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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 628-573-47
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 628-573-47
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 15
 Division Titles 9
 Conference Record 137-75-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 388-209-17
 Away Record 179-339-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 125
 Winning Seasons (#1) 67
 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  29-20
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
 Stony Brook in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Marshall and Stony Brook have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Stony Brook
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Virginia Tech
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Ohio State
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Western Michigan
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Appalachian State
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Georgia Southern
 Thu., Oct. 17  vs. Georgia State
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Louisiana Monroe
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Southern Mississippi
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Coastal Carolina
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Old Dominion
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ James Madison
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Sun Belt East Standings
 Season   Conference 
Appalachian State 0-0
Coastal Carolina 0-0
Georgia Southern 0-0
Georgia State 0-0
James Madison 0-0
Marshall 0-0
Old Dominion 0-0
 
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 174-104
 20 or more  162-64
 30 or more 115-19
 40 or more 61-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 27-1
 10 or more 147-126
 20 or more 78-119
 30 or more 18-85
 40 or more 4-43
 
  
 
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 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.