1974 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1974 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Captains
  • Allen Meadows
  • Jesse Smith
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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   –   4 – 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
  –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Morehead StateMorehead, KYL 12–14
September 21Akron
W 17–7
September 28Miami (OH)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–42
October 5at Temple
L 10–31
October 12Northern Illinois
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 17–20
October 19Western Michigandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 17–20
October 26at Bowling Green
L 3–28
November 2Kent State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–359,121[3]
November 9at Toledo
L 14–45
November 16at Dayton
L 13–14
November 23at Ohio
L 0–35
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "1974 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Strat Douthat (November 3, 1974). "Kent State Stomps Thundering Herd". The Raleigh Register. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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