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1968 Marshall

0–⁠9–⁠1 (0–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Perry Moss.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1968, game by game: tied vs. Morehead State 7–7; lost at Ohio 8–48; lost at Toledo 12–35; lost at Xavier 20–30; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–46; lost vs. Louisville 10–13; lost vs. Western Michigan 12–40; lost at Bowling Green 28–54; lost vs. Kent State 12–36; lost at East Carolina 20–49+7−46Tied 7–7 vs. Morehead State0Morehead StateLost 8–48 at Ohio-40OhioLost 12–35 at Toledo-23ToledoLost 20–30 at Xavier-10XavierLost 0–46 vs. Miami (OH)-46Miami (OH)Lost 10–13 vs. Louisville-3LouisvilleLost 12–40 vs. Western Michigan-28Western MichiganLost 28–54 at Bowling Green-26Bowling GreenLost 12–36 vs. Kent State-24Kent StateLost 20–49 at East Carolina-29East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsMorehead StateT 7–⁠777%
Sep 21atOhioL 8–⁠4819%
Sep 28atToledoL 12–⁠3510%
Oct 5atXavierL 20–⁠3024%
Oct 12vsMiami (OH)L 0–⁠4616%
Oct 19vsLouisvilleL 10–⁠1327%
Oct 26vsWestern MichiganL 12–⁠4032%
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 28–⁠5412%
Nov 9vsKent StateL 12–⁠3642%
Nov 16atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠4925%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 49–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
0–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠6 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠358
Coach
Perry Moss
Elo
1183 −121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.4 No. 118 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio6–⁠010–⁠120
Miami (OH)5–⁠17–⁠3
Bowling Green3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠43–⁠6
Kent State1–⁠51–⁠9
Marshall0–⁠60–⁠9–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.