1972 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1972 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Lengyel, the team compiled a 2–8 record and was outscored by a total of 254 to 93.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1972 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Jack Lengyel (2nd season)
Captains	Randy Kerr Chuck Wright
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	1:30 p.m.	Morehead State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 27–24	14,525
September 23	7:30 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–39	10,741
September 30	1:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–24	11,350
October 7	1:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–22	9,475
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–14	5,817	[3]
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–34	10,875
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 7–46	14,156
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Kent State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–16	12,425
November 11	7:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 0–21	12,102
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 31–14	15,023
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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