App State at Marshall: Huntington Remembers the 75

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On the morning of Nov. 14, people will gather at Marshall University’s Memorial Fountain to remember those lost in 1970. Friends, family, children and people connected to the program will gather alongside those moved by the story of a place that refused to give up. At the end of the 10 a.m. ceremony, Marshall will turn off the fountain for the winter in memory of the 75 who died aboard Southern Airways Flight 932. Memorial Fountain ceremony

You see, in Huntington, for 56 years a program, a city and a state have refused to give up, refused to settle for less and refused to stop reaching for the highest level. That resolve has become part of how people here see themselves.

The weight of Nov. 14 makes the wins and losses of the season fade. We remember the people we lost, the coaches and players who came to bring Marshall football back and the teams that brought championships and glory to the Herd. The Young Thundering Herd took the field in 1971. The national championships came in 1992 and 1996. Marshall football history

Jeff Heath will speak at the fountain on Saturday. He was a 19-year-old Marshall sophomore when he lost his parents, Emmett and Lois Heath, and his godparents, Herbert and Courtney Proctor, in the crash. “We were definitely raised by the city of Huntington,” Heath told Marshall University, recalling how people helped him and his younger siblings. Jeff Heath’s story

“This week, we’re playing for a lot more,” Marshall coach Tony Gibson said. “It’s the anniversary of losing the 75.” That evening, the Herd will wear uniforms modeled after those worn by the 1970 team at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Gibson’s comments · Marshall’s game day guide

Two teams looking for a sixth win

Marshall and App State come in with the same record, 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the Sun Belt. The winner will be bowl eligible. Marshall still has Georgia State at home and ULM on the road, but it needs to take care of this one at home. App State has lost two straight and has ULM at home and South Alabama on the road after Saturday. Marshall’s schedule · App State’s schedule

Zion Turner has started the last three games with mixed results. This weekend the Herd may look to Khalil Wilkins or hand the reigns back over to Carlos Del Rio-Wilson. Whoever takes the first snap for Marshall on Saturday will have all the motivation he needs on a day Huntington holds sacred. App State’s game preview

App State’s line is still coming together

“You got to trust each other,” Dowell Loggains said Tuesday on Mountaineer Talk. Injuries to three starters have forced App State to move people around on the offensive line. Loggains said the new combinations need practice reps together. Nov. 10 Mountaineer Talk · App State’s game preview

The Mountaineers allowed six sacks and went 3-for-10 on third down in their 39-23 loss to Georgia State. Malachi Singleton still threw for 241 yards. Chris Lofton caught six passes for 117 yards and a touchdown, and he threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jamel Howse. If App State can keep Singleton out of third-and-long, Lofton gives him somebody to go to downfield. App State’s postgame recap

Georgia State ran for 265 yards in Boone. Marshall can test that front with Jo’Shon Barbie and Judah Price. If App State holds up against the run, it can get Caleb Sandstrom, who has six sacks this season, after the quarterback on passing downs. Georgia State’s postgame recap · App State’s game preview

The 29th meeting

Marshall and App State played every year from 1977 through 1996 as Southern Conference opponents. The home team has won the last six meetings, including App State’s 26-24 win in Boone last November. The Mountaineers haven’t won in Huntington since 1995. Series notes

Marshall led 21-9 in the second quarter in Boone last November. Jo’Shon Barbie ran for 102 yards for the Herd, but App State’s Jaquari Lewis ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns. The Mountaineers kept Marshall off the board in the fourth quarter, and Dominic De Freitas hit a 23-yard field goal with 2:02 left to give App State the win.

It’s a special week in Huntington, WV.

This year @HerdFB will play the memorial game at home on November 14th.

I urge each and every member of @HerdNation to show up this week for a game that deserves a full house.

Let’s will this team to a victory this Saturday.

For… pic.twitter.com/rRpmxE7bw5

— The B.C. ✝️ 🦬 🍀 🌪️ 🏁 (@THEBC43) November 10, 2026

App State at Marshall

Saturday, Nov. 14 · Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, W.Va.

Memorial Fountain ceremony · 10 a.m. ET at the Memorial Student Center Plaza

TV and kickoff · ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.

Radio · WDGG 93.7 FM in Huntington and the App State radio stream

Game information and tickets · Syndicate game page · Marshall football tickets

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