1962 Marshall

4–⁠6 (0–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Charlie Snyder.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1962, game by game: won vs. Findlay 40–22; lost at Bowling Green 6–48; lost vs. Louisville 0–18; lost vs. Toledo 12–42; lost at Kent State 14–23; won vs. Morehead State 26–18; lost vs. Western Michigan 0–12; lost at Ohio 0–35; won vs. Xavier 13–6; won vs. Butler 26–13+18−42Won 40–22 vs. Findlay+18FindlayLost 6–48 at Bowling Green-42Bowling GreenLost 0–18 vs. Louisville-18LouisvilleLost 12–42 vs. Toledo-30ToledoLost 14–23 at Kent State-9Kent StateWon 26–18 vs. Morehead State+8Morehead StateLost 0–12 vs. Western Michigan-12Western MichiganLost 0–35 at Ohio-35OhioWon 13–6 vs. Xavier+7XavierWon 26–13 vs. Butler+13Butler
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Butler 26–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Led the nationLarry Coyer: kickoff return average (30.2)

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠5 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
137–⁠237
Coach
Charlie Snyder
Elo
1304 −77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.3 No. 111 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Robert Maxwell and Roger Jefferson

1962 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio5–⁠18–⁠3
Miami (OH)3–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Western Michigan3–⁠35–⁠4
Kent State2–⁠43–⁠6
Toledo1–⁠53–⁠6
Marshall0–⁠54–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.