1974 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1974 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Jack Lengyel, the team compiled a 1–10 record and was outscored by a total of 291 to 110. Allen Meadows and Jesse Smith were the team captains.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1974 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record1–10
Head coach
CaptainAllen Meadows, Jesse Smith
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Notre Dame      10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State      10 2 0
Temple      8 2 0
Boston College      8 3 0
Utah State      8 3 0
No. 19 Houston      8 3 1
Rutgers      7 3 1
Cincinnati      7 4 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      7 4 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Tampa      6 5 0
Holy Cross      5 5 1
Tulane      5 6 0
Colgate      4 6 0
Northern Illinois      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Army      3 8 0
Dayton      3 8 0
Villanova      3 8 0
Air Force      2 9 0
Southern Illinois      2 9 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Florida State      1 10 0
Marshall      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14at Morehead StateMorehead, KYL 12–14
September 21AkronW 17–7
September 28Miami (OH)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–42
October 5at TempleL 10–31
October 12Northern Illinois
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 17–20
October 19Western Michigan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 17–20
October 26at Bowling GreenL 3–28
November 2Kent State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–35
November 9at ToledoL 14–45
November 16at DaytonL 13–14
November 23at OhioL 0–35
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "1974 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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