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Marshall

MAC · 1997 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
1st
8–1 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
50
1962–2026
All-Time Record
278–295–3
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1999
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 1 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Marshall head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE7–5L 31–42
3Week 3 · Sep 9Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 35–25
4Week 4 · Sep 16Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–8W 42–17
5Week 5 · Sep 23WESTERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 48–7
6Week 6 · Sep 30Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–6W 42–16
8Week 8 · Oct 14Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC2–9W 52–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–3L 21–45
10Week 10 · Oct 28Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–7W 48–25
11Week 11 · Nov 4Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–9W 45–17
12Week 12 · Nov 11Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC3–8W 28–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC8–3W 27–0
16Regular Season Final · Dec 9Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–3W 34–14
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–4L 31–34

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.777
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-12+40
  • Toledo +9
  • Ohio +8
  • Ball State +5
  • Army +4
  • Eastern Michigan +4
  • Kent State +3
  • Bowling Green +3
  • Akron +2
  • Central Michigan +2
  • Miami (OH) -3
  • Ole Miss -4
  • West Virginia -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.769 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17W15#15Regular Season Final#15Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-11
+10
+25
+41
+26
+35
-24
+23
+28
+28
+27
+20
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1421977#1291978#1341979#1291980#1281981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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