1973 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Morehead StateW 24–17
September 21at UNLVL 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 IllinoisW 39–36
October 20at Western MichiganL 7–21
October 27Bowling Greendagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 21–24
November 3at Kent StateL 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[edit]

  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.