1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 1[1]
FCS Coaches No. 1
1996 record 15–0 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach Bob Pruett (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Larry Kueck
Defensive coordinator Kevin Kelly
Home stadium Marshall University Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 Marshall $^  8 –0     15 –0  
#8t East Tennessee State ^  7 –1     10 –3  
#13 Furman ^  6 –2     9 –4  
#25 Appalachian State  5 –3     7 –4  
The Citadel  3 –5     4 –7  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     4 –7  
VMI  2 –6     3 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6     3 –8  
Western Carolina  1 –7     4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was Marshall's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level. Marshall won their second NCAA Division I-AA National Championship in school history.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 7:00 PM Howard* No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 55–27   26,054
September 14 7:00 PM West Virginia State* No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 42–7   21,851
September 21 3:30 PM at No. 13 Georgia Southern No. 1 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA WSAZ W 29–13   13,977
September 28 7:00 PM No. 12 Western Kentucky* No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 37–3   20,755
October 5 7:00 PM Chattanooga No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV WSAZ W 45–0   22,078
October 12 1:00 PM at VMI No. 1 Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 45–20   9,165
October 19 7:00 PM Western Carolina No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV WSAZ W 56–21   19,330
October 26 1:00 PM at No. 20 Appalachian State No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC SS W 24–10   23,458
November 2 1:00 PM The Citadeldagger No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV WSAZ W 56–25   21,038
November 9 2:00 PM at No. 7 East Tennessee State No. 1 Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN WSAZ W 34–10   13,131
November 16 1:00 PM Furman No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 42–17   22,615
November 30 1:00 PM No. 10 Delaware* No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) WSAZ W 59–14   15,429
December 7 1:00 PM No. 9 Furman No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) WSAZ W 54–0   14,096
December 14 1:00 PM No. 3 Northern Iowa* No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) WSAZ W 31–14   14,414
December 21 2:00 PM No. 2 Montana* No. 1 Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (I-AA National Championship) ESPN W 49–29   30,052
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time[2].

Roster

1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 15 Eric Kresser Sr
WR 88 Randy Moss Jr
QB 10 Chad Pennington So
C 66 John Wade Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 5 B. J. Cohen Jr
DB 25 Melvin Cunningham Sr
DT 86 Billy Lyon Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 41 Chris Hanson So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Final Sports Network's 1996 Division 1-AA College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ "1996 Marshall Football Schedule." 1996 Marshall University Football Media Guide Retrieved on April 16, 2009. October 21, 2009.
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