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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: Charles Huff
Conference: Sun Belt-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Marshall 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1895  
  1943 - Did not field a team from 1943-1945.
  1970 - November 14, a plane crash killed all 75 passengers, including 37 players, five coaches, administrators, family, friends, and the five-person crew, as it returned to West Virginia after a game against East Carolina.
  2009 - Rick Minter served as interim head coach for the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1925, 1928, 1931, 1937, 1988, 1992, 1994
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014
Division Championships
  1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2013
2014, 2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 635-576-47
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 635-576-47
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 15
 Division Titles 9
 Conference Record 141-75-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 394-209-17
 Away Record 180-342-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 125
 Winning Seasons (#1) 68
 Losing Seasons (#1)52
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (1996)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1979)
 10 Win Seasons 16
 Most Points Scored in a Game 101 (10/21/1916)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 658 (1996)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 94 (10/6/1917)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 517 (2012)
 Largest Margin of Victory 101 (10/21/1916)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 94 (10/6/1917)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 133 (11/28/2014)
 Last Shutout 11/5/2022
 Last Time Shutout 11/18/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 192
 Been Shutout All-Time 175
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (11/7/1998-8/31/2000)
 Longest Losing  15 (9/21/1968-10/25/1969)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 12-6-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  36-23
 2010-19  78-51
 2000-09  67-56
 1990-99 114-25
 1980-89 57-56-3
 1970-79 22-84
 1960-69 30-66-4
 1950-59 31-59-5
 1940-49 35-31-3
 1930-39 54-36-5
 1920-29 42-37-9
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Old Dominion in a Conference Game
Last Time: Marshall won 41-35 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Marshall vs. Old Dominion 8-1-0 88.9% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Stony Brook  45-3 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Virginia Tech  14-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Ohio State  14-49 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Western Michigan  27-20 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Appalachian State  52-37 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Georgia Southern  23-24 L
 Thu., Oct. 17  vs. Georgia State  35-20 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Louisiana Monroe  28-23 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Southern Mississippi  37-3 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Coastal Carolina  31-19 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Old Dominion  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ James Madison  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Scoring306-229
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Sun Belt East Standings
 Season   Conference 
Marshall 7-34-0
James Madison 8-23-0
Appalachian State 4-52-1
Coastal Carolina 5-52-1
Georgia Southern 6-42-1
Old Dominion 4-62-1
Georgia State 2-80-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Marshall & Ohio have played 60 games.
Marshall has won 21 games.
Ohio has won 33 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-23
 10 or more 181-107
 20 or more  169-65
 30 or more 120-19
 40 or more 63-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 29-1
 10 or more 152-129
 20 or more 82-122
 30 or more 19-87
 40 or more 4-44
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.