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1971 Marshall

2–⁠8, coached by Jack Lengyel.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1971, game by game: lost at Morehead State 6–29; won vs. Xavier 15–13; lost at Miami (OH) 6–66; lost at Northern Illinois 18–37; lost vs. Dayton 0–13; lost at Western Michigan 0–37; won vs. Bowling Green 12–10; lost at Kent State 0–21; lost vs. No. 14 Toledo 0–43; lost vs. Ohio 0–30+7−60Lost 6–29 at Morehead State-23Morehead StateWon 15–13 vs. Xavier+2XavierLost 6–66 at Miami (OH)-60Miami (OH)Lost 18–37 at Northern Illinois-19Northern Illino…Lost 0–13 vs. Dayton-13DaytonLost 0–37 at Western Michigan-37Western MichiganWon 12–10 vs. Bowling Green+2Bowling GreenLost 0–21 at Kent State-21Kent StateLost 0–43 vs. No. 14 Toledo-43No. 14 ToledoLost 0–30 vs. Ohio-30Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atMorehead StateL 6–⁠2977%
Sep 25vsXavierW 15–⁠1364%
Oct 2atMiami (OH)L 6–⁠6614%
Oct 9atNorthern IllinoisL 18–⁠3742%
Oct 16vsDaytonL 0–⁠1350%
Oct 23atWestern MichiganL 0–⁠3715%
Oct 30vsBowling GreenW 12–⁠1023%
Nov 6atKent StateL 0–⁠2136%
Nov 13vs14ToledoL 0–⁠438%
Nov 20vsOhioL 0–⁠3026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 30–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
57–⁠299
Coach
Jack Lengyel
Elo
1249 −141 this season
SP+ rating
-19.6 No. 116 of 120; offense No. 114, defense No. 102
SRS
−22.7 No. 119 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
William “Red” Dawson
Captain
Nate Ruffin
Offense
Veer