1975 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1975 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Ellwood, the team compiled a 2–9 record and was outscored by a total of 291 to 110. Mark Brookover, Steve Morton, and Jesse Smith were the team captains.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1975 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainMark Brookover, Steve Morton, and Jesse Smith
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers   –  9 –2 –0
No. 10 Penn State   –  9 –3 –0
No. 20 West Virginia   –  9 –3 –0
Notre Dame   –  8 –3 –0
Virginia Tech   –  8 –3 –0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –  8 –4 –0
Boston College   –  7 –4 –0
Georgia Tech   –  7 –4 –0
Memphis State   –  7 –4 –0
Navy   –  7 –4 –0
North Texas State   –  7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  7 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  7 –5 –0
Colgate   –  6 –4 –0
Cincinnati   –  6 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  6 –5 –0
Syracuse   –  6 –5 –0
Temple   –  6 –5 –0
Utah State   –  6 –5 –0
Indiana State   –  5 –5 –0
Dayton   –  5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  4 –6 –1
Tulane   –  4 –7 –0
Villanova   –  4 –7 –0
Florida State   –  3 –8 –0
Air Force   –  2 –8 –1
Houston   –  2 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –  2 –8 –0
Army   –  2 –9 –0
Marshall   –  2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois   –  1 –9 –1
Holy Cross   –  1 –10 –0
Louisville   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Akron
L 8–2027,949[3]
September 13at Miami (OH)
L 0–50
September 20Morehead State
L 16–19
September 27Illinois State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 36–3
October 4McNeese State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 3–339,156[4]
October 18at Villanova
L 14–21
October 25Western Michigandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 21–19
November 1at Central Michigan
L 0–34
November 8at Kent State
L 21–30
November 15at Dayton
L 8–29
November 22Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 21–38
  • 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. "1975 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. Wells, Danny (October 5, 1975). "Herd Opens Fast But Falls To McNeese State by 33-3". Sunday Gazette-Mail – via Newspapers.com. open access
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