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1975 Marshall

2–⁠9, coached by Frank Ellwood.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1975, game by game: lost at Akron 8–20; lost at Miami (OH) 0–50; lost vs. Morehead State 16–19; won vs. Illinois State 36–3; lost vs. McNeese 3–33; lost at Villanova 14–21; won vs. Western Michigan 21–19; lost at Central Michigan 0–34; lost at Kent State 21–30; lost at Dayton 8–29; lost vs. Ohio 21–38+33−50Lost 8–20 at Akron-12AkronLost 0–50 at Miami (OH)-50Miami (OH)Lost 16–19 vs. Morehead State-3Morehead StateWon 36–3 vs. Illinois State+33Illinois StateLost 3–33 vs. McNeese-30McNeeseLost 14–21 at Villanova-7VillanovaWon 21–19 vs. Western Michigan+2Western MichiganLost 0–34 at Central Michigan-34Central MichiganLost 21–30 at Kent State-9Kent StateLost 8–29 at Dayton-21DaytonLost 21–38 vs. Ohio-17Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atAkronL 8–⁠2069%
Sep 13atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠508%
Sep 20vsMorehead StateL 16–⁠1976%
Sep 27vsIllinois StateW 36–⁠372%
Oct 4vsMcNeeseL 3–⁠3372%
Oct 18atVillanovaL 14–⁠2125%
Oct 25vsWestern MichiganW 21–⁠1959%
Nov 1atCentral MichiganL 0–⁠3423%
Nov 8atKent StateL 21–⁠3018%
Nov 15atDaytonL 8–⁠2929%
Nov 22vsOhioL 21–⁠3822%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠296
Coach
Frank Ellwood
Elo
1185 −153 this season
SP+ rating
-20.2 No. 124 of 132; offense No. 118, defense No. 121
SRS
−19.8 No. 129 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Carlin B. Carpenter
Captains
Mark Brookover, Steve Morton and Jesse Smith