This day - Greatest Disaster in College Sports History

November 14th 1970 - Ceredo, WV
A chartered Southern Airways DC-9 crashed in Ceredo, WV. All 75 passengers were killed. The plane was carrying thirty-seven members of the Marshall University football team, eight members of the coaching staff, and twenty-five boosters home. Five crew members also lost their lives.

We are Marshall, a motion picture chronicling the aftermath of the crash and the effort to build the football team from scratch, is all set to release on December 22nd. Here's the trailer from We are Marshall.