1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the MAC, scored 139 points, and gave up 139 points. Zeke Myers and Everett Vance were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Snyder (5th season)
Captain	Zeke Myers, Everett Vance
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Mid-American Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Morehead State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 6–19
September 28	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	T 14–14
October 5	Toledo	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 19–18
October 12	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 10–8
October 19	Kentucky State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 28–0
October 26	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 14–27
November 2	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 20–7
November 9	Bowling Green	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–21
November 16	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 14–8
November 23	Ohio	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 0–17
*Non-conference game

References

1. (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.