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
2001 Season Highlights
Bob Pruett enters his 6th 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.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Florida
14
49
L
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Massachusetts
49
20
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Bowling Green State
37
31
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Northern Illinois
37
15
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Buffalo
34
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Central Michigan
42
21
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Akron
50
33
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Kent
42
21
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Miami Ohio
27
21
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Ohio
42
18
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Youngstown State
38
24
W
Fri., Nov. 30 @
Toledo
36
41
L
@ Toledo, OH
Wed., Dec. 19
East Carolina
64
61
W
@ Mobile, AL
GMAC Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 512
Scoring Average 39.4
Points Allowed 369
Defense Average 28.4
Opponents Record 53-61
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-2
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
21 11-2-0
AP
21 11-2-0
Coaches
21 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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