1962 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1962 Marshall Thundering Herd football
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
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

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

^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ "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.