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No. 16 Thundering Herd honors 75, defeats Blue Raiders on 50th Anniversary

On the 50th Anniversary of the Marshall Plane Crash, the Marshall Thundering Herd football team defeated the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders with a final score of 42-14 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

The Herd continues to remain undefeated and improved its record to 7-0 (4-0 Conference USA) while the Blue Raiders dropped to 2-6 (2-4 C-USA).

Marshall head coach Doc Holliday said this week was special to honor the 75 lives that were lost in the crash 50 years ago.

“It’s a very emotional week for us but I’m just so proud of our guys,” Holliday said.