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1972 Marshall

2–⁠8, coached by Jack Lengyel.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1972, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 27–24; lost at Dayton 0–39; lost vs. Northern Illinois 7–24; lost vs. Miami (OH) 7–22; lost at Xavier 0–14; lost vs. Western Michigan 0–34; lost at Bowling Green 7–46; lost vs. Kent State 14–16; lost at Toledo 0–21; won at Ohio 31–14+17−39Won 27–24 vs. Morehead State+3Morehead StateLost 0–39 at Dayton-39DaytonLost 7–24 vs. Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…Lost 7–22 vs. Miami (OH)-15Miami (OH)Lost 0–14 at Xavier-14XavierLost 0–34 vs. Western Michigan-34Western MichiganLost 7–46 at Bowling Green-39Bowling GreenLost 14–16 vs. Kent State-2Kent StateLost 0–21 at Toledo-21ToledoWon 31–14 at Ohio+17Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsMorehead StateW 27–⁠2479%
Sep 23atDaytonL 0–⁠3931%
Sep 30vsNorthern IllinoisL 7–⁠2446%
Oct 7vsMiami (OH)L 7–⁠2223%
Oct 14atXavierL 0–⁠1436%
Oct 21vsWestern MichiganL 0–⁠3424%
Oct 28atBowling GreenL 7–⁠4614%
Nov 4vsKent StateL 14–⁠1635%
Nov 11atToledoL 0–⁠2110%
Nov 18atOhioW 31–⁠1421%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-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
93–⁠254
Coach
Jack Lengyel
Elo
1273 −59 this season
SP+ rating
-21.1 No. 113 of 121; offense No. 120, defense No. 91
SRS
−28.3 No. 127 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Randy Kerr and Chuck Wright