1966 Marshall

2–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Charlie Snyder.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1966, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 27–20; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 6–26; lost at Toledo 7–23; lost at Quantico Marines 7–10; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–12; lost vs. Louisville 15–35; lost vs. Western Michigan 29–35; lost at Bowling Green 6–14; won vs. Kent State 16–7; lost at Ohio 0–28+9−28Won 27–20 vs. Morehead State+7Morehead StateLost 6–26 vs. Eastern Kentucky-20Eastern KentuckyLost 7–23 at Toledo-16ToledoLost 7–10 at Quantico Marines-3Quantico MarinesLost 0–12 vs. Miami (OH)-12Miami (OH)Lost 15–35 vs. Louisville-20LouisvilleLost 29–35 vs. Western Michigan-6Western MichiganLost 6–14 at Bowling Green-8Bowling GreenWon 16–7 vs. Kent State+9Kent StateLost 0–28 at Ohio-28Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
113–⁠210
Coach
Charlie Snyder
Elo
1304 −133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.4 No. 107 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Andy Socha and Dennis Miller

1966 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠19–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠17–⁠3
Bowling Green4–⁠26–⁠3
Ohio3–⁠35–⁠5
Kent State2–⁠44–⁠6
Toledo1–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Marshall1–⁠52–⁠8

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