1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 210 to 119. Andy Socha and Dennis Miller were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1966 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Snyder (8th season)
Captain	Andy Socha, Dennis Miller
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH) +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Western Michigan +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ohio	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kent State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Marshall	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Morehead State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 27–20
September 24	Eastern Kentucky*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 6–26
October 1	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–23
October 8	at Quantico Marines*	Quantico, VA	L 7–10
October 15	Miami (OH)	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–12
October 22	Louisville*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 15–35
October 29	Western Michigan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 29–35
November 5	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 6–14
November 12	Kent State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 16–7
November 19	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 6–28
*Non-conference game Homecoming