1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Snyder (5th season)
Captains	Zeke Myers Everett Vance
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium

1963 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Marshall	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the MAC, scored 139 points, and gave up 139 points. Zeke Myers and Everett Vance were the team captains. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Morehead State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 6–19
September 28	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	T 14–14	10,387
October 5	Toledo	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 19–18	7,500
October 12	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 10–8	12,000
October 19	Kentucky State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 28–0
October 26	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 14–27	9,069
November 2	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 20–7	11,200
November 9	Bowling Green	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–21	12,000
November 16	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 14–8	3,500
November 23	Ohio	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 0–17
*Non-conference game