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The 1970 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Rick Tolley, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 202 to 138. [1]
Another plaque memorializing the 1970 Marshall football team was unveiled at East Carolina University on the same day and can be seen at the guest team entrance of Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. Featured speakers were Chancellor Steve Ballard, Athletic Director Terry Holland, Pirates' broadcaster Jeff Charles, and Marshall president Stephen J. Kopp.
On November 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932, which was chartered by the school to fly the 1970 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and fans to Greenville, North Carolina for a game against the East Carolina Pirates and back to Huntington, West Virginia, crashed on approach to Tri-State Airport after clipping trees just west of the runway and impacting nose-first into a hollow.
The Thundering Herd fielded their first team in 1895. [2] They have played 125 seasons of football, compiling a record of 638–574–47 [ 3 ] and winning 14 conference championships (13 outright). The Thundering Herd appeared in 19 bowl games, [ A 1 ] compiling a 13–6 record, and they appeared in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs eight times ...
The Marshall Thundering Herd football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Marshall University. The team represents the university as a member of the Sun Belt Conference East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Marshall plays at Joan C. Edwards ...
The 1970 crash claimed the lives of 75 people, including 37 Marshall football players. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
The Marshall Thundering Herd college football team represents Marshall University in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. The Thundering Herd competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 31 head coaches since it began play during the 1895 season.
Marshall’s decision led to the Independence Bowl asking a 5-7 Louisiana Tech team to play an 11-2 Army squad. ... In a very rare move across college football, Marshall coach Charles Huff coached ...