1973 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1973 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Lengyel, the team compiled a 4–7 record and was outscored by a total of 288 to 212.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1973 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	4–7
Head coach	Jack Lengyel (3rd season)
Captain	Jack Crabtree
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Morehead State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 24–17
September 21	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 9–31
September 29	Xavier	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 28–30
October 6	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 6–31
October 13	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 39–36
October 20	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–21
October 27	Bowling Green	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 21–24
November 3	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 3–35
November 10	Toledo	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 17–14
November 17	Dayton	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 37–14
November 22	Ohio	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 21–35
Homecoming

References

1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
2. "1973 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.