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11/13/2026 11:00:00 AM | Football
Annual ‘75’ Game falls on 56th anniversary of 1970 Marshall plane crash
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Football hosts its annual '75' game against App State at 6 p.m. on Saturday from Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
The game, which will be shown on ESPN+, falls on the 56th anniversary of the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash in which 75 persons aboard Southern Airways Flight 932 perished upon re-entry to Tri-State Airport following the Herd's 17-14 loss to East Carolina.
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PRE-GAME NOTES
Saturday's game falls on the 56th anniversary of the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash, which killed all 75 persons aboard Southern Airways Flight 932 upon re-entry to Tri-State Airport from the Herd's 17-14 loss to East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. The annual Marshall Fountain Ceremony honoring those individuals is at 10 a.m. at the Marshall Memorial Student Center plaza on Saturday.
For Saturday's game, Marshall will wear replica uniforms of the ones worn during the 1970 contest at East Carolina on Nov. 14, 1970. These uniforms feature a green helmet with a white stripe and white jerseys and pants with green numerals and green trim.
This is the eighth time since the 1970 Marshall Plane Crash that the Herd has played on the anniversary of the game with seven being at home. The Herd is 5-2 in those games and has won its last three meetings.
Both Marshall and App State are 5-4 overall and 2-3 in Sun Belt Conference play. The winner of Saturday's contest will become bowl eligible and move to .500 in league play.
Marshall's 6 p.m. contest against App State is the lone 6 p.m. contest being played in FBS football this weekend.
For more information on Saturday's game, here's all you need to Know Before You Go!
ABOUT MARSHALL
Marshall comes into Saturday's contest looking to rebound after a loss at Georgia Southern last week.
The Herd fell to the Eagles despite rushing for 250 yards in the contest.
Marshall running back Jo'Shon Barbie scored on a 45-yard touchdown run and rushed for 83 yards to lead the Herd. Quarterback Khalil Wilkins also scored on a 66-yard run in the loss.
Defensively, Jalen Marshall led the Herd with seven tackles while Kelvon McBride also had six tackles and a tackle for loss.
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ABOUT APP STATE
App State comes into the game also looking to rebound after falling at home to Georgia State last week.
The Mountaineers are coached by Dowell Loggains, who is 10-12 in his tenure with the program.
Offensively, App State has featured two quarterbacks with Malachi Singleton and Henry Hasslebeck.
Defensively, the Mountaineers feature one of the SBC's top players in Colton Phares (70 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, 2 INTs).
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SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest will be the 29th meeting between the teams in their storied history. The first 21 meetings in the series came as rivals in the Southern Conference from 1977-1996. Saturday's meeting will also mark the seventh straight season the teams have met. The last four meetings have come with each being Sun Belt rivals after the Herd's entry into the league in 2022.
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