1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Jim Donnan (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorJoe Dickinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (1st season)
CaptainDon Mahoney, Eric Ihnat, Eric Gates, Derek Grier
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southern Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Morehead State*W 28–14
September 8West Virginia Tech*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 52–0
September 22at No. 11 The CitadelL 10–2117,105
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 13at East Tennessee StateNo. 17L 17–38
October 20Chattanoogadagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 23–2915,581
October 27at VMIW 52–75,391[2]
November 3Appalachian State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 50–012,047[3]
November 10 No. 1 Eastern Kentucky*No. 18
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–1516,517[4]
November 17at Western CarolinaW 42–14

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References

  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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