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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  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Bob Pruett enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Hofstra  45   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Tennessee  24   34   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Toledo  17   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Kansas State  27   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Troy  24   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Kent  49   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Buffalo  26   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Western Michigan  41   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Akron  42   24   W       
 Wed., Nov. 12  @ Miami Ohio  6   45   L       
 Wed., Nov. 19  @ Central Florida  21   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Ohio  28   0   W       
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored350
  Scoring Average29.2
  Points Allowed278
  Defense Average23.2
  Opponents Record66-60
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-3
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 11-3470304Won  28-247-2273214  Gregg Brandon
Marshall 8-4350278 6-2230170  Bob Pruett
Akron 7-5435353 5-3257246  Lee Owens
Kent State 5-7321396 4-4261274  Dean Pees
Central Florida 3-9224373 2-6131221  Mike Kruczek
Ohio 2-10263372 1-7192244  Brian Knorr
Buffalo 1-11177445 1-7138289  Jim Hofher

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 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.