1965 Marshall

5–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Charlie Snyder.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1965, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 22–12; won at Eastern Kentucky 28–12; won vs. Toledo 14–0; won vs. Quantico Marines 10–9; lost at Miami (OH) 7–28; lost at Louisville 7–23; lost at Western Michigan 14–17; lost vs. Bowling Green 6–20; lost at Kent State 13–33; won vs. Ohio 29–14+16−21Won 22–12 vs. Morehead State+10Morehead StateWon 28–12 at Eastern Kentucky+16Eastern KentuckyWon 14–0 vs. Toledo+14ToledoWon 10–9 vs. Quantico Marines+1Quantico MarinesLost 7–28 at Miami (OH)-21Miami (OH)Lost 7–23 at Louisville-16LouisvilleLost 14–17 at Western Michigan-3Western MichiganLost 6–20 vs. Bowling Green-14Bowling GreenLost 13–33 at Kent State-20Kent StateWon 29–14 vs. Ohio+15Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio 29–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠168
Coach
Charlie Snyder
Elo
1405 −79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 104 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Howard Miller and Tom Good

1965 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green5–⁠17–⁠2
Miami (OH)5–⁠17–⁠3
Western Michigan3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Kent State3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Marshall2–⁠45–⁠5
Toledo2–⁠45–⁠5
Ohio0–⁠60–⁠10

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