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1970 Marshall

3–⁠6, coached by Rick Tolley.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1970, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 17–7; lost at Toledo 3–52; won at Xavier 31–14; lost vs. Miami (OH) 12–19; lost vs. Louisville 14–16; lost vs. Western Michigan 3–34; lost at Bowling Green 24–26; won vs. Kent State 20–17; lost at East Carolina 14–17+17−49Won 17–7 vs. Morehead State+10Morehead StateLost 3–52 at Toledo-49ToledoWon 31–14 at Xavier+17XavierLost 12–19 vs. Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 14–16 vs. Louisville-2LouisvilleLost 3–34 vs. Western Michigan-31Western MichiganLost 24–26 at Bowling Green-2Bowling GreenWon 20–17 vs. Kent State+3Kent StateLost 14–17 at East Carolina-3East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsMorehead StateW 17–⁠784%
Sep 26atToledoL 3–⁠5214%
Oct 3atXavierW 31–⁠1454%
Oct 10vsMiami (OH)L 12–⁠1928%
Oct 17vsLouisvilleL 14–⁠1651%
Oct 24vsWestern MichiganL 3–⁠3445%
Oct 31atBowling GreenL 24–⁠2626%
Nov 7vsKent StateW 20–⁠1751%
Nov 14atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠1760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
138–⁠202
Coach
Rick Tolley
Elo
1335 −38 this season
SP+ rating
-8.7 No. 88 of 117; offense No. 92, defense No. 83
SRS
−18.2 No. 108 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim “Shorty” Moss
Defensive coordinator
William “Red” Dawson
Captain
Dave Griffith