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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Bob Pruett enters his 3rd 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.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Akron  27   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Troy  42   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ South Carolina  24   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Eastern Michigan  26   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Miami Ohio  31   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Ohio  30   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Kent  42   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Ball State  42   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Bowling Green State  13   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Central Michigan  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Wofford  29   27   W       
 Fri., Dec. 4  vs. Toledo  23   17   W    @ Huntington, WV   
 Wed., Dec. 23   Louisville  48   29   W    @ Pontiac, MI   Motor City Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored405
  Scoring Average31.2
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record52-61
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Marshall 12-1405236Won  48-297-1235131  Bob Pruett
Miami Ohio 10-1317142 6-1229105  Randy Walker
Bowling Green 5-6292312 4-3200168  Gary Blackney
Ohio 5-6269303 4-3196189  Jim Grobe
Kent State 0-11149454 0-796291  Dean Pees

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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.