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1973 Marshall

4–⁠7, coached by Jack Lengyel.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1973, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 24–17; lost at UNLV 9–31; lost vs. Xavier 28–30; lost at Miami (OH) 6–31; won at Northern Illinois 39–36; lost at Western Michigan 7–21; lost vs. Bowling Green 21–24; lost at Kent State 3–35; won vs. Toledo 17–14; won vs. Dayton 37–14; lost vs. Ohio 21–35+23−32Won 24–17 vs. Morehead State+7Morehead StateLost 9–31 at UNLV-22UNLVLost 28–30 vs. Xavier-2XavierLost 6–31 at Miami (OH)-25Miami (OH)Won 39–36 at Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Lost 7–21 at Western Michigan-14Western MichiganLost 21–24 vs. Bowling Green-3Bowling GreenLost 3–35 at Kent State-32Kent StateWon 17–14 vs. Toledo+3ToledoWon 37–14 vs. Dayton+23DaytonLost 21–35 vs. Ohio-14Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsMorehead StateW 24–⁠1783%
Sep 22atUNLVL 9–⁠3171%
Sep 29vsXavierL 28–⁠3065%
Oct 6atMiami (OH)L 6–⁠3111%
Oct 13atNorthern IllinoisW 39–⁠3616%
Oct 20atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠2119%
Oct 27vsBowling GreenL 21–⁠2426%
Nov 3atKent StateL 3–⁠3510%
Nov 10vsToledoW 17–⁠1434%
Nov 17vsDaytonW 37–⁠1452%
Nov 22vsOhioL 21–⁠3547%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠288
Coach
Jack Lengyel
Elo
1315 −34 this season
SP+ rating
-9.0 No. 91 of 123; offense No. 79, defense No. 101
SRS
−14.8 No. 104 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jack Crabtree