1962 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1962 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–6 (0–5 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Snyder (4th season)
Captain	Robert Maxwell, Roger Jefferson
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium

1962 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Ohio	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kent State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 4–6 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 237 to 137. Robert Maxwell and Roger Jefferson were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 15	Findlay*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 40–22
September 22	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 6–48
September 29	Louisville*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–18
October 6	Toledo	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 12–42
October 13	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 14–23
October 20	vs. Morehead State	Ashland, KY	W 26–18
October 27	at Western Michigan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–12
November 3	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 0–35
November 10	Xavier	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 13–6	[2]
November 17	Butler	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 26–13
*Non-conference game

References

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. "Marshall comes from behins to surprise Xavier by 13–6". Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register. November 11, 1962. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.