1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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)
Captain	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

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.

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	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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References

1. "Once again, Morehead loses opener to Marshall". The Courier-Journal. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Marshall 52, West Virginia Tech 0". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Citadel downs Marshall, 21–10, in Southern Conference opener". The Times and Democrat. September 24, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Marshall scores late touchdown to edge 4th-ranked Furman 10–7". The State. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Marshall defeated". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bucs upend Herd, 38–17, for first win". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee–Chattanooga 29, Marshall 23". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Marshall tops VMI". The Greenville News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Marshall, with 50–0 win, knocks Apps out of first". The News and Observer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Eastern scores two fourth-quarter TDs to down Marshall 15–12". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Thundering Herd routs Western Carolina". The Ironton Tribune. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
13. "1990 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 13, 2020.