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1974 Marshall

1–⁠10, coached by Jack Lengyel.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1974, game by game: lost at Morehead State 12–14; won vs. Akron 17–7; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–42; lost at Temple 10–31; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–20; lost vs. Western Michigan 17–20; lost at Bowling Green 3–28; lost vs. Kent State 7–35; lost at Toledo 15–45; lost at Dayton 13–14; lost at Ohio 0–35+10−42Lost 12–14 at Morehead State-2Morehead StateWon 17–7 vs. Akron+10AkronLost 0–42 vs. Miami (OH)-42Miami (OH)Lost 10–31 at Temple-21TempleLost 17–20 vs. Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Lost 17–20 vs. Western Michigan-3Western MichiganLost 3–28 at Bowling Green-25Bowling GreenLost 7–35 vs. Kent State-28Kent StateLost 15–45 at Toledo-30ToledoLost 13–14 at Dayton-1DaytonLost 0–35 at Ohio-35Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atMorehead StateL 12–⁠1475%
Sep 21vsAkronW 17–⁠782%
Sep 28vsMiami (OH)L 0–⁠4222%
Oct 5atTempleL 10–⁠3119%
Oct 12vsNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠2057%
Oct 19vsWestern MichiganL 17–⁠2044%
Oct 26atBowling GreenL 3–⁠2817%
Nov 2vsKent StateL 7–⁠3527%
Nov 9atToledoL 15–⁠4520%
Nov 16atDaytonL 13–⁠1450%
Nov 23atOhioL 0–⁠3517%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
111–⁠291
Coach
Jack Lengyel
Elo
1257 −120 this season
SP+ rating
-19.6 No. 116 of 124; offense No. 112, defense No. 108
SRS
−22.7 No. 123 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Allen Meadows and Jesse Smith