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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  <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024
2004 Season Highlights
 Bob Pruett enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 
2004 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Troy  15   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Ohio State  21   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Georgia  3   13   L       
 Wed., Sep. 29  vs. Miami Ohio  33   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Ohio  16   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Kent  27   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Buffalo  48   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Central Florida  20   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  @ Akron  28   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Bowling Green State  35   56   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Western Michigan  31   21   W       
 Thu., Dec. 23   Cincinnati  14   32   L    @ Fort Worth, TX   Armed Forces Bowl
 
2004 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Points Scored291
  Scoring Average24.3
  Points Allowed266
  Defense Average22.2
  Opponents Record53-63
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-4
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2004 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 8-5407298Lost  13-177-1282158  Terry Hoeppner
Bowling Green 9-3532282Won  52-356-2337181  Gregg Brandon
Akron 6-5271347 6-2237217  J.D. Brookhart
Marshall 6-6291266Lost  14-326-2238180  Bob Pruett
Kent State 5-6335264 4-4269186  Doug Martin
Ohio 4-7221271 2-6148217  Brian Knorr
Buffalo 2-9197351 2-6167247  Jim Hofher
Central Florida 0-11175362 0-8136246  George OLeary

2004 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2004 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.