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Marshall Football Team History


Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
 Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 30,475
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Bob Pruett
Conference: Mid-American-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Bob Pruett enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 The Thundering Herd won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 The Thundering Herd won the Mid-American Conference East Championship.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Clemson  13   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Liberty  63   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Bowling Green State  35   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Temple  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Miami Ohio  32   14   W       
 Thu., Oct. 14  vs. Toledo  38   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Buffalo  59   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Northern Illinois  41   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Kent  28   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Western Michigan  31   17   W       
 Fri., Nov. 26  vs. Ohio  34   3   W       
 Fri., Dec. 3  vs. Western Michigan  34   30   W    @ Huntington, WV   
 Mon., Dec. 27   Brigham Young  21   3   W    @ Pontiac, MI   Motor City Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record13-0
  Points Scored463
  Scoring Average35.6
  Points Allowed137
  Defense Average10.5
  Opponents Record57-68
  Conference Record9-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record5-0
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
1013-0-0 AP
1013-0-0 Coaches
1013-0-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1999 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Marshall 13-0463137Won  21-39-0332121  Bob Pruett
Miami Ohio 7-4335264 5-2206143  Terry Hoeppner
Ohio 5-6271287 5-2199137  Jim Grobe
Bowling Green 5-6296312 3-4188182  Gary Blackney
Kent State 2-9213376 2-5125220  Dean Pees
Buffalo 0-11130426 0-786316  Craig Cirbus

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.