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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: Mark Snyder
Conference: Conference USA-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Mark Snyder enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 1  vs. William & Mary  36   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Kansas State  19   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Central Florida  13   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Southern Methodist  16   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Virginia Tech  14   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Alabama Birmingham  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Texas El Paso  3   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Tulane  27   26   W    @ Mobile, AL   
 Tue., Nov. 8  vs. Southern Mississippi  24   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. East Carolina  29   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Memphis  3   26   L       
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average18.0
  Points Allowed276
  Defense Average25.1
  Opponents Record63-54
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-4
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Florida 8-5373373Lost  48-497-2272248  George OLeary
Memphis 7-5326276Won  38-315-3207201  Tommy West
Southern Mississippi 7-5355272Won  31-195-3238182  Jeff Bower
East Carolina 5-6267317 4-4194232  Skip Holtz
Marshall 4-7198276 2-4112149  Mark Snyder
Tulane 2-9234348 1-6150212  Chris Scelfo

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 All Conference USA 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.