1961 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1961 Mid-American Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1961 Marshall Thundering Herd football
1961 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1961 record	2–7–1 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Snyder (3rd season);
Captain	Ralph May, Rucker Wickline
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
	Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 183 to 62. Ralph May and Rucker Wickline were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	VMI*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 6–33
September 23	Bowling Green	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–40
September 30	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–32
October 7	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–33
October 14	Kent State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 14–8
October 21	Morehead State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	T 0–0
October 28	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–20
November 4	Ohio	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 7–14
November 11	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 2–3
November 18	vs. Eastern Kentucky*	Ashland, KY	W 20–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

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Venues	Central Field (1895–1927) Fairfield Stadium (1928–1990) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games East Carolina Ohio: Battle for the Bell West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

1961 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Miami	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Ohio	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Toledo	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Marshall	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion