1971 Marshall Thundering Herd football team information
American college football season
1971Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference
Independent
Record
2–8
Head coach
Jack Lengyel (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Veer
Defensive coordinator
William "Red" Dawson (4th season)
Captain
Nate Ruffin
Home stadium
Fairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Penn State
–
11
–
1
–
0
Boston College
–
9
–
2
–
0
No. 17 Houston
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. 13 Notre Dame
–
8
–
2
–
0
Utah State
–
8
–
3
–
0
Florida State
–
8
–
4
–
0
Cincinnati
–
7
–
4
–
0
West Virginia
–
7
–
4
–
0
Temple
–
6
–
2
–
1
Air Force
–
6
–
4
–
0
Army
–
6
–
4
–
0
Colgate
–
6
–
4
–
0
Villanova
–
6
–
4
–
1
South Carolina
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
6
–
5
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
6
–
6
–
0
New Mexico State
–
5
–
5
–
1
Northern Illinois
–
5
–
5
–
1
Syracuse
–
5
–
5
–
1
Dayton
–
5
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
4
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
4
–
7
–
0
Rutgers
–
4
–
7
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
4
–
7
–
0
Navy
–
3
–
8
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulane
–
3
–
8
–
0
Marshall
–
2
–
8
–
0
Xavier
–
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1971 Marshall Thundering Herd football team (sometimes referred to as the Young Thundering Herd) represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Lengyel, the Thundering Herd compiled a record of 2–8. Nate Ruffin was the team captain.[1] Marshall played home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
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