Oliver mis-fired on first, second and third downs before finding Jerry Arrasmith on a "do-or-die" for 11 yards and a first down at the XU 41-yard line. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Johnsonbaugh picked up four yards, then Oliver then hit Kelly Sherwood on the next play for another 11 yard gain and MU was down to the 26-yard line. 1971 Marshall University football roster More Marshall Football Photos 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s (Information from the 1971 Marshall media guide. Join our linker program. Numbers might not match. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. All 75 people on board died. The Official Home of Catamount Athletics . In the scene, actor Anthony Mackie attempts to convince the university's board to keep the football program. The 52nd annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony takes place on Monday, November 14, 2022, in Huntington. Be Proactive. [3] Wooster coach Jack Lengyel was eventually hired to fill the position. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Red Dawson sent down the play and it was signaled into Oliver, a 213 bootleg screen. Rainfall may reach one inch.. Thunderstorms. The Long Road Back: Marshall Bows, 29-6: Morehead Wins '71 Opener (Sept. 18, 1971). Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Ace Loding was safe back on campus when the plane carrying Marshall University's football team crashed Nov. 14, 1970, killing all 75 souls on board. The Marshall University Spring Fountain Celebration is held on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Memorial Student Center Plaza in Huntington. The official 1975 Football Roster for the University of North Carolina Heels L1. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. The official 1971 Baseball schedule for the Bowling Green State University Falcons 1970 Football Schedule. Do you have a blog? Always The Herd. 2 as Marshall's all-time top passer behind Chad Pennington is the player who followed him in the lineup -- Byron Leftwich. He had more than 150 career touchdowns and nearly 15,00. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Create a password that only you will remember. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 9/25/1971: URSINUS: W: 24-14: 3200: Lancaster, Pa. * 10/2/1971: JOHNS HOPKINS: W: 24-0: 2000: Lancaster, Pa. * 10/9/1971: at Swarthmore: W: We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. MU lost to XU 7-0 in 1968 and 30-20 in 1969. Don't knowingly lie about anyone Nearly all varsity players were lost in the accident, still the worst air disaster in American sports history, and many people outside of Marshall thought it might be best to just do away with what had been a struggling program at best. Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists. [1] You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. We present them here for purely educational purposes. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. In its second season under head coach Rick Tolley, the team compiled a 36 record and was outscored by a total of 202 to 138. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. "We Are Marshall," the movie coming out in December of 2006 from Warner Brothers, will retell the story of Marshall in that dark time of 1970 and the day we remember today: September 25, 1971, when the Thundering Herd won one for the ages, 15-13 over Xavier, in the most improbable win in Marshall, and perhaps college football, history. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. The Herd varsity returned Felix Wright and Nate Ruffin at defensive back, as both missed the ECU trip with injuries. Share with Us. However, after two days he returned to Georgia Tech. 1971-72: Mel Friend, Thomas Dale . The Herd would take a 3-0 lead to the locker room. The 1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. L3. 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Roster. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, . CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Slot to Marshall Thundering Herd Newsletter, Marshall had lost 37 players, five coaches, administrators, media, fans and five members of the Southern Airway crew, 75 persons in all died, on November 14, 1970, when MU's charter flight returning from a 17-14 loss at. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 1971 All Games . He was a first round NFL draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003. [10], The team did not have a placekicker and held tryouts. The official 1972 Football schedule for the Marshall University The Herd. Marshall University (dark jerseys) beat Morehead State (white jerseys) 17-7 in the season opener Sept. 19, 1970, at Fairfield Stadium. MU had not had a winning season since 1964, and only three seasons over .500 since 1951. We present them here for purely educational purposes. "You've got it right here, right in the palm of your hand," Lengyel told his team of the 3-0 lead, "if you will go all out for 30 more minutes." Don't Threaten. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. The tragedy was depicted in the movie We Are Marshall (2006) and the documentary film Marshall University: Ashes to Glory (2000). It hasn't had a losing one since. Join our linker program. Do you have a blog? Join our linker program. After the Nov. 14, 1970, Marshall plane crash, several memorials and funerals were conducted. Marshall advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they beat Western Illinois in the first round, Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals, and Eastern Kentucky in the semifinals before losing to Youngstown State in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. Be Proactive. We Are Marshall tells the true story of the accident, the aftermath, and how a group of determined men . Marshall basketball player Mark Patton portrays a 1971 Marshall player asked to join the football team following the 1970 plane crash that claimed the lives of 75 community members. 1971 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1971 NCAA University Division football season, 1971 NCAA University Division independents football records, 1970 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, "Marshall football: From tragedy to triumph", "Q&A: 'We Are Marshall' movie fact vs. fiction", "ESPN Classic - Marshall football: From tragedy to triumph", "NCAA's decision to allow freshman eligibility changed football landscape", "September 25, 1971: Marshall-15 Xavier-13", "Plane crash devastates Marshall University", "Former coach remembers his own Marshall plan", "Touchdown on final play gives Marshall 1513 win", "Kent State Defeats Herd 21-0: First Shutout In Four Years", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1971_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team&oldid=1134710920, This page was last edited on 20 January 2023, at 04:52. Football Announces Interim Changes to Coaching Staff. The story of the Marshall football team's plane crash is one of the most tragic stories in sports history, and over a decade later I can't help but think the filmmakers missed a chance for this film to leave a lasting impression. Oliver called the play, broke the huddle and snapped the ball just before the clock ticked to 0:00. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Marshall requested and was granted a waiver to allow freshmen to compete so that they could field a complete team. [7] Lengyel dubbed his team the "Young Thundering Herd," and to motivate the team, President Richard Nixon wrote, "Friends across the land will be rooting for you, but whatever the season brings, you have already won your greatest victory by putting the 1971 varsity on the field. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [4] Dawson, an assistant coach, had gone on a recruiting trip instead of flying back with the team after the ECU game in 1970, and Lengyel convinced him to stay around for the 1971 season, providing some continuity. "He just nailed kick after kick." Timothy Allen. Added Bill Dawson to the 1970 Marshall Thundering Herd Football team roster. Do you have a sports website? "I knew it was one thing to kick at practice, but it is a whole different thing to kick with a rush coming and the crowd roaring," Lengyel said later, but Smith calmly hit a 31-yard field goal. Name Position Hometown 10 Dave Walsh QB Suffolk, Va. 12 Reggie Oliver QB Tuscaloosa, Ala. 13 Mark Miller QB Prestonsburg, Ky. 14 Steve Cooper DB Winfield, W.Va. 15 Rick Coleman QB Fayetteville, N.C. 15 Jim Pry QB Altoona, Pa. 16 Blake Smith K Downsville, N.Y. 19 Sidney Bell DB St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Find out more. Go To Coaching Staff. In the final college poll of the season, Marshall ranked 10th, the first time in school history that it ever cracked the Top 25. Home. The Thundering Herd won the Division I-AA title in 1992 and added another in 1996, with . Rainfall may reach one inch. But the play collegefootballnews.com rated the 93rd greatest play ever in 130-plus years of college football still stands today as the greatest play and win in the history of Marshall football. Better than one hour after the game, after hearing in the locker room from MU interim President Donald Deamon, Governor Moore and a stunned but satisfied Coach Lengyel, the players and coaches emerged to find most of the fans still in the stands, many crying, many hugging and some almost afraid that if they left, it might not have been true. The Long Road Back: Marshall Bows, 29-6: Morehead Wins '71 Opener (Sept. 18, 1971), Lengyel Unbowed; Hallum Pleased (Sept. 19, 1971), Young Herd Does It: MU 15, Xavier 13: Scores Touchdown On Final Play (Sept. 25, 1971), Redskins Massacre Herd, 66-6 (Oct. 3, 1971), Young Herd Runs Out Of Miracles, 13-0 (Oct. 16, 1971), Western Wallops Young Herd, 37-0: Scores 31 In Last Half (Oct. 23, 1971), Young Herd Stuns Bowling Green, 12-10 (Oct. 30, 1971), Kent Blanks Sputtering Herd, 21-0 (Nov. 6, 1971), Rockets Close Fast, Rip MU, 43-0 (Nov. 13, 1971), Error-Plagued Herd Bows To OU (Nov. 20, 1971), MU Coach Looks To The Future; Lengyel: We'll Be Better (Nov. 20, 1971), Gallery: Young Thundering Herd practices, August-September 1971, Gallery: Marshall vs. Morehead, Sept. 18, 1971, Gallery: Marshall's Young Thundering Herd victory against Xavier, Sept. 25, 1971, Gallery: Young Thundering Herd practice, Aug. 24, 1971, Video: Coach Lengyel talks about Spring Hill Cemetery (12/22/2006), Video: Coach Andy Nameth on Young Herd games (11/21/2006), Video: Jack Lengyel recalls his real-life relationships (12/22/2006), Video: Jack Lengyel on why he took the 1971 coaching job (12/22/2006), Video: Jack Lengyel on Dedmon's lasting role (12/22/2006), Video: Coach Andy Nameth on coming to Huntington (11/21/2006), Video: Coach Andy Nameth on "We Are Marshall" (11/21/2006), Gallery: Memorial service for Young Thundering Herd, Dec. 10, 2006, Gallery: Marshall vs. Morehead State, Sept. 19, 1970, Gallery: Chad Pennington through the years, Gallery: Matthew Fox press conference, April 7, 2006, Photos: 52nd Marshall Memorial Fountain Ceremony, Photos: Marshall Spring Fountain Ceremony 2018, Photos: Marshall Spring Fountain Celebration 2019, Photos: Marshall Spring Fountain Ceremony 2022, Gallery: Spring 2013 Memorial Fountain Service, Photos: Spring Memorial Fountain ceremony 2021, Photos: The 46th Annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony, Gallery: Coach Bobby Pruett through the years, Gallery: Filming of the board scene, April 7, 2006, Photos: 48th Annual Memorial Fountain Service 2018, Photos: Marshall women's soccer photos from 1998-2011, Gallery: Movie prop auction, Dec. 17, 2006, Photos: Marshall men's soccer photos from 2010, Gallery: Scenes on Marshall's campus after 1970 plane crash, Gallery: "We Are Marshall" premiere at Marquee Cinemas, Dec. 12, 2006, Gallery: Spring 2014 Memorial Fountain Service, Photos: Marshall women's soccer photos from 2012-2013, Photos: Marshall men's soccer photos from 2014, Gallery: Filming the Memorial Fountain scene, April 11, 2006, Gallery: Morning/afternoon of the "We Are Marshall" premiere, Dec. 12, 2006, Photos: Marshall men's soccer photos from 2011-2012, Photos: Marshall Football Memorial Rededication Ceremony 2020, Gallery: Filming the chant scene, April 10, 2006, Gallery: "We Are Marshall" photos from the movie, Gallery: McConaughey attends spring football practice, April 18, 2006, Gallery: 1970 memorial services for the plane crash victims, Gallery: Marshall memorial at East Carolina University, Gallery: Marshall University scenes from 1969, Gallery: "We Are Marshall" Hollywood premiere, Dec. 14, 2006, Gallery: Byron Leftwich through the years, Gallery: Marshall Memorial Services 1997-2003, Gallery: Green carpet premiere of "We Are Marshall," Dec. 12, 2006, Photos: 50th Annual Marshall Memorial Fountain Service 2020, Gallery: "We Are Marshall" pre-premiere party, Dec. 12, 2006, Gallery: Filming of campus scenes, April 17 and 21, 2006, Gallery: Filming of downtown scenes, April 12, 18 and 19, 2006, Gallery: Young Herd dedicates scoreboard, Dec. 11, 2006. Sr. Marshall, N.C. Marshall. Marshall coach Red Dawson coached for Marshall from 1968-1971. Marshall had also spent 1969 on NCAA probation for recruiting violations and was thrown out of the Mid-American Conference for the same problems. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. school at this time. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Nate Ruffin was the team captain. Former Marshall head football coach Sonny Randle has died, the Marshall University Athletic Department confirmed Wednesday morning. Bobby Pruett coached Marshall University football from 1996-2005. Marshall had lost 37 players, five coaches, administrators, media, fans and five members of the Southern Airway crew, 75 persons in all died, on November 14, 1970, when MU's charter flight. remained strong in football but never again captured a state championship under Boone. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more. 99 Diplomats Named To CC Fall Academic Honor Roll. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Liberty scored six runs during the fifth inning, pulling away for a five-inning 8-0 win over NIU on Friday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium. It was the worst single air tragedy in NCAA sports history. Lost Midwest First Round (112-101) versus Louisiana, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. We won't share it with anyone else. Shadeed Ahmed. Take a look back at Randy's Moss' stellar collegiate and professional football career, which spanned three decades and began in Huntington at Marshall University. Led by first-year head coach Jack Lengyel, the Thundering Herd compiled a record of 28. accounts, the history behind an article. All rights reserved. Or write about sports? "We Are Marshall" Hollywood premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater on Dec. 14, 2006. Share with Us. . W1. Ahmani Marshall. 22, Blandon Prater, TB, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 24, John Johnstonbaugh, TB, North Plainfield, N.J. 26, Terry Gardner, FB, West Portsmouth, Ohio. Team captain was Dave Griffith. One of the largest crowds ever turned out Friday, Nov. 14, for the annual memorial service to remember the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 football players, coaches, staff, supporters and flight. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Be Truthful. 17 Dec 2006 n What: Film depicting how the Marshall football team got back on its feet . 0. WR R-Jr. 6' 0'' 174 lbs . 1886 - Franklin & Marshall joins Penn, Lehigh, Lafayette, Swarthmore and Haverford in founding the Inter-State Athletic Association. Georgia Tech assistant coach Dick Bestwick was hired to be the head coach. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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