1964 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1964 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place out of seven teams in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 93. Bill Winter and Jim Cure were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1964 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–3 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Snyder (6th season)
Captains	Bill Winter Jim Cure
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Marshall	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Ohio	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kent State	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Morehead State*	Morehead, KY	L 0–6
September 26	Miami (OH)	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–21
October 3	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 13–0
October 10	Buffalo*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 14–12	7,500
October 17	Kentucky State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 27–6	8,000
October 24	Louisville*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 28–6	9,500
October 31	Western Michigan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 16–7	6,500
November 6	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 0–28	12,914
November 14	Kent State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 12–7	6,000
November 21	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 10–0	12,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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