1973 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainJack Crabtree
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
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
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.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Morehead State
W 24–17
September 21at UNLV
L 9–319,186[3]
September 29Xavier
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 28–3013,500[4]
October 6at Miami (OH)
L 6–3110,200[5]
October 13at Northern Illinois
W 39–36
October 20at Western Michigan
L 7–21
October 27Bowling Greendagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 21–24
November 3at Kent State
L 3–35
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
  • daggerHomecoming

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.
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