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1973 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainJack Crabtree
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons← 19721974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Lamar   –   5 – 5 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Texas-Arlington   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Lengyel, the team compiled a 4–7 record and was outscored by a total of 288 to 212. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Morehead StateW 24–17
September 21at UNLVL 9–319,186
September 29Xavier
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 28–3013,500
October 6at Miami (OH)L 6–3110,200
October 13at Northern IllinoisW 39–36
October 20at Western MichiganL 7–21
October 27Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 21–24
November 3at Kent StateL 3–359,004
November 10Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 17–14
November 17Dayton
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 37–14
November 22Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 21–35
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "1973 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. "Xavier nips Herd, 30–28". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 30, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. David Fuselier (October 7, 1973). "Miami Raids Herd, 31-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Ray Yannucci (November 4, 1973). "Flashes Awaken To Rip Marshall". Akron Beacon Journal. p. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
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