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Marshall Football Team History


Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
 Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837
Stadium: Marshall University Stadium
Capacity: 38,016
Colors: Green & White
Coach:
Conference: Conference USA-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls

Marshall News
Team Timeline
First Team: 1895  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1925, 1928, 1931, 1937, 1988, 1992, 1994
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 176-264-3
 Winning Pct. 40.0%
 National Championships 0
 Conference USA Conference Titles 0
 Other Conference Titles 14
 Conference Record 13-11-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 115-97-1
 Away Record 54-165-2
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 113
 Winning Seasons (#1) 13
 Losing Seasons (#1)22
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (1999)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1979)
 10 Win Seasons 5
 Most Points Scored in a Game 66 (10/12/2002)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 512 (2001)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 92 (11/6/1915)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 411 (2007)
 Largest Margin of Victory 60 (9/11/1999)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 86 (11/6/1915)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 125 (12/19/2001)
 Last Shutout 11/28/2003
 Last Time Shutout 10/14/2000
 Shutouts All-Time 14
 Been Shutout All-Time 55
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (11/7/1998-8/31/2000)
 Longest Losing  16 (11/8/1913-11/5/1938)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 7-2-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2000-09  79-69
 1990-99 35-8
 1980-89 11-24-1
 1970-79 22-84
 1960-69 26-55-2
 1950-59 0-4
 1940-49 2-3
 1930-39 1-4
 1920-29 -5
Next Game
 9/1/2012 (Sat)  
@ West Virginia in a Non-Conference Game
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Last Time: Marshall lost 13-34 in 2011.
All-Time:
 Marshall vs. West Virginia 0-10-0 0.0% 
 
2012 Season
 Sat., Sep. 1  @ West Virginia
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Western Carolina
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Ohio
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Rice
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Purdue
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Tulsa
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Southern Mississippi
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Central Florida
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Memphis
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Alabama-Birmingham
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Houston
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ East Carolina
 
2012 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring-
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2012 Conference USA East Standings
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Marshall & Ohio have played 31 games.
Marshall has won 15 games.
Ohio has won 16 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-14
 10 or more 79-55
 20 or more  71-29
 30 or more 47-5
 40 or more 24-0
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 7-0
 10 or more 72-69
 20 or more 42-65
 30 or more 10-48
 40 or more 2-22
 
  
 
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 game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.