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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  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
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
  Record11-2
  Points Scored512
  Scoring Average39.4
  Points Allowed369
  Defense Average28.4
  Opponents Record53-61
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-2
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 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Marshall 11-2512369Won  64-617-1297182  Bob Pruett
Miami Ohio 7-5319309 5-2185141  Terry Hoeppner
Kent State 6-5248281 5-2186165  Dean Pees
Bowling Green 8-3333215 4-3212126  Urban Meyer
Buffalo 3-8205286 1-6113175  Jim Hofher
Ohio 1-10198323 1-6131214  Brian Knorr

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.


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.