1972 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1972 Marshall Thundering Herd football Independent 2–8 Jack Lengyel 2nd Randy Kerr Chuck Wright Fairfield Stadium 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 93.2008 Marshall Football Guide Marshall University 2018 August 25, 2020 186 https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf February 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220222191902/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf dead1972 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 25, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marshall/1972-schedule.html The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. Schedule Eastern y y y September 16 1:30 p.m. 1972 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 27–24 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-crawford-td-nips-mor/181872098/ The Courier-Journal Crawford TD nips Morehead 27–24 September 17, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com September 23 7:30 p.m. at Dayton Baujan Field Dayton, OH L 0–39 10,741 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-dayton-booter-sets-reco/181872212/ The Plain Dealer Dayton booter sets record September 24, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com September 30 1:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 7–24 11,350 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-northern-illinoi/181872286/ Wisconsin State Journal Northern Illinois dumps Marshall October 1, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 1:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 7–22 9,475 https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-hitchens-rambles-past/181872402/ Dayton Daily News Hitchens rambles past Marshall 22–7 October 8, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 14 2:00 p.m. at Xavier Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 0–14 5,817 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116765095/ragons-second-half-tds-lead-xavier-over/ Beckley Post-Herald and Register Ragon's second-half TDs lead Xavier over MU October 15, 1972 January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 1:30 p.m. Western Michigan<hc> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 0–34 10,875 https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-wmu-rips-thunderin/181872463/ Battle Creek Enquirer & News WMU rips Thundering Herd 34–0 October 22, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 1:30 p.m. at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH L 7–46 14,156 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bgs-miles-walks/181872560/ The Cincinnati Enquirer BG's Miles walks through Marshall October 29, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 1:30 p.m. Kent State Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 14–16 12,425 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-gazette-mail-who-unlisted-player/181872691/ Sunday Gazette-Mail Who? Unlisted player puts boot on Herd, 16–14 November 5, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 7:30 p.m. at Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 0–21 12,102 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-blade-toledo-shuts-out-marshall-21/181872784/ The Blade Toledo shuts out Marshall, 21 to 0 November 12, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 18 1:30 p.m. at Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry) W 31–14 15,023 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/181872868/ Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register Marshall's Lockett hands defeat to Ohio's Bobcats November 19, 1972 September 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1972 Marshall) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251603 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics April 26, 2025 References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football