1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Dickinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews (1st season)
Captains	Don Mahoney Eric Ihnat Eric Gates Derek Grier
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Morehead State*		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 28–14	16,546	[1]
September 8	West Virginia Tech*		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 52–0		[2]
September 22	at No. 11 The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 10–21	17,105	[3]
September 29	No. 4 Furman		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 10–7		[4]
October 6	No. 20 Georgia Southern*	No. 9	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–17	17,039	[5]
October 13	at East Tennessee State	No. 17	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 17–38	4,422	[6]
October 20	Chattanooga		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 23–29	15,581	[7]
October 27	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 52–7	5,391	[8]
November 3	Appalachian State		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	W 50–0	12,047	[9]
November 10	No. 1 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 18	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 12–15	16,517	[10]
November 17	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 42–14	9,626	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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