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1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
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
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

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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

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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.