furman| |

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 10–7| | [1]
October 6|  No. 20 Georgia Southern*| No. 9|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 14–17| |
October 13| at East Tennessee State| No. 17|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| L 17–38| |
October 20| Chattanooga| |

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 23–29| 15,581|
October 27| at VMI| |

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 52–7| 5,391| [2]
November 3| Appalachian State| |

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 50–0| 12,047| [3]
November 10|  No. 1 Eastern Kentucky*| No. 18|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 12–15| 16,517| [4]
November 17| at Western Carolina| |

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 42–14| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Marshall scores late touchdown to edge 4th-ranked Furman 10–7". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Marshall tops VMI". The Greenville News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Marshall, with 50–0 win, knocks Apps out of first". The News and Observer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Eastern scores two fourth-quarter TDs to down Marshall 15–12". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187\. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
6. ^ "1990 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 13, 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

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* NFL draftees
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