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1969 Marshall

3–⁠7, coached by Rick Tolley.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1969, game by game: lost at Morehead State 14–27; lost vs. Toledo 13–38; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–18; lost at Miami (OH) 7–35; lost at Louisville 17–34; lost at Western Michigan 14–48; won vs. Bowling Green 21–16; won at Kent State 31–20; won vs. East Carolina 38–7; lost vs. Ohio 35–38+31−34Lost 14–27 at Morehead State-13Morehead StateLost 13–38 vs. Toledo-25ToledoLost 17–18 vs. Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Lost 7–35 at Miami (OH)-28Miami (OH)Lost 17–34 at Louisville-17LouisvilleLost 14–48 at Western Michigan-34Western MichiganWon 21–16 vs. Bowling Green+5Bowling GreenWon 31–20 at Kent State+11Kent StateWon 38–7 vs. East Carolina+31East CarolinaLost 35–38 vs. Ohio-3Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atMorehead StateL 14–⁠2764%
Sep 27vsToledoL 13–⁠3820%
Oct 4vsNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠1875%
Oct 11atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠357%
Oct 18atLouisvilleL 17–⁠3415%
Oct 25atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠4818%
Nov 1vsBowling GreenW 21–⁠1614%
Nov 8atKent StateW 31–⁠2018%
Nov 15vsEast CarolinaW 38–⁠759%
Nov 22vsOhioL 35–⁠3825%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 38–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠281
Coach
Rick Tolley
Elo
1310 +21 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−14.6 No. 99 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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