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![College football season opener opponents Navy, Marshall connected by Jack Lengyel, who inspired movie 'We Are Marshall' College football season opener opponents Navy, Marshall connected by Jack Lengyel, who inspired movie 'We Are Marshall'](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/B2C6QR2AKNED5IVCMWADTE3THY.jpg)
College football season opener opponents Navy, Marshall connected by Jack Lengyel, who inspired movie 'We Are Marshall'
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![College Football: The 50 Greatest Plays in History | Marshall university football, College football, Marshall thundering herd football College Football: The 50 Greatest Plays in History | Marshall university football, College football, Marshall thundering herd football](https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/69/b3/15/69b315408a0b6403cc583fed574bde58.jpg)
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Gallery: Marshall's Young Thundering Herd victory against Xavier, Sept. 25, 1971 | Photo Galleries | herald-dispatch.com
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Gallery: Marshall's Young Thundering Herd victory against Xavier, Sept. 25, 1971 | Photo Galleries | herald-dispatch.com
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Gallery: Marshall's Young Thundering Herd victory against Xavier, Sept. 25, 1971 | Photo Galleries | herald-dispatch.com
![Marshall University (dark jerseys) beat Morehead State (white jerseys) 17-7 in the season opener Sept. 19, 1970, at Fairfield Stadium. The 1970 team had a 3-6 record under coach Rick Tolley. Team Marshall University (dark jerseys) beat Morehead State (white jerseys) 17-7 in the season opener Sept. 19, 1970, at Fairfield Stadium. The 1970 team had a 3-6 record under coach Rick Tolley. Team](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P5MG7B/marshall-university-dark-jerseys-beat-morehead-state-white-jerseys-17-7-in-the-season-opener-sept-19-1970-at-fairfield-stadium-the-1970-team-had-a-3-6-record-under-coach-rick-tolley-team-captain-was-dave-griffith-on-nov-14-1970-75-marshall-university-football-players-coaches-and-fans-died-in-a-plane-crash-upon-returning-to-huntington-from-east-carolina-university-where-the-team-had-just-suffered-a-heartbreaking-17-14-lossap-photothe-herald-dispatch-2P5MG7B.jpg)