American college football season
1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football |
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MAC champion MAC East Division champion Motor City Bowl champion |
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Motor City Bowl, W 21–3 vs. BYU |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Division | East |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 10 |
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AP | No. 10 |
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Record | 13–0 (8–0 MAC) |
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Head coach | |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Marty Galbraith (1st season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Gunter Brewer (4th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Tim Billings (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Marshall University Stadium |
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Seasons |
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 pm | at Clemson* | | | WSAZ | W 13–10 | 79,186 |
September 11 | 7:00 pm | Liberty* | | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | WSAZ | W 28–16 | 12,280 |
November 13 | 12:00 pm | at Western Michigan | No. 12 | | | W 31–17 | 30,472 |
November 26 | 12:30 pm | Ohio | No. 12 | | FSN | W 34–3 | 26,053 |
December 3 | 8:00 pm | Western Michigan | No. 11 | | ESPN2 | W 34–30 | 28,069 |
December 27 | 1:30 pm | vs. BYU* | No. 11 | | ESPN | W 21–3 | 52,449 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Clemson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Flames | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Temple
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#21 Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
Miami (OH)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#17 Thundering Herd | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 32 |
RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Toledo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
#15 Thundering Herd | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
Buffalo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#15 Thundering Herd | 14 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
Bulls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
#13 Thundering Herd | 14 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
Kent State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Thundering Herd | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#12 Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
#12 Thundering Herd | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
Western Michigan–MAC Championship
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
#11 Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
BYU–Motor City Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
#11 Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Roster
1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DE | 86 | Bobby Addison | So | DL | 50 | Antony Beckett | Jr | DB | 42 | Rogers Beckett | Sr | DL | 96 | Ronnie Bowman | Jr | DB | 19 | Chris Crocker | Fr | LB | 4 | John Grace | Sr | DT | 93 | Giradie Mercer | Sr | LB | 55 | Andre O'Neal | Sr | DE | 53 | Ralph Street | Jr | DB | 21 | Terrance Tarpley | Fr | DB | 27 | Willie Tisdale | Jr | DE | 85 | Paul Toviessi | Jr | LB | 5 | Max Yates | So | | 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 movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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Coaches | RV | | RV | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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BCS | Not released | 14 | 14 | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Not released |
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References
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
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