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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

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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
Record	6-6
Points Scored	291
Scoring Average	24.3
Points Allowed	266
Defense Average	22.2
Opponents Record	53-63
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-4

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	8-5	407	298	Lost 13-17	7-1	282	158	Terry Hoeppner
Bowling Green	9-3	532	282	Won 52-35	6-2	337	181	Gregg Brandon
Akron	6-5	271	347		6-2	237	217	J.D. Brookhart
Marshall	6-6	291	266	Lost 14-32	6-2	238	180	Bob Pruett
Kent State	5-6	335	264		4-4	269	186	Doug Martin
Ohio	4-7	221	271		2-6	148	217	Brian Knorr
Buffalo	2-9	197	351		2-6	167	247	Jim Hofher
Central Florida	0-11	175	362		0-8	136	246	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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.