1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Dickinson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (1st season)
Captains
  • Don Mahoney
  • Eric Ihnat
  • Eric Gates
  • Derek Grier
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Furman $^ 6 1 09 4 0
Appalachian State 5 2 06 5 0
Chattanooga 4 2 06 5 0
No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 3 07 5 0
Marshall 4 3 06 5 0
Western Carolina 2 5 03 8 0
VMI 1 5 04 7 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Donnan, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SoCon. The team played home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.