Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 4 |
6:00 PM |
at Clemson* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
WSAZ |
W 13–10 |
79,186 |
September 11 |
7:00 PM |
Liberty* |
|
Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV |
WSAZ |
W 63–3 |
26,374 |
September 18 |
7:00 PM |
Bowling Green |
|
Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV |
FSNP |
W 35–16 |
29,741 |
September 25 |
8:00 PM |
Temple* |
No. 21 |
Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV |
FSNP |
W 34–0 |
30,194 |
October 2 |
2:00 PM |
at Miami (OH) |
No. 17 |
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
ESPN+ |
W 32–14 |
30,087 |
October 14 |
8:00 PM |
Toledo |
No. 15 |
Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV |
ESPN |
W 38–13 |
30,203 |
October 23 |
12:00 PM |
at Buffalo |
No. 15 |
UB Stadium • Amherst, NY |
FSNP |
W 59–3 |
13,120 |
October 30 |
4:00 PM |
Northern Illinois |
No. 13 |
Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV |
FSN |
W 41–9 |
30,081 |
November 6 |
2:00 PM |
at Kent State |
No. 13 |
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH |
WSAZ |
W 28–16 |
12,280 |
November 13 |
12:00 PM |
at Western Michigan |
No. 12 |
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI |
|
W 31–17 |
30,472 |
November 26 |
12:30 PM |
Ohio |
No. 12 |
Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell) |
FSN |
W 34–3 |
26,053 |
December 3 |
8:00 PM |
Western Michigan |
No. 11 |
Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (MAC Championship Game) |
ESPN2 |
W 34–30 |
28,069 |
December 27 |
1:30 PM |
vs. BYU* |
No. 11 |
Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 21–3 |
52,449 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time[1]. |
Game summaries
Clemson
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
Tigers |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Liberty
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Flames |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Thundering Herd |
7 |
28 |
14 |
14 |
63 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Bowling Green
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
3 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
Thundering Herd |
14 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–19 |
1998 |
BGSU, 34–13 |
Temple
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Owls |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
#21 Thundering Herd |
14 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
1974 |
TEM, 31–10 |
Miami (OH)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#17 Thundering Herd |
9 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
32 |
RedHawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–29–1 |
1998 |
MARSH, 31–17 |
Toledo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rockets |
3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
#15 Thundering Herd |
7 |
17 |
0 |
14 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–19–1 |
1998 |
MARSH, 23–17 |
Buffalo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#15 Thundering Herd |
14 |
24 |
14 |
7 |
59 |
Bulls |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
1964 |
MARSH, 14–12 |
Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
#13 Thundering Herd |
14 |
0 |
14 |
13 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–3 |
1974 |
NIU, 20–17 |
Kent State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#13 Thundering Herd |
14 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
Golden Flashes |
0 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–18 |
1998 |
MARSH, 42–7 |
Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 Thundering Herd |
7 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
31 |
Broncos |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–21 |
1984 |
WMU, 42–7 |
Ohio
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
#12 Thundering Herd |
0 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–28–6 |
1998 |
MARSH, 30–23 |
Western Michigan–MAC Championship
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Broncos |
10 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
#11 Thundering Herd |
0 |
0 |
20 |
14 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–21 |
1999 |
MARSH, 31–17 |
BYU–Motor City Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cougars |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
#11 Thundering Herd |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Roster
1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1999-10-12 |
Team players drafted in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.
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Awards and honors
- Chad Pennington, Davey O'Brien Trophy finalist
- Chad Pennington, Heisman Trophy Finalist
- Chad Pennington, MAC Championship Game MVP and MAC Offensive Player of the Year
- Chad Pennington, 1st Team All-MAC
- Nate Poole, 1st Team All-MAC
- Giradie Mercer, 1st Team All-MAC
- Doug Chapman, 1st Team All-MAC
- John Grace, 1st Team All-MAC
- Rogers Beckett, 1st Team All-MAC
- James Williams, 1st Team All-MAC
Rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
AP |
RV |
RV |
21 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
Coaches |
RV |
RV |
25 |
22 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
BCS |
Not released |
14 |
14 |
NR |
14 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
Not rel. |
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