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: Southern-
1996 Season Highlights
Bob Pruett enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Marshall.
The Thundering Herd won the Southern Conference Championship.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Howard (DC)
55
27
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. West Virginia State
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Georgia Southern
29
13
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Western Kentucky
37
3
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
45
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Virginia Military Institute
45
20
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Western Carolina
56
21
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Appalachian State
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Citadel
56
25
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ East Tennessee State
34
10
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Furman
42
17
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs. Delaware
59
14
W
Sat., Dec. 7 vs. Furman
54
0
W
Sat., Dec. 14 vs. Northern Iowa
31
14
W
Sat., Dec. 21 vs. Montana
49
29
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 15-0
Points Scored 658
Scoring Average 43.9
Points Allowed 210
Defense Average 14.0
Opponents Record 18-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 11-0
Away Record 4-0
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).