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List Of Marshall Thundering Herd Bowl Games
The Marshall Thundering Herd college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the Marshall University in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). Since the establishment of the team in 1895, Marshall has appeared in 19 bowl games (officially 18).Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 20–21 The latest bowl win occurred on December 19, 2022, when Marshall defeated UConn 28–14 in the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl. The victory in that game brought the Herd's overall bowl record to thirteen wins and six losses (13–6). Key Bowl games Notes References {{Marshall Thundering Herd football navbox Marshall Thundering Herd The Marshall Thundering Herd is the intercollegiate athletic collection of teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which are membe ... ...
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Marshall Thundering Herd
The Marshall Thundering Herd is the intercollegiate athletic collection of teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which are members of the NCAA Division I. The school's official colors are kelly green and white. The Marshall Thundering Herd have won 3 NCAA national championships and one NAIA national championship. Sports sponsored Baseball * Head Coach: Vacant * Stadium: Kennedy Center Field * Conference Championships: 9 (1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1978, 1981) * NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1973, 1978) * First Season Played: 1896 Early Marshall baseball teams played on what is now Buskirk Field on campus, but has long since been handicapped by a lack of on-campus facilities. Currently, the program uses Kennedy Center Field for home games in Huntington, Appalachian Power Park in Charleston (home of the West Virginia Power). A new on-campus f ...
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1997 Motor City Bowl
The 1997 Motor City Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan on December 26, 1997. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd of the MAC and the Ole Miss Rebels of the Southeastern Conference. Background The Rebels finished third in the SEC Western Division in their first bowl game since 1992. Marshall was champions of the MAC after beating Toledo in the 1997 MAC Championship Game in their first ever season in Division I-A. This was their first bowl game since 1948. Game summary In a game with 1,018 yards of total offense, Stewart Patridge threw 29-of-47 passes for 332 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception to lead Ole Miss to victory. Deuce McAllister at running back. Chad Pennington threw 23-of-45 for 337 yards and 3 touchdowns. Randy Moss caught 6 passes for 173 yards. Aftermath This was the only Motor City Bowl featuring a team from the SEC. Marshall went to the next three Motor Cit ...
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2000 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Team
The 2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924. Schedule Roster Awards and milestones All-Americans Jonathan Ruffin, K Players in the 2001 NFL Draft References Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats football seasons Cincinnati Bearcats football The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big 12 Conference. They have played their home games in his ...
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2000 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Team
The 2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall won its fourth consecutive MAC championship. Schedule Roster Team players in the NFL References Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion seasons Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football The Marshall Thundering Herd football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Marshall University. The team represents the university as a member of the Sun Belt Conference East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Associat ...
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2000 Motor City Bowl
The 2000 Motor City Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game in which the Marshall Thundering Herd of the MAC defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats of the Conference USA 25–14. It was played on December 27, 2000 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. The Bearcats were C-USA runners-up fresh off the wins from five of their last six games, which included Syracuse and #20 Southern Mississippi. Marshall however was the four-time MAC champion who had also won five of their last six games, one of which was against Western Michigan, who had defeated them earlier in the season, in the MAC Championship Game. Cincinnati kicker Jonathan Ruffin was an All-America and had won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's best placekicker. Quarterback Deontey Kenner led the Bearcat offense, while 330 lb defensive tackle Mario Monds led the defense. Marshall's offense was led by future NFL quarterback Byron Leftwich, its defense was led by four-year starter Paul Tovie ...
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1999 BYU Cougars Football Team
The 1999 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 28th-year head coach LaVell Edwards, in what would be his second-to-last season with the team, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium. This was the school's first year in the newly formed Mountain West Conference, and they would go on to share the conference's first conference championship with Utah and Colorado State. They finished with a record of 8–4 (5–2 MW), and were invited to the 1999 Motor City Bowl, where they lost to undefeated Marshall, 3–21. Schedule Sources: •SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5. Roster Rankings Game summaries Washington Colorado State Virginia Utah State ...
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1999 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Team
The 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall became the second non-automatic qualifying team in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era to finish the year ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll. Marshall outscored its opponents 463–137 en route to an undefeated, 13–0, season. The season-opener at Clemson (13–10) and the MAC Championship Game vs. Western Michigan (34–30) were the only games decided by less than 12 points. Schedule Game summaries Clemson Liberty Bowling Green Temple Miami (OH) Toledo Buffalo Northern Illinois Kent State Western Michigan Ohio Western Michigan–MAC Championship B ...
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1999 Motor City Bowl
The 1999 Motor City Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game in which the #11 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Marshall Thundering Herd of the Mid-American Conference, MAC defeated the 1999 BYU Cougars football team, BYU Cougars of the Mountain West Conference 21–3. It was played on December 27, 1999, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Background BYU started the season with a win over Washington at home, 35–28. They were thrust into the AP poll at #25 soon after, and they responded with a win over conference opponent #23 Colorado State, which rose them to #17. But a 45–40 loss to Virginia at home dropped them out of the polls. A six game winning streak gradually made them rise back, reaching #15 before a game with Wyoming. The Cougars were beaten 31–17, and a loss the following week to Utah made them fall out of the AP poll for good, though they were still ranked in the Coaches Poll. In the first season of the Mountain West Co ...
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1998 Louisville Cardinals Football Team
The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season with a record of 7–5. Schedule Roster *2 RASHAD HOLMAN DB *2 FRANK ZEBICH PK *3 ANTONIO ROUNDTREE DB *4 BRIAN GAINES CB *4 STEVE VEENEMAN PK *5 RAFAEL COOPER RB *6 IBN GREEN TE *7 CHRIS REDMAN QB *8 CHARLES SHEFFIELD WR *9 CASSWELL GOODMAN LB *10 ARNOLD JACKSON WR *11 MIKE WATKINS QB *12 LAVELL BOYD WR *13 GARY GUMM QB *14 DAR-SHAY PURRY S *15 DAVE RAGONE QB *17 OTIS FLOYD LB *18 JEFF BRUNELLI QB *18 KAELEN MATTHEWS P *19 COURTNEY DINKINS S *20 BUD HERRING LB *22 GREG BRANT ...
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1998 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Team
The 1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Marshall's second season competing at the NCAA Division I-A level. The team won their second consecutive Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship and was invited to the Motor City Bowl. Season In the 1998 season Marshall was quarterbacked by future National Football League (NFL) starter Chad Pennington and featured future NFL player Doug Chapman as the starting running back. The team finished the season with an overall record of 12–1 repeated as champions of the MAC East Division with a 7–1 conference mark. Marshall met and defeated Toledo in the MAC Championship Game for the second year in a row. By virtue of the win they were invited to the Motor City Bowl where they played the Louisville Cardinals. Marshall won the game 48–29, marking the first bowl game victory in the history of Marshall football. Schedule Awards and honors *Bob ...
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1998 Motor City Bowl
The 1998 Motor City Bowl matched the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Louisville Cardinals. Background Marshall was the only Division I-A or I-AA school to record 100 victories in the 1990s, and they had been in both Divisions for the decade. After twenty years of dominating Division I-AA and winning two championships, they moved to I-A starting with the 1997 season, joining the Mid-American Conference. In their first season, they won the MAC title and played in the 1997 Motor City Bowl, which they lost. Marshall, led by Chad Pennington at quarterback, was looking for their first ever bowl victory, having lost their first two. This was Louisville's first bowl game since the 1993 Liberty Bowl. John L. Smith took over a program that had gone 1-10 the previous year, leading Louisville to 3rd place in Conference USA. Game summary The game went 12 minutes and 56 seconds before the first score, but when James Williams caught a touchdown pass from Chad Pennington, the scoring began. ...
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Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit. Founded in 1818, Pontiac was the second European-American organized settlement in Michigan near Detroit, after Dearborn. It was named after Pontiac, a war chief of the Ottawa Tribe, who occupied the area before the European settlers. The city was best known for its General Motors automobile manufacturing plants of the 20th century, which were the basis of its economy and contributed to the wealth of the region. These included Fisher Body, Pontiac East Assembly (a.k.a. Truck & Coach/Bus), which manufactured GMC products, and the Pontiac Motor Division. In the city's heyday, it was the site of the primary automobile assembly plant for the production of the famed Pontiac cars, a brand that was named after the city. The Pontiac brand itself was di ...
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