1970 NCAA University Division football season was marked by tragedy , due to two airplane crashes . On October 2 , one of the planes carrying the Wichita State football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State , killing 31 people on board , including 14 players . Then , on November 14 , the charter for the Marshall Thundering Herd crashed on the way home from a game against East Carolina , killing all 75 persons
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Wichita State University football team plane crash
1970 NCAA University Division football season