{"id":1621,"date":"2019-12-19T13:24:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T18:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/?page_id=1621"},"modified":"2019-12-19T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T18:24:24","slug":"season-xavier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/season-xavier\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall 31, Xavier 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top:-20px\">\n\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-7\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h2>November 14, 1970 &#8230; Remembered<\/h2>\n\n<h2>DETAILED INFORMATION\n\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('the-herd-s-1970-football-season', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 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'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-panel\">\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                The HERD&#039;S 1970 Football Season\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak>\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n\n\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n <ul>\t\t\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-morehead\">Morehead State University (September 19 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"..\/season-toledo\">University of Toledo (September 26 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"..\/season-xavier\">Xavier University (October 3 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-miami\">Miami University (October 10 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"..\/season-louisville\">University of Louisville (October 17 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"..\/season-western_michigan\">Western Michigan University (October 24 &#8211; Home Game &#8211; Homecoming)<\/a><\/li>\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-bowling_green\">Bowling Green State University (October 31 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"..\/season-kent_state\">Kent State University (November 7 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"..\/season-east_carolina\">East Carolina University (November 14 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-ohio\">Ohio University (November 21 &#8211; Away Game [Game Cancelled])<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <div style=\"float:left;margin-right: 20px\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/files\/2020\/01\/season-xavier1.jpg\" alt=\"marshall xavier\" width=\"160\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1623\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div style=\"float:left;margin-right: 20px\">\n<p class=\"caption\">Joe Hood flips through<br \/>\n\t\tfor a 9 yard gain.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n\n\n  <\/h2><h2>MU Trips X, 31-14<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">By Mike Brown, Herald-Advertiser Sports Writer. <em>Huntington Herald-Advertiser,<\/em> October 4, 1970.(Used with permission)<\/p>\n\t\t<h2>Cincinnati<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall University head coach Rick Tolley takes pride in \n\t\this defense. Saturday night in Xavier Stadium, the Thundering Herd \n\t\tdefense justified Tolley&#8217;s pride. The Marshall defense scored one \n\t\ttouchdown and set up another in the final two minutes to enable the Herd \n\t\tto post a 31-14, victory over a rugged Xavier team. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall, unable to stand the prosperity of a 17-0 half-time lead, \n\t\tfloundered badly in the second half and found itself standing on the \n\t\tbrink of disaster when suddenly its defense turned the complexion of the \n\t\tgame completely around. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The Musketeers, who drove 69 yards for a touchdown the first time they \n\t\tgot the ball in the second half, cut the lead to three points, 17-14 \n\t\twith 6:49 left and had the ball with three minutes left when disaster \n\t\tstruck in the form of Greg Finn, Pete Naputano and Larry Sander. The \n\t\tfirst big play by the MU defenders came with 2:53 left when Finn barreled \n\t\tin and forced XU quarterback Paul Smith to fumble as he attempted to \n\t\tpass from his own 23 on a second-and-10 play. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">By the time the elusive football came to rest, Naputano was hugging it \n\t\ton the two-yard line. With 1:45 to go, quarterback Ted Shoebridge, who \n\t\tscored on a 16-yard run in the first period, sneaked in from the \n\t\tone-yard line. <\/p>\n\n\t\t<h2>TD for Sanders<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The next big play came with only 34 seconds left when Sanders picked off \n\t\tan errant Smith pass in the right flat and streaked it 51 yards to \n\t\tscore. That made it 31-14 and the game Musketeers were dead.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Both Xavier scores came on fourth down plays.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Smith passed 13 yards to end Dave Myers for the first score and he \n\t\tteamed with Jon McCormick for the second score on a fourth-and-12 at the \n\t\tMarshall 18. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The second XU touchdown was set up when Art Harris fumbled away the ball \n\t\ton his own 14-yard line. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The Marshall offense, a doormat in the Thundering Herd&#8217;s first two games \n\t\tof the season, ripped the mistake-prone Xavier defense for 245 yards in \n\t\tthe first half. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Shoebridge completed 9 of 16 passes for 141 yards and the running game, \n\t\tspearheaded by Hood&#8217;s 50 yards on 13 carries, tacked on another 101. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Most encouraging was the Thundering Herd&#8217;s ability to move the ball for \n\t\tsustained periods as evidenced by touchdown marches of 62 and 96 yards.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The Herd got its first chance to go on the offense following an \n\t\tinterception by Cincinnati sophomore Felix Jordan, his third of the \n\t\tseason. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Jordan&#8217;s interception of Smith&#8217;s pass and subsequent six-yard return \n\t\tgave Marshall excellent field position at its own 45. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The Thundering Herd moved the ball to the Xavier 34 before bogging down. \n\t\tA delay of game penalty on a field goal attempt moved the ball back to \n\t\tthe 39 and Lajterman instead punted into the end zone. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Again the Herd defense held and Xavier&#8217;s Dave Myers punted to Hood on \n\t\tthe Marshall 38. From there the Herd marched the distance in eight plays \n\t\twith Shoebridge rolling around left end from 16-yards out with 5:59 left \n\t\tin the first period.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Twice the drive was kept going when Marshall was able to pick up short \n\t\tyardage on third downs. On third and one at the MU 47, Shoebridge got \n\t\tthree on a quarterback sneak. On third and one at the Xavier 41, Hood \n\t\tgot two to the 39. Then the Herd scored in two plays from there. \n\t\tShoebridge first hit Art Harris on a swing pass with Harris carrying the \n\t\tball to the 16 from where the Jersey Jet scored his third TD of the \n\t\tseason. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>Second Drive<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall&#8217;s second scoring drive was a methodical one which required 14 \n\t\tplays and consumed nearly seven minutes. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall gained possession of the ball on its own eight when Hood called \n\t\tfor a fair catch on Myers&#8217; punt. MU was penalized four yards on an \n\t\tillegal procedure call and from there proceeded to grind it out. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The drive nearly was nipped in the bud when the Herd found itself in a \n\t\tfirst and 19 position from its own 19 following a clipping penalty. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">However, Shoebridge rallied his troops and got out of the hole when he \n\t\thit Hood on a screen pass which carried to the 31, good for a first \n\t\tdown. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Xavier was then called for a personal foul, putting the ball on the MU \n\t\t46. Hood got eight and Art Harris three to put the ball on the XU 42 as \n\t\tthe quarter ended. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>Fires To Harris<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Hood got two and then Shoebridge fired to Bob Harris for 23 yards and a \n\t\tfirst down at the Musketeer 17. The Herd then got a big break when XU \n\t\twas called for another personal foul which put the ball on the eight.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">On the next play, XU was called for pass interference in the end zone, \n\t\tputting the ball on the one from where Hood dived into the end zone. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Lajterman&#8217;s field goal came with 10:17 left in the half after Scottie \n\t\tReese covered an Xavier fumble on the MU 38. The drive was stopped at \n\t\tthe 22 and on fourth down Lajterman booted his 38-yarder. He missed \n\t\tattempts from 57-yards with 7:13 left in the half and again from \n\t\t44-yards as the half ended. <\/p>\n\n\t\t<h2>SUMMARY<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table width=\"200\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">  \n          <tr>\n            <td>Marshall<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">7<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">10<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">0<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">14<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\"><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n\t      <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Xavier<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">0<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">0<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">7<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">7<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/table>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">MU Shoebridge 16 run (Lajterman kick)<br \/>\n\t\tMU Hood 1 run (Lajterman kick)<br \/>\n\t\tMU Lajterman 38 FG<br \/>\n\t\tXU Myers 13 pass from Smith (Huber kick)<br \/>\n\t\tXU McCormick 18 pass from Smith (Huber kick) <br \/>\n\t\tMU Shoebridge 1 run (Lajterman kick)<br \/>\n\t\tMU Sanders 51 run interception (Lajterman kick) <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>STATISTICS<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<table width=\"300\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" summary=\"game statistics\">\n          <tr>\n            <td width=\"112\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n            <td width=\"79\"><strong>Marshall<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td width=\"79\"><strong>Xavier<\/strong><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>First downs<\/td>\n            <td>15<\/td>\n            <td>18<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Rushing yardage<\/td>\n            <td>156<\/td>\n            <td>92<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Passing yardage<\/td>\n            <td>154<\/td>\n            <td>198<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Passes<\/td>\n            <td>11-21-2<\/td>\n            <td>17-34-1<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Return yardage<\/td>\n            <td>156<\/td>\n            <td>111<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Punts<\/td>\n            <td>7-36-4<\/td>\n            <td>9-31-7 <\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td> Fumbles lost<\/td>\n            <td>1<\/td>\n            <td>2<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Yards penalized<\/td>\n            <td>87<\/td>\n            <td>107<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/table>\n\t \n\n\t\t<h2>INDIVIDUAL LEADERS<\/h2>\n <p class=\"newsprintsubheading\">Rushing<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall- Hood 23-67; Shoebridge 15-56; A. Harris 11-22;<br \/>\nXavier- Lancaster 9-57; West 4-19; Ragon 4-14; McCormick 6-10 Hower 2-3; Brady 1-minus 5; Smith 11-minus 6. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"newsprintsubheading\">Passing<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall- Shoebridge 11-21 for 154 yards;<br \/>\nXavier- Smith 16-32 for 202 yards, 2 touchdowns; Brady 1-2 for minus 4 yards.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"newsprintsubheading\">Receiving<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall- Art Harris 5-45; Bob Harris 3-59; Hood 2-31; Young 1-19;<br \/>\nXavier- Meyers 4-63, 1 touchdown; McCormick 2-36, 1 touchdown; Hower 4-42; West 2-25; Lancaster 2-8; Knoppe 1-8; Pfeiffer 1-12; Dever 1-18. <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-5\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:-10px\">\n<h2>Related Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\t\t\n          <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/\">Coaches, Players, Staff<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/fans\/\">Fans<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/flight-crew\/\">Flight Crew<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/1970-season\/\">1970 Season<\/a><\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/accident-report\/\">Accident Report<\/a><\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/memorial-service\/\">Memorial Service<\/a><\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/fountain\/\">Memorial Fountain<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/marshall-university-1970\/\">Marshall University, 1970<\/a> <\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/movie\/\">&#8220;We Are Marshall&#8221; movie<\/a> <\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/acknowledgements\/\">Acknowledgements<\/a> <\/li>\t \t\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>OTHER RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Special Collections, Morrow Library,\nMarshall University,\nOne John Marshall Drive,\nHuntington, WV 25755<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:speccoll@marshall.edu\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speccoll@marshall.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:304-696-2343\">304-696-2343<\/a> telephone<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:304-696-2361\">304-696-2361<\/a> fax<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:800-818-9816\">(800) 818-9816<\/a> toll free<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marshall.special.collections\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>OTHER RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/directory\/\">Staff\/Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/directions\/\">Directions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/fees\/\">Research &amp; Duplication Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/about\/hours\/\">Regular Hours:<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;Mon&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Fri:&nbsp; 8 am&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;4:30 pm; Sat&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Sun:&nbsp; closed<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/lisle-brown-campaign\/\">Contribute to Lisle Brown Memorial Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":160,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar-left.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1621","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1621\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}