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1893The BeginningRecords for the “M Letterman Club,” for a 1934 reunion of “Old Time” Marshall football players, indicated eight individuals who lettered in football from 1892-1900. Historical data from that period is very sketchy because there was only one newspaper, The Huntington Advertiser, and micro fi lm only dates back to 1895. Marshall’s athletic teams were referred to in the news of the day as “the blue and black of Marshall College,” or as “Indians.”

1895The CornerstoneOn November 14, Ashland High School and Marshall College met in football following the laying of a cornerstone at the new Marshall College Building fronting 16th Street – today it is the fourth of fi ve sections combined to form “Old Main,” the Marshall University administration building. Ashland outweighed the Marshall team by an average of 163 pounds to 135 and the score quickly refl ected that as Ashland led 24-0 at the half. Marshall played better in the second half, but gave up 12 more to lose 36-0. The Huntington Advertiser reported in a article on Nov. 16, “There is good material on the college team. All that it needs is regular and effi cient training.” For Marshall: Stewart-FB, Palmer-RH, Gibson-LH, Crider-QB, Blankenship-RE, Waugh-LE, Huff -RT, Cullen-LT, Foudy-RG, Lallance-LG and Potts-C. On November 28, Marshall played Kingsbury High School of Ironton, Ohio, on the campus athletic fi eld for Thanksgiving Day to a 0-0 tie.

1896The Turkey Day ControversyNo results for Marshall football were reported. Local leaders in Huntington arranged for other football games to come to Huntington. In Chicago, Ill., Methodist Ministers denounced the playing of football on Thanksgiving Day. The Huntington Advertiser, in it’s “News in the City” section on November 23, responded with what will become a motto for modern Turkey-Day celebrations: “The gridiron and the roasting pan are the emblems of the modern Thanksgiving.” The paper also discussed Huntington’s football team, whose colors were listed as Orange and Black – “Wear a ribbon to the next game” – and talks of Catlettsburg as the “one of the greatest football playing towns along the (Ohio) river.”

1897Indians Fall To TigersOn October 23, a crowd of more than 500 watched the Huntington “Tigers” and Marshall College “Indians” battle on the Marshall campus in a 4 p.m. game. The Huntington Advertiser reported on the game as follows: “Lallance scored fi rst for Huntington, causing a frantic waving of “Garnet and Yellow” by the Huntington fans. Smith misses the point-after and Huntington leads 4-0. Marshall kicks off to Huntington (the team scoring receives the kick!) but the Tigers fumble. Woods of Marshall picks up the ball and runs it in for a touchdown. Looney misses the PAT so the score is tied 4-4. “Bowen of Marshall returns the kickoff by Huntington for an apparent 85-yard touchdown, but is ruled to be out of bounds on the return. Marshall is forced to turn the ball over to Huntington on downs. The Tigers drive down and Lallance goes over for another touchdown. Perkins misses the PAT and at the half the score is 8-4 Huntington. In the second half, Bowen again recovers a fumble and runs it in for a MC score. Looney’s kick is good and the two-points for the PAT gives Marshall a 10-8 lead for the fi rst time in the game. The kickoff by Huntington’s Perkins is fumbled by Marshall’s Verlander (who is hurt on the play and replaced by Collison). Huntington recovers and scores the game-winner when Perkins scores and kicks the PAT for a 14-10 Tiger win over the Indians.” On October 30, Marshall lost a second game of the season to Kingsbury High School of Ironton, falling 4-0 on the Marshall campus. A disputed score by Marshall’s Indians early in the game costs the team a 4-4 tie and a chance for a 6-4 win. On November 13, Ironton’s Kingsbury High School beat Marshall again, this time by a score of 14-6.

1898Marshall Begins to WinOn October 22, Marshall got revenge on Kingsbury High School, who beat the “Indians” of Marshall twice in 1897, by shutting out the Ironton school 12-0 on the Marshall athletic fi eld. On November 5, a rematch with Kingsbury was cancelled by KHS. The Huntington Advertiser reported the story with the headline “Ironton Boys Afraid”. On November 9, Marshall played it’s second game of the year, an 11-5 loss to Catlettsburg in a game played at Clyff eside Park in Catlettsburg. For many years the game was thought to be the fi rst in school history. Five days later,

Huntington was set on it’s ear as Colonel William Cody, better known as “Buff alo Bill”, brought his Wild West show to town. Setting up on Third Avenue, near today’s site of St. Mary’s Hospital, the show featured a parade through town to the site of the show tents, the “Congress of Rough Riders” – consisting of more than 100 “brightly colored” Native Americans and 75 Cowboys, trick-shot artist Annie Oakley and a re-enactment of “Custer’s Last Stand” – which had happened only 22 years earlier in 1876. Tickets went for 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults, with reserved seats only $1 in the grandstand. On November 18, Marshall got its rematch with Catlettsburg on the Marshall campus and pitched its second shutout of the season with a 17-0 win. F. Lallance, Perkins and John Lallance scored off ensive touchdowns while Myers ran in a fumble for the Marshall Indians fi nal score of the day. On November 25, in the traditional Thanksgiving game on the Marshall campus, Marshall won a then school record third game of the season, with its third shutout of the season. Ashland was blanked 6-0 in the game to give Marshall a 3-1 record for the season. Later that day at Clyff side Park, a team of Huntington and Catlettsburg players beat a team of Ashland and Ironton players 26-6 in a game played in front of more 500 Turkey-Day fans from the Tri-State area.

1899War Cools PlayOn November 30, Marshall and Catlettsburg played to a 0-0 tie on Thanksgiving Day at Clyff eside Park. Marshall’s lineup for the game was listed as the following: Tom Davis-LE, Charles Lallance-LG, Frank Boggess-LG, Ray Spencer-C, Wilbur Jones-RG, Charles Childers-RT, Howard Palmer-RE, B.R. Myers-QB, C. Caverlee-LH, Guy Perkins-RH and John Lallance-FB. It may have been a team of former and current Marshall players – Palmer was listed as a letterman from 1893-1896 in Marshall “M” Club records but Boggess is shown only as 1899 – due to a shortage of men as a result of the Spanish-American war.

1903Coach Ford LeadsGeorge Ford became the fi rst football coach in school history. Ford, a history professor, fi nished the season with a 2-2 record. In that season, the colors green and white were used for the fi rst time. The Marshall Athletic Association was formed and Professor M.M. Scott was elected chairman. Roy Grass (1903-06) was selected as the fi rst team captain.

1904TiesThe Athletic Association expanded as George Ford was named chairman. Eligibility and lifestyle rules were established for athletics. The team went 3-2-4, which set a school record for ties that will stand forever with the advent of overtime.

▲ The 1903 Marshall College team featured the school’s fi rst full-time head

football coach George Ford, who is pictured in the back row.

MARSHALL FOOTBALL HISTORY


1905First LettersThe Athletic Association awarded its fi rst Varsity “M.” Alfred McCary became the head coach at Marshall for one season, but resigned just prior to the 1906 season because of illness.

1906Foward Pass DebutsNew coach Pearl Rardin leads Marshall for just one season, but they defeated Portsmouth, Ashland, Georgetown and Morris Harvey. Games were played in Clyff side Park located between Ashland and Catlettsburg in Kentucky. The Herd shut out its fi rst four opponents of the season and allowed just fi ve points (TDs were worth four points from 1883-1897 and fi ve points from 1898-1911) in the season fi nale against Morris Harvey of Barboursville, W.Va. The Golden Eagles used a new weapon to move up the fi eld and into the end zone – the forward pass, which was just legalized in 1906, along with 10 yards for a fi rst down.

1907Equipment Budget, $65The team’s equipment budget of $65.10 allowed for 12 pairs of green/white socks ($8.40), six pairs of pants ($13.20), 11 pairs of shoes ($38.50) and one football ($5). Due to a defi cit in Athletic Association budget, admission tickets were now needed to attend athletic events. The tickets were sold by The Athletic Association. The Association also proposed that all sports equipment be purchased through them. All equipment had to be returned to them at the conclusion of the season and inventory given to the school president before being locked up. Enrollment at Marshall topped 1,000 (1,021) for the fi rst time in school history. There was no head coach, but the squad was run by the team captain, Robinson.

1908Sikes Commercial SchoolTeam plays Morris Harvey as “Sikes Commercial School” when school offi cials would not arrange game.

1909Big Green Catches OnThe Marshall yearbook continued to make references to “Indians” as the team nickname, but “Big Green” was beginning to catch on in area newspapers and on campus. Boyd Chambers became the coach of the football, basketball and baseball teams, as well as athletic director.

1911First Collegiate ScheduleFirst year that football schedule included only colleges of full academic rank. Cy Young, who is now a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, led the team to a 4-1-1 record as quarterback.

1912Three Make All-West Virginia TeamBoyd Chambers sets up West Virginia Athletic Association with WVU, Morris Harvey, Broaddus, West Virginia Wesleyan, Fairmont Normal, Glenville Normal and New River State (West Virginia Tech).

1913WVAA FormedBoyd Chambers sets up West Virginia Athletic Association with WVU, Morris Harvey, Broaddus, West Virginia Wesleyan, Fairmont Normal, Glenville Normal and New River State (West Virginia Tech).

1914The Big OneBoyd Chambers’ squad goes 5-4, but posts a record setting 94-0 win over Wilmington.

1915MC Breaks Out Tower PassIn a 92-6 loss to West Virginia, Marshall scored its only points on the famous “tower pass.” Late in the game, Marshall had driven to the WVU 20-yard line. Bradley

Workman, the Marshall tailback, faded back to pass while Dayton “Runt” Carter and Okey “Blondie” Taylor ran deep into the end zone. Once in the end zone, Taylor turned to face the passer and Carter quickly climbed up on Taylor’s shoulders and caught a wobbly spiral from Workman for a touchdown. Walter Camp later certifi ed the score, but changed the rules for 1916.

1916Uniform Number DebutNumbers were used for the fi rst time on Marshall football jerseys. Brad Workman scored fi ve touchdowns in 101-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan. Workman had 15 touchdowns on the season. The win still stands as the biggest in school history.

1917Flu Wrecks Havoc, War Takes MenWorld War I and a rampaging infl uenza epidemic severely reduced the number of young men attending Marshall. Only 18 players tried out for Carl Shipley’s team that fi nished the season 1-7-1. No football was played in 1918.

1919Perfect SeasonMarshall compiled an 8-0 season under Coach Archer Reilly, allowing just 13 points over the entire season. Games were played on a campus fi eld called “Central Field”now used as Campus Commons. Doug Freutel averaged 17 points per game for the season, scoring 17 touchdowns while playing in just six of eight games. He scored a school record 38 points in a game against Greenbrier Military Academy.

1920Reversal of FortuneGreen and White club established on campus to foster athletic spirit. Football team went 0-8 and became the fi rst collegiate team in West Virginia to go scoreless for the season. Marshall College was granted the authority to confer a “four-year” degree for the fi rst time. Prior to that point Marshall had been a two-year teacher prep school and secondary school.

1922Grid-Grad GameHomer Hatfi eld and Issac Pitsenberger of Marshall College played in “Grid-Grad Game” for east all-stars in Columbus, Ohio, on December 2. The West won 13-0. It was the fi rst appearance in a post-season all-star game by Marshall players.

1923Sis, Boom, Bah!Three years after gaining four-year status as a college, new Marshall president Morris P. Shawkey hired the fi rst full-time director of athletics, J.E.R. Barnes. A soccer-style football team was set up on campus for play the next fall by women.

▲ The 1914 Marshall College football team faced Scranton College in a

preseason scrimmage.



1924Rules SetMarshall president Shawkey was elected president of the new West Virginia Athletic Conference – the forerunner of today’s Division II WVIAC. Eligibility rules included: 1. Players must enroll in school to play 2. Must pass 12 hours per semester 3. Must be enrolled within two weeks of start of semester 4. Must have completed 15 units of secondary school. 5. Only four years per sport by any player.Charter members were: Marshall, Broaddus College, Potomac State, Glenville Normal, Shepherd, New River State, Morris Harvey, Fairmont Normal, Concord State, West Virginia Wesleyan, and Salem.

1925Support NeededAthletic Director Barnes was elected as secretary of new West Virginia Collegiate Association of Athletic Directors. He issued a statement decrying “Rah-Rah” stuff in college athletics. “The greatest need in Marshall Athletics was fi nancial support.” Marshall captured the initial football championship in the West Virginia Athletic Conference, the fore-runner of today’s WVIAC.

1926First ScandalMarshall punter Dana Prince was on his way to becoming a big star for the Herd when he asked new Director of Athletics Roy “Legs” Hawley to cash a check for him. Prince’s career came to a sudden end when Hawley discovered that his real name was Art Shires and he was a professional baseball player who was just having some fun during the off season.

1927Marshall College on the RadioNew playing surface was installed on campus as a “mammoth concrete stadium” to hold upwards of 25,000 was secured by a state loan of $42,000. The facility was to be built in the Fairfi eld Park area of Huntington. WSAZ, 930 AM, radio began broadcasting Marshall games – carrying all of Marshall’s home athletic events, only month’s after going on air. The fi rst Marshall broadcast came against Concord on Oct. 8, 1927.

1928Fairfi eld DedicatedMarshall dedicated Fairfi eld Stadium with 27-0 win over Fairmont and went on to post an 8-1-1 record and second WVAC crown, under Charles “Trusty” Tallman in the last of his four seasons as coach. Tallman played at Marshall in 1917, 19-20, and then played at WVU from 1921-24. Tom Stark scored 10 touchdowns as the Herd’s main rushing threat. Parthenon sports editor Bob Jamison suggests school nickname be changed to “Judges.” Marshall played its fi rst game under the lights, a 0-0 tie at Williams & Mary.

1929Maulbetsch Named CoachJohnny Maulbetsch, a former All-American at Michigan, was chosen to replace Tallman as head coach. He posted a 5-3-1 record, that included a 26-7 loss at Penn State. He was released by Marshall after a 3-5-1 mark in 1930.

1931The Sheik DominatesFreshman John “The Sheik of Seth” Zontini set a Marshall record that still stands, averaging 9.5 yards per carry, rushing for 865 yards on 91 carries, including 200 yards in a 60-0 win over Fairmont. The two-time high school All-American was recruited by West Virginia, Notre Dame, Tennessee and many others, but he came to Marshall when Hawley brought him to Huntington from a coal mine and got him a good job, despite the depression. Zontini led the Herd to a third WVAC title. A live buff alo mascot was purchased from “101 Ranch” in Mariand, Oklahoma, and was named Marco, a combination of Marshall and College. Freshmen protested “M” club rules by burning green and white beanies at half-time of the fi nal football game. Outstanding players of the game were given a $5.00 gift certifi cate for the Marshall Fountain Store. The game’s “Big Hitter” received a sweater from Amsbury and Johnsons. WVAC/Marshall adopted freshman ineligible rule and $1.00 was added to student athletic fees to fund freshman teams. New football equipment for 1931 included green and white pants, white jerseys with green full block numbers on back, green helmets, and adjustable hip and shoulder pads.

1932Sports Show DebutsThe Herd’s Ramey Hunter was picked for an all-star game in Baltimore in December. Hunter blocked a punt for the tying touchdown and was named MVP as the South defeated the North 7-6. WSAZ radio 930 AM, carried the fi rst local sports show, with 15 minute daily broadcasts. The show concentrated on high school sports from Monday-Wednesday, but focused on Marshall athletics from Thursday through Saturday. Hosts were former Marshall player Pat Patterson, Duke Ridgley of the Herald-Dispatch, and Bill Bess of the Huntington Advertiser.

1933The Buckeye ConferenceMarshall joined The Buckeye Conference – won title in 1937 before league was disbanded after the 1938 season.

1935Henderson Takes OverThe legendary Cam Henderson coached his fi rst Marshall football game on Sept. 28, a 31-0 win over Concord. Marshall’s “Alma Mater” was adopted for the fi rst time, with the words by James Hayworth and music by his father, Clarence E. Hayworth, a Marshall professor from 1907-1929.

1938Snow Storm Cancels GameCoach Cam Henderson used a camera for the fi rst time at Marshall to fi lm a scrimmage in September. Later Marshall fi lmed its fi rst game, versus Miami, Ohio. The annual Thanksgiving Day game against West Virginia Wesleyan was

▲ John “The Sheik of Seth” Zontini set a Marshall record that still stands

today by averaging 9.5 yards per carry in 1931.



cancelled because of a snow storm that prevented Wesleyan from making the trip to Huntington. Bill Smith and Herb Royer played for the college all-stars in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in August. Royer was added to the team during game week and, to increase game ticket sales, went as “The Masked Marvel,” wearing a hood to practices.

1939Elkins Sets MarkMarshall was judged to be the best football team in the state. The Herd compiled a 9-2 record with wins over Virginia Tech (20-0), Toledo (14-12) and Miami of Ohio (21-0). One of the losses was a 14-13 setback to “Peahead” Walker’s Wake Forest team in Huntington. Boot Elkins set a Marshall record with a 97-yard touchdown run against the Hokies.

1940Hunt Scores & ScoresRunning back Jackie Hunt, a consensus All-American, scored 27 touchdowns – 162 points – a for new collegiate record as the Thundering Herd ran off an 8-2 record. Hunt’s 27 touchdowns in a single season stood as a Marshall record for 56 years. Grantland Rice named Hunt as one of the top 10 backs in the nation in Collier’s Magazine. Hunt was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game in Palo Alto, Calif., but could not go because he was only a junior. Hunt, Andy D’Antoni and Jim Roberts were named MVPs and attended the Rose Bowl, which included a tour of MGM Studios where they met Judy Garland and Lana Turner.

1941Herd Downs Wake ForestMarshall knocked off favored Wake Forest 16-6 before an estimated crowd of 15,000 at Fairfi eld Stadium. Following the season Jackie Hunt played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic in Montgomery, Alabama. He played in two NFL vs. college stars game the following summer before joining the military for World War II.

1942War Breaks OutMarshall fi elded a team in 1942, but most of the team’s players had already gone off to battle Nazi Germany, Mussolini’s Italy and Imperial Japan. The result was a 1-7-1 record for the year. Football was suspended for the rest of the war years, with no games played from 1943-45.

1946Herd Football is BackCam Henderson restarted the Marshall football program, even though some of the players were yet to return from war service. The result was a 2-7-1 record. Henderson’s basketball team, however, was fully loaded and posted a school record 32-5 record and won the NAIB National Championship for the small school division during the 1946-47 season.

1947First Bowl GameThe Herd fi nished with 9-2 record including a 60-6 win over Steubenville. Marshall played in Tangerine Bowl, its fi rst bowl game in school history, but fell to Catawba, 7-0. Marvin Wetzel was the third leading scorer in nation with 108 points. He was named to the AP “Little” All-America Team as honorable mention running back.

1948New League MembershipMarshall joined the Ohio Valley Conference. The league included Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee Tech, Murray State and Evansville.

1949WSAZ Televises HerdFirst television broadcast of Marshall football in a game versus Xavier on WSAZ-TV, just six weeks after the station went on the air for the fi rst time. Jack Bradley did play-by-play for both TV-3 and WSAZ radio 930 AM. Cam Henderson was fi red as the Herd’s football coach after 13 seasons, one Buckeye Conference title, one bowl game and a record of 68-46-5.

1950Split-T Not a SuccessWilliard “Pete” Pederson, who coached at Mount Union College, was hired to replace the legendary coach Cam Henderson, who continued to coach men’s basketball through 1955. Pederson installed the Wing-T off ense for the fi rst time at Marshall, but the Herd managed just a 2-8 record.

1952Time For a ChangePederson resigned following a three-year record of 9-13-3. Marshall also withdrew from the OVC.

1953MAC Membership BeginsAfter fi ve seasons in Ohio Valley Conference, Marshall joined the Mid-American Conference. It was the fi rst of six seasons under Herb Royer, a former Marshall All-American. The season’s highlight came in an upset victory over MAC champion Ohio when Bob “Gunnar” Miller kicked a fi eld goal for the 9-6 victory, the fi rst for Marshall in MAC play. Paul Long led the Herd in punting as a 27-year-old senior.

1956Color Barrier BrokenHoward Barrett, a 6-foot, 190-pound, quarterback from Stratton High School in Beckley, W.Va., and Roy L. Goines, a 6-foot, 171-pound halfback from Douglas High School in Huntington became the fi rst African-American varsity football players for Marshall. They were recruited by MU head coach Herb Royer after Herd basketball coach and legend Cam Henderson signed Hal Greer out of Douglas High School in 1954 to play basketball. Greer was the fi rst “Black” student or athlete to attend any “White” college or university in the state of West Virginia. Barrett and Goines played freshman football in 1955, along with Ray Crisp, Sr., also of Stratton HS in Beckley. Crisp suff ered a broken leg and was never able to return to try the varsity but he did send three sons to play Marshall football from 1975-1980. Barrett never lettered but Goines lettered in both 1956 and 1957, joining Greer as Huntington-Douglass Alums and MU’s fi rst African-American lettermen.

1957Another Coaching ChangeRoyer resigned as head coach with a record of 21-31-2, keeping a promise to do so if more of a commitment wasn’t made to improve facilities.

1958Snyder Takes ControlCharlie Snyder, a captain and tackle on the 1947 Tangerine Bowl team, took over the Marshall program.

1960Latham Captains HerdWilson Latham was named captain, the fi rst African-American to hold that honor in football at Marshall.

▲ Fairfi eld Stadium was the home of the Marshall Thundering Herd for 64

seasons from 1927 until 1990.



1960-61May Leads HerdMarshall played Eastern Kentucky in Ashland in a benefi t game called the Shrine Bowl. Marshall College won 13-0 in 1960 and Marshall University won 20-0 in 1961 with quarterback Ralph May at the helm for both games. Marshall was granted university status by the West Virginia legislature on March 2. The fi rst victory as Marshall University came on October 14, a 14-8 decision over Kent State.

1963Back to WinningMarshall posted its fi rst winning season (5-4-1) since 1957.

1965It’s Offi cial: “The Herd”Thundering Herd became the offi cial nickname of Marshall’s sports teams. Both Herd and Big Green had been used by media and fans alike. In a faculty-student vote on January 5th, Thundering Herd defeated Big Green and Rams. Big Green became the name of the fund raising program. Marshall posted a 7-3 record on the fi eld, which turned out to be the last winning season for the Herd for 20 years. The team featured a player named Bobby Pruett, who played both off ensive and defensive end. Pruett scored both touchdowns and went for a Marshall record 195 yards in a 14-12 victory over Buff alo.

1965Disasterous BreakMarshall started the season with four consecutive victories but, after quarterback Howie Miller suff ered a broken leg, the team lost fi ve straight before a season-ending 29-14 victory over Ohio to salvage a .500 season. It was the last non-losing season until 1984.

1967Snyder Canned After 0-10 SeasonCharlie Snyder’s Marshall team fails miserably as the Herd went 0-10. Snyder was fi red following the season, not because of the record, but because of a larger plan.

1968Quick Fix Leads to TroublePerry Moss was brought in to replace Charlie Snyder as head coach. Marshall boosters attempted a “quick fi x” of the program by bringing in almost 135 athletes from all over the country to try out for 35 scholarships. The result was 144 alleged violations and an indefi nite expulsion from the Mid-American Conference. Moss was fi red after the 0-9-1 season and the problems that arose following it. The Herd’s freshman team was the one ray of light, posting a 5-0 mark on the year, including a victory over a freshman team from the University of Kentucky.

1969Tolley Takes OverRick Tolley was promoted from off ensive line coach to head coach just three weeks before the season-opener. The Herd broke a 27-game winless streak, dating back to fi nal game of 1966, with 21-16 homecoming win over Bowling Green, which was coached by Don Nehlen. The team went on to win twice more that season. Marshall was suspended indefi nitely by the MAC and served a one year NCAA probation for rules violations.

1970Tragedy StrikesThe team opened the season against Morehead State on brand new astroturf at Fairfi eld Stadium, which was renovated with a new capacity of 15,000. The Herd posted a 17-7 win and followed up with victories over Xavier and Kent and close losses to Louisville and Bowling Green. Following another particularly heart-breaking loss, 17-14 at East Carolina on November 14, the Herd boarded a Southern Airways jet for Huntington. All 75 people on board, including 37 players, fi ve coaches, administrators, students, boosters and crew members, were killed in what still stands as the worst sports-related air disaster in American history.

1971Young HerdJack Lengyel, former Wooster College Coach, was named head coach and assigned the task of rebuilding a devastated program. Another Fairfi eld Stadium renovation was completed, including a new seating capacity of 16,500, astroturf and aluminum seats. Marshall stuns Xavier in fi rst home game since fatal crash, 15-13, as Reggie Oliver passed to Terry Gardner, who scored on the last play of game. It was a play that the Herd had never used before. The game was ranked by collegefootballnews.com among their top 100 games of the century (see below). The team fi nished with a 2-8 record after defeating heavily-favored Bowling Green 12-10.

September 25, 1971Greatest Game of All-Time - #93 “Overcoming”Marshall 15, Xavier 13“It was an outstanding game between two teams without a lot of talent. Marshall pulled off the upset when QB Reggie Oliver hit Terry Gardner with the winning touchdown pass on the last play of the game. It was a great win for the Herd to be sure, but the game itself was hardly worthy of the Top 100 Games of the Century. The circumstances and emotions, however, put this amazing game on our list. This was the fi rst Marshall home game after a devastating plane crash in November of the previous season that claimed the lives of seventy-fi ve people including, with the obvious exception of those who didn’t make the trip, the whole Marshall football team. When you think of where the Marshall program has come, remember, they had to start from absolute scratch. The Herd fi nished the season 2-8.” – from Collegefootballnews.com

1972200 PoundersIn the media guide, the average Marshall football player was 6-foot, 3/4-inches and 201 pounds.

1973First Sell OutFirst capacity crowd (16,000) at Fairfi eld Stadium saw Marshall top Morehead in season opener, 24-17. Marshall applied for re-admission to the MAC, but was turned down.

1974Lengyel Let GoMarshall posted a 1-10 record in Jack Lengyel’s fourth season as head coach. AD Joe McMullen fi red Lengyel after posting a 9-33 record in the fi rst four post-crash seasons of Marshall football.

1975Ellwood Takes OverFrank Ellwood, Ohio University assistant and former Ohio State quarterback, replaced Jack Lengyel as head coach, compiling a 2-9 record after inheriting a 1-10 club. A new press box was added as part of the continued improvements being made at Fairfi eld Stadium.

▲ Reggie Oliver (#12) led the “Young Thundering Herd” from 1971-73.



1976Southern ConferenceWith Marshall granted admission into Southern Conference, Ellwood’s Herd notched fi ve victories, including the fi rst win in 37 years over Miami of Ohio, 21-16. Fairfi eld Stadium’s capacity was increased to 18,000. During the season Marshall upset Akron, 9-0.

1977Geiger Cracks 1,000 YardsMarshall was eligible for the Southern Conference football title for fi rst time. C.W. Geiger became Marshall’s fi rst offi cial 1,000-yard rusher. Most historians agree that Jackie Hunt likely accomplished the feat in 1940 and 1941.

1978Another Coach FailsMarshall started with a win on the road, blanking Toledo 17-0, but the fast start was wiped out by 10 consecutive losses, four of which were by seven points or less. Ellwood was fi red following the season’s 11th game, a 45-0 loss at East Carolina on the fi rst trip to Greenville since the crash. On Nov. 28, “Sonny” Randle was introduced as Marshall’s new football coach.

1979Randle Era BeginsMarshall opened new head coach Sonny Randle’s fi rst season with a 31-14 come-from-behind victory over Toledo, but stumbled to 10 consecutive losses.

1980Herd Earns Historic TieSonny Randle’s team opened the season with two stunning victories over Morehead State and Kent State. Marshall recorded its fi rst non-loss in the Southern Conference when Barry Childers blasted a league record 59-yard fi eld goal to tie Western Carolina 13-13. Marshall played it’s fi rst indoor football game at the “Mini-Dome” in Johnson City, Tenn., losing 21-16 to East Tennessee State.

1981First Southern Conference VictoryThe Thundering Herd won its fi rst game of the season before the second largest crowd ever in Fairfi eld Stadium (18,212), defeating Morehead State, 20-17. However, the season highlight came on Nov. 7, in Boone, N.C., when Marshall won its fi rst ever Southern Conference game. The Herd upset Appalachian State, 17-10, snapping an 0-26-1 streak against Southern Conference teams. A Huntington police escort picked up the Herd buses at the Hurricane rest area on I-64 and escorted the team all the way back to 18th street, where a crowd of more than 3,000 fans cheered the 2-8 Herd for their victory.

1982Homecoming SuccessThe then seventh largest crowd in Herd history (16,207) saw the Herd whip Kent State 30-21. A second-half rally gave the Herd its fi rst Homecoming victory since 1977, a 12-10 victory over Akron.

1983Randle Out, Parrish InMarshall marched to a 4-7 record, its best since 1976, with wins over Morehead State, East Tennessee State, The Citadel and VMI. Stan Parrish replaced Sonny Randle as head coach.

1984Winning AgainMarshall won its two fi nal games of the season on the road against Illinois State, 10-3, and East Tennessee State, 31-28, to post its fi rst winning season in 20 years, fi nishing 6-5 overall. Carl Foder virtually rewrote the record book with his passing statistics, which included 22 touchdown passes. The win over ETSU was the fi rst indoor win in school history.

1985Momentum BuildsThe Thundering Herd won seven games, the most since 1964, and went undefeated

at home. Early in the season, Marshall was ranked third in the NCAA Division I-AA poll. A new single season attendance record was set at 103,905. Stan Parrish resigned to become head coach at Kansas State. On Dec. 20, George Chaump was named as the new mentor for the Herd.

1986Chaump Guides HerdMarshall’s title hopes and NCAA I-AA playoff hopes were dashed when they lost their fi nal two games after recording their third consecutive winning season. The Herd scored 37 touchdowns, setting a then team scoring record, as well as establishing a new total off ense record of 3,983 yards.

1987So Close in IdahoMarshall fi nished as National I-AA runner-up, losing to Northeast Louisiana, 43-42, in the championship game played in Pocatello, Idaho. On the way to the title match, the Herd rolled over James Madison, 41-12, Weber State, 51-23, and Southern Conference Champion Appalachian State, 24-10. Marshall quarterback Tony Petersen was named Southern Conference Athlete of the Year and the league’s Off ensive Player of the Year. The highlight of the season was a last second victory over Louisville.

1988Championship GoldThe Thundering Herd won its fi rst Southern Conference football championship as Marshall and Furman tied for the top spot in the league with 6-1 records. Mike Barber was honored as the recipient of the fi rst-ever NCAA Division I-AA Player of the Year, as voted by the American Football Coaches Association. The team set a then-school record for wins with 11. With an eight-game win streak to start the year, the Herd was ranked No. 1 in Division I-AA for the fi rst time.

1989Home Win Streak Hits 16Marshall fi nished at 6-5 for a sixth consecutive winning season, matching a school record. The Herd went 6-0 at Fairfi eld Stadium to run its string of regular season home victories to 16. QB John Gregory and TB Ron Darby ended their careers as Marshall’s all-time leaders in passing and rushing. Chaump resigned to take the head coaching position at Navy following the season.

1990Donnan Takes HelmMarshall posted its seventh consecutive winning season, setting a school record. First-year Head Coach Jim Donnan went 6-5 including a 10-7 win against Southern Conference power Furman.

1991Near Miss in GeorgiaThe Herd fl ourished under second-year head coach Jim Donnan, as they posted an 11-4 record and went undefeated in the new Marshall University Stadium, including the 24-23 inaugural game win over New Hampshire in front of a record crowd of 33,116. Scout team player J.D. Coff man died during the season of a viral disease and the team remembered him with the phrase “Feed the Fire.” They took his helmet with them to every game, all the way to the national championship game. In post-season play, Marshall defeated Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Eastern Kentucky before losing 25-17 to Youngstown State in the I-AA Championship game in Statesboro, Georgia. Several players received high individual honors: off ensive guard Phil Ratliff named to the Kodak All-America team, quarterback Michael Payton named Southern Conference Off ensive Player of the Year and defensive back Roger Johnson named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year.

1992Willy Make It, No Doubt at HomeMarshall won its fi rst ever football national championship with a thrilling victory over Youngstown State, 31-28, before a title game record crowd of 31,304 at MU Stadium. Herd hero Willy Merrick kicked the fi rst, and only, fi eld goal of his career from 22 yards out with 10 seconds left for the win. Marshall’s 12 wins were the most in school history. Individual honors for the NCAA champions and national scoring leaders included Chevrolet National Coach of the Year for Jim Donnan; Walter Payton I-AA Player of the Year for Michael Payton; Jacobs Blocking Trophy Award for Phil Ratliff ; and All-America honors for Payton, Ratliff , Troy Brown and Mike



Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, respectively. Payton won his second consecutive Southern Conference Athlete of the Year award.

1993Youngstown Gets RevengeFor the third consecutive year, Marshall and Youngstown State met for the national title. The Herd came up short, 17-5, but nevertheless had a successful year with its 11 wins. Chris Deaton won the prestigious Jacobs Blocking Trophy, Chris Parker was named Southern Conference Off ensive Player of the Year and William King was honored as Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Roger Johnson was named an All-American, as were Deaton, Parker, King, Rodney Garrett and David Merrick. The Marshall defense allowed a national best of only 11.2 points per game.

1994Southern Conference SuccessThe school’s fi rst ever outright Southern Conference football championship came about as a result of the Herd’s 7-1 league slate and for the fourth consecutive season MU gained a playoff berth. The Herd also boasted its fourth consecutive winner of the Southern Conference Off ensive Player of the Year in quarterback Todd Donnan. Safety Roger Johnson, off ensive tackle William Pannell and punter Travis Colquitt were fi rst team All-America. Chris Parker rushed for 1,728 yards. The Herd went 9-0 at home.

1995Another Close CallMarshall became the fi rst team in I-AA history to make fi ve consecutive trips to the semi-fi nal round of the playoff s. The Herd made its fi fth national championship game but fell short to Montana, 22-20. Running back Chris Parker ended his brilliant career with a school and Southern Conference record 5,931 yards and was named Southern Conference Off ensive Player of the Year. Parker, defensive end B.J. Cohen, defensive tackle Billy Lyon, defensive back Melvin Cunningham, and off ensive tackle William Pannell were named All-Americans. Pannell also won the Southern Conference’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy. QB Chad Pennington captured the league’s Freshman of the Year honors. On Dec. 25, head coach Jim Donnan left Marshall to take over the program at Georgia. Marshall graduate and former player Bob Pruett succeeded Donnan.

1996Pruett Captures Herd’s Second National TitleMarshall sets its claim as the best Division I-AA team in history as it plowed through the season to claim its second national championship in fi ve years. The Herd fi nished 15-0 and never had a game fi nish closer than two touchdowns. Freshman Randy Moss set NCAA records for most touchdown receptions and receiving yardage by a freshman. He also bettered Jerry Rice’s mark by catching a touchdown pass in 11 consecutive regular season games. Eric Kresser, a senior transfer from Florida, tied a school record for touchdown passes with 35. Aaron Ferguson became the fourth Marshall player in fi ve years to win the Southern Conference’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy. Ten players were named All-America. Seventeen players were

voted All-Southern Conference, nearly the entire starting line-up. Six members of the team (Kresser, Billy Lyon, Melvin Cunningham, Tim Martin, Erik Thomas and Jamie Wilson) signed NFL free agent contracts. Bob Pruett, in his fi rst season as the head coach at Marshall, was named National Coach of the Year by Chevrolet and the All-American Football Foundation. Pruett also became the fi rst coach in college football history to post a perfect 15-0 record and national championship in his fi rst year.

1997MAC DaddiesIn the school’s fi rst season back in the Mid-American Conference and Division 1-A football in nearly 30 years, Marshall wasted no time in showing that it belonged.The Herd’s 10 wins were the most ever by any fi rst year Division 1-A team. En route to the 10 victories, the Herd won the fi rst MAC championship game over Toledo, 34-14. With the win, Marshall advanced to the Ford Motor City Bowl, the school’s fi rst bowl game in 50 years, to play Mississippi. Sophomore wide receiver Randy Moss ended his record breaking career at Marshall as the school’s fi rst ever Heisman Trophy fi nalist and Biletnikoff Award winner before being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings as the 21st overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft. Moss also broke the NCAA record for touchdown receptions in a season with 25. Moss fi nished his career with 55 touchdowns in only 28 games. Chad Pennington led the nation in touchdown passes with 39, which also set the NCAA record for touchdown passes thrown by a sophomore. The Herd’s center John Wade participated in the Senior Bowl All-Star game before being drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

1998First Bowl VictoryMarshall’s fi rst-ever bowl victory capped off a 12-1 season for the Herd. En route to the school’s eighth straight season with 10 or more wins, Marshall knocked off the South Carolina Gamecocks 24-21 on a Billy Malashevich fi eld goal as time expired, giving the Herd its fi rst win over a Southeastern Conference team. A Halloween day loss at Bowling Green proved to be the only speed bump in the season for Marshall, which won its second Mid-American Conference championship in as many seasons of Division I-A competition when Marshall won a MAC title game rematch with Toledo, 23-17. The win over the Rockets boosted Marshall into the Motor City Bowl, where the Herd beat the University of Louisville, which went into the game boasting the nation’s top rated off ense, 48-29. Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington was named the game’s outstanding player as he passed for 411 yards and four touchdowns, while linebacker John Grace was the outstanding lineman as he recorded eight tackles, four of them behind the line of scrimmage.

1999A Magical SeasonMarshall entered the fi nal season of the 1990s with an opportunity to stake it’s claim as the most successful Division I-A/I-AA team of the decade, and the team didn’t disappoint. After opening the season with a dramatic 13-10 victory over Clemson in Death Valley, just the second win in school history over an ACC team, the Herd rolled through the regular season behind the stellar play of senior quarterback Chad Pennington and an extremely stingy defensive unit. After allowing a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Clemson game, Marshall did not allow another until the 10th game of the season, against Western Michigan. As the season progressed, Pennington continued to climb the NCAA charts in several passing categories, fi nishing in the top fi ve in NCAA history in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes. None, however, was as dramatic as the one-yard TD pass to Eric Pinkerton in the closing seconds of the MAC Championship game against Western Michigan. After trailing 23-0 early in the third quarter, Pennington had rallied his team to a 30-27 defi cit with seven seconds to play and no time outs. Instead of going for the fi eld goal to tie, the Herd went for the win and Pennington hooked up with Pinkerton for the game-winning points. It turned out to be the fi rst, and only, touchdown in Pinkerton’s collegiate career. Marshall went on to crush Brigham Young 21-3 in the Motor City Bowl to cap an undefeated season and a top 10 national ranking. Pennington was a fi nalist for the Davey O’Brien and Johnny Unitas Awards, as well as becoming the second Marshall player in three years to be invited to the Downtown Athletic Club in New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation. After the season Pennington, along with teammates Rogers Beckett, Doug Chapman and James Williams, was selected in the NFL Draft. Six other players from the 1999 squad signed free agent contracts with NFL teams – Jason Starkey, Mike Guilliams, Llow Turner, John Grace, Giradie Mercer and Andre O’Neal. Marshall completed the 1990s with 114 victories, more than any other team in Division I-A or I-AA in a single decade in the history of college football.

▲ Chad Pennington led the Herd to 10 wins in 1997, the most by any fi rst

year Division I-A team.



2000MAC Champs, AgainMarshall laid claim to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship with a 19-14 victory over Western Michigan. The Herd extended its nations best win streak of 17 games with a 63-7 victory over Southeast Missouri State in the season opener. The next week, Michigan State snapped the streak by taking down the Herd, 34-24. The Herd dropped its second straight game, 20-15, against North Carolina. After a win over Buff alo, the Herd dropped back-to-back games against Western Michigan and Toledo, and faced a losing season for the fi rst time in 17 years. Marshall rallied though to win seven of its last eight games, including a 25-14 win over Cincinnati in the Motor City Bowl. It marked the third straight bowl win. Sophomore quarterback Byron Leftwich fi nished the season throwing for 3,358 yards and 21 touchdowns, with just nine interceptions. Seven players were honored as all-conference selections: Jimmy Cabellos (OL), Nate Poole (WR), Max Yates (LB), Paul Toviessi (DL), Jimmy Parker (DL), Danny Derricott (DB) and Maurice Hines (DB). Paul Toviessi was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round, as the 51st overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. Four other players from the 2000 squad signed free agent contracts with NFL teams: Nate Poole, David Foye, Jimmy Cabellos and Scott Harper. All four-year seniors from the 2000 team earned a conference championship ring from each season they played.

2001Did You See That Game?To say the least, things looked bleak. The Thundering Herd had seen a substantial lead against Toledo evaporate, costing Marshall its fi rst MAC Championship, and now trailed East Carolina 38-8 at halftime of the GMAC Bowl. It seemed as if a season that had included a 10-game win streak, a fi fth straight MAC East Division title and numerous national accolades was about to go completely up in smoke. Fans watching the Herd on ESPN starting thinking of something else to do as the second half started in Mobile, Ala. But then things started to turn. First Ralph Street, and then Terence Tarpley, returned interceptions for touchdowns, helping to cut the defi cit to 41-29 by the end of three quarters. Then junior quarterback Byron Leftwich hoisted the Herd onto his broad shoulders and literally carried the team to one of the most stunning victories in school history. When his 70th, and fi nal, pass connected with Josh Davis, completing the largest comeback in bowl history, shock waves echoed around the nation. In the days and weeks following the GMAC Bowl, the fervor surrounding Leftwich and Marshall football continued to grow. The only question seemed to be, “Did you see that game?”

2002Back on Top in the MACPerhaps not since 1999 had a Marshall football season been as highly anticipated as 2002. Byron Leftwich entered his fi nal collegiate season as the top ranked player in college football and a second week game at Virginia Tech was expected to be the high-water mark for the year. Despite Leftwich’s best eff orts, he fi nished 31-for-49 for 406 yards, the Thundering Herd rushed for just 34 in the contest and the Hokies rolled to victory. Marshall moved quickly to shake off the disappointment and rolled to fi ve straight wins heading into November. After the fi ve game win streak no one could have foreseen how the Herd fortunes would change. In a split second in the fi rst quarter at Akron, the Herd’s great season seemed in doubt. In the fi rst quarter against an Akron team that did not own a win against a Division I-A opponent, Leftwich was hit on the left leg. He stayed on the ground for a while, then limped back to the sideline. He came back to the game after a trip for X-rays, but the Herd was unable to overcome nine fumbles (fi ve lost) and seven total turnovers in a 34-20 Mid-American Conference loss to the Zips. Following victories over Ohio and Ball State, Marshall turned its attention on regaining the MAC crown. After jumping out early, just as they had done the previous year, the Herd watched Toledo battle back and turn the game into a shootout down the stretch. During the game Leftwich became the MAC’s all-time passing leader, but it was his 40-yard touchdown strike to Watts in the game’s fi nal minute that will go down in history. Marshall didn’t need the dramatics of 2001 in the GMAC Bowl. The Herd took control of the game against Louisville early and never allowed the Cardinals into the game, taking a 38-15 victory. Leftwich closed his Marshall career by earning a second straight GMAC Bowl MVP trophy.

2003Made in ManhattanIn 2003, the Thundering Herd football team had more than its share of injuries. However, it still managed to post a win over the highest ranked team ever to fall to a MAC opponent and a school-record 20th consecutive winning season. The

Herd faithful, who set an attendance record during the season, also saw the end of Darius Watts’ tremendous collegiate career and Marshall Stadium get a new name. The Thundering Herd’s 27-20 win over then sixth-ranked, and eventual Big 12 Conference Champion, Kansas State was a fi rst for the Mid-American Conference and Marshall. It marked the fi rst time ever that a MAC school had beaten a team ranked as high as sixth in the national rankings and it marked the fi rst time ever that Marshall has beaten a team ranked in the AP Top 25. The Herd’s win ended several impressive Wildcat streaks that day, including the nation’s fourth longest active winning streak (10 games), Kansas State’s 41 consecutive wins over a non-conference opponent, and 39 straight at home all came to a halt. Marshall was then selected as the “National Team of the Week” by the Football Writers Association of America. Marshall’s 8-4 record in 2003 gave the football program its 20th consecutive winning season, as well.

2004Goddard ArrivesMarshall experienced several ups and downs en route to a 6-6 overall record in its fi nal year in the Mid-American Conference, however the highlight of the season had to be the tremendous play of senior defensive end Johnathan Goddard. Goddard exploded and recorded 16 quarterback sacks and 28.5 tackles per loss in 2004. Both of those numbers led the nation and etched Goddard’s name into both the Marshall, MAC and NCAA record books. He went on to be named Marshall’s fi rst-ever Bronko Nagurski Trophy fi nalist and earned multiple All-America accolades.

2005A New Coach, A New Conference, A New EraFormer Marshall All-American defensive back Mark Snyder was introduced as the 28th head coach in program history on April 14, 2005. The 2005 season also saw the Thundering Herd entering a new league - the newly revamped Conference USA. In its fi rst season of competition, the Herd fi nished 4-7 with a 3-5 mark in C-USA. It marked the Herd’s fi rst losing season since the 1983 season. Marshalll set a new single-game attendance record with a crowd of 36,914 for a game with Kansas State on Sept. 10. The Thundering Herd also appeared on national television a record eight times.

▲Marshall was selected as the “National Team of the Week” by the Football

Writers of America after defeating No. 6 Kansas State 27-20 in 2003.



1992NATIONAL

CHAMPIONS

▲ Marshall won the fi rst of two I-AA national championships in a fi ve-year span.

Overall Record: 12-3 | SoCon Record: 5-2

Sept. 5 MOREHEAD STATE W, 49-7Sept. 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 63-28Sept. 19 at VMI W, 34-16Oct. 3 at Missouri L, 21-44Oct. 10 FURMAN W, 48-6Oct. 17 at The Citadel W, 34-13Oct. 24 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA W, 52-23Oct. 31 at Western Carolina L, 30-38Nov. 7 APPALACHIAN STATE (HC) L, 34-37Nov. 14 TENNESSEE TECH W, 52-14Nov. 21 at East Tennessee State W, 49-10NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 28 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 44-0Dec. 5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 35-21Dec. 12 DELAWARE W, 28-7NCAA I-AA National Championship Game

Dec. 19 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 31-28 604-292

Statistical LeadersRUSHING

PLAYER ATT. YARDS TD

Glenn Pedro 187 1021 9Orlando Hatchett 119 710 12

PASSING

PLAYER ATT.-COMP. YARDS TD INT

Michael Payton 415-268 3610 31 12Todd Donnan 83-49 741 6 4

RECEIVING

PLAYER REC. YARDS TD

Troy Brown 101 1654 16Mike Bartrum 62 680 9

THE 1992 SEASON

Willy Merrick’s Field Goal Gives Herd Win

MARSHALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

It was the stuff of which dreams are made, but who could have possibly dreamed the game day scenario that carried the Thundering Herd to the 1992 national championship. Senior place-kicker Willy Merrick, having never attempted a fi eld goal in his life at any level, kicked one through the uprights with 10 seconds on the clock to bring the title trophy to Huntington, W.Va. In 1987, Marshall failed to hold a 42-28 fourth quarter lead against Northeast Louisiana in the championship game, losing 43-42. In 1991, Marshall took a 17-6 lead into the fourth quarter against Youngstown State, only to lose 25-17. Then, in 1992 Marshall led 28-0 late in the third quarter before those same Penguins stormed back to tie the score, 28-28, and threaten to crush the hopes and dreams of the Marshall faithful once more. But unlike the aforementioned losses, Marshall walked off the fi eld that mild December day National Champions. Marshall’s season began on Sept. 5 as the No. 2 ranked Thundering Herd, the Herd was ranked No. 1 in every major national poll except the NCAA poll, battled I-64 rival Morehead State. Marshall claimed its ninth consecutive home-opener by a score of 49-7. The Herd played host to Eastern Illinois on Sept. 12 in the fi rst meeting between the two schools. Marshall cruised to a 63-38 triumph with Troy Brown contributing 292 all-purpose yards. Marshall began its Southern Conference schedule Sept. 19 at VMI. Head coach Jim Donnan had emphasized during the pre-season that Marshall’s goal in ’92 was to win the schools fi rst ever outright league championship. The game at VMI would be the Herd’s initial road game of the year and was also the Keydets Homecoming, a formidable test for the Herd. Touchdowns from Glenn Pedro, Chris Parker and Orlando Hatckett gave the Herd a 20-16 margin at the intermission. Marshall’s defensive adjustments at halftime blanked the Keydets in the second half and Marshall added two more rushing scores in the fi nal seven minutes for a hard earned 34-16 victory. Marshall went into the Oct. 3 game with Missouri coming off its bye-week and its second No. 1 ranking in school history. The ranking however, failed to impress the Tigers of the Big 8. Missouri jumped to a 17-7 lead at halftime, led 24-14 late in the third quarter and then scored 17 unanswered points. The fi nal score of 44-21 was Marshall’s most lopsided defeat of the year. A full moon on the night of Oct. 10 and sellout crowd of 28,272 at MU Football Stadium provided the scene for another clash with the Furman Paladins. When the dust settled, Marshall stood with a 48-6 win, Furman’s worst defeat since 1972. A Johnson Hagood record crowd of 23,025 greeted the Herd on Oct. 17 in

Charleston, S.C. as the No. 4 Bulldogs and No. 5 Herd squared off in a game that had both play-off and league title implications. Marshall wiped away all past memories of its Charleston losses by grinding out a 34-13 victory over the Bulldogs. The win over The Citadel propelled the Herd to a No. 3 ranking going into the

Oct. 24 game at home versus the injury-riddled UT-Chattanooga Moccasins; Marshall emerged with a 52-23 victory. On Oct. 31, the unranked Catamounts and No. 2 ranked Thundering Herd battled on nearly even terms until defensive lineman Jim Tulley intercepted Michael Payton pass and ran 17 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter giving WCU a 31-17 lead. The Herd went on to lose 38-30. The Herd scored 21 points in the fi rst half against ASU, but trailed 30-21 mid-way though the fourth quarter. Troy Brown and Glenn Pedro both scored to give Marshall a 34-30 lead with 5:38 remaining. However, the Mountaineers drove 72 yards in 15 plays, scoring the winning touchdown on a nine yard pass with eight seconds left. Appilachian State handed Marshall its fi rst loss in the two year old stadium. The loss also dropped Marshall out of the league title race and MU plummeted to No. 10 in the NCAA poll. Marshall had to win-out the rest of the season to be considered for a playoff at-large berth. Marshall wasted no time getting back on the winning track bolting a 21-0 lead en route to a 52-14 thrashing of Tennessee Tech on Nov. 14. The Herd closed out the regular season on Nov. 21 with a 49-10 disposal of East Tennessee State University. Ohio Valley Conference champion Middle Tennessee State journeyed to Huntington on Dec. 5 for a quarter-fi nal play-off game. Late in the fi rst quarter Marshall All-American quarterback Michael Payton went down with a knee injury and Todd Donnan came off the bench to complete 13of 23 passes for 246 yards and three TD passes (to Troy Brown) as Marshall posted a 35-21 win. Delaware, the Yankee Conference winner,

challenged Marshall on Dec. 12 in the semi-fi nal round. The Herd forced fi ve Blue Hen turnovers and, after spotting its opponent a 7-0 lead, controlled the entire game winning by a 28-7 count. Roger Johnson returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown to highlight the afternoon. The scene was set got a rematch with Youngstown State, the team that beat the Herd a year earlier in Statesboro, Ga. for the national championship. Less then 24 hours after Marshall’s win over Delaware, the MU ticket offi ce employees posted a “Game Sold Out” sign in their window and went home early. And the rest is National Championship history.


1996NATIONAL

CHAMPIONS

▲ Marshall fi nished the 1996 season 15-0 en route to its second national title.

Overall Record: 15-0 | SoCon Record: 7-0

Sept. 7 HOWARD W, 55-27Sept. 14 WEST VIRGINIA STATE W, 42-7Sept. 21 at Georgia Southern W, 29-13Sept. 28 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 37-3Oct. 5 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA W, 45-0Oct. 12 at VMI W, 45-20Oct. 19 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 56-21Oct. 26 at Appalachian State W, 24-10Nov. 2 THE CITADEL (HC) W, 56-25Nov. 9 at East Tennessee State W, 34-10Nov. 16 FURMAN W, 42-17NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 30 DELAWARE W, 59-14Dec. 7 FURMAN W, 54-0Dec. 14 NORTHERN IOWA W, 31-14NCAA I-AA National Championship Game

Dec. 21 MONTANA W, 49-29 658-210

Statistical LeadersRUSHING

PLAYER ATT. YARDS TD

Erik Thomas 187 1,296 8Doug Chapman 198 1,238 15

PASSING

PLAYER ATT.-COMP. YARDS TD INT

Eric Kresser 375-226 3,407 35 11Mark Zban 55-35 480 6 2

RECEIVING

PLAYER REC. YARDS TD

Randy Moss 78 1,709 28Tim Martin 74 868 5

THE 1996 SEASON

The Perfect Season

MARSHALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

The 1996 season would be one with many expectations. The 1996 team returned almost all of its starters from a team that advanced to the championship game the previous year. Also entering the picture this season were a host of transfers including Florida quarterback Eric Kresser and Florida State wide receiver Randy Moss. Bob Pruett, previously they defensive coordinator at Florida, returned to his Alma Mater to head up a Marshall program that had been picked by most to win the national championship. Marshall’s fi rst two weeks were with familiar foe, Howard and West Virginia State. Against the Howard Bison in week one, Randy Moss and Eric Kresser connected for their fi rst touchdown pass. Despite heading into halftime with only a four point lead, 24-20, Marshall defeated the Bison 55-27. Moss continued his success in the West Virginia State game by contributing three touchdowns in the 42-7 win. The third game of the season at Georgia Southern marked the Herd’s fi rst Southern Conference game of the season. Marshall came from behind to win the contest 29-13. The Herd entered the fourth game with a 3-0 record. The match up with No. 12 Western Kentucky would give the victor a perfect record and the loser their fi rst loss of the season. On Marshall’s fi rst possession Moss caught a three yard touchdown pass for a 7-0 game. At the half time the Herd led 23-3 and won by a score of 37-3. The Herd got back into the conference schedule with a 45-0 shutout of Tennessee Chattanooga. After a 7-7 start with VMI, Marshall put up 28 unanswered points in the remainder of the fi rst half. The Herd cruised to a 45-20 win. Western Carolina found itself in a 35-point hole after only 18 minutes of play. Through one-and-a-half periods of play Kresser was 17-for-23 through the air for 300 yards. Marshall went on to win 56-21. The next game of the season was a revenge match with 1995 SoCon Champions Appalachian State. Appalachian State earned the outright title by beating the Herd 10-3 in 1995. The Mountaineers pulled ahead 10-7 heading into halftime. That would be the last time Appalachian State scored in the game. Kresser made connections with Moss and Tim Martin for touchdowns in the second half. In the 24-10 win, punter Chris Hanson punted six times in a single game for a school record average of 55.3 yards per kick. The 14 point diff erence will be Marshall’s smallest margin of victory all season. The Citadel Bulldogs came to Marshall Stadium as underdogs but put up the fi rst points of the game. The Kresser and Moss connection answered back quickly to even the score. Moss had now caught a TD pass in each of the nine games, as well as in the fi rst quarter of every game.

Before halftime the Herd and the Bulldogs exchanged points, but Marshall held the lead heading into the break, 21-16, with the help of an 88 yard kickoff return by Moss that lead to a touchdown. Marshall won the game 56-25.

Following the game Moss had tallied 17 touchdowns in nine games, a new SoCon record. Moss’ four TDs in the Citadel game tied the SoCon touchdown receptions in a single game. At the beginning of the 10th week, Marshall had two games left and three teams were in contention for the SoCon Championship. East Tennessee State held the Herd scoreless in the fi rst quarter, a feat no other team has accomplished all season. Despite the setback, Marshall won 34-10. The Herd earned a share in the SoCon Championship with this victory. The No. 12 ranked Furman Paladins took the lead 14-7 by answering Marshall’s opening TD with two unanswered touchdowns of their own. The Herd went into the halftime break trailing 17-14. By the end of the game Marshall outscored Furman 42-17. Moss became the leading freshman receiver in NCAA history with 1,073 yards. The Herd entered the playoff s seeded second behind defending National Champion Montana and ranked No. 1. In the fi rst round Marshall was matched with Delaware, a team the Herd had defeated twice in the last fi ve years. Marshall never gave the Blue Hens much of a chance and won 59-14. The quarterfi nals set up a rematch of Marshall and Furman. Unlike the last meeting, Marshall did not give the Paladins any chance to take the lead. The Herd rolled over Furman 54-0. Marshall faced Northern Iowa in the semifi nals. Kresser rushed two yards for his fi rst td of the season on the Herd’s fi rst possession. Marshall turned a 10-0 halftime lead into a 31-14 victory. The victory marked Marshall’s fi fth trip to the championship game in the past six years. Marshall and Montana would meet in the fi nals,

both teams vying to keep a perfect season. The Herd repeated its playoff style by jumping out early and claiming a 23-6 halftime lead. In the second half Montana managed to put up 23 points, but that wasn’t enough to top the Herd’s 26 point. Marshall won its second National Championship by a score of 49-29 and a perfect 15-0 record. Kresser tied the school record for touchdown passes in a season, 35 shared with assistant coach Tony Peterson. Moss fi nished with a school record and Southern Conference record 174 points in a season. His 28 touchdown receptions tied the Southern Conference career touchdown reception record. In all 10 players were named to at least one All-American team in addition 17 players were all conference selections, nearly the entire starting line up.


It was a rainy and foggy evening on Saturday, November 14, 1970, when seventy-fi ve persons lost their lives in the crash of the jet plane carrying the Marshall football team, coaches, administrators, fans and crew back from the game at East Carolina University. Crashing into the hillside below the Tri-State Airport, due in part to the weather and instrument error, all on board were killed. The Marshall campus, the city of Huntington, the state of West Virginia and the entire United States were stunned by the news and the weight of the tragedy. Over 7,000 people gathered in the Cabell County Veteran’s Memorial Field House, home of Marshall basketball for 20 years, the next day for a memorial service. Present on stage were Nathaniel “Nate” Ruffi n, a co-captain who had not traveled due to injury; Acting Marshall President Donald Dedmon; Dr. Leo Jenkins, President of East Carolina; Mike Grant, President of the Marshall University Student Government; and West Virginia Governor Arch Moore, Jr., a tireless supporter of Marshall. Governor Moore referred to those who died as “beautiful people.” Portions of the memorial service were telecast on the NBC program, “The Today Show.” A period of mourning was observed throughout the state, as fl ags were lowered to half-mast. Classes at Marshall were dismissed for two days, as were Huntington City and Cabell County offi ces. Most local events came to a standstill in the wake of the worst air disaster in the history of West Virginia. Many memorials have been made to the 1970 team on the MU campus, including the Marshall University Memorial Student Center, the Memorial Fountain in the plaza of the center (which is turned off for each winter on November 14th at a special ceremony on the plaza), a bronze plaque placed on the entrance to the football locker room recalling the date of the crash and the Memorial Garden, placed fi rst at Fairfi eld Stadium, and now at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The 2005 season marked the 35th anniversary of the tragedy, and more was done to remember the people who perished on November 14, 1970. Twentieth Street in Huntington was designated “Marshall Memorial Boulevard” by Huntington’s City Council, it runs past the Spring Hill Cemetery – where six players who were not identifi ed are buried in six graves- with blank stones- down to the Marshall University Stadium. A new bronze memorial symbolizing Marshall’s rise from the crash to the successes of the 1990’s was unveiled prior to the Miami game on Nov. 11. A documentary on the tragedy and comeback of the program

▲ The 2005 season marked the 35th anniversary of the worst sports-related air disaster in American history. On November 14, 1970, seventy-fi ve people

lost their lives when a jet plane carrying Marshall players, coaches, administrators, fans and crew crashed three miles south of the Tri-State Airport.

titled “Ashes to Glory” was released in 2000 and won a regional Emmy and Hollywood’s prestigious Angel Award for Excellence in Media. In 2004, a stretch of highway that runs by Tri-State airport and into the town of Ceredo was also designated “The Big Green Memorial Highway” in honor of the crash victims. The Marshall University community will never forget the 75 lives that ended in the most catastrophic airplane accident in American sports history.

▲ Drawing by Eugene Payne of the Charlotte Observer that appeared on

November 15, 1970. The words, “America Weeps” appeared at the top.

REMEMBERING 1970


Listed are the names of the 75 men and women who perished

in the most catastrophic airplane accident in the history of

American athletics.

Thundering Herd Football playersAdams, James Michael – GuardAndrews, Mark Raeburn – GuardBlake, Michael Francis – LinebackerBlevins, Dennis Michael – Wide ReceiverBluford, Willie Jr. – LinebackerBrown, Larry – Nose GuardBrown, Thomas Wayne – Nose GuardChilders, Roger Keith – Defensive BackCottrell, Stuart Spence – Defensive BackDardinger, Richard Lee – CenterDeBord, David Grant – TackleGilmore, Kevin Francis – HalfbackGriffi th, David Dearing Jr. – Defensive EndHarris, Arthur W. Jr. – HalfbackHarris, Robert Anthony – QuarterbackHill, Bobby Wayne – Defensive BackHood, Joe Lee – HalfbackHoward, James Thomas Jr. – GuardLajterman, Marcello H. – KickerLech, Richard Adam – Defensive BackNash, Barry Winston – BackNorrell, Patrick Jay – GuardPatterson, James Robert – TackleReese, Scottie Lee – Defensive End Repasy, John Anton Jr. – Wide ReceiverSanders, Larry – Defensive BackSaylor, Charles Alan – Defensive EndShannon, Arthur Kirk – LinebackerShoebridge, Lionel Ted – QuarterbackSkeens, Allen Gene – LinemanStainback, Jerry Dodson – LinebackerVanHorn, Robert James – Defensive TackleVanover, Roger Amie – Tight EndWilson, Freddie Clay – Tight EndYoung, John Patton – Tight EndZborill, Thomas Jonathan – Nose Guard

Thundering Herd Coaches

Brackett, Herbert B. “Zeke” – Kicking and Freshman CoachCarelli, Albert C. Jr. – Off ensive Line CoachLoria, Frank – Defensive Back CoachMoss, James M. “Shorty” – Off ensive CoordinatorTolley, Rickey D. “Rick” – Head Coach

Administration and Staff

Booth, Donald – MU football game fi lmChambers, Dr. Joseph – MU team physicianChambers, Mrs. PeggyGeorge, Gary – MU student assistant Sports Information DirectorHagley, Dr. Ray – MU team physicianHagley, Mrs. ShirleyJones, Ken – MU Sports Director for WHTN-TV 13Kautz, Charles “Charlie” – MU Director of AthleticsMorehouse, Gene – MU Sports Information Director and “Voice of the Herd”Nathan, Jeff – The Parthenon, MU student newspaper reporterO’Connor, Dr. Brian – MU Director of AdmissionsPrestera, Michael – MU Big Green former president and delegate-elect to WV LegislaturePreston, Dr. Glenn – MU team dentist

Preston, Mrs. PhyllisProctor, Dr. H. D. – MU team physicianProctor, Mrs. CourtneySchroer, James “Jim” – MU Head TrainerTackett, Donald – MU student trainerWeichmann, Norman – MU football game fi lms

Thundering Herd Supporters

Arnold, Charles “Red”Arnold, Mrs. RachelHarris, Arthur Sr. – Father of player Art HarrisHeath, E. O. “Happy”Heath, Mrs. ElaineJarrell, JamesJarrell, Mrs. CynthiaRalsten, Murrill – Huntington City CouncilmanRalsten, Mrs. HelenWard, Parker Sr.

Southern Airways Personnel

Abbott, Captain Frank – PilotDeese, Danny – Charter CoordinatorPoat, Charlene – StewardessSmith, Jerry – First Offi cerVaught, Patricia – Stewardess

▲ Each point of the Memorial Fountain represents one of the lives lost in the

tragedy. The water is shut off in a memorial ceremony every Nov. 14th.

REMEMBERING 1970


Marshall football was trying to right the ship in 1970. An 0-10 season in 1967 that saw the fi ring of nine-year head coach Charlie Snyder – a Marshall football captain on the 1947 Tangerine Bowl team for Cam Henderson – and was followed by a 0-9-1 mark by Perry Moss. The 21 games in a row without a win, since the loss to Ohio in the fi nal game of 1966, was nothing compared to what came next. A group of well-intentioned boosters had come up with a plan to catch up quick in the Mid-American Conference in 1968. By the time all was said and done, Marshall was on one-year probation by the NCAA for more than 140 violations. Perry Moss was stripped of his coaching duties. Basketball coach Ellis Johnson was relieved of his duties. Recruiting coordinator Pete Kondos was fi red and Director of Athletics Eddie Barrett resigned. The MAC suspended Marshall indefi nitely from the league by an order of the Council of Presidents. Rick Tolley was hired to be Marshall’s interim football coach two days before the pre-season started in 1969. By seasons’ end, he had defi nitely turned things in the right direction. Despite the late start, Marshall would win three games in a row down the season’s home stretch. The fi rst win came over Bowling Green and their coach at that time, Don Nehlen. That victory stopped what had grown to a 27-game non-winning streak. Wins would follow at Kent State and at home versus East Carolina and the Herd fi nished 3-7. With the season done, Marshall reapplied for the MAC and was immediately denied and told they would not be reviewed again until at least 1973. Charlie Kautz, the Director of Athletics, put this behind him and moved to make Tolley the permanent head coach based on the improvements he had made in the program. Tolley moved quickly to make sure some of the players, many recruited by Moss, stayed with the program. Chief among those was quarterback Ted Shoebridge of Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Shoebridge had set records for single-season passing, total off ense, passes attempted and completed and touchdowns thrown in 1969. With “Shoe” in the fold, Tolley pressed on, fi lling recruiting needs and preparing for the 1970 season. “The Jersey Jet,” a nickname for Shoebridge, was going to be joined in the backfi eld by Dickie Carter, a senior from Man, and sophomore running backs Art Harris (a transfer from Massachusetts) and Joe Hood, from

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Backing up Shoebridge would be Bob Harris, a Cincinnati junior. Jack Repasy from Cincinnati and Dennis Blevins of Bluefi eld would line up at receiver and the tight end would be Kevin Gilmore, a 6-foot, 187-pound senior from McCook Junior College. The off ensive line was a question mark, as it was neither deep nor experienced. It included Mike Blake (from Huntington East), Freddy Wilson, Wes Hickman, Mark Andrews, Dave Debord, Tom Howard (from Milton), Pat Norrell and Roger Vanover. Defense looked to be the strong suit. Junior college All-American Greg Finn was a defensive lineman, along with Eddie Carter, Larry “The Governor” Brown, Scotty Reese, Dave Griffi th and Tom Zborill. Linebackers included former Ferrum All-American Jerry Stainback, Willie Bluford, Robert Van Horn and Frank James of Barboursville. Defensive back was the strongest position with Nate Ruffi n, Larry Sanders, Felix Jordan and Bobby Hill back. Kicking specialist Marcelo Lajterman of Lyndhurst, N.J., would punt and kick. In addition to the players, the games were being played in a Fairfi eld Stadium that was getting its fi rst facelift in 40-plus years. New Astroturf replaced the grass, mud and hay of days gone by. A new scoreboard was being put up, new locker rooms were being built and 6,500 seats were being added to the facility. The new surroundings agreed with the Herd as they swamped the Eagles of Morehead State in the opener, 17-7. It was the fi rst win in an opener since 1966 and the Marshall defense was all it was billed to be. Morehead was held to 153 yards of total off ense. Felix Jordan picked off two passes and Larry Baldridge a third. Morehead also coughed up the ball twice in front of a standing-room only crowd of 11,000. Shoebridge hit only 5 of 14 passes for 63 yards, with one interception, but he ran for two touchdowns. A 29-yard fi eld goal by Lajterman set the fi nal total for the Herd off ense. He also averaged 41.9 yards per punt. Game two was best forgotten at Toledo as the Rockets pounded the Herd 52-3. Marshall’s only score came on a 37-yard fourth quarter fi eld goal by Laiterman. Shoebridge threw a school-record 43 passes, but completed only nine and had four picked off . Harris was no more eff ective with a 1-6-1 for 2-yards relief eff ort. Three players were hurt in the game as well, thereby depleting the “Thin Green” even more for the remainder of the season. The Herd bounced back in great fashion in the third game of the season with a 31-14 win in Cincinnati over the Musketeers of Xavier University. The Herd jumped out to a 17-0 lead by the half, only to watch Xavier claw back into it. Two third quarter scores had the Musketeers down by just three as the game entered the fi nal stanza. Marshall’s defense again asserted itself. Pete Naputano recovered a fumble to set up a Shoebridge run for touchdown with just over two minutes left. Larry Sanders sealed the deal with a 54-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fi nal minute of play. Joe Hood had his best day of the young season, gaining 67 yards on 23 carries. Shoebridge hit on 9-of-16 for 141 yards and rushed for 56 yards and two scores. At 2-1, Marshall was off to the best start since the 1965 team opened 4-0 on the way to a 5-5 season. The fourth game was against the dreaded, the hated, the feared Miami Redskins, a team Marshall had not beaten since Cam Henderson turned the trick three straight years from 1937-39. The series since then was 0-18-1 and games had not even been competitive in recent years as Miami had won 35-7 in 1969 at Oxford, 46-0 in ’68, and 48-6 in ’67. Thirty years of losses was staring MU right in the face going into the second home game. In a steady rain, the Herd gave as well as they got against the Redskins. While the new turf – with a block white M in the center and white buff alos added to the corner of both end zones – certainly improved the footing, the ball was no less slick and the teams combined for 15 fumbles. Marshall lost four fumbles and threw fi ve interceptions while Miami turned the ball over seven times, on two interceptions and fi ve fumbles. Miami rolled up 438 yards of total off ense but the turnovers and a stout Herd defense stopped the Redskins on all but two of 18 off ensive drives. A

▲ Ted Shoebridge scored the fi rst touchdown on the astroturf at Fairfi eld

Stadium against Morehead State in 1970.

THE 1970 THUNDERING HERD


punt return for touchdown by Miami’s Dick Adams provided the winning margin, but most of the 7,500 Marshall fans saw this at least as a moral victory. Shoebridge hit on 11-of-29 passes, but with fi ve interceptions, for 82 yards and a touchdown in a 19-12 loss. The Herd was even on the season at 2-2 when it returned to Fairfi eld Stadium the next week to host Louisville and its 34-year old coach, Lee Corso. Corso was impressed by the new Astroturf and declared it to be “the surface of the future”. He was less enthused by the game, even though his team escaped with a 16-14 win over the Herd. Louisville ran up 24 fi rst downs and 447 yards of total off ense, but managed to cash in with just three fi eld goals and one touchdown. MU led 7-6 going into the fourth quarter, only to watch the game get away. But there was no shortage of tension in the closing minutes. Marcel Lajterman was just short with a 57-yard attempted fi eld goal that would have won the game for the Herd. Shoebridge was 11-28-1 for 128 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 20 yards on four carries while Art Harris rushed for 80 yards on 13 carries. Hood caught three passes for 69 yards as the Herd fell to 2-3 at the mid-point of the season. Western Michigan visited in game six for homecoming and the game left a bad taste in the mouth of Herd fans with regard to the MAC because the Broncos walloped the Herd 34-6. Lajterman actually gave MU a 3-0 lead early, but the rest of the game was all WMU. Shoebridge was 13-of-40 with two interceptions and 163 yards. Harris rushed for 72 yards on 12 carries but the Herd fumbled two times, and fell to 2-4 on the year. Another MAC school, another bad result, was the story in the seventh game of the year. Marshall led Bowling Green 24-21 on the Falcons home fi eld – where Marshall had not won since 1954 – with 2:19 to play in the game. Coach Tolley told Lajterman to take a knee for a safety rather than punt out of the end zone. With the scored now 24-23, BGSU took the free kick and drove down for a 38-yard fi eld goal with 1:04 to go to win 26-24. “It’s my fault,” Tolley said after the game. “I didn’t think their guy had the leg to beat us.” It was, in fact, the longest fi eld goal of the season for the Falcon kicker. Bob Harris started at quarterback in place of the injured Shoebridge, hitting on 13-of-25 for 205 yards and two interceptions. Kevin Gilmore caught a 14-yard touchdown pass while Art Harris rushed for 36 yards and one score. The Herd hoped to snap a four-game losing streak the next week against the Golden Flashes of Kent State. KSU was a team still trying to deal with the tragedy of the National Guard shooting of four students during a protest earlier that spring. Marshall wanted to go out on a good note at home and got great play from a variety of individuals in a 20-17 win. Bob Harris started and hit on 10-of-18 passes for 100 yards, with one interception. He connected with John Young on an 18-yard scoring strike while Blevins, Hood and Art Harris each caught three passes. Hood also had a season-best 122 yards rushing on 24 attempts. Marshall was 3-5 and still had a chance for the fi rst .500 record since 1965. The ninth game of the season was at East Carolina, which came in with a record of 1-8 and was a team Marshall had defeated 38-7 in Huntington the previous year. Marshall fl ew by Southern Airway charter to the game. Coach Rick Tolley was quoted after a disappointing 17-14 loss, “We had a real nice fl ight down, and some of them are still fl ying.” Part of the problem was the players who did not make the trip because of injuries. Defensive end Pete Naputano, defensive back Nate Ruffi n, defensive back Felix Jordan, linebacker Frank James, nose guard Greg Finn, off ensive tackle David Withers, center Wes Hickman and John Calvin all missed the trip with a variety of ailments. Ed Carter, a defensive tackle, had fl own home to Texas for a funeral and did not join the team in Greenville as planned. In addition, defensive back Rich Taglang overslept and missed the team bus to Tri-State Airport. Some players did return for the trip, however. Defensive tackles Larry Brown and Al Saylor and tight end John Young. Some players played exceptional games for Marshall as well. Jerry Stainback recorded 22

tackles, nine of them solo, while “The Governor” Brown had 18 stops in his fi rst game back. Shoebridge returned from injury as well to hit 14-of-32 passes for 188 yards, including a 16-yard scoring strike to Repasy. Shoebridge was involved in the controversial play of the game. The play was witnessed by quite a few Marshall supporters, who had fl own down with the team, as well as John “The Shiek of Seth” Zontini, who was witnessing his fi rst Herd game since his 1935 graduation from Marshall. Shoebridge was wrapped up at the 44-yard line as he threw on third and 10 from the 25-yard line. The offi cial called him for intentional grounding despite the fact that the ball one-hopped to Art Harris, the intended receiver. Marshall fourth and 34 from the ECU 49-yard line, and a desperation pass fell incomplete with only 11 seconds left on the clock and a 17-14 ECU lead. The dejected Herd boarded the bus for a trip to Ficklin Field and the trip home to Huntington. A light rain was falling as they approached Tri-State Airport around 7:45 p.m., on Saturday, November 14, 1970.

1970 Season Statistics

Passing: Ted Shoebridge (78-of-212, 1,000 yards, 3 TD, 11 INT)Rushing: Art Harris (113 att., 413 yards, TD, 3.6 ypc, long 31)Receiving: Art Harris (29 rec., 242 yards, TD, 8.3 ypc)Punting: Marcelo Lajterman (60 punts, 2,319 yards, 38.6 avg.)Scoring: Marcelo Lajterman (15 XPT, 7 FG, 36 points)Punt Returns: Kevin Gilmore (10 returns, 74 yards, 7.4 ypr, long 38)Kickoff Returns: Art Harris (17 returns, 419 yards, 24.6 ypr, long 46)Interceptions: Felix Jordan (4 returns, 74 yards, 18.5 ypr)Tackles: Jerry Stainback (114 total tackles - 38 solo, 76 assisted)

▲ Marshall tied Morehead State, 17-17, in the 1970 season opener. Nate

Ruffi n (#25) is in the background.

THE 1970 THUNDERING HERD


NCAA I-AA Playoff sNovember 28, 1987Marshall 41, James Madison 12In its fi rst ever playoff game, the Thundering Herd crushed the Dukes, building up a 24-0 halftime advantage. Tony Petersen passed for 387 yards and four touchdowns. JMU had the ball seven times in the fi rst half and the MU defense forced six punts and one turnover. Herd tight end Sean Doctor caught nine passes for 117 yards.

December 5, 1987Marshall 51, Weber State 23Marshall set a school record with seven interceptions in a complete domination of the Wildcats in the quarterfi nals. Ron Darby rushed for 130 yards and Mike Barber both caught and tossed a touchdown pass. Tony Petersen threw four scoring passes and Larry Huff man returned a blocked punt for six points. Weber State actually had one more yard of total off ense (416-415), but was behind, 44-7, entering the fourth quarter.

December 12, 1987Marshall 24, Appalachian State 10Five weeks after losing to ASU in the regular season, Marshall won the rematch at Boone, NC, and a trip to the I-AA championship game. Key interceptions by Rondell Wanamaker and Von Woodson deep in ASU territory provided the Herd’s high powered off ense with excellent fi eld position. Ron Darby rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns and the MU off ense controlled the ball for nearly 36 minutes.

December 19, 1987Northeast Louisiana 43, Marshall 42Nine lead changes and 1,146 total yards highlighted the game, played in Pocatello, Idaho, which lasted until 1:53 Sunday morning local time. Herd fans across the nation witnessed the game on ESPN. MU took a 42-28 lead into the fourth quarter but could not hold on. Tony Petersen passed for a championship game record 474 yards, Mike Barber caught nine passes for 195 yards and Ron Darby rushed for 136 yards.

November 26, 1988Marshall 7, North Texas 0In the lowest scoring playoff game in I-AA history, an eight-yard pass from John Gregory to Mike Barber in the fi rst quarter was all the off ense MU needed to beat No. 12 ranked North Texas and advance to the quarterfi nals. MU, ranked No. 7 in the fi nal poll, shutdown an Eagle off ense that had been averaging 30 points a game. Nick McKnight had an interception and Von Woodson a fumble recovery to stymie the Southland Conference team.

December 3, 1988Furman 13, Marshall 9In a match-up of Southern Conference co-champions, the Paladins escaped Fairfi eld Stadium with a four-point victory. Just two months earlier, the Herd had beaten Furman for the fi rst time ever, 24-10. Furman scored the winning points with just over two minutes remaining and stopped a fi nal Herd scoring threat that reached the Paladin 36-yard line. Marshall’s John Gregory passed for 301 yards.

November 30, 1991Marshall 20, Western Illinois 17 (OT)Dewey Klein kicked a 28-yard fi eld goal in the fi rst overtime as Marshall edged the Leathernecks to again advance to the quarterfi nals. The Herd held a 17-6 advantage until WIU countered with 11 fourth-quarter points. Defensive back Tommy Moore intercepted a pass on WIU’s overtime drive and the Herd scored fi ve plays later for the winning points.

December 7, 1991Marshall 41, Northern Iowa 13Marshall ran up 500 yards of total off ense against the No. 4 ranked Panthers to move into the semifi nals. Brian Dowler grabbed three touchdown passes from Michael Payton, who completed 21 of his 27 passes for 344 yards. Dowler caught nine passes for 186 yards. Orlando Hatchett and Glenn Pedro added rushing touchdowns as Marshall forged to a halftime lead of 35-13.

December 14, 1991Marshall 14, Eastern Kentucky 7A big-play defense sparked Marshall’s upset of the No. 2 ranked Colonels for a trip to the championship contest. MU was outgained in total yards, 377-273, but four times stopped EKU inside the Marshall 20-yard line. Matt Downey had the game’s big play, an interception of an EKU pass at the Herd’s fi ve-yard line. Michael Payton ran for an 11-yard TD and tossed a 36-yard scoring strike to Troy Brown.

December 21, 1991Youngstown State 25, Marshall 17At Statesboro, Ga., Marshall held a 17-6 lead going into the fourth quarter but the Penguins scored 19 consecutive points for the win. Trailing 3-0 at the half, MU’s Michael Payton threw TD passes to Troy Brown and Ricardo Clark, and Dewey Klein kicked a 42-yard fi eld goal in the third frame. The Herd’s fi nal drive reached the YSU 19-yard line before Payton’s desperation pass on a fourth down play fell incomplete. It was the second time that Marshall let a fourth quarter lead get away in a title game.

November 28, 1992Marshall 44, Eastern Kentucky 0Marshall threw for 444 yards and the Herd’s defense held heralded Colonel tailback Markus Thomas – Division I-AA’s all-time leading rusher – to minus four yards rushing on nine carries. Troy Brown piled up 287 all-purpose yards and David Merrick booted three fi eld goals. The Herd scored 24 second-quarter points to secure a 34-0 halftime margin on the way to another quarterfi nal berth.

December 5, 1992Marshall 35, Middle Tennessee 21Todd Donnan came off the bench to complete 13 of 23 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Herd back to the semifi nals. Donnan, in relief of an injured Michael Payton, connected with Troy Brown on strikes of 45, 13 and fi ve yards. Glenn Pedro rushed for 116 yards as MU built a 28-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. William King, George Thomas and Shannon Morrison had interceptions.

December 12, 1992Marshall 28, Delaware 7The Blue Hens gained an early 7-0 lead but a key interception by Shannon Morrison and a fumble recovery by Donahue Stephenson stopped two other Delaware scoring threats. Glenn Pedro rushed for 107 yards and caught a TD pass. Roger Johnson’s 79-yard interception return for a touchdown put on the fi nal touches. MU’s fi rst score came when 330 pound off ensive lineman turned fullback Johnny McKee bowled in from one-yard out to send Marshall back to the title game.

▲ Marshall made its fi rst National Championship game appearance in 1987.

However, the Herd lost a heart-breaker, 43-42, to Northeast Louisiana (now

Louisiana-Monroe) in Pocatello, Idaho.

POSTSEASON HISTORY


December 19, 1992Marshall 31, Youngstown State 28Willy Merrick kicked the only fi eld goal of his career, from 22-yards out with 10 seconds left, as the Herd won its fi rst ever national title on the gridiron. MU went up 28-0 late in the third quarter before a furious YSU rally knotted the game with 3:28 left. MU’s game winning drive went 76-yards in 14 plays. After the Herd’s fi nal timeout, center Pete Woods hiked the ball to holder Andy Bowen and Merrick lined the ball squarely through the uprights for the winning points, setting off a joyous celebration on the Herd’s home fi eld.

November 27, 1993Marshall 28, Howard 14Erik Thomas dashed 60 yards for paydirt on the fi rst off ensive play of the game to spark Marshall to its win over the previously undefeated Bison as the Herd opened defense of it’s national title. Glenn Pedro rushed for 93 yards and Chris Parker added 60 as MU controlled the ball for over 32 minutes. Howard entered the game with an 11-0 record.

December 4, 1993Marshall 34, Delaware 31David Merrick nailed a 34-yard fi eld goal in rainy conditions with three seconds left to send the Herd back to the semifi nals. The Herd had a 31-17 lead in the fourth quarter until the Blue Hens battled back for a 31-31 tie. Tim Martin’s 39-yard kickoff return set up the game winning drive. Chris Parker rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns.

December 11, 1993Marshall 24, Troy State 21The Thundering Herd controlled the ball for almost 37 minutes (36:51), keeping the Trojans’ high scoring off ense off the fi eld for most of the game to advance to the title game once again. When LeRon Chapman returned a blocked punt for a touchdown, Marshall led 17-0. TSU answered with two scores to close it to 17-14. Up at the half, 24-21, Marshall kept the ball away from TSU for all but 12 plays in the fi nal 20 minutes of the game.

December 18, 1993Youngstown State 17, Marshall 5For the third straight year Marshall and Youngstown State met in the championship game. The Penguins scored the fi rst three times they had the ball and made key defensive plays to thwart a Thundering Herd comeback. Darnell Clark dashed 50 yards for a touchdown on the second off ensive play of the game and Tamron Smith scored from fi ve yards out two minutes later following a botched punt by MU. Todd Donnan passed for 207 yards to lead the Herd’s comeback attempt but Marshall failed to penetrate the end zone.

November 26, 1994Marshall 49, Middle Tennessee 14Chris Parker rushed for three touchdowns, all in the fi rst half, and a game high 180 yards as Marshall opened the 1994 playoff s with a 49-14 thrashing of Middle Tennessee State. Shawn Goodwyn hauled in two scoring passes from quarterback Todd Donnan, who completed 18 of 26 attempts for 216 yards. The Herd defense included interceptions by Melvin Cunningham, Jayson Grayson, Kalen Jackson and Scott Smythe.

December 3, 1994Marshall 28, James Madison 21 (OT)Marshall let a third quarter 21-7 lead slip away but came back to take a thrilling overtime win against the Dukes to move back into the semifi nals. Chris Parker and Chris Grose chalked up rushing scores in the fi rst quarter for a 14-0 MU margin. Melvin Cunningham’s 100-yard return of an interception for a TD made it 21-7 before JMU mounted its attack. In OT, Parker rushed for 25 yards and a score, the last two yards coming on a fourth and one at the JMU two-yard line. The Herd defense held the Dukes to just six yards gained on their four plays in OT.

December 10, 1994Boise State 28, Marshall 24Marshall scored on its fi rst four possessions and was out in front by a 24-7 count but the Broncos rallied on their home fi eld to earn a trip to the national championship. Todd Donnan tossed scoring strikes of 22 yards to Tim Martin and 15 yards to Shawn Goodwyn. Chris Parker scored from two yards out and Tim Openlander booted a career best 43-yard fi eld goal. The BSU defense swarmed over the MU off ense the

fi nal 30 minutes of the game. The Herd managed to drive to the BSU 38-yard line in the fi nal seconds but saw four consecutive passes fall incomplete.

November 25, 1995Marshall 38, Jackson State 8The Thundering Herd used a Division I-AA playoff record seven fumble recoveries to capture their seventh consecutive opening round playoff win, 38-8 over Jackson State. Big plays keyed the scoring as Scott Smythe returned one of the fumbles 46 yards for a touchdown, giving Marshall a 10-0 halftime lead. The third quarter belonged to quarterback Chad Pennington as he delivered two touchdown strikes including a 59-yard heave to Erik Thomas. Chris Parker added an 11-yard TD dash and fi nished the day with 83 yards on 23 carries. Jermaine Swaff ord led the MU defense garnering 11 solo stops and assisting on eight others.

December 2, 1995Marshall 41, Northern Iowa 24Marshall continued to set NCAA Division I-AA records becoming the fi rst team in history to advance to fi ve consecutive semifi nal games by knocking off the Panthers 41-24. An explosive fi rst quarter saw all 35 fi rst half points including Tim Martin’s punt return of 83 yards, his fourth career punt return for a touchdown. Northern Iowa responded with two TD passes by Chris Berg, but the Herd took a 21-14 lead into the locker room. The defense tallied its third touchdown of the play-off s as B.J. Cohen intercepted a screen pass and returned it 22 yards to break the game open in the third quarter. Chris Parker ran rampant, rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown, the sixth 100+ yard eff ort of his playoff career.

December 9, 1995Marshall 25, McNeese State 13The Herd fought back from a 7-0 fi rst quarter defi cit to defeat the previously unbeaten and No. 1 ranked Cowboys in Lake Charles, LA, advancing to the national title game again.. The passing attack was the key to victory racking up 245 yards and two scores. Chad Pennington had his best eff ort of the post-season tossing a 24-yard touchdown to Ricky Carter and a two-yard score to LaVorn Colclough. Chris Parker continued his string of impressive performances running for 112 yards and a fourth quarter touchdown that sealed the Cowboys’ fate. Billy Lyon starred

▲ Randy Moss led Marshall to a 34-14 victory over Toledo in the 1997 MAC

Championship game during its fi rst season back in Division I-A.

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on the defensive side of the ball notching a team high 13 stops, and continuing Marshall’s defensive scoring with a safety just before the intermission that gave the Thundering Herd the lead for good. The win put MU in its fourth national championship game in fi ve years.

December 16, 1995Montana 22, Marshall 20After meeting Youngstown State in its last three championship appearances (1991-1992-1993) Marshall tangled with a new foe in the title contest. The Montana Grizzlies, led by I-AA Player-of-the-Year Dave Dickenson, came away with the fi nal minute heroics and the title by a 22-20 count. Penalties were MU’s downfall as they totaled 12 infractions for 109 yards. The costliest came in the third quarter when Chad Pennington was called for intentional grounding in the end zone resulting in two points, and the margin of victory, for the Grizzlies. Down 19-13 with just under fi ve minutes remaining in the game, Chris Parker scampered for 26 of his 95 yards off right tackle to put Marshall ahead after the extra point 20-19. Montana responded with a four minute, 12 play drive that culminated in a 25-yard Andy Larson fi eld goal with just 39 seconds on the clock. MU tried a desperation 63-yard fi eld goal attempt for the win, but Tim Openlander’s kick fell short as the clock expired to give the Grizzlies the championship.

November 30, 1996Marshall 59, Delaware 14Randy Moss set school, Southern Conference and NCAA Playoff records when he caught eight passes for 288 yards as the Herd cruised past the Blue Hens to start Marshall’s fi nal I-AA playoff run. Moss had two touchdowns in a 66 second span in the second quarter. Moss’ performance overshadowed a great outing by quarterback Eric Kresser who was 18-for-25 through the air for 449 yards.

December 7, 1996Marshall 54, Furman 0For the fi rst time since 1919, Marshall defeated a team twice in the same season. The 54 points was the most scored by Marshall in the 20-year series against the Paladins. In the game, both Doug Chapman and Erik Thomas went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season. It marked the fi rst time that two Marshall players rushed for over 1,000 yards in the same season.

December 14, 1996Marshall 31, Northern Iowa 14For the third time, Marshall and Northern Iowa faced in the playoff s, all Herd wins. Marshall got on the board fi rst as Eric Kresser dove into the end zone, his only rushing touchdown of the season. Erik Thomas and Randy Moss scored touchdowns and Tim Openlander kicked a 31-yard fi eld goal to give the Herd a 24-0 lead. The Panthers answered with two fourth quarter touchdowns to make the game closer. It was the only game in his Marshall career (28 games) that Randy Moss did not catch a touchdown pass. He did, however, rush 32 yards on an end around to score in the second quarter.

December 21, 1996Marshall 49, Montana 29In its fi nal game in Division I-AA, Marshall routed Montana to win its second national championship in fi ve years. Randy Moss again stole the show as he made nine receptions for 220 yards and four touchdowns. Moss set playoff records for touchdown receptions (9) and receiving yardage (636). The Herd had a 46-6 lead in the fourth quarter. Eric Kresser tied a school and league record with his 35th touchdown pass of the year.

Conference Championship GamesDecember 5, 1997Marshall 34, Toledo 14Marshall and Toledo squared off in the fi rst Mid-American Conference Championship Game, and played in a driving snow storm. The Herd got on the board fi rst when Billy Malashevich kicked a 22-yard fi eld goal. The Rockets, though, took a 7-3 lead into halftime. Randy Moss and Chad Pennington hooked up to score the game’s next three touchdowns on pass plays of 4, 86, and 20 yards respectively. Doug Chapman scored on a fi ve-yard touchdown run and Malashevich added another fi eld goal before Toledo scored the fi nal touchdown of the game. Moss set the NCAA record for touchdowns receptions in a season with 25, and Pennington tossed his 39th touchdown pass to lead the nation. With the win, Marshall advanced to the Ford Motor City Bowl, the Herd’s fi rst bowl game appearance since the 1948 Tangerine Bowl.

December 4, 1998Marshall 23, Toledo 17Marshall defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year to win the Mid-American Conference title. Chad Pennington, playing with a pulled groin muscle, threw for 249 yards and a touchdown to lead the Herd. Marshall benefi tted from big plays, scoring on a fake fi eld goal and a fumble recovery. The Herd trailed 7-6 in the fourth quarter before rolling to 17 straight points to take a 23-10 lead. Toledo made the game very interesting with a touchdown pass with 1:03 remaining. Marshall was able to cover the onside kick attempt and run out the clock.

December 3, 1999Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30A stunned crowd at Marshall University Stadium looked on as the upstart Broncos ran out to a 20-0 halftime lead. WMU pushed it’s advantage to 23-0 early in the third quarter before the Thundering Herd, led by senior quarterback Chad Pennington, began to battle back. Pennington got the Herd on the board with a 38-yard scoring pass to Nate Poole and then, after forcing a WMU punt, the Herd struck again quickly, scoring on a 24-yard run by Doug Chapman. Marshall drew to within three points after Maurice Hines picked off a Tim Lester pass and returned it 32 yards to set up a 16-yard Pennington to James Williams pass. It took Marshall just nine plays and 3:20 time of possession to turn a 23-0 romp into a 23-20 nail-biter. Early in the fourth quarter the Herd claimed the lead on a 2-yard run by Chapman to cap a six-play, 77-yard drive. Western Michigan, trailing for the fi rst time in the game, responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive of their own, scoring on a 4-yard pass from Lester to Jake Moreland. After the teams swapped punts, Marshall took over at its own 26 yard line with just 3:08 left in the game. After a sack knocked the Herd back to the 18 yard line, Pennington hoisted the team onto his shoulders and willed them down the fi eld. Consecutive passes to Poole, Chapman and, on fourth down, Williams moved the ball to the 39. Pennington then broke out of the pocket on fi rst down and scrambled for 33 yards – the longest run in MAC Championship game history – to the WMU 28. A personal foul against the Broncos gave the Herd a fi rst down at the WMU 14. Three plays later the Herd had another fi rst down, at the WMU 1. Pennington’s fi rst down pass fell incomplete, and his quarterback sneak on second failed to produce points. The Herd called its fi nal timeout with seven seconds left, setting the stage for one of the more dramatic

▲ Marshall celebrates its 25-14 win over Cincinnati in the 2000 Motor City

Bowl in Pontiac, Mich.

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moments in Marshall football history. Pennington stepped behind center Jason Starkey, took the snap, rolled to his right and fi red a strike into the waiting arms of tight end Eric Pinkerton. The touchdown, with just three seconds left on the clock, was the fi rst of Pinkerton’s career and set off a delirious celebration, both on the fi eld, and in the stands.

December 2, 2000Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14Marshall captured an unprecedented fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship with a 19-14 victory over Western Michigan. It also marked the second straight year that the Herd took down the Broncos. The Thundering Herd came out and took control of the game in the fi rst half, something they had not done in prior MAC Championships. The Herd used a pair of fi eld goals to build a tenuous 6-0 lead and then, with just 1:37 left before the half, quarterback Byron Leftwich hooked up with freshman Darius Watts for a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 13-0 Marshall lead at the break.Western Michigan was not about to lay down and just let the Herd run away with the title though. After 14 minutes of scoreless play in the third quarter, the Broncos fi nally broke through with a 22-yard TD pass from Jeff Welsh to Steve Neal. Just minutes later, Welsh hooked up with Josh Bush on a 41-yard scoring strike, giving Western the lead for the fi rst time in the game. Leftwich then put the Herd on his shoulders and directed an eight-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a 29-yard scoring pass to John Cooper. The score set the fi nal at 19-14 in favor of Marshall and gave the Herd its fourth straight MAC title.

November 30, 2001Toledo 41, Marshall 36The Herd was all but sizing up its fi fth Mid-American Conference championship ring when Toledo’s Chester Taylor got started. Then they couldn’t stop him. Taylor ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns as Toledo overcame an early 23-point defi cit to beat Marshall 41-36 in the MAC title game. “We just had to keep getting him the ball. We knew something would happen,” Toledo coach Tom Amstutz said. “We kept on believing the whole game.” After falling behind 23-0 in the fi rst quarter and fi nishing the half at 23-10, Toledo scored on its fi rst four possessions of the second half to take a 35-29 lead. Taylor, who had just 36 yards in the fi rst half, scored on an 8-yard run with 6:34 left to put the Rockets (9-2) ahead for the fi nal time. It was Toledo’s fi rst win in the MAC title game in three tries and ended Marshall’s streak of four straight conference titles. The way Toledo fi nally took the lead was surprising. Place-kicker Todd France set up for a fi eld goal, but instead took a handoff from holder Tavares Bolden, and ran untouched 16 yards into the end zone, banging into the goal post to celebrate his fi rst career touchdown. Neither off ense could be stopped in the second half as the lead changed hands three times in the fourth quarter. Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich led an 87-drive that he capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Denero Marriott. It was Marriott’s fourth touchdown catch and gave the Thundering Herd (10-2) a 36-35 lead with 11:56 to play. Leftwich had one more chance to take the lead, but his fi nal pass sailed through the end zone on a fourth down with 2:43 remaining.

December 7, 2002Marshall 49, Toledo 45A month’s worth of limping on a sore shin didn’t deter Byron Leftwich, and neither did getting fl attened by Toledo’s David Gardner. Leftwich got up from the third-quarter hit to throw two late touchdowns, including a 40-yarder to Darius Watts with 49 seconds left, as Marshall beat the Rockets 49-45 in the Mid-American Conference championship game. “Last year, after we lost we all had a sick feeling,’’ Leftwich said. “This year, we couldn’t let them come in here and make us feel like that again.’’ Leftwich completed 32 of 42 passes for 404 yards and four TDs to overshadow the four rushing touchdowns by Toledo redshirt freshman Trinity Dawson, who fi nished with a career-high 130 yards.Gardner thought his hit, which came after an interception by Brandon Heffl in, was legal. But it came just after the whistle, prompting a personal-foul penalty and setting off a fi ght. Marshall lineman Steve Peretta went after Gardner, and Toledo lineman Lantz Jeudy retaliated against Peretta. Peretta and Jeudy were ejected. “He hit me high, so honestly, it wasn’t dirty,’’ Leftwich said. “It was unfortunate that the fi ght may have taken something away from the game.’’ Leftwich, who had 4,019 passing yards on the season, became the conference’s all-time leading passer with 11,654, surpassing the 11,299 yards set by Tim Lester from 1996-99. Just like last year, Toledo (9-4) fell far behind, trailing 14-0 in the fi rst quarter and 28-10 late in the second. Again, the Rockets came back. Toledo overcame a 17-point defi cit behind quarterback Brian Jones and Dawson, who had second-half TD runs of 2, 10 and 2 yards to go with a 37-yarder in the second quarter. The lead changed six times in the second half.

Dawson’s 19-yard run set up Jones’ 1-yard plunge with 3:35 left in the game, but Jason Robbins missed the extra point wide right, and Toledo led 45-42. Marshall got the ball back at its 27 with 3:24 left. Toledo missed a chance to ice the win when Keon Jackson dropped a possible interception. A few plays later, Patrick Body was called for pass interference with 54 seconds left, giving Marshall a fi rst down at the Rockets 40. On the next play, Leftwich hit Watts at the 10 and he scored untouched. With no timeouts, Toledo drove to the Marshall 39, but Jones’ pass was knocked down in the end zone as time ran out.

Bowl Games1948 TANGERINE BOWLCatawba 7, Marshall 0January 1, 1948 -- In only the second Tangerine Bowl (today’s CapitalOne Bowl), Marshall was invited to face defending champion, and 20th ranked, Catawba in Orlando, Fla. Head coach Cam Henderson, who also led the basketball team, announced that he would accompany the basketball team for a six-game West coast trip along with standout ends Bob Koontz and Norm Willey, who was a future all-pro with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Indians’ fullback Lee Spears scored on a one-yard carry late in the fourth quarter to win the game. Marshall outrushed Catawba 109-54 and outpassed 51-38 but it was three costly turnovers that cost the Herd the game. Marshall’s Don Gibson was named MVP of the game. Henderson’s hoop team did win the Helms Foundation Los Angeles Invitational, defeating Syracuse in the fi nals.

1997 MOTOR CITY BOWLMississippi 34, Marshall 31December 26, 1997 -- In the inaugural Ford Motor City Bowl, played in the Pontiac Silverdome, Marshall represented the Mid-American Conference and squared off with SEC foe Mississippi. The millions of fans watching the game on ESPN, along with the 13,000 Herd fans in attendance, witnessed one of the most exciting football games in Herd history as the game featured seven lead changes and 1,018 yards of total off ense. The Rebels scored on the game’s second play from scrimmage to take an early 7-0 lead. Marshall responded on its fi rst play from scrimmage as Chad Pennington and Randy Moss hooked up for an 80 yard touchdown

▲ Byron Leftwich led the Herd to a historical 64-61 double overtime win

over East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

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pass to tie the game at 7-7. Doug Chapman scored on a nine-yard touchdown run with only 2:57 left in regulation to give Marshall a 31-27 advantage, but the Rebels managed to score on a one-yard touchdown run with only 31 seconds left in the game to give the Rebels the victory.

1998 MOTOR CITY BOWLMarshall 48, Louisville 29December 23 1998 -- Chad Pennington threw for 411 yards and four touchdowns as Marshall scored on eight of its fi nal 10 possessions to overpower Louisville, 48-29, in the Motor City Bowl. The score was tied at 21-21 at the half but Marshall erupted in the second half, outscoring the Cardinals 27-8, to put the game away and give the Herd its fi rst-ever bowl victory. Marshall held Louisville, who entered the game as the nation’s top off ense, to just 402 yards of total off ense while piling up over 600 yards of its own. Marshall’s John Grace was named the defensive player of the game and Pennington was named MVP of the Bowl game.

1999 MOTOR CITY BOWLMarshall 21, Brigham Young 3December 27, 1999 -- The Thundering Herd capped its second undefeated season in three years with a convincing victory over the Cougars. After struggling to move the ball early in the game, Marshall fi nally got the off ense going mid way through the second quarter when, after getting second life following a bizarre double-turnover, quarterback Chad Pennington hit running back Doug Chapman for a 30-yard touchdown pass. It was the beginning of a big day for Chapman. After leading 7-3 at the half, the Herd again struggled to move the ball in the third quarter while the Marshall defensive unit punished MYU quarterbacks Kevin Feterik, Bret Engemann and, fi nally, Charles Peterson to the tune of eight sacks and numerous knockdowns. After a BYU punt pinned the Herd at it’s own 4-yard line the Marshall off ense answered the bell. Chapman carried on fi rst down for nine yards to the 13 then, on second and one, he broke off left tackle and went 87 yards for a Marshall touchdown. An interception seconds later by Marshall’s Rogers Beckett, and a 16-yard return to the BYU one, set up Chapman for his third score of the game. Chapman fi nished with 133 yards rushing and 40 yards in receptions to earn game MVP honors.Defensive tackle Giradie Mercer was the leader of the Herd’s swarming attack and was named lineman of the game. The victory, securing an undefeated season for Marshall, vaulted the Herd into the top 10 in the fi nal version of both major national polls for the season.

2000 MOTOR CITY BOWLMarshall 25, Cincinnati 14December 27, 2000 -- After making three consecutive trips to the same bowl, staying in the same hotel, eating at the same places, doing the same things year after year, you would think that Marshall’s players and coaches would be tired of going to the Motor City Bowl. While many would quietly admit that a warmer locale would be nice, a trip to Detroit means two things, you are the champions of the Mid-American Conference and there is business to take care of upon arrival. Some teams might take a fourth trip to the same bowl for granted, but not this Herd team. Not a team that went through so much and had come so far just to be there. They went to savor the moment. And savor it they did. The Cincinnati Bearcats from Conference USA went to Detroit a full week before Marshall to get accustomed to the dome, and to enjoy all that a bowl trip has to off er. The only thing they couldn’t prepare for was the desire of their opponents. It didn’t take long to let them know how much the Herd wanted the game — about four plays to be exact. After taking the opening kickoff and starting from their own 12, it took the Herd just four plays to rip through the vaunted Cincinnati defense for an opening score. Darius Watts covered 77 of those yards on one play, falling just three yards shy of the bowl record for longest reception. A couple of guys named Pennington and Moss set that mark in 1997. The Bearcats showed that they belonged shortly after the Marshall bomb. Cincinnati went 67 yards in nine plays to knot the score on a two-yard dive over the middle. The war was on. A late fi rst quarter punt put the Bearcats on their own goalline. On second down Marshall’s Michael Owens, who moved up to linebacker in the Herd’s new 4-4 defensive scheme, broke through the line cleanly, tackling running back Ray Jackson in the end zone for a safety. The second quarter proved to be a war of punts and fi eld position as neither team managed any sustained off ense. That changed late in the half when the Bearcats sacked Herd quarterback Byron Leftwich, forcing a fumble. Cincinnati took over at the Marshall 21 and needed just fi ve plays, all on the ground, to get into the end zone for a 14-9 lead. That short drive, however, marked the end of the day’s

highlights for the Bearcats. Marshall, well-prepared for the game day heat on the fi eld at the Silverdome, dominated the second half as the Bearcats wilted. The Herd regained the lead on a four-play opening drive in the third quarter and then tacked on another touchdown on their next possession, an 11-play drive. The two teams traded punts for much of the fourth quarter before Marshall put the game away with a 25-yard J.R. Jenkins fi eld goal. The Herd defense was dominant in the game. George Miller and Doug Hodges recorded 12 tackles each and Owens, who was name the most outstanding lineman in the game, had 11 tackles, including three for loss. Leftwich was named the game’s most valuable player. He completed 17 of 30 passes on the afternoon for 221 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 21 yards and a score. The win was the Herd’s third straight in the Motor City Bowl putting Marshall in elite company. Only six other schools can boast of having won the same bowl three straight years — Nebraska (Orange, 1971-73), Oklahoma (Orange, 1979-81), Alabama (Sugar, 1978-80), Toledo (Florida Citrus, 1969-71), Miami, Ohio (Florida Citrus (1973-75) and Arizona State (Fiesta, 1971-73).

2001 GMAC BOWLMarshall 64, East Carolina 61 (2OT)December 19, 2001 -- Marshall and East Carolina piled up the points so quickly that even the coaches had trouble keeping track. In the highest-scoring bowl game in history, Marshall rallied past the Pirates 64-61 in double overtime to win the GMAC Bowl behind Byron Leftwich’s 576 yards passing. Leftwich capped his night with an 8-yard touchdown toss to Josh Davis to end it, capping Marshall’s comeback from a 30-point halftime defi cit. Leftwich fi nished 41-of-70 with four scoring passes and a TD run. Previously, the highest-scoring bowl was Texas Tech’s 55-41 victory over Air Force in the 1995 Copper. The Thundering Herd (11-2) stormed back from a 38-8 halftime defi cit, tying it at 51 in the fi nal seconds of the fourth quarter. Marshall wasted a chance to win in regulation when it missed the extra point. Ahead 51-45, East Carolina (6-6) recovered an onsides kick in the fi nal two minutes. But the Pirates couldn’t run out the clock and punted into the end zone. Marshall took over at its 20 with 50 seconds left and no timeouts. After two incomplete passes, Leftwich hit Denero Marriott for 20 yards. Leftwich then connected with Curtis Jones for 27 yards and Marriott for 23. Marshall made it 51-all when Leftwich hit a leaping Darius Watts in the corner of the end zone for

▲ Doug Chapman rushed for 133 yards, including an 87-yard TD run, to lead

the Herd to a 21-3 win over BYU in 1999.

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an 11-yard touchdown with seven seconds left. Curtis Head’s extra-point try was wide right, his seventh missed PAT of the year, leaving it tied. Both teams scored touchdowns in the fi rst overtime. Marshall’s Franklin Wallace had a 2-yard run and Leonard Henry came back with a 25-yard TD on the next play. Marshall held East Carolina to Kevin Miller’s 37-yard fi eld goal in the second overtime. Then, Leftwich hit Marriott for a 21-yard completion. After two running plays lost yardage, Leftwich connected with Davis to win it on third-and-goal. The game featured four defensive touchdowns, two by East Carolina in the fi rst four minutes of the game and two by Marshall in the third quarter. Henry rushed for 195 yards and three scores on 29 carries, but couldn’t overcome Leftwich’s fi fth 400-yard passing performance of the year. Marriott had 15 catches for 234 yards and Watts added 133 yards and two scores on seven receptions. The teams combined for 1,141 total yards. A few thousand fans left at halftime, and they missed seeing the Thundering Herd come back with 28 third-quarter points, scoring on 25-yard interception returns by Ralph Street and Terrence Tarpley. Marshall had committed just nine turnovers in its fi rst 12 games, but nearly self-destructed early. On the game’s second play, Leftwich’s screen pass bounced off Marriott’s arm and in the arms of Ty Hunt, who took it 12 yards into the end zone. The Thundering Herd’s next drive ended when Leftwich couldn’t handle a high snap. He tried to fall on it, but the ball squibbed out of his hands and Jerome Steward scooped it up for a 43-yard score.

2002 GMAC BOWLMarshall 38, Louisville 15December 18, 2002 -- Byron Leftwich and Marshall didn’t need a miracle comeback this time in the GMAC Bowl. Leftwich got roughed up in the fi rst half but returned to throw four TD passes for Marshall. Leftwich became the fi rst player in Division I-A history to throw four touchdown passes in two bowl games, leading Marshall to a 38-15 victory over Louisville. Marshall (11-2) won a bowl for the fi fth consecutive year, the longest such streak in the nation. Top-ranked Miami had won four straight before losing to Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Leftwich led Marshall to three of the bowl wins. The 2002 GMAC Bowl was special because it came in his last game — and practically on one leg. Already slowed by a sore shin injured in early November, he took several hits in the fi rst quarter and hobbled back to the huddle. ”On one leg he’s better than anybody else in the country,’’ coach Bob Pruett said. X-rays taken on the leg at halftime revealed no broken bones. ”Once I got hit in the leg I couldn’t step with my plant foot. So I was just trying to do what I could do just to get the ball in the receivers’ hands,’’ Leftwich said. In last year’s GMAC Bowl, the Thundering Herd came from 30 points down to beat East Carolina 64-61 in double-overtime behind Leftwich’s 576 yards passing in the highest-scoring bowl game ever. No such comebacks were needed this time for the Mid-American Conference champions as they took a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter. By then, word had fi ltered down to the Louisville players that coach John L. Smith had accepted the vacant coaching job at Michigan State. ”The whole sideline knew,’’ said Louisville quarterback Dave Ragone. “I tried to put some water on the fi re, but it was hard to regroup.’’ Louisville (7-6) fi nished with its worst record in Smith’s fi ve years. The Cardinals were 11-2 in 2001. Louisville got inside the Marshall 30 just twice and went 0-for-13 on third downs. The Cardinals gained just 88 yards in the fi rst half. ”This was the best defensive game since I’ve been here,’’ said Marshall free safety Chris Crocker. “I’ve never seen our front and our secondary come together like this.” The game was billed as a matchup of two of the nation’s top quarterbacks. Leftwich, picked as the game’s Most Valuable Player, did his part, going 22-of-44 for 249 yards. He threw TD passes of 8 and 13 yards to backup receiver Demetrius Doss — who had one scoring catch all season — and 9 and 26 yards to Denero Marriott. Marriott had 10 catches for 137 yards. Ragone went 20-of-45 for 193 yards. ”Dave Ragone who?’’ Crocker said. “We just came in really focused and knowing what they were going to do before they did it. We got to him a couple times and rattled him. He didn’t know what to do with the ball.’’ Midway through the fourth quarter, Jamus Martin stripped Ragone and Johnathan Goddard recovered the fumble. A personal foul penalty gave Marshall the ball at the Louisville 16, and Butchie Wallace scored on fi rst down for a 38-7 lead.

2004 FORT WORTH BOWLCincinnati 32, Marshall 14December 23, 2004 -- Senior quarterback Gino Guidugli completed 24-of-36 passes and threw two touchdowns to lead the University of Cincinnati to a 32-14 win over Marshall University in the second annual PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl. Guidugli threw for 231 yards and earned team MVP honors for the Bearcats. Also making a large contribution to the win for the Bearcats was senior linebacker Tyjuan Hagler, who blocked a punt for a touchdown and forced a fumble which led to a fi eld goal. The Thundering Herd found itself in an early 10-0 hole. After receiving the opening kickoff , the Herd went three and out to bring up a fourth down at its own 28 yard line. On the ensuing punt, Tyjuan Hagler blocked Ian O’Connor’s punt. Antwuan Giddens picked the ball up and ran it to the endzone to give UC a 7-0 lead only a minute into the game. Hagler made another play for the Bearcats later in the fi rst quarter. On the fi rst play of Marshall’s third drive of the game, senior quarterback Graham Gochneaur fumbled, and it was recovered by Andre Frazier of UC at MU’s 27 yard line. Cincinnati was unable to fi nd the endzone on the drive, but did kick a fi eld goal to take a 10-0 lead. On the next drive, Marshall would get on the board. The Herd off ense put together a 12-play, 67-yard drive, capped off by a 13 yard touchdown pass from Stan Hill to Josh Davis to make it a 10-7 game. Marshall’s defense stepped it up on Cincinnati’s next drive. On the second play of the drive, Guidugli was intercepted by Herd defensive back Willie Smith. Smith ran the interception back for a touchdown to give Marshall its fi rst lead of the game. It was Smith’s fourth interception of the season. The play gave the Herd a 14-10 lead with 25 second left in the quarter.From that point, the game belonged to Cincinnati. In their second drive of the second quarter, the Bearcats put together a six minute drive, culminating with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Guidugli to tight end Brent Celek. That gave UC a 17-14 lead and they would not look back from there. After holding the Herd to a three and out, the Bearcats put together another touchdown drive. Guidugli lobbed a pass to the endzone and Earnest Jackson out-jumped the Herd defense to get the touchdown. The score came with 18 seconds left in the half and gave the Bearcats a 24-14 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, the Bearcats put the fi nishing touches on the win. With 10:50 left in the game, UC fi nished another long drive of over 8 minutes with a fi eld goal to take a 27-14 lead. On the ensuing kickoff , the kick was fumbled, pitting the Herd at its own ten yard line. After going three plays and out, Ian O’Connor had his second punt blocked of the night. This time, Trent Cole blocked the punt for UC and O’Connor fell on it in the endzone for a safety. That put two more points on the board for UC. The Bearcats put the game out of reach after taking the free kick down the fi eld for another fi eld goal, Kevin Lovell’s third of the game. It gave UC a 32-14 lead, which they would hold on to and take the win. Senior Josh Davis led Marshall with fi ve receptions for 67 yards. He fi nishes his collegiate career ranked second all-time with 306, three behind Taylor Stubblefi eld of Purdue. He also fi nished second on the all-time MAC yards receiving list with 3,899, behind only Darius Watts’ total of 4,031. Marshall fi nished the 2004 season with a 6-6 record, its 21st consecutive non-losing season.

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Marshall’s Postseason Leaders*Includes NCAA playoff games, Mid-American Conference

Championship games and bowl games

Rushing Yardage LeadersName...............................................Att ........Yds .... Avg ....TD .........Lg

Chris Parker, 1992-95 .............................330 ...... 1,360 ..... 4.1 ........19 .............65Doug Chapman, 1996-99 ....................178 ...... 1,089 ..... 6.1 ........13 .............87Erik Thomas, 1993-96 ............................103 ..........707 ..... 6.7 ........3 ................60Ron Darby, 1987-88 ...............................138 ..........640 ..... 4.6 ........4 ................35Glenn Pedro, 1991-93 ...........................168 ..........635 ..... 3.8 ........3 ................27Franklin Wallace 2000- ............................ 89 ..........436 ..... 4.9 ........6 ................62Orlando Hatchett, 1991-92 ................... 77 ..........398 ..... 5.2 ........4 ................27

Passing Effi ciency LeadersName.......................................... Att ...Comp .... Yds .. TD .Int.......Effi c

Eric Kresser, 1996 ...............................99 ............. 56 ...... 989 ... 11 ..4 ....... 169.08Tony Petersen, 1987..........................156 ........... 89 ....1373 ... 13 ..8 ....... 148.22Chad Pennington, 1995-99 ............318 .........194 ...2,605 ... 20 ..9 ....... 144.66Byron Leftwich, 1998-02 .................284 .........173 ...2,229 ... 19 ..7 ....... 143.99Michael Payton, 1991-92 ................232 .........147 ...1,881 ... 12 ..6 ....... 143.36Todd Donnan, 1992-94 ....................200 .........117 ...1,484 ... 10 ..8 ....... 129.32John Gregory, 1988 ...........................59 ............. 32 ...... 440 ......2 ..0 ....... 128.06

Receiving Yardage LeadersName........................................ Rec .........Yds ....... Avg .......TD........Lg

Randy Moss, 1996-97 .......................36 ...........979 ..........27.2 .......... 12 ..........80Troy Brown, 1991-92.........................49 ...........760 ..........15.5 .............8 ..........45Tim Martin, 1993-96 .........................65 ...........749 ..........11.5 .............5 ..........38Mike Barber, 1987-88 .......................40 ...........742 ..........18.6 .............6 ..........63Denero Marriott, 1999-02 ...............42 ...........637 ..........15.2 .............9 ..........68Ricky Carter, 1992-95 .......................43 ...........592 ..........13.8 .............2 ..........51Darius Watts, 2000-03 ......................35 ...........585 ..........16.7 .............6 ..........77Sean Doctor, 1987-88 .......................32 ...........414 ..........12.9 .............3 ..........46Mike Bartrum, 1991-92 ....................28 ...........347 ..........12.4 .............1 ..........37Nate Poole, 1997-2000 ....................27 ...........362 ..........13.4 .............2 ..........30Josh Davis, 2001-04 ..........................25 ...........286 ..........11.4 .............1 ..........44Keith Baxter, 1987 ................................ 9 ...........284 ..........31.6 .............6 ..........84

Interceptions LeadersName.................................................. No .......Yds ...... Avg .....TD .....Lg

Melvin Cunningham, 1993-96 ................... 6 ........ 192........ 32.0 .......... 1 ... 100Rogers Beckett, 1996-99 .............................. 3 ...........50........ 16.7 .......... 0 ......24Shannon Morrison, 1991-93 ....................... 3 ...........39........ 13.0 .......... 0 ......36Reggie Giles, 1987-88.................................... 3 ...........32........ 10.7 .......... 0 ......23Joe Chirico, 1991-93 ...................................... 3 ...........26...........8.7 .......... 0 ......22Roger Johnson, 1991-93 .............................. 2 ...........94........ 47.0 .......... 1 ......79Maurice Hines, 1997-2000 ........................... 2 ...........75........ 37.5 .......... 0 ......43Danny Derricott, 1997-2000 ....................... 2 ...........25........ 12.5 .......... 0 ......22Jayson Grayson, 1994-95 ............................. 2 ............. 0...........0.0 .......... 0 ........ 0

Punting LeadersName......................................................No ........ Yds ........Avg........Lg

Chris Hanson, 1995-98 .....................................44 ........1,978 ..........45.0 ..........62Curtis Head, 1999-2002 ...................................35 ........1,522 ..........43.5 ..........75Todd Fugate, 1987 .............................................13 ........... 545 ..........41.9 ..........58Travis Colquitt, 1992-94...................................49 ........2,001 ..........40.8 ..........60Brian Dowler, 1991 ............................................16 ........... 527 ..........32.9 ..........59Gregg Supsura, 1988 ........................................15 ........... 478 ..........31.9 ..........47

Punt Return LeadersName.......................................... No .........Yds ...... Avg ......TD.........Lg

Tim Martin, 1993-96 ..........................35 ...........392 .........11.2 ........... 0 ...........42Troy Brown, 1991-92..........................15 ...........166 .........11.1 ........... 1 ...........71Maurice Hines, 1997-2000 ..................7 ............. 63 ............9.0 ........... 0 ...........26Mike Barber, 1987-88 ...........................6 ............. 49 ............8.2 ........... 0 ...........18Ricardo Clark, 1991 ...............................5 ............. 43 ............8.6 ........... 0 ...........11

Kickoff Return LeadersName.......................................... No .........Yds ...... Avg ......TD.........Lg

Troy Brown, 1991-92..........................10 ...........254 .........25.4 ........... 0 ...........48Tim Martin, 1993-95 ..........................12 ...........226 .........18.8 ........... 0 ...........45Randy Moss, 1996 ..................................4 ...........128 .........32.0 ........... 0 ...........40Erik Thomas, 1993-95 ...........................7 ...........125 .........17.9 ........... 0 ...........34Roberto Terrell, 2001- ...........................5 ............. 95 .........19.0 ........... 0 ...........42Chris Parker, 1992-95 ............................6 ............. 93 .........15.5 ........... 0 ...........26Keith Baxter, 1987 ..................................4 ............. 67 .........16.8 ........... 0 ...........21

All-Purpose Yardage LeadersName..........................................G ..... Rush .. Rec ....PR ... KOR.....Total

Chris Parker, 1992-95 ..................... 14 ........1360 .... 112........0 .........93 .....1,565Tim Martin, 1993-96 ...................... 15 .............27 .... 749...392 .......226 .....1,394Doug Chapman, 1996-99 ............ 10 ........1089 .... 182........0 ........... 0 .....1,271Troy Brown, 1991-92.........................8 .............38 .... 760...166 .......254 .....1,218Randy Moss, 1996-97 .......................6 .............32 .... 979......32 .......128 .....1,171Mike Barber, 1987-88 .......................6 ...............0 .... 742......49 ........... 0 ........ 791Glenn Pedro, 1991-93 ................... 12 .......... 635 .... 147........0 ........... 0 ........ 782Ron Darby, 1987-88 ..........................6 .......... 640 .......75........0 .........35 ........ 750

Scoring LeadersName........................................TD ..... 1XP .....2XP ...... FG-A ..... Points

Chris Parker, 1992-95 ..................... 19 .............0 ............ 0 ............0-0 ............. 114Doug Chapman, 1996-99 ............ 15 .............0 ............ 0 ............0-0 ................90Tim Openlander, 1994-95 ...............0 .......... 52 ............ 0 .......10-13 ................82Randy Moss, 1996-97 .................... 13 .............0 ............ 0 ............0-0 ................78Denero Marriott, 1999-02 ...............9 .............0 ............ 0 ............0-0 ................54Troy Brown, 1991-92.........................9 .............0 ............ 0 ............0-0 ................54David Merrick, 1992-93 ...................0 .......... 25 ............ 0 ............7-9 ................46Mike Barber, 1987-88 .......................6 .............0 ............ 0 ............0-0 ................36Keith Baxter, 1987 ..............................6 .............0 ............ 0 ............0-0 ................36

Field Goal LeadersName....................................................... FG .........FGA ...................Pct

Tim Openlander, 1994-95 ................................10 ................13 ...................... .769David Merrick, 1992-93 ...................................... 7 ..................9 ...................... .778Dewey Klein, 1988, 1991 .................................... 6 ................11 ...................... .545Brian Mitchell, 1987 ............................................. 6 ..................7 ...................... .857Billy Malashevich, 1997, 99 ............................... 6 ................10 ...................... .600

POSTSEASON LEADERS


YEAR OPPPONENT DATE RESULT

1895 Kingsbury HS Nov. 28 T, 0-01897 Ironton HS Nov. 13 L, 6-141898 Ashland HS Nov. 25 W, 6-01899 Catlettsburg Nov. 30 T, 0-01900 Ironton HS Nov. 19 W, 20-01901 Charleston HS Nov. 29 T, 0-01902 Chas HS Nov. 14 T, 0-01903 Ashland HS Nov. 21 L, 0-151904 Georgetown College Nov. 24 W, 11-51905 Miami (Ohio) Nov. 30 L, 5-351906 Morris Harvey Nov. 29 W, 12-51907 Morris Harvey Nov. 28 W, 6-01908 Morris Harvey Nov. 28 L, 0-111909 Morris Harvey Nov. 25 W, 23-01910 Morris Harvey Nov. 24 W, 8-61911 Georgetown Nov. 30 W, 50-01912 Muskingum Nov. 28 W, 52-01913 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 27 L, 0-131914 Morris Harvey Nov. 26 W, 32-61915 Kentucky Wesleyan Nov. 24 W, 61-71916 Ohio Northern Nov. 30 W, 7-01917 Huntington HS Nov. 29 L, 0-121919 Kentucky Wesleyan Nov. 27 W, 33-01920 Morris Harvey Nov. 25 L, 47-01921 Louisville Nov. 26 W, 13-01922 Louisville Nov. 30 W, 21-71923 Morris Harvey Nov. 22 W, 7-01924 Louisville Nov. 27 W, 16-61925 Louisville Nov. 26 L, 2-71926 Hampden-Sydney Nov. 25 T, 0-01927 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 24 L, 0-191928 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 29 W, 13-71929 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 28 L, 0-281930 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 27 T, 6-61931 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 26 L, 0-131932 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 24 W, 22-01933 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 30 L, 6-121934 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 29 L, 0-391935 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 28 L, 6-121936 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 26 L, 0-61937 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 25 W, 27-01939 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 23 W, 47-131940 West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 21 W, 67-01942 Bradley Nov. 26 W, 13-71946 Morehead State Nov. 16 L, 20-291947 Bradley Nov. 22 W, 33-191948 John Carroll Nov. 6 L, 0-201949 Ohio Oct. 29 W, 6-141950 John Carroll Oct. 28 L, 2-391951 Dayton Nov. 17 L, 13-371952 Kent State Oct. 25 L, 14-261953 Dayton Nov. 7 L, 7-211954 Kent State Oct. 23 L, 20-411955 Bowling Green Oct. 29 L, 26-271956 Kent State Oct. 20 L, 7-251957 Ohio Oct. 26 W, 34-28

YEAR OPPPONENT DATE RESULT

1958 Xavier Nov. 1 L, 6-141959 Ohio Nov. 7 L, 14-211960 Delaware Oct. 22 T, 6-61961 Morehead State Oct. 21 T, 0-01962 Western Michigan Oct. 27 L, 0-121963 Bowling Green Nov. 9 L, 14-211964 Louisville Oct. 24 W, 28-61965 Bowling Green Nov. 6 L, 7-201966 Louisville Oct. 22 L, 15-351967 Bowling Green Nov. 4 L, 7-91968 Western Michigan Oct. 26 L, 12-401969 Bowling Green Oct. 25 W, 21-161970 Western Michigan Oct. 24 L, 3-341971 Bowling Green Oct. 30 W, 12-101972 Western Michigan Oct. 21 L, 0-341973 Bowling Green Oct. 27 L, 21-241974 Western Michigan Oct. 19 L, 17-201975 Western Michigan Oct. 25 W, 21-191976 Dayton Oct. 16 W, 9-01977 Toledo Sept. 24 W, 24-01978 Miami (Ohio) Oct. 14 L, 3-291979 Villanova Oct. 27 L, 14-241980 Tennessee-Chattanooga Oct. 18 L, 11-211981 VMI Oct. 24 L, 16-201982 Akron Oct. 23 W, 12-101983 Western Carolina Oct. 1 L, 7-211984 Appalachian State Oct. 13 W, 35-71985 VMI Oct. 19 W, 21-161986 Davidson Oct. 25 W, 63-141987 East Tennessee State Oct. 17 W, 27-71988 Furman Oct. 8 W, 24-101989 VMI Oct. 28 W, 40-101990 Tennessee-Chattanooga Oct. 20 L, 23-291991 Western Carolina Nov. 2 W, 27-241992 Appalachian State Nov. 7 L, 34-371993 Appalachian State Oct. 23 W, 35-31994 Citadel Oct. 29 W, 42-301995 East Tennessee State Nov. 4 W, 52-01996 Citadel Nov. 2 W, 56-251997 Bowling Green Nov. 8 W, 28-01998 Central Michigan Nov. 7 W, 28-01999 Northern Illinois Oct. 30 W, 41-92000 Kent State Oct. 28 W, 34-122001 Central Michigan Oct. 20 W, 42-212002 Troy State Oct. 19 W, 24-72003 Kent State Oct. 11 W, 49-332004 Buff alo Oct. 23 W, 48-142005 UAB Oct. 15 W, 20-19

All-Time Homecoming Record: 53-43-8 (.548)Longest Win Streak: 13 (current)Longest Losing Streak: 7 (1950-56)Most Common Opponent: West Virginia Wesleyan (14)

HOMECOMING GAMES


January 16, 1986Governor Arch Moore, in a meeting with area business and campus leaders, said money for a new football stadium is available if Marshall puts together a package asking for it.

June 1986Board of Regents gives the go ahead for Marshall University to begin acquiring property east of campus for a proposed new football stadium.

September 9, 1986Marshall’s fi rst purchase of land in the targeted area for the location of the new football stadium was approved by the Board of Regents. The property was purchased from the Cabell County Board of Education for $94,000. The parcel of land is located at 21st St. and 4th Avenue.

January 15, 1987In his State of the State address, Gov. Arch Moore asked the Board of Regents to approve funding for the sale of bonds to fi nance the stadium.

June 7, 1988The Legislature passed a state budget that gave the Regents authority to construct a new 30,000 seat facility if they can fi nd a way to fund it.

July 9, 1988The state Board of Regents passed a resolution that endorsed the construction of the new football stadium.

October 4, 1988An architect’s drawing of the new stadium is revealed to the Board of Regents by Staff ord Consultants of Princeton. Staff ord, along with Rosser Fabrap of Atlanta, will design the stadium. Regents were given an 1,800 square foot piece of property on the stadium site by the Huntington Area Chamber of Commerce.

November 1, 1988The BOR voted to buy an $8,900 parcel of land for the new stadium and hired investment bankers who will decide how to fi nance the project.

January 11, 1989Board of Regents approves a $70 million bond sale which includes $30 million for the MU football stadium.

December 9, 1989Demolition begins to clear a site for stadium construction.

July 18, 1990Groundbreaking ceremonies take place for the new stadium at 2 p.m.

October 1990Steel beams that will support the press box, Big Green Room and luxury suites on the west side of the stadium are erected.

December 16, 1990Marshall athletic offi cials announce that the fi rst game in the new stadium will feature Marshall hosting New Hampshire on Sept. 7, 1991 at 7 p.m.

September 7, 1991The stadium opens as a then school record crowd of 33,116 watches the Thundering Herd edge New Hampshire, 24-23.

February 10, 1992The Huntington Sports Committee announced that the NCAA has awarded Huntington the National I-AA Championship for 1992 and 1993 with an option for 1994.

July 1992Marshall football staff and administrators move into the newly completed facilities building at the north end of the stadium.

December 19, 1992Marshall defeats Youngstown State, 31-28, to win the National Championship in front an NCAA championship game record-crowd of 31,304.

September 3, 1993James F. Edwards Field is dedicated in pre-game ceremonies at Marshall University Stadium prior to the Marshall-Morehead State contest.

July 1995Construction of 2,000 south end zone seats increase the stadium’s capacity to 30,000.

December 21, 1996Marshall ends a perfect 15-0 season with a convincing 49-29 win over Montana for the NCAA Division I-AA National Title.

JOAN C. EDWARDS STADIUM TIMELINE


December 5, 1997Marshall defeats Toledo, 34-14, to win the inaugural Mid-American Conference Championship.

October 5, 1998Marshall avenges its only MAC loss of 1997 by defeating Miami, 31-17, in front of crowd of 33,204, still the second largest in school history.

December 4, 1998Marshall wins its second consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship by beating Toledo, 23-17, before 28,021 fans. With the win, Marshall extended it school record to 24 straight victories at home.

December 3, 1999Marshall earned it’s third consecutive MAC crown with a thrilling 34-30 come-from-behind victory over Western Michigan in a game that was the second highest rated in the history of the ESPN2 network. The stadium was sold out for four of seven games, giving the Herd a 96% capacity crowd for the season.

April 2000Construction began on an additional seats, bowling in the south end of the stadium and giving the stadium a capacity of 38,019. The project started by taking down the scoreboard, moving it back and up to it’s current position.

August 2000Newly expanded Marshall Stadium debuts with a seating capacity of 38,019.

May 2001The addition of a state of the art video replay board is announced. The new board was installed in August prior to the start of the season.

September 8, 2001“Herd Vision” makes its debut.

December 7, 2002Marshall claims fi fth MAC title in six years with 49-45 victory over Toledo.

August 30, 2003Marshall plays the 100th game in stadium history in the season opener against Hofstra.

October 11, 2003Marshall sets a new single game home attendance record with 33,537 fans at the Kent State game.

November 28, 2003Marshall Stadium is re-named in honor of Joan C. Edwards at halftime of the Herd’s 28-0 win over rival Ohio.

September 2004A new Daktronics scoreboard with team a full team stats display in installed opposite of Marshall’s main video scoreboard.

July 2005Installation begins on a new FieldTurf playing surface at the stadium. The FieldTurf made its debut during fall practice.

September 1, 2005Marshall’s season opener against William & Mary featured the public unveiling of the new FieldTurf surface at Edwards Stadium.

September 10, 2005A Joan C. Edwards Stadium-record crowd of 36,914 watched the Thundering Herd play host to Kansas State on ESPN2. The Wildcats won 21-19.

JOAN C. EDWARDS STADIUM TIMELINE


1991 (10-0)33,116 Sept. 7, 1991 Marshall 24, New Hampshire 2324, 127 Sept. 14, 1991 Marshall 70, Morehead State 1122,223 Sept. 28, 1991 Marshall 46, Brown 020,466 Nov. 2, 1991 Marshall 27, Western Carolina 24 (2OT/HC)18,003 Nov. 9, 1991 Marshall 37, The Citadel 3117,535 Nov. 16, 1991 Marshall 61, VMI 018,256 Nov. 23, 1991 Marshall 63, East Tennessee State 916,840 Nov. 30, 1991 Marshall 20, Western Illinois 17 (OT)*16,889 Dec. 7, 1991 Marshall 41, Northern Iowa 13*21,084 Dec. 14, 1991 Marshall 14, Eastern Kentucky 7*

1992 (9-1)27,062 Sept. 5, 1992 Marshall 49, Morehead State 725,556 Sept. 12, 1992 Marshall 63, Eastern Illinois 2828,272 Oct. 10, 1992 Marshall 48, Furman 621,135 Oct. 24, 1992 Marshall 52, Tennessee-Chattanooga 2321,497 Nov. 7, 1992 Appalachian State 37, Marshall 34 (HC)15,388 Nov. 14, 1992 Marshall 52, Tennessee Tech 1416,598 Nov. 28, 1992 Marshall 44, Eastern Kentucky 0*14,011 Dec. 5, 1992 Marshall 35, Middle Tennessee 21*16,323 Dec. 12, 1992 Marshall 28, Delaware 7*31,304 Dec. 19, 1992 Marshall 31, Youngstown State 28$

1993 (10-1)27,117 Sept. 4, 1993 Marshall 56, Morehead State 021,208 Sept. 11, 1993 Marshall 29, Murray State 329,464 Sept. 18, 1993 Marshall 13, Georgia Southern 319,187 Oct. 9, 1993 Marshall 51, VMI 025,175 Oct. 23, 1993 Marshall 35, Appalachian State 3 (HC)19,018 Nov. 6, 1993 Marshall 33, East Tennessee State 918,055 Nov. 20, 1993 Marshall 20, Western Carolina 16

13,554 Nov. 27, 1993 Marshall 28, Howard 14*13,687 Dec. 4, 1993 Marshall 34, Delaware 31*14,472 Dec. 11, 1993 Marshall 24, Troy State 21*29,218 Dec. 18, 1993 Youngstown State 17, Marshall 5$

1994 (9-0)23,885 Sept. 3, 1994 Marshall 71, Morehead State 724,177 Sept. 10, 1994 Marshall 24, Tennessee Tech 1020,037 Sept. 24, 1994 Marshall 48, West Virginia State 026,036 Oct. 1, 1994 Marshall 62, Tennessee-Chattanooga 2124,968 Oct. 15, 1994 Marshall 38, Western Carolina 1423,260 Oct. 29, 1994 Marshall 42, The Citadel 30 (HC)20,405 Nov. 12, 1994 Marshall 35, Furman 1417,349 Nov. 26, 1994 Marshall 49, Middle Tennessee 14*16,494 Dec. 3, 1994 Marshall 28, James Madison 21 (OT)*27,674 Dec. 17, 1994 Youngstown State 28, Boise State 14$

1995 (7-2)23,743 Sept. 9, 1995 Marshall 45, Tennessee Tech 1419,983 Sept. 16, 1995 Marshall 37, Georgia Southern 719,702 Oct. 7, 1995 Marshall 56, VMI 2126,982 Oct. 21, 1995 Appalachian State 10, Marshall 318,749 Nov. 4, 1995 Marshall 52, East Tennessee State 0 (HC)17,080 Nov. 18, 1995 Marshall 30, Hofstra 2813,035 Nov. 25, 1995 Marshall 38, Jackson State 8*14,472 Dec. 2, 1995 Marshall 41, Northern Iowa 14*32,106 Dec. 16, 1995 Montana 22, Marshall 20$

1996 (11-0)26,054 Sept. 7, 1996 Marshall 55, Howard 2721,851 Sept. 14, 1996 Marshall 42, West Virginia State 720,755 Sept. 28, 1996 Marshall 37, Western Kentucky 322,078 Oct. 5, 1996 Marshall 45, Tennessee-Chattanooga 0

▲ The Marshall Thundering Herd has celebrated fi ve Mid-American Conference championship game victories at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. In seven seasons,

the Herd was an impressive 36-3 against MAC competition at home.

JOAN C. EDWARDS STADIUM YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

Season Attendance Totals

Year Dates Total Average

1991 10 208,539 20,8541992 10 217,146 21,7141993 11 230,155 20,9231994 10 224,285 22,4281995 9 185,852 20,6501996 11 227,712 20,7011997 6 158,382 26,3971998 7 173,515 24,7881999 7 200,715 28,6732000 6 167,304 27,8842001 6 152,732 25,4552002 7 194,520 27,7892003 5 139,186 25,9332004 5 129,664 23,6202005 6 159,062 26,510Total 116 2,768,769 23,869


JOAN C. EDWARDS STADIUM YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

19,330 Oct. 19, 1996 Marshall 56, Western Carolina 2121,038 Nov. 2, 1996 Marshall 56, The Citadel 25 (HC)22,615 Nov. 16, 1996 Marshall 42, Furman 1715,429 Nov. 30, 1996 Marshall 59, Delaware 14*14,096 Dec. 7, 1996 Marshall 54, Furman 0*14,414 Dec. 14, 1996 Marshall 31, Northern Iowa 14*30,052 Dec. 21, 1996 Marshall 49, Montana 29$

1997 (6-0)26,724 Sept. 20, 1997 Marshall 48, Western Illinois 726,642 Oct. 11, 1997 Marshall 52, Akron 1721,474 Oct. 25, 1997 Marshall 48, Eastern Michigan 2523,509 Nov. 8, 1997 Marshall 28, Bowling Green 0 (HC)32,012 Nov. 15, 1997 Marshall 27, Ohio 028,021 Dec. 5, 1997 Marshall 34, Toledo 14%% Mid-American Conference Championship Game

1998 (7-0)25,652 Sept. 12, 1998 Marshall 42, Troy 1233,204 Oct. 3, 1998 Marshall 31, Miami 1723,481 Oct. 17, 1998 Marshall 42, Kent State 721,534 Oct. 24, 1998 Marshall 42, Ball State 1023,082 Nov. 7, 1998 Marshall 28, Central Michigan 0 (HC)18,477 Nov. 21, 1998 Marshall 29, Woff ord 2728,085 Dec. 4, 1998 Marshall 23, Toledo 17%% Mid-American Conference Championship Game

1999 (7-0)26,374 Sept. 11, 1999 Marshall 63, Liberty 329,741 Sept. 18, 1999 Marshall 35, Bowling Green 1630,194 Sept. 25, 1999 Marshall 34, Temple 030,203 Oct. 14, 1999 Marshall 38, Toledo 1330,081 Oct. 30, 1999 Marshall 41, Northern Illinois 9 (HC)

▲ Quarterback Eric Kresser led the Thundering Herd to an 11-0 home record

and its second NCAA Division I-AA National Championship in 1996.

26,053 Nov. 26, 1999 Marshall 34, Ohio 328,069 Dec. 3, 1999 Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30%% Mid-American Conference Championship Game

2000 (5-1)30,225 Aug. 31, 2000 Marshall 63, Southeast Missouri State 729,089 Sept. 30, 2000 Marshall 47, Buff alo 1427,109 Oct. 5, 2000 Western Michigan 30, Marshall 1025,646 Oct. 21, 2000 Marshall 34, Kent State 12 (HC)30,419 Nov. 11, 2000 Marshall 51, Miami 3124,816 Dec. 2, 2000 Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14%% Mid-American Conference Championship Game

2001 (6-0)27,533 Sept. 8, 2001 Marshall 49, Massachusetts 2032,034 Sept. 29, 2001 Marshall 37, Bowling Green 3130,063 Oct. 20, 2001 Marshall 42, Central Michigan 21 (HC)22,129 Oct. 27, 2001 Marshall 50, Akron 3324,932 Nov. 17, 2001 Marshall 42, Ohio 1816,041 Nov. 24, 2001 Marshall 38, Youngstown State 24

2002 (7-0)31,042 Aug. 31, 2002 Marshall 50, Appalachian State 1732,900 Sept. 20, 2002 Marshall 26, UCF 2128,200 Oct. 12, 2002 Marshall 66, Buff alo 2127,121 Oct. 19, 2002 Marshall 24, Troy 7 (HC)26,851 Nov. 12, 2002 Marshall 36, Miami 3423,824 Nov. 30, 2002 Marshall 38, Ball State 1424,582 Dec. 7, 2002 Marshall 49, Toledo 45%% Mid-American Conference Championship Game

2003 (4-1)25,141 Aug. 30, 2003 Marshall 45, Hofstra 2131,511 Sept. 12, 2003 Toledo 24, Marshall 1733,537 Oct. 11, 2003 Marshall 49, Kent State 33 (HC)29,884 Nov. 1, 2003 Marshall 42, Akron 2419,113 Nov. 28, 2003 Marshall 28, Ohio 0

2004 (4-1)29,382 Sept. 4, 2004 Troy 17, Marshall 1527,229 Sept. 29, 2004 Marshall 33, Miami 2530,128 Oct. 23, 2004 Marshall 48, Buff alo 14 (HC)23,122 Oct. 30, 2004 Marshall 20, UCF 319,803 Nov. 20, 2004 Marshall 31, Western Michigan 21

2005 (3-3)25,102 Sept. 1, 2005 Marshall 36, William & Mary 2436,914 Sept. 10, 2005 Kansas State 21, Marshall 1925,218 Oct. 1, 2005 Marshall 16, SMU 13 (OT)27,182 Oct. 15, 2005 Marshall 20, UAB 19 (HC)22,238 Nov. 8, 2005 Southern Miss 27, Marshall 24 (OT)22,408 Nov. 19, 2005 East Carolina 34, Marshall 29

* NCAA Division I-AA Playoff s$ NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game


Joan C. Edwards Stadium hosted the 1,000 game in school history when the Herd defeated Miami on September 29, 2004, to add to Marshall’s home fi eld mystique. The Herd lost only fi ve times in the fi rst 100 games at the stadium, marking an amazing .950 winning percentage. Marshall has posted an overall mark of 105-10 (.913) in the facility. The following are recaps of 12 of the greatest games played in the stadium thus far.

September 7, 1991Marshall 24, New Hampshire 23 It was called the “Field of Dreams” by many Marshall fans. A 30,000 seat, magnifi cent, modern facility for Thundering Herd football. It included 20 ultra-plush sky boxes, a Big Green donors room on level two, spacious work areas for the press on level three and working boxes on level fi ve for game video, coaches, security, visiting radio and athletic directors. Marshall fans were excited about the home opener on September 7, despite a poor game and 9-3 loss at Appalachian State the week before in Boone, NC. The opponent for the opener would be new to everyone, even the man who helped set up the game. New Hampshire President Dale Nitzchke had been Marshall’s headman from 1984-1990 and had agreed to open the new stadium with his new school. On a beautiful autumn evening in Huntington, a crowd of 33,116 people, 3,116 over capacity, gave Marshall a larger crowd than WVU had drawn earlier in the day. At kickoff everyone was standing, as the sun slide down behind the west stands and painted the sky with deep reds, purple and blue, and MU prepared to open a new era. The fi rst score at Marshall Stadium came off the leg of senior Dewey Klein, who hit a 32-yard fi eld goal at the 10:09 mark of the fi rst quarter. The lead was extended to 10-0 late in the quarter when Michael Payton hit Boyd Dowler with a 75-yard score. New Hampshire came roaring back with 17 straight points in the second quarter and threatened to lead at the half until Glenn Pedro got in from one-yard out with 30 seconds left to send the teams into make-shift locker rooms locked at 17-17. Defense stepped up in the second half, after Marshall took a 24-17 lead on a 46-yard touchdown pass to Troy Brown only 2:40 into the third quarter. UNH quarterback Matt Griffi n led the Wildcats down for a score with 1:42 left in the game that made the score 24-23. UNH chose to go for the win on the road, but Griffi n misfi red on the two-point attempt. The Wildcats successfully recovered an on-side kick and had one more shot at beating the Herd in the opener. Griffi n had a fourth down pass attempt batted away from his receiver by defensive back Charles McGregor to seal a hard fought win for the Herd. The players circled the fi eld in a victory lap, shaking and slapping the hands of fans all around the jam-packed facility. Marshall football had successfully entered into a new era.

November 2, 1991Marshall 27, Western Carolina 24 (3 OT) Marshall entered the game on a two-game losing streak, having lost at N.C. State, and having dropped an important Southern Conference game at UT-Chattanooga. Marshall owned a four-game win streak over WCU. One more loss would not only kill league hopes for the season, but also a possible third trip to the I-AA playoff s. The game was scoreless at the half, but Glenn Pedro gave MU the fi rst lead with a four-yard run 42 seconds into the second half. Western rebounded to tie the game 7-7. Dewey Klein’s 19-yard fi eld goal put the Herd up 10-7 near the end of the third, but Western tied the game with 6:11 to play in the fourth. In the fi rst overtime, WCU’s Kevin Thigpen scored his second TD of the game on a one-yard run. Marshall answered when Todd Donnan found Ricardo Clark for a nine-yard score. MU took the ball fi rst in the second overtime and Pedro scored his second TD, from nine-yards. Thigpen topped Pedro with a third score, hauling in a nine-yard pass from Derrick Harris.

Western was on off ense to start the third overtime, but failed on a fourth and one at the 16-yard line. Marshall only needed a fi eld goal for the win. Marshall ran the ball three times, but only got to the 18-yard line to set Klein up for a 34-yard try. It was wobbly and it was right. After it hit the right upright the ball awkwardly fell in over the crossbar for the win.

November 28, 1992Marshall 44, Eastern Kentucky 0 Marshall fans were licking their chops for a fi rst round playoff rematch with Eastern Kentucky and their coach, Roy Kidd. The Colonels’ coach had complained loud and long about having to play the semifi nal game at Marshall Stadium in 1991, despite being ranked higher. He also didn’t like the fact that, in 1991, the teams had to dress three blocks away, at the Henderson Center, due to the new facilities building not being completed. EKU had the all-time leading rusher in I-AA football, Markus Thomas, who embarrassed the Herd in 1989 with a 300-yard rushing performance. On this day, however, it was Thomas and his Colonel teammates that were embarrassed by the high-powered Marshall off ense and a better-than-its-press defense that was often overshadowed by off ensive stars Michael Payton, Mike Bartrum, Orlando Hatchett and Troy Brown. Hatchett got it going for Marshall with a two-yard touchdown late in the fi rst quarter. A David Merrick extra-point made it 7-0. With 19 seconds left in the fi rst, Merrick added a 34-yard fi eld goal for a 10-0 lead. Less than three minutes into the second, Payton hit Brown with the fi rst of three scores on the day to give Marshall a 17-0 lead and the maroon and white-clad Colonels appeared to be in over their heads. Brown put an exclamation mark on that thought with a 71-yard punt return for touchdown. Nothing EKU tried worked. Marshall had an interception that led to a score and held the NCAA I-AA’s all-time leading rusher to minus-four

▲ NFL veteran and current Philadelphia Eagles tight end Mike Bartrum was

a starter for the Thundering Herd when the stadium opened in 1991.

GREAT GAMES IN EDWARDS STADIUM HISTORY


yards on nine carries for the day. MU out-gained EKU 524 to 192 in total off ense. Just to rub it in a bit, Marshall coach Jim Donnan put 300-plus pound off ensive tackle Johnny McKee in the backfi eld on Marshall’s next trip to the redzone and he did his “Refrigerator” Perry impersonation with a one-yard score to make it 31-0 in the second quarter. Merrick hit a 33-yard fi eld goal to end a 34-0 half dominated by the Herd. In the third, Payton and Brown hooked up for a 44-yard touchdown and a Merrick 24-yard fi eld goal made it a 44-0 fi nal. Marshall had used smoke for the fi rst time to enter the fi eld in the 1991 semifi nal game, but on this day the only thing smoked were the Colonels.

December 19, 1992Marshall 31, Youngstown State 28 Marshall Football was all settled into its new stadium and athletic facility for 1992. The Huntington Sports Committee, newly formed and ready to host the I-AA title game for at least the next three years at Marshall University Stadium, was hoping the Herd would make a return appearance in the title game as they had in 1987 and 1991. Marshall had lost close games both times, but there was no doubt the 1992 team was loaded. The Herd was the preseason number one pick. Marshall made the playoff s, but had not won the SC due to an upset loss at Western Carolina. The team also lost its fi rst home game when Appalachian State came back to beat MU 37-34 in week nine. The 8-3 Herd got on a roll in the playoff s, dusting Eastern Kentucky 44-0, Middle Tennessee State 35-21 and Delaware 28-7. Next was the rematch everyone in Huntington wanted: Marshall verses Youngstown State. The Penguins overcame a MU lead in the title game in Statesboro, Georgia, the year before to win 25-17. In front of the largest crowd to ever attend an I-AA championship game, fans and CBS Television got a dandy. After a scoreless fi rst quarter, MU scored on a Michael Payton pass to Mike Bartrum and Orlando Hatchett made it 14-0 at the half. It was more of the same in the third quarter when Glenn Pedro stretched the lead to 21-0. When Hatchett caught a scoring pass from Payton with 5:46 left in the third, MU had a 28-0 lead. Things started going bad when linebacker William King sustained a concussion and cornerback George Thomas injured his knee. YSU started to come back as the Marshall defense looked stunned and the off ense bogged down. YSU scored four times, led by bullish back Tamron Smith, who ran over and through Marshall to tie the game at 28-28 late in the fourth quarter. The Herd looked to be in trouble when Payton was hit on Marshall’s fi rst play. But, Payton bounced back by engineering a drive that mixed in throws to Brown and runs by Hatchett. The Herd quickly moved to a fi rst and goal at the fi ve with 14 seconds left to play. Willie Merrick, who was attempting the fi rst fi eld goal of his career, came onto the fi eld. Merrick was one of the best soccer players to play at Marshall, but got the chance in this game after his brother, David missed Thursday’s practice because he overslept. With his regular kicker suspended coach Jim Donnan turned to Willie, who had kicked one extra point in his career prior to the championship game. Merrick’s 22-yard fi eld goal was true and, with 10 seconds left, MU led 31-28. The kickoff return left Youngstown State deep in their own territory and a last, desperate pass was picked off by Brown, in as an extra defensive back. Marshall fi nally had its championship and Huntington celebrated the win, as well as the Phoenix-like return of football from the ashes of the 1970 plane crash to the glory of a national title.

December 4, 1993Marshall 34, Delaware 31 The defending I-AA champs were back in the quarterfi nals for a third straight year, hosting the Blue Hens of Delaware. Marshall defenders had

their hands full trying to fi nd the man with the ball against the Blue Hens’ Wint-T off ense, but the Blue Hen defenders knew who the man was for Marshall. Running back Chris Parker stepped into the void left by graduation of Orlando Hatchett and, along with fullback Glenn Pedro, the Marshall running game had not missed a beat. Parker and Pedro teamed for more than 2,000 yards, with Parker getting about two-thirds of that total. Parker scored fi rst, but Delaware came back with a score and fi eld goal to go up 10-7. Parker scored from fi ve-yards out, but UD threw a touchdown pass and went to the locker room up 17-14. Parker took over the third quarter and into the fourth, piling up his third and fourth scores of the day. A David Merrick fi eld goal gave MU a 31-17 lead. Delaware answered with two touchdowns, the fi nal one at the 1:14 mark, to tie the game at 31. The ensuing kickoff sailed to Marshall’s Tim Martin, who returned the ball 39 yards, but fumbled ahead into Delaware territory. In a pile of Blue Hens, Marshall linebacker Brian Stump managed to come up with the ball at the Delaware 39-yard line. Five plays later, Merrick showed there were good bloodlines in the family. David calmly nailed a 38-yard fi eld goal with three seconds left to beat Delaware 34-31.

December 7, 1996Marshall 54, Furman 0 The toughest rival for Marshall to overcome in the Southern Conference was Furman. Marshall was 0-26-1 in the fi rst fi ve seasons of SC play and did not beat Furman until their 13th meeting. Even when MU fi nally toppled the Paladins in 1988, Furman came back to upset the Herd in the I-AA Quarterfi nals and went on to win the National Championship. The Paladins made their way to Huntington for the last regular season game of 1996. Marshall was on its way, behind Randy Moss and Eric Kresser, to an undefeated season, but when Furman went to the locker room with a 17-14 lead, their players felt they where going to knock

▲ Randy Moss makes a grab in the win over Delaware.



off the undefeated Herd and many ran to the goal post and punched the “HERD” on the padding before running back to the sideline and up the ramp to the locker room. The slightly enraged the Herd, shutout Furman 28-0 in the second half and fi nished the regular season 11-0. Unfortunately for Furman, they had to return to Huntington for the quarterfi nals of the I-AA playoff s, just as they had in 1988, but the Herd exacted revenge for the years of humiliation at the hands of the Purple Paladins. Marshall scored 14 in the 1st, 10 in the second, 16 in the third and 14 more in the fourth while holding Furman scoreless to put up a 54-0 rout in the fi nal meeting between the schools. Furman gained only six fi rst downs, and 27 yards of total off ense in the fi rst half, while the Marshall off ense piled up 539 yards in total off ense in the game.

December 21, 1996Marshall 49, Montana 29 Marshall had outscored its opponents 144-28 in the 1996 I-AA playoff s and no one expected any less in the championship rematch with the Grizzlies. Montana had defeated Marshall 22-20 the previous year to take the title back home, so they knew all about Marshall. What they were unable to prepare for was Randy Moss. Bob Pruett took over a team that was loaded and quickly added Florida transfer Eric Kresser to the team and gave Moss his last chance at collegiate football. Catching a TD in every game, 24 on the season, I-AA defenders were over-matched all season long. Moss and Kresser hooked up for four touchdowns, while Doug Chapman added two more and Tim Openlander kicked two fi eld goals in a rout for the Herd that was 46-6 at one point early in the fourth quarter. Moss set a MU, Southern Conference and Division I record with 28 touchdowns in one season, while Marshall won the SC league title and their second National Championship with a school record 15-0 season.

December 5, 1997Marshall 34, Toledo 14 Marshall left I-AA football and the Southern Conference for Division I-A and a return to the Mid-American Conference in 1997. After a close loss to West Virginia in MU’s fi rst I-A game, the Herd had won at Army, at Kent State, at defending league champ Ball State and at home against Akron before stubbing a toe late at Miami. The Herd ran the table, and a Miami loss gave Marshall an East Division Title in its fi rst season. Toledo was 9-2, 7-1 in the West Division, when they came to town for the title game. Randy Moss was continuing what had begun in I-AA, now with Chad Pennington at the helm. Marshall’s defense was no slouch either, shutting out Bowling Green and Ohio in back to back games to clinch the East. The game was held on a Friday night, with a light snow predicted. Two hours before kickoff , the weathermen changed the story as the snow began to fl y. By kickoff , the fi eld was covered with about an inch. Both teams struggled with the conditions and Toledo led 7-3 at the half. The second half was vintage Marshall. Despite the elements the Herd began to click. Pennington and Moss hooked up twice in the third quarter to give the Herd an insurmountable lead. Billy Malashevich added a 25-yard fi eld goal to start the fourth quarter. Moss and Pennington struck again from 20 yards and when Doug Chapman added a score late, MU led 34-7. A late score by Toledo set the fi nal. “The Snow Bowl,” as Marshall fans still call the game, gave MU the fi rst of four straight MAC titles and the invitation to the Motor City Bowl.

December 4, 1999Marshall 23, Toledo 17 Very little luck needed for Marshall to return to the MAC title game. The Herd stormed to a 10-1 regular season mark, and was undefeated against

the East Division. For the second consecutive year, Marshall hosted Toledo for the league crown. This time, the game was much closer. MU scored fi rst on Chris Hanson’s rush on a fake fi eld-goal. Toledo answered with a Chester Tait touchdown for a 7-6 lead. Neither team gave much on defense and, in the second quarter, bad luck raised its ugly head. Chad Pennington was hit awkwardly on the sidelines by Toledo defenders and suff ered a groin injury that he could not get up and walk away from. Freshman Byron Leftwich, who had thrown only 12 passes all season, came in and immediately threw an interception. Marshall’s hopes looked dim, even when the defense held and Pennington limped back into the game. It remained 7-6 Toledo at half. The two teams battled through a scoreless third quarter as Pennington continued to play in obvious pain. He limped to the line, to the sidelines and to the huddle. The Rockets started the fourth quarter with a Todd France fi eld goal to take a 10-6 lead, but Pennington’s heart was bigger than his pain. He led Marshall on a scoring drive on the very next series, giving MU a 13-10 lead on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Nate Poole. Danny Derricott, who seemingly was always in the right place at the right time in championship games, scooped up a fumble after a catch by the Toledo tight end and returned the miscue 20 yards for a 20-10 Herd lead. After a defensive stop Billy Malashevich gave Marshall a 23-10 lead with a 32-yard fi eld goal. Toledo got back within a touchdown with 1:03 to play, but Marshall ran out the clock and clinched its second MAC title and third bowl game invite in school history.

December 3, 1999Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30 Marshall was undefeated and untied in the regular season for the third time in school history. The Herd, behind QB Chad Pennington, had run roughshod over opponents since sneaking by the Clemson Tigers in the

▲ Current Oakland Raiders receiver Randy Moss was too much for Montana

in the 1996 National Championship game.



opener. The Herd had gone to Kalamazoo and run up a 31-10 lead on the Broncos before a late score set the fi nal at 31-17. The rematch was the only thing standing between a bowl trip and a potential top 10 national ranking. Western Michigan, coached by Gary Darnell, had other ideas and raced out to a 10-0 lead in the fi rst quarter on a Tim Lester TD pass and a Brad Selent fi eld goal. Robert Sanford scored from one-yard out and another Selent kick gave the Broncos a 20-0 halftime lead. Although the Marshall fans and players reminded themselves they had trailed Toledo at halftime of the fi rst two title games, those reassurances sounded hollow after an early third quarter Selent fi eld goal made the score 23-0. The Herd gathered itself and proceeded to score 27 points on only 18 off ensive plays. Touchdown passes from Pennington to Nate Poole and James Williams were complimented by Doug Chapman’s two scores, giving Marshall a 27-23 lead and brought the crowd back into the game. Lester rallied the Broncos to re-take the lead with 7:20 to play by hitting Jake Moreland for a score. That set the stage for Pennington to fi x his name in the legendary roll of Marshall greats. Moving the Herd on a 76-yard drive, Pennington ran the clock and the team down the fi eld, denying the Broncos the ball and putting the Herd in scoring range. With only seven seconds on the clock, Marshall faced third and goal at the one-yard line. With no timeouts left, Pennington rolled right and found the most unlikely hero, converted linebacker Eric Pinkerton. Lined up as the “H-Back”, Pinkerton ran toward the outside linebacker, who let him go by, and headed to the right corner of the end zone. Pennington threw a strike, the defender realized his mistake too late and “Pink,” made the catch of his life. It was the first and only reception in Pinkerton’s career and it gave Marshall a third MAC title, to the amazement of Bronco fans everywhere.

December 2, 2000Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14 Marshall was in the MAC Championship game for the fourth year in a row. WMU had won handily in Huntington back on October 5, becoming the fi rst MAC squad to beat Marshall at MU Stadium. Robert Sanford torched the Herd for 203 yards rushing in that game and the Broncos seemed certain to run at Marshall again. The Herd won the East Division with a 5-1 league mark and had an unimpressive 6-5 overall regular season mark. Marshall had trailed at halftime in each of the fi rst three MAC title games, but rallied to win. This time the Herd found itself up 13-0 at the break, behind two J.R. Jenkins fi eld goals and a 44-yard touchdown strike from Byron Leftwich to Darius Watts. Marshall’s defense changed its scheme for this game, going to a 4-4-3 alignment in an attempt to slow Sanford. The change worked as Sanford gained only 67 yards. Broncos quarterback Jeff Welsh rallied Western with two scores to take a 14-13 lead. However, Leftwich, in his fi rst championship game as starting quarterback, was not to be denied. He threw for 358 yards in the game, including the 29-yard touchdown to John Cooper for the winning score. Danny Derricott sealed the deal with an interception of Welsh on Western’s last drive.

November 12, 2002Marshall 36, Miami 24 Byron Leftwich wanted to play, however a cracked bone in his leg, suff ered on a hit at Akron 10 days earlier, made the Heisman Trophy candidate unavailable for what amounted to the MAC East Championship game, a Tuesday night showdown with Miami that was carried live by ESPN. The coaching staff had only 10 days to prepare sophomore backup

Stan Hill to replace Leftwich. Hill had struggled somewhat at Akron when he was thrown into the fray mid-way into the fi rst quarter, and the jury was out on whether the young quarterback could lead Marshall to victory over such a formidable opponent. With Marshall’s loss at Akron, the door was open for the Redhawks to do something that had eluded them since Marshall rejoined the Mid-American Conference - win the East Division and play for the MAC Championship. Early on in the contest, Marshall defensive tackle Orlando Washington picked off a Ben Roethlisberger pass and returned it inside the Miami 10-yard line, giving Hill excellent fi eld position from the start. Moments later, the Herd grabbed a 7-0 lead on a Hill to Darius Watts touchdown pass. Marshall stretched the lead on a fi eld goal from Curtis Head. Miami recorded its fi rst on a 27-yard fi eld goal by Jared Parseghian. Just six seconds into the second quarter, running back Brandon Carey caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Hill to make it 17-3. The RedHawks roared back in the second quarter, scoring on a 32-yard Roethlisberger pass to Jason Branch and a 13-yarder to Randy Stegman. Hill and Watts hooked up again to start the third quarter, with a fi ve-yard score. For the game, Hill threw 39 times, completing 25 for 292 yards and four touchdowns, with Watts pulling in nine of those completions for more than half of the yards (149) and three touchdowns. Watts’ third score of the game came from 11-yards out and gave Marshall a commanding 31-17 lead. Roethlisberger connected with Luke Clemens to make it 31-24 only 44 seconds later and Parseghian added a fi eld goal to close the gap to 31-27. The defenses on both sides began to assert themselves in the fourth quarter. Both teams had turnovers and punts, but no one dented the scoreboard until just 6:33 was left in the game. Clemens scored to give Miami its fi rst lead at 34-31. Marshall gave the ball back to Miami on the

▲ Stan Hill, fi lling in for an injured Byron Leftwich, scores with just seconds

remaining to lead Marshall over Ben Roethlisberger and Miami in 2002.



With 1:39 to play, Hill put on a show that would have made fellow Mississippian Brett Favre proud. He led the team down the fi eld, and on a fourth down inside the Miami 20-yard line, rolled right and lofted a pass into the end zone for receiver Josh Davis. Miami defensive back Alphonso Hodge clearly, at least to Herd fans, grabbed a handful of Davis’ jersey and batted the ball away prompting an interference call and giving Marshall another chance. After another interference call on the next play, Marshall had time for one or two more attempts at the endzone. From the fi ve-yard line, Hill rolled left on a pass-run option. Seeing a seem created by left tackle Steve Scuillo, he cut up fi eld and into the end zone for a winning touchdown with fi ve seconds to play. Hill accounted for 320 yards of off ense and fi ve scores in the best fi rst start ever by a Marshall quarterback, placing his name in the pantheon of Herd greats who got it done when his team needed him the most.

October 1, 2005Marshall 16, SMU 13 (OT) The 2005 season marked a new era of Marshall football. The Herd’s game against SMU was its fi rst Conference USA game at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Down 10-0 in the fourth quarter, the Marshall Thundering Herd scored twice in the fi nal seven minutes of regulation and used a Bernie Morris 15-yard touchdown scamper in overtime to take a thrilling 16-13 win over SMU here Saturday night at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The overtime thriller marked the fifth time in school history that Marshall played an overtime game, with the Herd posting a 5-0 record. It is only the second overtime game for the Herd as a member of Division I-A. The Herd’s only other overtime game in I-A came against East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl - a 64-61 double-overtime win over the Pirates. SMU (1-4, 0-2 C-USA) dropped its third straight game with the loss and are now 0-2 on the road this season. Bernie Morris led the Herd in rushing and passing, amassing 377 total

yards of off ense. Morris was 34-of-64 for 314 yards with an interception. Morris’ 60 pass attempts are the most by a Marshall quarterback in Joan C. Edwards Stadium history. Morris added 63 rushing yards on 15 attempts with two scores, including the game-winner in overtime. SMU returned the opening kickoff 17 yards and was given excellent fi eld position after a late hit penalty was called on Marshall’s Paco Jones. The Mustangs would drive down to the Marshall 40-yard line, where they went for it on fourth-and-three. Romo attempted a pooch punt that hit an SMU lineman in the back and was recovered by the Mustangs for a 14-yard loss, giving possession back to the Herd. However, the Herd was unable to take advantage of the good fi eld position, as Marshall went three-and-out in SMU territory. Marshall had an opportunity to put the fi rst points of the game on the board, but a 26-yard fi eld goal attempt off the foot of kicker Ian O’Connor at the beginning of the second quarter sailed wide left. Marshall again relied on O’Connor to put the Herd on the board in the second quarter after Shawn Lauzon dropped a would-be touchdown in the end zone, setting up a 43-yard kick. But, O’Connor missed his fourth consecutive fi eld goal attempt, keeping the game scoreless. Late in the second quarter, SMU used an 11-play 69-yard drive in 5:31 to score its fi rst off ensive touchdown in nine quarters. SMU’s fi nal drive of the opening half was keyed by a 33-yard pass from Romo to Bobby Chase down to the Marshall 16-yard line. Five plays later, Romo connected with Reynaldo Pellerin for a seven-yard score - the fi rst off ensive score for SMU since the fi rst quarter of its 66-8 loss at Texas A&M on Sept. 17. Marshall, which was held scoreless in the fi rst half for the second consecutive game, out-gained the Mustangs 161-122 on off ense in the fi rst half. Morris threw 128 yards on 13-of-22 passing with an interception, while Romo was 7-of-14 with 84 yards and a touchdown. SMU would use another 69-yard drive - this time on eight plays - to increase its lead to 10-0 in the third quarter. The Mustangs used up 2:40 on the clock, capped off by a 34-yard fi eld goal by Chris McMurtray. With 12:20 remaining in regulation, Marshall would begin its rally from the 10-point defi cit. The Herd drove 69 yards on 15 plays in 5:36, sparked by Morris, who went 6-for-9 with 58 yards. O’Connor nailed a 24-yard fi eld goal at the 6:44 mark to trim the SMU lead to 10-3. On the ensuing SMU possession, Marshall’s defense stopped the Mustangs, forcing SMU to punt after three plays (losing nine yards). With just 4:08 left in the fourth quarter, Marshall drove 59 yards on nine plays in 2:38, capped off by the fi rst of Morris’ two rushing touchdowns of the night - a four-yard run to the right to tie the game at 10-10 to force overtime. In overtime, SMU struck fi rst on a 40-yard fi eld goal by Chris McMurtray, giving the Mustangs a 13-10 lead. Marshall, however, did not quit as the Herd relied on the legs of Morris, who scampered 15 yards around the left side, diving over the goal line to give the Herd the 16-13 come-from-behind overtime win.

▲ Bernie Morris’ 15-yard touchdown scamper in overtime gave the Herd a

16-13 come-from-behind victory over SMU - its fi rst win in C-USA play.



MIKEBARBER1985-88

One of the greatest players ever to wear a Marshall University uniform, Mike Barber is only the second player in school history to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Barber received that honor in 2005 just a year after the legendary Jackie Hunt was enshrined. A two-time First Team All-America selection, Barber was named National Player of the Year in 1988 by the American Football Coaches Association. The Thundering Herd’s fi rst three-time First Team All-Conference pick, he led the

nation in receiving while setting single-season conference records with 106 receptions and 1,757 yards in 1987. That season he helped Marshall to its fi rst-ever berth in the NCAA Division 1-AA National Championship game. Barber, a Winfi eld, W.Va. native, is the Southern Conference’s all-time career leader in receptions (249) and receiving yards (4,262). Barber was voted Marshall’s Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s. Prior to graduation, Barber was selected in the fourth round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

THUNDERING HERD GREATS


FRANKGATSKIOL, 1941-1942

He came straight out of the West Virginia coal mines. He knew that if, for any reason, he couldn’t play football, he would have to return to those coal mines. Maybe that was all the motivation Frank “Gunner” Gatski needed to excel on the gridiron. That thought of the mines was also probably what kept Gatski playing. In 20 seasons as a high school player at Farmington (W.Va.) High School, to a college career at Marshall and, after World War II, Auburn, to 12 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions, Gatski nevered missed a game. In fact, in 20 years of football, Hall of Famer Gunner Gatski never missed so much as a single practice. Gatski arrived at Marshall in 1940 and instantly earned

the job as the Thundering Herd’s starting JV team center. Over two seasons on the varsity squad, he started 17 straight games at center, while playing some linebacker. It was during that time period that he picked up the nickname “Gunner,” because of his hard-hitting style of play. During his seasons at Marshall, the Herd enjoyed great success. The 1940 team went 8-2 behind consensus All-American Jackie Hunt, who scored 27 touchdowns that year. Marshall outscored its opponents 334-76 in 1940. The next year Marshall posted a 7-1 record, including a victory over Wake Forest. The 1942 season saw Marshall suff er on the fi eld as a result of the outbreak of World War II. Many Herd players had already been called into duty before the season started, resulting in a 1-7-1 record. With America’s entry into World War II in late 1941, Gatski became a part of the U.S. Army’s infantry division in late 1942. When he returned from the front in 1945 he enrolled at Auburn University, where he played part of the 1945 season. In the spring of 1946 Gatski hitch-hikes to Cleveland for a tryout with the Browns that was set up by Marshall’s Dr. Sam Clagg. Clagg contacted Browns assistant coach, and former Huntington High coach, Johnny Brickles, who knew of Gatski from his playing days at Marshall. With the coal mines lurking in the back of his mind, Gatski impressed the Browns enough to earn a contract. He signed for $2,500, plus a $500 signing bonus. Gatski also had a knack for fi nding championship gold. During his 11 seasons in Cleveland, the Browns posted a 110-23-5 record, won the AAFC title in each of the leagues four years of operation, and then won three National Football League titles (1950, 54 and 55). His Browns teams, which joined the NFL along with the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts after the demise of the AAFC, played for the NFL title every year from 1950-56. They lost the title game to the Rams in 1951 and to the Detroit Lions in 1952-53. Gatski was the anchor of Brown’s revolutionary “pocket protection” scheme for the quarterback and was the prototype for the modern professional center. His quarterback with the Browns, legendary Hall of Famer Otto Graham said - “You never have to worry about anyone jumping over Frank or bumping him out of the way.” After failing to reach the title game in 1956, the only time in his career that Gatski’s team failed to reach that point, he went off to play for the Lions in 1957. As expected, the Lions faced the Browns in the NFL title game, with Detroit crushing his former team 59-14 to capture the title. Gatski snapped to another future Hall of Famer that year, the Lions’ Bobby Layne. Gatski retired following the 1957 title after starting 132 consecutive games. In his career, he earned eight championships (four in the AAFC and four in the NFL) and played for the championship in 11 of his 12 professional seasons. He won more titles than any position player – other than kicker – in pro football history. In addition to being a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Gatski is a member of the West Virginia Sports Writers Hall of Fame, and is a charter member of the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame. On Oct. 15, 2005, Gatski’s No. 72 jersey was retired and his number is affi xed to the front of the Joan C. Edwards Stadium press box. The fi rst MU player ever to receive this honor. Tragically, Gatski passed away November 22, 2005, at the age of 83.

TROYBROWNWR/DB, 1991-1992

Troy Brown was a sensational all-around player at Marshall who was considered the most dangerous scoring threat in all I-AA football during his two seasons (1991-92) with the Herd. He averaged a touchdown every eight times he touched the ball (31 tds-250 att.) for the Green & White. He also tied the NCAA record for the most touchdowns on kick returns in a single season with four and became the NCAA’s all-time leader in kickoff return average with a regular season net of 29.69 yards per return (32 for 950 yards)

in 1992 while helping Marshall to its fi rst National Championship. Brown ranks eighth all-time for all-purpose yardage, averaging 148.3 yards per game. The speedy standout was an Associated Press fi rst-team All-American selection and fi rst-team all-conference selection as a wide receiver that also earned second-team all-conference honors as a kick returner. Brown fi nished his senior season with 101 receptions for 1,654 yards and 16 touchdowns, added 158 yards and two rushing touchdowns, returning 20 punts for a 10-yard average and 27 kickoff s for a 23.3-yard average. Following his graduation he went on to become the fi rst Marshall product to ever play for the New England Patriots organization, where he went on to play on three Super Bowl Champion teams. Brown ranks second on the Patriots all-time receptions list with 514 career receptions and also places second on the franchise’s receiving yardage list with 5,982 yards. In 2004, Brown earned accolades for his play on defense, showing a level of versatility unmatched in recent NFL history. After injuries had taken a toll on the Patriots’ secondary, he pitched in as the team’s nickel back for the fi nal nine games of the regular season and all three of the Patriots’ postseason contests. Brown fi nished second on the team with three interceptions in the 2004 regular season and matched his reception total with 17 tackles on defense. Brown became the only player in New England history to record a reception and an interception in the same game when he pulled the feat against Buff alo (11/14/04). Brown’s 321 receptions from 2000-03 are the highest four-year total in Patriots’ history. Tight end Ben Coates ranks second with a four-year total of 308 (1994-97). Brown is the Patriots’ all-time leading punt returner, topping the team’s all-time lists in returns (237) and yardage (2,524), and tying for the franchise record with three punt returns for touchdowns. His 97 catches in 2002 were the second highest total in franchise history, four behind his record 101 catches in 2001. Brown became the fi rst Patriot in club history to record three 80-catch seasons (97, 2002; 101, 2001; 83, 2000). Brown is the Patriots’ all-time leading return specialist with 4,386 combined return yards. He surpassed David Meggett’s previous record of 3,999 yards in 2002. He earned his fi rst trip to the Pro Bowl following the 2001 season and became just the third Patriots’ wide receiver to be selected to the Pro Bowl since 1970 (Stanley Morgan, 4 and Terry Glenn, 1). Brown is New England’s all-time leading receiver in the postseason with 47 catches and 553 yards during his 15 postseason games.



CARLLEEDB, 1979-1982

Andy Socha, a fullback for Marshall in 1966, was the last player drafted from Marshall at the time. Marshall had played 18 seasons of football without a winning season. While a number of players had a “cup of coff ee” in professional football, no one had been drafted. Carl Lee was about to change all of that. The former South Charleston High star had been one of Coach Sonny Randle’s top recruits when he took over at Marshall in 1979. Lee was off ered a chance to play at West Virginia, but chose MU due to Randle’s charisma and the chance to start a turnaround as a starting defensive safety as a freshman. Randle inherited a team that was built for “Mid-West”

football. Randle’s emphasis was on speed and quickness, and Lee certainly fi t the bill, plus tough football players who could take some of the toughest practices ever seen. Some of the players on scholarship were not great players, and many lost their will to care after a 1-10 record in 1978. Lee reported with the freshman class in August and soon into his freshman season he worked his way into the starting lineup for a team that went 1-10 in 1979. The off ense was shutout fi ve times and scored seven or fewer points seven times, while the defense gave up 28 points per game that season. Lee became the fi rst Marshall player to be named All-Southern Conference in four years of league play when he was named as a honorable mention selection as a sophomore. During the season he turned in one of the most exciting plays in school history when he returned a blocked fi eld goal 88 yards for a touchdown on the fi nal play of the half against Morehead State. Lee was named All-Southern Conference in 1981, but the real accomplishment for Lee was a name for the secondary that has stood the test of time. Lee, Ken Lindsay, Tony Henderson and Cliff ord Wright became “The Gang Of Four. “ Marshall improved to 3-8 in 1982, and Lee returned to form by leading Marshall in tackle points with 239, an incredible 83 points ahead of second-place fi nisher. His 871 career tackle points (a system fi rst used by Ellwood from 1975-1978 and Randle from 1979-1983), an incredible 319 points in front of second-place fi nisher. His 88-yard fi eld goal return for touchdown remains the only one at Marshall over the last 22 seasons. During his college career, Lee also found time to sprint for the track team in the spring. Named to the All-Southern Conference team for the third year in a row, Lee began to think about professional football. Randle, a former all-pro who had more touchdown receptions than any player from 1960-69, was able to counsel his four-year starter by making contacts and helping Lee to work out for the right people. Late in his rookie season, Lee was not only playing, but starting. He started three games for Minnesota as a rookie. He was named to his fi rst Pro Bowl team in 1988, when he led the Vikings with a career-high eight interceptions. Between 1986 and 1993, Lee started in 130 consecutive games for Minnesota and in his career played in 177 games, including eight playoff games, and had 152 starts for Minnesota. He added to that total with 12 games and eight starts in New Orleans, making the grand total 189 games and 160 starts in 12 seasons. That total is tied with Gatski for the most for a former Herd player in pro football. Lee took over as the head football coach of West Virginia State in 1996, his fi rst coaching job after doing some radio for the Saints in 1995. Despite his busy coaching schedule, he still fi nds time to raise funds for the program with events like the annual “Pepsi Carl Lee Golf Challenge.” He also does motivational speaking, with all fees going to the football team. He has also held a football camp called the “Carl Lee Football Challenge” in Parkersburg, W.Va, for the past couple of years, with guests like former all-pros Sterling Sharpe and Coy Bacon. Lee joined the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995 and was honored by the Marshall Black Legends in 2000. In a 2001 issue of Sports Illustrated, the magazine selected not only the top athletes nationally of all-time, but complied a list for each state. In the West Virginia edition, Lee was selected as the number 35 greatest athlete among the top 50 Sporting Figures in the state’s history. Lee was also named to the Minnesota Vikings All-Time, 40th Anniversary Team as a starting cornerback. He fi nished his stellar career with 29 interceptions, more than 600 career tackles and was an All-Pro in 1988, 1989 and 1990. He currently lives with his family near Winfi eld, W.Va.

JACKIEHUNTRB, 1938-1941

We will never know just how really good Huntington native John Seva “Jackie” Hunt was as a running back for Marshall. What we do know, from yellowed newspaper clippings, fading memories and nearly inexistent statistics, is that he was the greatest back in Marshall’s fi rst half-century and one of the fi nest backs to ever play college football. Hunt was a two-time West Virginia All-State back at Huntington High School, and when he shunned many national off ers and signed with fourth-year Marshall head coach, Cam Henderson in 1938 it shocked many. In 1939, Marshall went 9-2 and was judged as the best team in the state for the second consecutive season.

Wins for the “Big Green” included a resounding 20-0 shutout of Virginia Tech, and a win over Miami of Ohio (21-0). Hunt played, but was overshadowed by Elkins, who fi nished fi fth in the nation in scoring. Hunt did score seven touchdowns and earned third-team all-conference honors. 1940 would be Hunt’s time. He scored six touchdowns in the fi rst fi ve games, scoring once verses Morehead State in the opener (13-6), driving 49 yards in four runs to score on Virginia Tech (13-7, second consecutive victory over the Hokies), and twice versus Dayton in a 25-12 win. A loss at Toledo (7-6) and at Wake Forest (31-19, Hunt one touchdown in each game) sent Marshall home to take on the Tommies of Scranton. Six touchdowns in fi ve games -- good, but not great. However, greatness eventually came calling. Hunt would score four touchdowns on the Tommies and Marshall would win 50-6. Morris Harvey was next, the Herd’s biggest rival since the turn of the century, and, in a 33-6 win, Hunt adds four more scores for 14 on the season. Hunt then scored fi ve times, one short of the record of six touchdowns set by Wilbur Fisher in 1916, as Marshall trounced Detroit Tech, 67-0. Hunt had 19 touchdowns entering the Xavier game and Marshall posted a 41-0 win with Hunt scoring two touchdowns in the fi rst quarter and another in the third quarter to give him 22 touchdowns, tying the recognized national record. He would set the new record with a fourth quarter score for 23 on the year. Hunt was named to the Grantland Rice Collier’s Magazine All-American team as one of the “Top Ten” backs in America. Rice, of “Four Horseman” fame, wrote of Hunt, “For all around ability, I doubt that there is a better back in the nation than Jackie Hunt, who with a better schedule might be a (Tom) Harmon or (Jack) Kimbrough. Hunt could do more things better than any other back, ball carrying, passing, kicking, blocking and tackling.” Hunt’s 162 points helped Marshall to the national scoring title with 33.4 points per game. However, the Herd played what was considered “Small-college football” and the school was not a member of the NCAA at the time. Hunt was fi rst team all-WV Athletic Conference and his All-American awards included: First -Team AP “Little” All-American; First team Collier’s Magazine Eye on “Little All-Americans”; First team All-American on Collier’s Magazine National Team, picked by Grantland Rice; First -team All-American on the National team picked by The New York Sun newspaper; Second team All-American on Paul Williamson’s National team; and Honorable Mention on the United Press International national team. Hunt could never be expected to repeat the record-setting season of the previous year in 1941. However, he did respond with nine scores and 773 yards in only eight games as teams keyed on him all season. Marshall had lost the slick ball handler D’Antoni and a another back led the Herd in scoring, as Courtney Driscoll scored 12 times for the 1941 Herd. Hunt played in the Blue-Gray All-Star game after the season, and then graduated from Marshall. That summer he was drafted by the Chicago Bears, played in two College All-Star games against National Football League teams (the Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles) and then was inducted into the US Army to fi ght in World War II. In 1946, he played one season for the Bears, but soon returned to the Huntington area. He lived with his wife in Proctorville, Ohio (just over the Ohio River from Huntington) and was a lifelong Marshall supporter. He is a member of both the West Virginia Sportswriters Hall of Fame and the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame, the fi rst person choosen for that honor in the inaugural class of 1984 and entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.



RANDYMOSSWR, 1996-1997

After only two record-setting seasons at Marshall, Randy Moss moved on to the National Football League where he has set the league on fi re and become on of the NFL’s most popular players. He capped his collegiate career with a trip to the Downtown Athletic Club as Marshall’s fi rst Heisman Trophy fi nalist, and then followed up the next season by earning NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Honors for Moss piled up at Marshall almost as fast as the records he set. He won the Biletnikoff and Paul Warfi eld Awards as the nation’s top receiver, was named a fi rst team All-American by the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, the Walter

Camp Football Foundation, the Detroit Free-Press, ESPN, and Sport Magazine. During his Marshall career, Moss caught 168 passes for 3,356 yards and 53 touchdowns. He set a national record with 28 touchdowns in 1996 and a Division 1-A record 25 touchdowns in 1997. He helped the Thundering Herd to a perfect 15-0 record and a national championship in 1996 and a 10-3 record with a Mid-American Conference title and an appearance in the Motor City Bowl in 1997. Moss earned back-to-back-to-back Pro Bowl appearances in his fi rst three seasons, and was named the 2000 Pro Bowl MVP after setting records for catches (9) and receiving yards (212) in the game along with scoring the fi nal touchdown of the day in a 51-31 win by the NFC. He was named to his fourth Pro Bowl in 2002 and his fi fth in 2003. Moss set a new Vikings’ single-season record for receiving yards in 1999 with 1,413, breaking the mark of 1,371 set by Cris Carter in 1995. He smashed the mark again in 2000 with 1,437 yards receiving and in 2003 posted 1,632 yards. He also set a new team record for 100-yard receiving games in a season with seven in 1999, a number he bettered by one in 2000. Moss combined with Cris Carter for a team-record 2,654 receiving yards on the 1999 season, the 4th-highest total by a tandem in NFL history, but they bettered that mark in 2000 with a combined 2,711 yards. He led the NFC in receiving yards in 1999 with 1,413, the fi rst Vikings receiver to lead the NFC since Ahmad Rashad in 1979, and he has scored 77 touchdowns (76 catches, 1 punt return) in 96 career games, not to mention throwing a couple of touchdown passes. He is the only player in NFL history to have surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in each of his fi rst six seasons. He set a career-high with 106 receptions in 2002 , and added a new high of 111 in 2003 to continue his historic run. He set an NFL record for most catches in a player’s fi rst 6 seasons with 525, passing Marvin Harrison’s 522 from 1996-2001. Moss also set an NFL record for most receiving yards in a player’s fi rst 6 seasons, his 8,375 yards topped Jerry Rice’s 7,866. The former Marshall standout was named Associated Press All-Pro in 1998, 2000 and 2003 and earned Pro Bowl appearances in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003. Moss has been named NFC Off ensive Player of the Week 4 times in his career and he led the NFL in receiving TDs in 1998, 2000, and 2003. The Rand, W.Va., native also led the NFC in receiving yards in 1999 (1,413) and 2002 (1,347) and in receptions in 2002 (106) and ranked 2nd in 2003 (111). Moss is without a doubt one of the most dynamic players in professional football today. He was drafted in the fi rst round by the Vikings (21st overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. Moss was traded to the Oakland Raiders prior to the 2005 season. During the 2006 reunion of the 1996 National Champion Thundering Herd team, Moss announced that he would endow a scholarship in the squads honor, and along with Chad Pennington and other Herd alumni start a trust for the Marshall football program.

BYRONLEFTWICHQB, 1998-2002

There are dozens of memories that Herd Nation and the rest of the college football world have of Byron Leftwich. But, there are two recollections that perhaps exemplify his legacy more poignantly than any others. December 19, 2001 Marshall fi nds itself in dire straights against East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl. ECU erupts for leads of 24-0 and eventually 38-8 at halftime. The 30-point Marshall defi cit leads to an early celebration by Pirate fans. One thing they didn’t count on, though, was the fortitude of a dejected, yet not beaten, team of Thundering Herd players who still had another half – at least – of football left to play. Leftwich would serve as the catalyst of the highest scoring and greatest bowl comeback in college football history.

Marshall’s Ralph Street returned an interception 25 yards for a score just 23 seconds after play resumed. It was all Leftwich from there on out. He threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the game-tying touchdown to Darius Watts seven seconds remaining to knot the score at 51-51. A failed point after attempt sent the wild aff air into a fi rst overtime, then a second. After ECU took a three-point lead with a fi eld goal in the second extra session, No. 7 found freshman Josh Davis in the end zone for a dramatic, 64-61 victory in what was coined the “Miracle in Mobile.” Leftwich fi nished the historic night with a bowl record 567 yards on 41-of-70 passing with fi ve touchdowns, one of which came on the ground. Following that performance, any sports fan who had not yet heard the name Byron Leftwich was now listening loud and clear.

November 2, 2002: A late-season road game saw the Thundering Herd in Akron’s Rubber Bowl, and the nearly 14,000 fans in attendance would witness not only a Zips’ upset of then No. 25th-ranked Marshall, but they would see a testament to what made Byron Leftwich a major player beyond the stat sheets. Leftwich suff ered a severe injury to his left shin early in the game. Against his wishes, he made a trip to the hospital for x-rays after trying to play in the very next series. Only after he got the guarantee that he would make it back to the Rubber Bowl by halftime did the quarterback fi nally leave the stadium. But, no matter what, it was clear that nobody would keep him from going back to the fi eld that day to rejoin his teammates. Leftwich returned to start the second half for Marshall with the Herd trailing 24-10. On largely one leg with virtually no mobility in the pocket, Leftwich threw 259 of his 307 yards after the injury occurred. He willed Marshall back into contention, but seven Herd turnovers were just too much to overcome. Akron recorded a 34-20 win, but it was a surreal scene that was the story of this college football contest. Playing catch up to Akron with time becoming a factor, Leftwich was unable to run downfi eld to the line of scrimmage after completing long strikes to his receivers. It became clear that the team he had been carrying on his shoulders for many years would need to carry him this time. Off ensive linemen Steve Sciullo and Steve Perretta lifted Leftwich and ran him to the line in order to get the next play underway. Leftwich left Marshall as the school’s No. 2 all-time passer, behind Chad Pennington. He set Mid-American Conference records in career passing yards (11,903), completions (939), completion percentage (65.1) and total off ense (12,084). He stands in second place in conference annals with 89 touchdown passes, second behind Pennington’s 100 TD tosses. In 2002, he led the nation in total off ense with a 355.58 average per game and was second in pass effi ciency (156.52). His eff orts in the 2001 GMAC Bowl earned him the game’s MVP award, a distinction he defended in the ’02 version of the game after a dominating performance versus Louisville. The Motor City Bowl also felt his wrath in 2000, as he won that bowl game’s MVP award. The leg injury cost him a shot at the Heisman Trophy, but he still fi nished in sixth place in the vote his senior year. He was a two-time MAC Off ensive Player of the Year and the conference MVP in 2001. A two-time fi rst team all-MAC and six-time MAC Off ensive Player of the Week, Byron Leftwich is the most decorated athlete to have ever played football in the Mid-American Conference. But, his accomplishments and the notoriety he helped build for Marshall University are too substantial to weigh. Leftwich’s fi nal game at Marshall Stadium proved to be his most exciting as he rallied the Herd to a marvelous 49-45 win over Toledo to secure MU’s fi fth MAC title in six years. Hobbled the rest of the season following the injury Leftwich found one of his favorite targets in Darius Watts for the game-winning score, a 40-yard touchdown pass with 49 seconds remaining. Leftwich became the highest drafted player in Mid-American Conference history when the Jacksonville Jaguars selected him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.



CHADPENNINGTONQB, 1995-1999

To try and sum up the Marshall football career of current New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington is impossible. The thing that made Chad Pennington so much a part of the fabric of Marshall football wasn’t his exploits on the fi eld – it was everything else. It was the charitable events he attended, the speaking engagements, the autographs he signed and so many more things he did away from the fi eld. But Chad was also more than just a football player. A Rhodes Scholar candidate, and two-time fi rst team Academic All-American, winner of the Vincent dePaul Draddy Award as the top scholar-athlete in college football.

There were many things that were a part of the greatness of Chad Pennington at Marshall. But the bottom line was winning. Pennington left everything he had on the football fi eld every time he stepped into battle. No Herd fan will ever forget him limping back onto the fi eld, dragging a battered leg, to lead the Herd to victory in the 1998 MAC Championship game against Toledo. But even that display was topped in the 1999 Mid-American Conference title game. With the Herd trailing 23-0 early in the third quarter, Pennington hoisted his teammates onto his back and carried them to what may have been the most dramatic victory in all of college football for the 1999 season. With the Herd trailing 30-27, Pennington led one fi nal march toward victory. His teammates could feel the confi dence, and knew something magical was going to happen. Pennington shocked everyone by pulling the ball down and running for a 33-yard gain, then the longest in the history of the MAC title game. As time ran down, he put the team in position for its fi nal destiny. With seven seconds left on the game clock, and no timeouts left to fall back on, Pennington walked up behind center Jason Starkey for a third and goal play at the Western Michigan one yard line. Photos of the play showed Pennington in complete control of the situation, and why not; it was a moment he had prepared for his entire football life. Pennington took the snap, rolled to his right and fi red a strike into the arms of classmate Eric Pinkerton. His legacy at Marshall was made over four seasons of touchdown passes and victories. His legacy in college football was born in a single instant, as Pennington went from local hero, to national star. After guiding Marshall to a fi nal victory in the Motor City Bowl, Pennington secured his place among the best players in the game by earning Most Valuable Player honors at the Senior Bowl in Mobile. The question became not if he would be a fi rst round NFL draft pick, but where he would go. Finally, when the New York Jets were on the clock for their third selection in the fi rst round, Pennington got the call. In the days following the draft, many experts said that New York got the steal of the draft. When the 2002 NFL season started those same experts had begun to question the selection of Pennington. Those “experts” quickly found their way back on the bandwagon by the end of the season. With the Jets off to a horrible start, coach Herman Edwards turned to Pennington, and he responded as all Marshall fans knew he would. Over the weeks that followed Pennington became the darling on the NFL, leading a Jets team that appeared to be going no where into the second round of the Playoff s. The Jets were 8-4 with Pennington as their starting quarterback, he set a franchise record for completion percentage in a season and he was the highest rated passer in the entire NFL. Pennington was named the AFC Off ensive Player of the Week three times during that year. At the end of the season he was selected team MVP by his teammates and the Jets staff awarded him the Kyle Clifton Good Guy Award and is now one of the more popular quarterbacks in the game.


HERBROYERBACK, 1935-37

Herb Royer came to Marshall in 1934 and returned again and again in the years following his playing days and graduation in 1938. Royer was a standout player for Marshall, playing on the fi rst team led by legendary coach Cam Henderson. He was a running back, student body president, team captain, an honorable mention All-American, assistant coach, head football coach, assistant professor, Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame member and fan of the Thundering Herd in a relationship that continued until his death in the winter of 2003. Royer came to Marshall after leading Dunbar High School to an undefeated season as a senior in 1933. He was All-State in football as well as a letterman in basketball and track.

Royer played on the junior varsity in 1934, and he began playing for Henderson in 1935. He was named captain of the Herd by Henderson for the 1936 season. He rewarded his coach by leading the team to a 6-3-1 season, the fi rst winning season for Marshall since 1932. Royer was a triple-threat for the Herd, running, passing and catching. In addition, he was the junior class president in 1936-37. Highlights for that year included Royer passing for a 50-yard score to Dick Hunter in a 41-6 win over Cumberland College. Royer again passed to Hunter for a 50-yard score against Ohio Wesleyan. Royer was fi rst-team All-Buckeye Conference that season, as well as being named to the All-West Virginia State Collegiate team. Royer’s senior year was incredible. Marshall won its only Buckeye Conference championship and the Herd posted its fi rst undefeated season since 1919, going 9-0-1. Only a tie with Ohio University, 13-13 at Fairfi eld Stadium, prevented the perfect season. Marshall ran roughshod over the competition in most games, including a 90-0 drubbing of Georgetown College of Kentucky. In fact, the only team to score on Marshall besides Ohio was Ohio Wesleyan. Royer was a fi rst-team All-Buckeye selection for the second consecutive year, but more honors came his way. Royer, as a back, was named to the AP “Little” All-American Honorable Mention team. He was the Marshall Student Body President for 1937-38 and named to the “Who’s Who in American University and Colleges,” for his success on the fi eld and in the classroom. In the summer of 1938, Bill Smith was invited to Philadelphia to play in a college All-Star game against the NFL’s Eagles. When one of the backs picked for the team did not show, Smith suggested Royer to the promoters. The promoters decided his late arrival could be used to their advantage to promote the game, which was getting little attention with the Eagles, Phillies and Athletics holding the attention of the local sporting set. Royer was snuck into town and was given a mask to wear at all times in public and at practices. “The Masked Marvel,” as Royer was billed, kept his identity secret until game time. Royer remembered in an early 1970’s interview with Lowell Cade of The Herald-Dispatch, “The promoters really played it up. The press in Philadelphia had me from nearly every school in the Big Ten and all around the nation. They got me on the radio for the pregame interviews. We had a lot of fun with it.” Following the game, Royer was signed to a professional contract with the Detroit Lions, but was soon called back to Marshall by his old mentor, Henderson. “Cam invited me back to be a coach of the freshman team,” Royer said. “He told me he didn’t think this pro football thing would amount to anything.” Royer coached at Marshall in 1938 and returned again in 1948. Between stints at Marshall, and three years as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, he had great success as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech. He was also head coach at Logan High School. In his fi rst season as head coach at West Virginia Tech, Royer guided the Golden Bears to an 8-0-1 season and their fi rst West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title. Royer was named WVIAC Coach of the Year. He guided Tech for three more seasons, recording a 28-7-2 mark. Once again his alma mater called for Royer in 1953 and he became the head football coach at Marshall just as the Herd stepped up to play in the Mid-American Conference. The fi rst season produced a 2-5-2 result. Royer switched the Herd back to the single-wing off ense he learned under Henderson, who was still coaching basketball and advising his former player. Marshall did upset the MAC champions, Ohio, 9-6 in the fi nal game of 1953 on a Bob “Gunnar” Miller fi eld goal. The next year was better as Marshall went 4-5. After the Supreme Court declared segregation of schools illegal Royer de-segregated the Marshall football team by signing Roy Goines, from Douglas High School, Ray Crisp from Beckley’s Stratton High School and other black student-athletes. Marshall went 3-6 in 1955 and again in 1956, but in 1957 Marshall went 6-3, fi nishing second in MAC. It was the fi rst winning season for Marshall since 1951 and only the third in 10 seasons. The Herd had two fi rst-team All-MAC picks in quarterback Bob Wagner and running back Cagle Curtis. In 1958, Marshall slipped back to 3-6. Although he was, at the time, third all-time at Marshall with 21 wins, Royer resigned after seeing no improvement on the horizon in facilities or funding.


NFL National Football League

Atlanta Falcons-2Jason Rader, TE, 2004Chris Crocker, DB, 2006

Arizona Cardinals*-8Everett “Boot” Elkins, B, 1940Frank Huff man, L, 1941Ray Dunlap, L, 1958Jim O’Conner, L, 1959Mike Barber, WR, 1989Erik Thomas, RB, 1997Jason Starkey, C, 2000-06Nate Poole, WR, 2001-04*Chicago Cardinals (1933-1958)

Baltimore Ravens-2Scott Harper, OL, 2001-02J.R. Jenkins, K, 2002-03

Buff alo Bills-4Stephan Evans, TE, 1987Sean Doctor, FB, 1989Travis Colquitt, P, 1995Olandis Gary, 2003

Carolina Panthers-3Jamie Wilson, OL, 1997-98Jermaine Wiggins, TE, 1999-2000Giradie Mercer, DL, 2000, 2003

Chicago Bears-3Jackie Hunt, B, 1945Eric Ihnat, TE, 1991-92Gregg Kellett, TE, 2002

Cincinnati Bengals-4Sam Manos, C, 1987-88Mike Barber, WR, 1990-92Erik Kresser, QB, 1997-2000Rogers Beckett, DB, 2003-06

Cleveland Browns*-8Frank Gatski, C, 1946-1956#Ed Ulinski, OL, 1946-49; Assistant coach/Video, 1954-72Eric Gessler, C, 1975Chris Hanson, P, 1999Matt Smith, WR, 1999Mike Guilliams, OL, 2000Yancey Satterwhite, DB, 2003Chris Crocker, DB, 2003-05#-Member, NFL Hall of Fame*-Member, All-American Football Conference 1946-49

Dallas Cowboys-2Reggie Oliver, QB, 1975Mike Natale, TE, 1980

Denver Broncos-5James Barton, C, 1961-62Olandis Gary, RB, 1999-2001Larry Coyer, Def. Coordinator, 2000-04Paul Toviessi, DE, 2001-02Darius Watts, WR, 2004-06

The following is a listing of Marshall players and coaches in professional football. (Indicates players who signed, appeared in camps, on practice squads and players who were full squad members, for all teams listed; Leagues may have been semi-pro or full-time, professional football teams. Some players in multiple leagues or teams.)

Detroit Lions-11Ramey Hunter, E, 1933*Herb Royer, B, 1938Jack Morlock, B, 1940Jack Mattiford, G, 1941Jim Swierczek, E, 1954Frank Gatski, C, 1957#Rucker Wickline, C, 1962Tim Martin, WR/KR, 1997Olandis Gary, RB, 2003-04James Williams, WR, 2003-04Johnathan Goddard, LB, 2005*Portsmouth, Ohio, Spartans 1930-33#-Member, NFL Hall of Fame

Green Bay Packers-5Bob Adkins, E, 1940-41, 1945-46Mike Hicks, OL, 1964Mike Bartrum, TE/LS, 1995-96Billy Lyon, DL, 1998-2002Nate McPeek, OL, 2004

Indianapolis Colts-5Jamie Wilson, OL, 1999-2002Greg Kellett, FB, 2002Jermaine Wiggins, TE, 2002Steve Sciullo, OL, 2003-04Steve Perretta, OL, 2004Johnathan Goddard, 2005

Jacksonville Jaguars-4Chris Parker, RB, 1996-98John Wade, C, 1998-2002Chris Hanson, P, 2001-06

Byron Leftwich, QB, 2003-06

Kansas City Chiefs-4Jim Barton, C, 1960*Mike Bartrum, TE/LS, 1993-94Billy Lyon, DL, 1997Andre O’Neal, LB, 2000-01*Dallas Texans, AFL, 1960-61

Miami Dolphins-4Melvin Cunningham, DB, 1997Chris Hanson, P, 2000-01David Foye, WR, 2001Josh Davis, 2004-Jason Rader, 2005-

Minnesota Vikings-9Carl Lee, CB, 1983-93%Tony Petersen, QB, 1988Randy Moss, WR, 1998-2004Doug Chapman, RB, 2000-03Andre O’Neal, LB, 2001-02Max Yates, LB, 2002-04Billy Lyon, DL, 2003-04Jermaine Wiggins, TE, 2004-05Butchie Wallace, RB, 2004-05%-Member, Vikings 40th Anniversary Team

New England Patriots-4Troy Brown, WR/KR/PR, 1993-2006

Mike Bartrum, LS/TE, 1997-99Jermaine Wiggins, TE, 2000-01Earl Charles, RB, 2005

New Orleans Saints-4Carl Lee, CB, 1994Butchie Wallace, RB, 2005Stan Hill, QB, 2005Nate Poole, WR, 2005

New York Jets-3Jermaine Wiggins, TE, 1999Chad Pennington, QB, 2000-06

Girardie Mercer, DT, 2001-02

Oakland Raiders-3Michael Payton, QB, 1993B.J. Cohen, DE, 1999Randy Moss, WR, 2005-06

Philadelphia Eagles-6Norm Willey, DE, 1950-57Brian Dowler, WR/PR, 1993Mike Bartrum, LS/TE, 2000-06

Giradie Mercer, DL, 2000-01David Foye, WR, 2002Denero Marriott, WR, 2003

Pittsburgh Steelers-6Jim Roberts, C, 1941Charlie Snyder, L, 1948Albie Maier, L, 1955Mike Natale, TE, 1981Terry Echols, LB, 1984Alan Huff , DL, 1987

San Francisco 49ers-2Max Yates, LB, 2004-05Doug Chapman, RB, 2004

San Diego Chargers-4Jim Barton, C, 1963Tom Good, LB, 1966Rogers Beckett, DB, 2000-02Doug Chapman, RB, 2003-04

Seattle Seahawks-1James Williams, WR, 2000-03

St. Louis Rams*-2John Stephens, E, 1938Chris Massey, LS/FB, 2002-06*Cleveland Rams 1938-1945

Tampa Bay Buccaneers-3John Grace, LB, 2000Llow Turner, RB, 2000John Wade, C, 2003-06

Washington Redskins-3Andy Socha, FB, 1967Travis Colquitt, P, 1999Scott Harper, OL, 2004

AAFCAll-American Football Conference

Chicago Rockets/Hornets-2Bill Brown, B, 1946Jim Pearcy, G, 1946-49

AFLAmerican Football League

New York Yankees-1Everett “Boot” Elkins, B, 1940

AFL/AF2Arena Football League

Albany Firebirds-1

Rogers Beckett

Cincinnati Bengals (2000-2005)

Troy Brown

New England Patriots (1993-2005)

Chris Crocker

Cleveland Browns (2003-2005)

HERD IN THE PROS


Ricky Hall, DL, 2000

Buff alo Destroyers-1Sean Doctor, FB, 1999

Cape Fear Wildcats-1Lanier Washington, WR/LB, 2003-04

Carolina Rhinos-1Tommy Hornick, LB, 2000

Charlotte Rage-1Sean Doctor, FB, 1993

Columbus War Dogs-2George Miller, FB/LB, 2003-04Anthony Dixon, WR/LB, 2002-04

Detroit Fury-1J.R. Jenkins, K, 2001

Indiana Firebirds-1Ricky Hall, DL, 2001-04

Laredo Law-1Mark Littlejohn, OS, 2004

Los Angeles Avengers-4Derek Grier, CB, 2002Scott Harper, OL, 2002Doug Hodges, DB, 2002Ron Puggi, DE, 2002

Milwaukee Mustangs-1Derek Grier, LS, 2001

Nashville Kats-1Derek Grier, CB, 2000

New Orleans Voodoo-1B.J. Cohen, DE/TE, 2004-05

Orlando Predators-1B.J. Cohen, DE/TE, 1999-2002

Pittsburgh Gladiators-1Cecil Fletcher, LB, 1989-91

Tampa Bay Storm-4Melvin Cunningham, DB, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002-03Jason Starkey, C, 2000B.J. Cohen, DE/TE, 2003Erik Kresser, QB, 2004

Toronto Phantoms-1Jerrald Long, WR/DB, 2001-02

ACFLAtlantic Coast Football League

Roanoke Buckskins/Virginia Sailors-1Bob Pruett, E, 1965-69

CFLCanadian Football League

Baltimore Colts-1

William King, LB, 1994

British Columbia Lions-3Derek Grier, CB, 1994Shannon King, LB, 1994Curtis Head, P/K, 2003

Calgary Stampeders-3Carl Fodor, QB, 1987-88Danny Derricott, CB, 2004John Grace, LB, 2004

Montreal Alouettes-7B.J. Cohen, DE, 1998Ricky Hall, DL, 1999Damone Williams, DB/KR, 1999Danny Derricott, CB, 2002-03Erik Kresser, QB, 2002Brandon Carey, RB, 2003Curtis Jones, WR, 2003

Ottawa Renegades-1John Grace, LB, 2001-03

Sasketchewan Roughriders-1Michael Payton, QB, 1994-97

Winnipeg Blue Bombers-1Scott Harper, OL, 2002-04

OVPFLOhio Valley Pro Football League

Ashland Armco-1Andrew “Snooks” Winters, B, 1925-29

Huntington Boosters-1Freil Cassel, B, 1926

Ironton Tanks-1Tom Dandelet, FB/Coach, 1926-30

NFL EUROPENational Football League Europe

Amsterdam Admirals-1Greg Kellett, TE, 2004

Barcelona Dragons-1Chris Hanson, P, 2000

Berlin Thunder-4Erik Kresser, QB, 2000Jason Witczak, K, 2002J.R. Jenkins, K, 2003Jason Rader, TE, 2005

London Monarchs-1Travis Colquitt, P, 1998

NIFLNational Indoor Football League

Evansville Bluecats-1Demetrius Doss, WR/LB, 2003-04

Carolina Stingrays-2Larry Davis, DB/WR, 2004Michael “KoolAid” Owens, LB/TE, 2004

Ohio Valley Greyhounds-4

John Cooper, WR/LB, 2002-04Maurice Hines, DB/WR, 2002-03John Wehrle, K, 2002-04Nathan Leslie, OL/DL, 2004

River City Locomotives-6Jayson Grayson, DB/WR, 2001Melvin Cunningham, DB/Coach, 2001William Pannell, OL/DL, 2001Germaine Sattiewhite, QB/LB, 2001John Wehrle, K, 2001Carlos Smith, DE, 2001

Steel Valley Smash-1Carl Fodor, QB, 1999

USFLUnited States Football League

Denver Gold-1Greg Robinson, Trainer

Michigan Panthers-1Larry Coyer, Coach

Philadelphia Stars-1Darnell Richardson, WR, 1983

WFLWorld Football League

Jacksonville Sharks-1Reggie Oliver, QB, 1974

WLAFWorld League of American Football

New York Knights-2Cecil Fletcher, LB, 1991-92John Gregory, QB, 1991

Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks-1Sean Doctor, FB, 1991

XFLExtreme Football League

Orlando Rage-1B.J. Cohen, DE, 2002

Byron Leftwich

Jacksonville Jaguars (2003- )

Randy Moss

Oakland Raiders (2005- )

Chad Pennington

New York Jets (2000-)

HERD IN THE PROS


Herb RoyerBack - 1937AP “Little” All-America Honorable Mention

Helped Marshall to a Buckeye Conference Championship and a 9-0-1 season as a senior. Two-time all-conference fi rst-team pick who played in the college all-stars vs. the Philadelphia Eagles game in 1938.

Billy SmithEnd - 1937AP “Little” All-America First Team

Helped Marshall to a Buckeye Conference Championship and a 9-0-1 season as a senior en route to becoming the school’s fi rst fi rst-team All-American.

Wayne UnderwoodGuard - 1937AP “Little” All-America Honorable Mention

Helped Marshall to a Buckeye Conference Championship and a 9-0-1 season as a senior. Marshall led the East in scoring that swason with 29.7 ppg.

Jackie HuntBack - 1940, 1941AP “Little” All-America First Team

A 2004 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee - Marshall’s fi rst. Scored 27 touchdowns in 1940. First player in college football history to amass more than 3,000 all-purpose yards in a career.

Jim RobertsCenter - 1940AP “Little” All-America Honorable Mention

First-team All-West Virginia Conference in 1939 and 1940. Teamed with Jackie Hunt and Andy D’Antoni to lead the 1940 Herd to an 8-2 overall record.

Marvin WetzelBack - 1947AP “Little” All-America Honorable Mention

Was the third-leading scorer in the nation with 108 points in 1947. Led Marshall to a 9-2 record and its fi rst bowl berth on New Year’s Day in the Tangernie Bowl vs. Cattawba.

John “Fuzzy” FilliezWide Receiver - 1975All-Independent First Team, All-South Independent First Team, Associated Team Third Team

Tenth all-time in career receiving yards at MU with 1,954. Filliez caught 54 passes for 657 yards and 7 TDs as a senior.

Mike BarberWide Receiver - 1987, 1988Associated Press First & Second Team, Sports Network First Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

The 1988 I-AA National Player of the Year and the second MU Player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. MU’s all-time leading receiver with 4,262 yards, along wtih 249 receptions, and 26 career TDs. Set the MU single season mark of 1,757 yards receiving in 1987 and he helped Marshall to its fi rst I-AA National Championship berth.

Sean DoctorTight End - 1987, 1988Associated Press First Team, Sports Network First Team, Sports Network Second Team

Helped Marshall to the 1987 I-AA National Title game by recording 1,372 receiving yards as a junior, an all-time high for Tight Ends at MU.

Sam ManosCenter - 1987Associated Press Second Team

Played for Marshall’s 1987 Southern Conference Championship team that appeared in the National Championship game.

MARSHALL ALL-AMERICANS


Mark SnyderSafety - 1987Don Hanson Football Honorable Mention

Snyder recorded a school-record 10 interceptions as a senior in 1987, helping the Thundering Herd to its fi rst appearance in the National Championship game ath the I-AA level.

Nick McKnightLinebacker - 1988Sports Network Honorable Mention

McKnight ranks 13th on the Marshall career tackles list with 342. He was a key member of the Herd’s 1987 National Runner-Up team.

Eric IhnatTight End - 1990Associated Press First Team, Sports Network Second Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

As a tight end, Ihnat led the Southern Conference in receptions (55) in 1990. He was a two-time fi rst team All-Southern Conference performer and fi nished his career with 11 touchdown receptions.

Troy BrownWide Receiver/Kick Returner - 1991, 1992Sports Network First Team (KR), Sports Network First Team (WR), Associated Press First Team

Brown was a highly versatile threat during his illustrious career in the Green & White. Second behind Randy Moss in career all-purpose yards per game with 149.3, Brown was the Southern Conference’s leading receiver during Marshall’s 1992 national championship run with 101 receptions for 1,654 yards and 16 touchdowns. Brown was a dangerous return man, averaging 23.3 per kick return along with a punt return for a touchdown in ’92. He holds the SoCon record for most all-purpose yards in a game with 332 yards versus VMI in 1991.

Michael PaytonQuarterback - 1991, 1992Associated Press First Team, Associated Press Second Team, Sports Network First Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Payton authored one of the greatest quarterback stories in school history, culminating with the 1992 Division I-AA national championship and the Walter Payton Award - given annually to the I-AA National Player of the Year. A two-time Southern Conference Athlete of the Year, Payton ranks third in Marshall annals in completions (689), passing yards (9,411), touchdown passes (69) and total off ense (9,704).

Phil Ratliff Guard - 1991, 1992Associated Press Third Team, Associated Press First Team, Sports Network First Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Ratliff was a two-time All-Southern Conference First Team selection as a guard. He started every game at right guard for the 1992 national championship team, winning that season’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the SoCon’s most outstanding blocker.

Chris DeatonOff ensive Tackle - 1993Associated Press First Team, Sports Network First Team

Deaton was a workhorse off ensive tackle for the Herd from 1990-93, starting every game of his collegiate career – a streak of 56 consecutive games. He proved to be a stalwart left and right tackle over the course of his illustrious career, blocking for all-conference quarterbacks Michael Payton and Todd Donnan. Deaton earned the 1993 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, awarded to the Southern Conference’s most outstanding blocker.

Roger JohnsonSafety - 1993, 1994, 1995Associated Press Second Team, Associated Press Third Team, Football Gazette Second Team, Sports Network Second Team, Sports Network Third Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Johnson is Marshall’s all-time leading tackler with 548 stops from 1991-94. A converted running back, Johnson became one of the greatest defensive backs in Marshall history. He played a signifi cant role on a team that appeared in three straight national championship games and 59 total games in a four-year span. He paced the Herd in interceptions as a sophomore and junior and ranks 12th on the all-time Marshall interception list (9). Johnson was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection.

Mike BartrumTight End - 1992Associated Press Second Team, Sports Network Second Team

Bartrum, a two-time All-Southern Conference selection, was one of the premiere pass-catching tight ends in Marshall history. He reeled in 109 receptions over his career, the second highest total for a tight end in school history. Nine of his 10 career touchdown receptions came during the Herd’s national championship season of 1992, as his 62 receptions that season ranked second on the team.

William KingLinebacker - 1993Associated Press First Team, Sports Network First Team, Sports Network Honorable Mention, Walter Camp-AFCA

King was the third leading tackler for the 1992 national champion Herd with 121 stops, 12 of which were for loss, to go along with a team-high four interceptions. He surpassed that total in his 1993 senior campaign, logging a team- and career-best in tackles (178) and sacks (12) on the way to Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors. King’s 443 tackles ranks fourth on the all-time school charts.



David MerrickKicker - 1993Sports Network Honorable Mention

Merrick was a second team All-Southern Conference kicker in 1994. He shares Marshall records for most fi eld goals in a game (4, vs. ETSU in 1993) and season (19, 1993) with two other Herd kickers.

Chris ParkerRunning Back - 1993, 1994, 1995Associated Press Third Team, Football Gazette Third Team, Sports Network First Team, Sports Network Second Team, Sports Network Third Team

Parker is the most decorated Marshall running back of the modern era, holding school records in yards (5,924), rushing touchdowns (68), all-purpose yards (7,145) and rushes (1,110). He fi nished his career as the all-time leading rusher in Southern Conference history (since broken) and was named SoCon Off ensive Player of the Year in 1993 and 1995. Parker owns the top three single-season rushing totals in school history. His 1,833 yards during his 1995 senior campaign is No. 1 in Marshall annals.

Tim OpenlanderKicker - 1994, 1996Associated Press Second Team, Sports Network Third Team

A three-time All-Southern Conference performer, Openlander brought a steady foot to the Marshall kicking game. He converted 16-of-20 fi eld goals during the Herd’s 1996 national championship season with a long of 52 yards. He holds the MU career record in PATs (211) and is tied with two others for the most fi eld goals kicked in a game (4, vs. The Citadel in 1995) and season (19, 1995).

William PannellOff ensive Tackle - 1994, 1995Associated Press First Team, Football Gazette Second Team, Football Gazette Third Team, Sports Network First Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Pannell proved to be one of the Southern Conference’s greatest off ensive linemen, winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 1995 as the league’s most outstanding blocker. The 1994 and 1995 All-SoCon honoree blocked for all-conference quarterback Todd Donnan and was instrumental in running back Chris Parker’s run to the SoCon career rushing crown.

Travis ColquittPunter - 1994Sports Network First Team

Colquitt was a two-time All-Southern Conference honoree (1993-94) at punter. His 45.1 yard average in 1994 is the best single-season clip in Marshall history.

Shannon MorrisonSafety - 1994Sports Network Honorable Mention

Morrison was an opportunistic safety who was named to the All-Southern Conference First Team in 1994. That season he recorded six interceptions, tied for the fourth highest total in Marshall single-season history. A member of Marshall’s 1992 Division I-AA national championship team, Morrison ranks sixth on the school’s career interceptions list with 11 picks.

B.J. CohenDefensive End - 1995, 1996Associated Press Second Team, Football Gazette Second Team, Football Gazette Third Team, Sports Network First Team, Sports Network Second Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Cohen, the 1997 Motor City Bowl Defensive MVP, is Marshall’s career leader in sacks with 51. He teamed with Billy Lyon to form a devastating defensive line in which both players tallied a team-high nine sacks during the Herd’s 1996 national championship run. Cohen ranks 12th in career tackles (361) at Marshall and was named to the All-Southern Conference First Team on three occasions, along with a fi rst team All-Mid-American Conference nod in 1997.

Billy LyonDefensive Tackle - 1994, 1995, 1996American Football Quarterly First Team, Associated Press First Team, Sports Network First Team, Sports Network Third Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Lyon was a dominant force up front for the Herd from 1993-96, a career that culminated with Marshall’s second national championship. He, along with fellow defensive lineman B.J. Cohen, posted a team-high nine sacks in 1996. Lyon was a three-time fi rst team All-Southern Conference selection and ranks in the Marshall top-20 in career tackles (304).

Melvin CunninghamCornerback - 1995, 1996American Football Quarterly First Team, Associated Press Second Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Cunningham served as leader of the Herd secondary and was a captain of the 1996 national championship team. He paced Marshall in interceptions (3) during the title march, two of which he returned for touchdowns. His 100-yard interception return for a touchdown versus James Madison in 1994 is a I-AA playoff record. He recorded a team-high seven pass break ups in ’96 and ranks fi fth all-time at Marshall with 12 career interceptions. Cunningham was a two-time fi rst team All-Southern Conference selection.



Aaron FergusonGuard - 1996Associated Press Second Team, Sports Network First Team, Walter Camp-AFCA

Ferguson started all 15 games at left guard during Marshall’s march to the 1996 Division I-AA national championship. That season, as one of six team captains, he was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, which goes to the Southern Conference’s most outstanding blocker. Ferguson was a four-time All-SoCon selection.

Chris HansonPunter - 1996Sports Network Second Team

Hanson, a left-footed punter, averaged 44.5 yards per punt during Marshall’s 1996 national championship run. A former fi rst team All-Southern Conference selection, Hanson was named to the 2002 AFC Pro Bowl team as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Eric KresserQuarterback - 1996American Football Quarterly First Team, Associated Press Second Team, Sports Network Second Team

Kresser played only one season for the Herd after transferring from Florida, but what a season it was. The quarterback was named a fi rst team Southern Conference selection after passing for 3,407 yards and 35 touchdowns in leading Marshall to its second Division I-AA national title. Twenty-three of Kresser’s scoring tosses landed in the hands of Randy Moss. Former head coach Bob Pruett’s fi rst Marshall quarterback, Kresser completed 60.3 percent of his attempts in 1996.

Randy MossWide Receiver/Kick Returner - 1996, 1997ABC Sports All-Time, American Football Quarterly First Team, Associated Press First Team, Football Gazette First Team (KR), Football Gazette Second Team (WR), Football News (Preseason), FBWAA, Playboy Preseason, Sports Network First Team (WR), Sports Network Second Team (KR), Sporting News Freshman All-America, Sporting News, Walter Camp-AFCA

In two short seasons, Randy Moss became an instant star, helping guide the Thundering Herd to the 1996 Division I-AA national title and its fi rst bowl game as a Division I-A member in 1997. Moss posted 1,707 receiving yards as a freshman in 1996 to go along with an NCAA-record 28 touchdown receptions. As a sophomore, Moss caught a career-high 90 passes for 1,647 yards and 25 touchdowns to lead the Herd to 10 wins in 1997 - the most wins by a fi rst-year Division I-A program in NCAA history. Moss’ 53 touchdown receptions are an NCAA Division I record. Moss’ 288 receiving yards against Delaware in 1996 are a single-season and Joan C. Edwards Stadium record. In 1997, he capped his collegiate career with a trip to the Downtown Athletic Club as Marshall’s fi rst Heisman Trophy fi nalist. He won the Biletnikoff and Paul Warfi eld Awards as the nation’s top receiver. He was drafted in the fi rst round by the Minnesota Vikings (21st overall selection) in the 1998 NFL Draft. Moss is the only player in NFL history to have surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in each of his fi rst six seasons.

Jamie WilsonOff ensive Tackle - 1996Football Gazette Second Team

Wilson blocked for All-Southern Conference quarterbacks Todd Donnan and Eric Kresser while paving the way for the SoCon’s all-time rushing leader Chris Parker. Wilson was a fi rst team All-SoCon selection in 1996 and a second team member in 1994.

Jermaine Swaff ordLinebacker - 1997Walter Camp-AFCA

Swaff ord, who ranks in the Marshall top-10 in career tackles (365), was a captain and second-leading tackler of the 1996 Division I-AA national championship team. The Herd’s bid for an undefeated season that year was in jeopardy in the regular-season fi nale against Furman, with the Paladins leading Marshall at the half. Just a minute into the third quarter, it was Swaff ord who sparked the Herd to victory with his fi rst and only career interception, which he returned 33 yards for a touchdown.

Chad PenningtonQuarterback - 1998, 1999CoSIDA Academic All-America

Pennington is Marshall’s career leader in fi ve major passing categories, including pass attempts (1,619), completions (1,026), passing yards (13,143), touchdown passes (115) and total off ense (13,048). He compiled three consecutive 3,000-yard passing seasons, including a career-high 3,799 in 1999. That year, he engineered arguably one of the greatest comebacks in school history. Trailing 23-0 in the third quarter of the MAC Championship Game, the Herd scored 27 points on only 18 off ensive plays to grab a 27-23 lead over Western Michigan. The Broncos regained a 30-27 lead with 7:20 left in the game; however it was more than enough time for Pennington to construct a 76-yard drive. With only four seconds remaining, he found Eric Pinkerton in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.

Rogers BeckettSafety - 1999Sporting News Third Team

Beckett, a 1999 Thorpe Award fi nalist, was part of Marshall’s stellar class of 1999 that lost only four games in four seasons. A three-year starter and two-time team captain, Beckett was a hard-hitting safety that solidifi ed the Marshall secondary. In his fi rst collegiate contest, Beckett blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone against Howard then book-ended his career with a key interception four years later in his last game to seal the Motor City Bowl victory versus BYU.

Larry McCloudLinebacker - 1996Sports Network Second Team

McCloud was a ball-hawking middle linebacker who ranks third all-time in tackles at Marshall (451). He led the Herd in stops every season from 1995-97 and, during its 1996 national championship run, totaled a career-high 150 tackles to go along with two sacks, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and an interception return for a touchdown. Always in the right spot at the right time, McCloud was a two-time All-SoCon First Team selection and a 1997 All-MAC honoree.



Jimmy ParkerDefensive Line - 2000CoSIDA Academic All-America

Parker proved to be a valuable piece of the Herd defense throughout his collegiate career, logging starts at linebacker, defensive tackle and defensive end. He started the fi nal 37 games of his career on the defensive line, leading the Mid-American Conference in tackles for loss (21) in 2000 while also tallying a career-high 70 tackles. Parker’s three sacks and 66 tackles in 1999 garnered him second team All-MAC honors.

Josh DavisWide Receiver - 2001Sporting News Freshman Third Team

Davis fi nished his career with the second-most career receptions in NCAA history (306). He also fi nished ninth in career receiving yards with 3,889 - 142 yards behind teammate Darius Watts. Davis and Watts combined to form one of the most threatening receiving duos in NCAA history, while catching passes from current NFL quarterback Byron Leftwich.

Byron LeftwichQuarterback - 2001, 2002College Football News Fourth Team, Football News Preseason Second Team

Leftwich’s decorated Marshall career left him as one of the most prolifi c passers in college football history. The rifl e-armed quarterback ranks second in school history in completions (939), passing yards (11,903), touchdowns (89) and total off ense (12,084), setting Mid-American Conference records in those categories except for TD passes (Pennington, 100). Leftwich, who threw only 28 interceptions in 1,442 career attempts, is the Herd’s all-time leader in completion percentage (65.1 percent), third highest in MAC history. He is one of only three quarterbacks in NCAA history to post multiple 4,000-yard passing seasons in a career, reaching that mark in 2001 and 2002 (T. Detmer & T. Chang, three each).

Darius WattsWide Receiver - 2001, 2002ABC TV Second Team, College Football News Third Team, Football News Preseason Second Team, Sporting News Fourth Team

Watts’ wide receiver resume at Marshall is one of the fi nest in school and NCAA history. He fi nished with the second most TD receptions (47) in NCAA annals and logged the most receiving yards (4,031) in Mid-American Conference history, joining Mike Barber as the lone Herd receivers to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark. His career receptions mark of 272 is second in MAC and school history behind former teammate Josh Davis.

Steve SciulloOff ensive Tackle - 2002Playboy Preseason

Sciullo anchored one of the most potent, ball-moving off enses in the country from 1999-2002, protecting record-setting quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich. Sciullo started every game that he played in at Marshall – at right tackle his freshman season before solidifying the left tackle position the next three years – a run that reached 52 straight games, the nation’s longest games started streak at the time.

Marshall’s 43 All-AmericansMike Barber (1987, 1988)Mike Bartrum (1992)Rogers Beckett (1999)Troy Brown (1991, 1992)B.J. Cohen (1995, 1996)Travis Colquitt (1994)Melvin Cunningham (1995, 1996)Josh Davis (2001)Chris Deaton (1993)Sean Doctor (1987, 1988)John “Fuzzy” Filliez (1975)Aaron Ferguson (1996)Johnathan Goddard (2004)Chris Hanson (1996)Jackie Hunt (1940, 1941)Eric Ihnat (1990)Roger Johnson (1993, 1994)William King (1993)Eric Kresser (1996)Byron Leftwich (2001, 2002)Billy Lyon (1994, 1995, 1996)Sam Manos (1987)Albert McClellan (2005)Larry McCloud (1996)Nick McKnight (1988)David Merrick (1993)Shannon Morrison (1994)Randy Moss (1996, 1997)Tim Openlander (1994, 1996)William Pannell (1994, 1995)Chris Parker (1993, 1994, 1995)Jimmy Parker (2000)Michael Payton (1991, 1992)Chad Pennington (1998, 1999)Phil Ratliff (1991, 1992)Jim Roberts (1940)Herb Royer (1937)Steve Sciullo (2002)Billy Smith (2002)Mark Snyder (1987)Jermaine Swaff ord (1997)Wayne Underwood (1937)Darius Watts (2001, 2002)Marvin Wetzel (1947)Jamie Wilson (1996)

Johnathan GoddardDefensive End - 2004Associated Press Second Team, CBS Sportsline.com First Team, FBWAA, Walter Camp-AFCA Second Team

Goddard enjoyed a storybook ending to his career in 2004. He led the nation in sacks (16) and tackles for loss (28.5) en route to being named the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year. The Herd standout also became the fi rst Marshall player ever to be named a fi nalist for the prestigious Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation’s top defender.

Albert McClellanDefensive End - 2005College Football News Freshman Honorable Mention

McClellan, a Conference USA All-Freshman selection, started six games at defensive end for the Herd as a true freshman, including the last four games of the season. McClellan recorded 40 tackles (26 solo stops). His seven tackles for loss (for 26 yards) were the second-most on the team. He fi nished third on the team with three sacks (for 21 yards)



All-American Football Foundation Frank Leahy

National Coach of the YearBob Pruett ...................................................................................... 1996

All-American Football Foundation Johnny

Vaught Lifetime Achievement AwardBob Pruett ...................................................................................... 1999

Blue-Gray GameBob Pruett, Head Coach ............................................................ 2003Larry Kueck, Coach ...................................................................... 2003Nate McPeek ................................................................................. 2003Luke Salmons ................................................................................ 2003Franklin “Butchie” Wallace ........................................... 2003 (MVP)Jackie Hunt .................................................................................... 1941

Delchamps Senior BowlJohn Wade...................................................................................... 1997Chad Pennington ........................................................... 1999 (MVP)

East-West Shrine GameJosh Davis ....................................................................................... 2004Darius Watts................................................................................... 2003Max Yates ........................................................................................ 2001Rogers Beckett.............................................................................. 1999Cecil Fletcher ................................................................................. 1987Jackie Hunt ..................................................................... 1940 & 1941

Florida vs. USA GameJames Williams ............................................................................. 1999

Grid Grad All-Star GameIssac Pitsenberger ....................................................................... 1922Homer Hatfi eld ............................................................................. 1922

Gridiron ClassicNate Griffi n ..................................................................................... 2004Kevin Atkins ................................................................................... 2004Johnathan Goddard ................................................................... 2004Jason Rader ................................................................................... 2003

Hula BowlDoug Chapman ............................................................................ 2000Paul Toviessi ................................................................................... 2001Johnathan Goddard ................................................................... 2004

Las Vegas ClassicStan Hill ........................................................................................... 2004

North-South All-Star GameRamey Hunter .................................................................. 1932 (MVP)

NFL - College All-Star Game vs. Chicago BearsJackie Hunt .................................................................................... 1942

NFL - College All-Star Game vs. Philadelphia

EaglesBill Smith ......................................................................................... 1938Herb Royer ..................................................................................... 1938Jackie Hunt .................................................................................... 1942

AFCA Coaches’ Choice National Player of the

YearMike Barber ................................................................................... 1988

Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete AwardChad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999

AT&T Long Distance AwardChad Pennington .........................................................Sept. 7, 1997Randy Moss ....................................................................Sept. 7, 1997Chad Pennington ...................................................... Sept. 13, 1997LaVorn Colclough ...................................................... Sept. 13, 1997Chad Pennington ...................................................... Sept. 20, 1997Llow Turner .................................................................. Sept. 20, 1997

Sammy Baugh Award (Top Passer)Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999

Bronko Nagusrki Trophy FinalistJohnathan Goddard ................................................................... 2004

Bronko Nagusrki Defensive Player of the WeekRogers Beckett............................................................. Nov. 26, 1999

All-Buckeye Conference

First TeamBen Tobin ........................................................................................ 1933John Zontini ...................................................................... 1933, 1934Walter Williams ............................................................................. 1933Elba Carney .................................................................................... 1935Bill Smith ......................................................................................... 1937Wayne Underwood ..................................................................... 1937Nelson Bragg ..................................................................... 1937, 1938Charles Watson ............................................................................. 1937Everette “Boot” Elkins ..................................................... 1937, 1938Dick Hunter .................................................................................... 1937Herb Royer ..................................................................................... 1937Bob Rogers ..................................................................................... 1937Second TeamHunter Kincaid .............................................................................. 1933Elda Carney ........................................................................ 1933, 1934Wayne Underwood ..................................................................... 1936Dick Hunter .................................................................................... 1936Bob Adkins ..................................................................................... 1937Frank Huff man .............................................................................. 1938J.B. Russell ...................................................................................... 1938Jackie Morelock ............................................................................ 1938Third Team/Honorable MentionLawrence Gill ................................................................................. 1933Walter Williams ............................................................................. 1933Ben Tobin ............................................................................ 1933, 1934Eddie King .......................................................................... 1933, 1934Marvin Wooley .............................................................................. 1933Albert Ferrari ................................................................................. 1933John Stephens .............................................................................. 1937Frank Huff man .............................................................................. 1937Zack Kush ....................................................................................... 1937Nelson Bragg ................................................................................. 1937Bob Adkins ..................................................................................... 1938Ray Truitt ......................................................................................... 1938Jim Roberts ........................................................................ 1939, 1940

Buck Harless Student-Athlete AwardJeff Shade .................................................................................1986-87Ken Green .................................................................................1987-88Mike McCoy .............................................................................1988-89Nick McKnight ........................................................................1989-90Derek Grier ...............................................................................1990-91Mike Bartrum ..........................................................................1991-92Todd Donnan ..........................................................................1994-95Chad Pennington ..................................................................1998-99Chad Pennington ..................................................................1999-00

Col. Earl (Red) Blaik Leadership AwardBilly Lyon......................................................................................... 1996

BILETNIKOFF AWARDRandy Moss ................................................................................... 1997Darius Watts (Semifi nalist) ....................................................... 2001

Burger King Scholar-Athlete of the WeekChad Pennington ...................................................... Sept. 25, 1999

Chevrolet National Coach of the YearJim Donnan ....................................................................... 1992, 1995Bob Pruett ...................................................................................... 1996

CNN/SI College Football Player of the WeekRandy Moss ................................................................. Sept. 27, 1997

J.D. Coff man Award

(Scout Team Player of the Year)Shawn Goodwyn ......................................................................... 1991Jermaine Swaff ord ...................................................................... 1992Larry McCloud .............................................................................. 1993Damone Williams......................................................................... 1994John Grace ..................................................................................... 1995Doug Hodges ................................................................................ 1996Jason Redman .............................................................................. 1997

Andrew Cowen ............................................................................. 1998Eddie Smolder .............................................................................. 1998Ben Poe ........................................................................................... 1999Judd Tabor ..................................................................................... 1999Brad Bates ...................................................................................... 2000Jesse Wisnewski ........................................................................... 2000Jeff Mullins ..................................................................................... 2001Curtis Keyes ................................................................................... 2002Nathan Kiskis ................................................................................. 2002Steven Bobrowski ........................................................................ 2002Will Albin ........................................................................................ 2003Nathan Kiskis ................................................................................. 2003Jimmy Skinner .............................................................................. 2004

College Football Hall of FameHarry “Cy” Young .......................................................................... 1958Frank Loria (Asst. Coach) ......................................................... 1998Jackie Hunt .................................................................................... 2004Mike Barber ................................................................................... 2005

Compaq Plays of the Week

Big Hit of the WeekBobby Addison ........................................................... Sept. 11, 1999Best Run of the WeekDoug Chapman ...........................................................Dec. 27, 1999Best Kickoff Return of the WeekJames Williams ........................................................... Sept. 11, 1999

Conference USA Weekly Awards

Defensive Player of the WeekDennis Thornton .......................................................... Oct. 31, 2005Special Teams Player of the WeekIvan Clark ........................................................................ Oct. 17, 2005Chubb Small .................................................................. Oct. 31, 2005

All-Conference USA

Second TeamAhmad Bradshaw ........................................................................ 2005Chris Hawkins ............................................................................... 2005Doug Legursky ............................................................................. 2005All-FreshmanMarty Biagi ..................................................................................... 2005Albert McClellan .......................................................................... 2005

CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District

First TeamChad Pennington ............................................................ 1998, 1999Jimmy Parker ................................................................................. 2000Jeff Mullins ......................................................................... 2004, 2005Second TeamTim Lewis ............................................................................ 1985, 1986Jimmy Parker ................................................................................. 1999Chris Massey .................................................................................. 1999Scott Pettit ..................................................................................... 2000

Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award

(Finalist)Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1998Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999

Football Gazette Off ensive Player of the WeekRandy Moss (Nov. 30) ................................................................. 1996

Football Gazette Defensive Player of the WeekB.J. Cohen (Nov. 30) .................................................................... 1996

FBWAA National “Team of the Week”MU following win over Kansas State Sept. 22, 2003

GMAC Bowl MVPByron Leftwich ................................................................. 2001, 2002GMAC Bowl Off ensive MVPDenero Marriott .......................................................................... 2002

GMAC Bowl Defensive MVPYancey Satterwhite ..................................................................... 2002

Hardman Award (WV Amateur Athlete of the Year)John “Fuzzy” Filliez ...................................................................... 1976

AWARDS


Carl Fodor ....................................................................................... 1985Tony Petersen ............................................................................... 1987Michael Payton ................................................................. 1991, 1992Chris Parker .................................................................................... 1995Randy Moss ................................................................................... 1996Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999Byron Leftwich ................................................................. 2001, 2002

Heisman Trophy FinalistsRandy Moss (4th place) ............................................................. 1997Chad Pennington (5th place) .................................................. 1999Byron Leftwich (6th Place) ....................................................... 2002

Jacobs Blocking Trophy

Southern Conference Lineman of the YearPhil Ratliff ....................................................................................... 1992Chris Deaton.................................................................................. 1993William Pannell ............................................................................. 1995Aaron Ferguson ............................................................................ 1996

Lowell Cade Sportsman of the YearChad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999

MAC Championship MVPRandy Moss ................................................................................... 1997Chad Pennington ............................................................ 1998, 1999Byron Leftwich ................................................................. 2000, 2002

Mid-American Conference Weekly Awards

Defensive Player of the WeekJohn Grace ................................................................... Sept. 19, 1998John Grace ........................................................................Oct. 3, 1998John Grace ......................................................................Sept. 4, 1999Danny Derricott ..............................................................Oct. 2, 1999Ralph Street ................................................................... Oct. 23, 2000Max Yates ...........................................................................Oct. 6, 2001Duran Smith .................................................................. Oct. 21, 2002Roberto Terrell (East) ...................................................Sept. 9, 2003Entire Team .................................................................. Sept. 22, 2003Gladstone Coke (East) ............................................... Nov. 11, 2003Jamus Martin (East) ................................................... Nov. 24, 2003Johnathan Goddard (East) .........................................Dec. 1, 2003Johnathan Goddard (East) ..................................... Sept. 11, 2004Johnathan Goddard (East) ..........................................Oct. 4, 2004Johnathan Goddard (East) ....................................... Oct. 11, 2004Johnathan Goddard (East) ....................................... Oct. 23, 2004Chris Royal (East) ......................................................... Oct. 30, 2004

Off ensive Player of the WeekRandy Moss ....................................................................Sept. 6, 1997Chad Pennington ...................................................... Sept. 12, 1998Chad Pennington ...........................................................Oct. 3, 1998Chad Pennington ........................................................ Oct. 19, 1999Chad Pennington ....................................................... Nov. 16, 1999Byron Leftwich ............................................................. Oct. 30, 2000Trod Buggs ......................................................................Sept. 8, 2001Byron Leftwich ........................................................... Sept. 29, 2001Byron Leftwich ............................................................. Oct. 20, 2001Denero Marriott .......................................................... Nov. 10, 2001Brandon Carey ............................................................ Sept. 23, 2002Franklin Wallace ..............................................................Oct. 7, 2002Byron Leftwich ............................................................. Oct. 14, 2002Byron Leftwich ............................................................. Oct. 28, 2002Stan Hill .......................................................................... Nov. 18, 2002Byron Leftwich ...............................................................Dec. 2, 2002Stan Hill ............................................................................Sept. 9, 2003Entire Team .................................................................. Sept. 22, 2003Darius Watts (East)....................................................... Oct. 27, 2003Franklin Wallace (East) .................................................Nov. 3, 2003Special Teams Player of the WeekCurtis Jones ................................................................... Oct. 30, 2000Maurice Hines .................................................................Nov. 6, 2000Roberto Terrell ............................................................ Sept. 29, 2001Curtis Head .......................................................................Nov. 3,2001Curtis Head .................................................................. Sept. 23, 2002Curtis Head .................................................................... Oct. 21, 2002Jeff Mullins .......................................................................Dec. 2, 2002Entire Team .................................................................. Sept. 22, 2003Ben Lewis ....................................................................... Nov. 17, 2003Ian O’Connor (East) ......................................................Sept. 4, 2004Ian O’Connor (East) ..................................................... Oct. 11, 2004Emanuel Spann (East) ................................................ Oct. 18, 2004

Ivan Clark (East) ............................................................ Oct. 23, 2004Ian O’Connor (East) ..................................................... Oct. 30, 2004

MAC Scholar Athlete of the WeekChad Pennington .........................................................Sept. 4, 1999Curtis Head .................................................................. Sept. 24, 2002

All-Mid-American Conference

First TeamRogers Beckett.................................................................. 1998, 1999Jimmy Cabellos ............................................................................ 2000Doug Chapman ................................................................ 1998, 1999B.J. Cohen ....................................................................................... 1997LaVorn Colclough ............................................................ 1997, 1998Larry Coyer ..................................................................................... 1964Chris Crocker ................................................................................. 2001Jim Cure .................................................................. 1962, 1963, 1964Cagle Curtis ................................................................................... 1957Josh Davis ....................................................................................... 2001Danny Derricott ................................................... 1998, 1999, 2000Millard Fleming ............................................................................ 1961Johnathan Goddard ................................................................... 2004Tom Good ........................................................................... 1964, 1966John Grace ..................................................................................... 1999Mike Guilliams .................................................................. 1998, 1999Ricky Hall ........................................................................................ 1998Curtis Head .................................................................................... 2002Len Hellyer ..................................................................................... 1955Mike Hicks ...................................................................................... 1963Maurice Hines ............................................................................... 2000Gregg Kellett ................................................................................. 2001Byron Leftwich ................................................................. 2001, 2002Albie Maier ..................................................................................... 1954Jack Mahone ................................................................................. 1964Jamus Martin ................................................................................ 2003Larry McCloud .............................................................................. 1997Bob McCollins ............................................................................... 1955Nate McPeek ..................................................................... 2001, 2003Giradie Mercer .................................................................. 1998, 1999Randy Moss ................................................................................... 1997Jimmy Parker ................................................................................. 2000Chad Pennington ................................................ 1997, 1998, 1999Nate Poole .......................................................................... 1999, 2000Andy Socha .................................................................................... 1966Steve Sciullo ...................................................................... 2001, 2002Jason Starkey ................................................................................ 1999Ralph Street ................................................................................... 2001Paul Toviessi ....................................................................... 1999, 2000John Wade...................................................................................... 1997Bob Wagner ................................................................................... 1957Darius Watts........................................................... 2001, 2002, 2003Rucker Wickline ............................................................................ 1961James Williams ............................................................................. 1999Bill Winter ....................................................................................... 1964Max Yates ............................................................................ 2000, 2001

Second Team/Honorable MentionDick Allen ....................................................................................... 1957David Arritt .................................................................................... 1965Rogers Beckett.............................................................................. 1997Bill Bobbitt ..................................................................................... 1964Toriano Brown .................................................................. 2002, 2003Jimmy Cabellos ............................................................................ 1999Doug Chapman ............................................................................ 1997Earl Charles .................................................................................... 2003Chris Crocker ................................................................................. 2002Josh Davis ........................................................................... 2002, 2004John DeMarco............................................................................... 1966Victor Ferrari ...................................................................... 1965, 1966Todd Fugate................................................................................... 1957Sam Goines .................................................................................... 2001Tom Good ....................................................................................... 1963John Grace ..................................................................................... 1998Bob Hamlin, Sr. ............................................................................. 1962Curtis Head ........................................................................ 1999, 2001Ray Henderson ............................................................................. 1965George Hummel .......................................................................... 1966Mickey Jackson................................................................. 1965, 1966Larry Jarrett ................................................................................... 1958Curtis Keyes ................................................................................... 2004Wilson Lathan ............................................................................... 1959Fred Limscomb ............................................................................. 1958Jack Mahone ................................................................................. 1963

Jamus Martin .................................................................... 2002, 2004Gary Marvin ................................................................................... 1965Dereno Marriott ........................................................................... 2001Howie Lee Miller .......................................................................... 1965Larry Moore ................................................................................... 1997Jim O’Conner ................................................................................. 1957Andre O’Neal ................................................................................. 1999Dennis Parker ................................................................................ 1966Jimmy Parker ................................................................................. 1999Steve Perretta.................................................................... 2001, 2002Jim Perry ......................................................................................... 1964Clyde Pierce ................................................................................... 1962Bobby Pruett ................................................................................. 1964Ron Puggi ........................................................................... 1998, 1999Jason Rader ................................................................................... 2003Brian Reed ...................................................................................... 1997George Riggs ..................................................................... 1966, 1967Richie Robb .................................................................................... 1966Jamie Rodgers .............................................................................. 1998Jim Simpson .................................................................................. 1957Ken Simpson ................................................................................. 1965Sonny Sirianni ............................................................................... 1958Duran Smith .................................................................................. 2002Jason Starkey ................................................................................ 1998George Templin ............................................................................ 1956Charles Tynes ................................................................................ 2003Franklin Wallace ........................................................................... 2001Orlando Washington ...................................................... 2001, 2002Rucker Wickline ............................................................................ 1959Irvin Wilson .................................................................................... 1956Bill Winter ....................................................................................... 1963Tom Wilkinson .............................................................................. 1966Max Yates ........................................................................................ 1999

All-MAC Academic TeamT.C. Beaver ...................................................................................... 2000Rogers Beckett.............................................................................. 1999Joe Deifel ........................................................................................ 2001Cory Dennison .................................................................. 2000, 2001Andrew English ............................................................................ 2001Vic Ferrari ........................................................................................ 1966Stephen Galbraith ....................................................................... 2000John Grace ..................................................................................... 1999Paul Hardy ...................................................................................... 2000Scott Harper .................................................................................. 2000Curtis Head ........................................................................ 2000, 2001J.R. Jenkins ......................................................................... 1999, 2000John Kinney ....................................................................... 1968, 1969Dewayne Lewis ............................................................................ 1999Josh Lohri ....................................................................................... 2000Chris Massey .......................................................... 1999, 2000, 2001Nate McPeek ................................................................................. 2001Jeff Mullins ..................................................................................... 2004Ian O’Connor ................................................................................. 2004Andre O’Neal ................................................................................. 1999Jimmy Parker ..................................................................... 1999, 2000Chad Pennington ................................................ 1997, 1998, 1999Scott Pettit ......................................................................... 1999, 2000Chuck Spearman ......................................................................... 2000Jimmy Tyson .................................................................................. 2001Franklin Wallace ........................................................................... 2000

MAC Off ensive Player of The YearRandy Moss ................................................................................... 1997Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999Byron Leftwich ................................................................. 2001, 2002

MAC Defensive Player of The YearMax Yates ........................................................................................ 2001Johnathan Goddard ................................................................... 2004

Motor City Bowl Most Valuable PlayerChad Pennington ........................................................................ 1998Doug Chapman ............................................................................ 1999Byron Leftwich ............................................................................. 2000

Motor City Bowl Defensive MVPB.J. Cohen ....................................................................................... 1997John Grace ..................................................................................... 1998Giradie Mercer .............................................................................. 1999Michael Owens ............................................................................. 2000

AWARDS


National Coach of the Year by “Coach of the Year

Clinics”Bob Pruett ...................................................................................... 1997

NCAA Top VIII AwardChad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999

National Football Foundation and College Hall

of Fame – Vincent dePaul Draddy Award

(Scholar-Athlete of the Year)Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999

Nissan Frontier National Player of the WeekByron Leftwich ............................................................ Nov. 17, 2001

All-Ohio Valley Conference

First TeamAlbie Maier ..................................................................................... 1950Jim Swierczek .................................................................... 1951, 1952

All-Ohio Valley Conference

Second TeamJim Vaglienti .................................................................................. 1951Ed Prelaz ......................................................................................... 1951Larry Hall ......................................................................................... 1951

Paul Warfi eld AwardRandy Moss ................................................................................... 1997

Vern Smith Award (MAC MVP)Randy Moss ................................................................................... 1997Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999Byron Leftwich ................................................................. 2001, 2002

Southern Conference Awards

Athlete of the YearTony Petersen .........................................................................1987-88Michael Payton .....................................................1991-92, 1992-93Todd Donnan ..........................................................................1994-95

Off ensive Player of the YearTony Petersen ............................................................................... 1987Michael Payton ................................................................. 1991, 1992Chris Parker ........................................................................ 1993, 1995Todd Donnan ................................................................................ 1994

Defensive Player of the YearWilliam King .................................................................................. 1993

Media Freshman of the YearRon Lear .......................................................................................... 1979Barry Childers ................................................................................ 1980Ron Darby ...................................................................................... 1986Dewey Klein ................................................................................... 1988Alandus Sims ................................................................................. 1992Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1995

Coaches Freshman of the YearRoger Johnson.............................................................................. 1991Chad Pennington ........................................................................ 1995

All-Southern Conference

First Team Unless NotedGreg Adkins ........................................................................1989 (2nd)Glen Bates ...................................................................................... 1983Mike Barber ...................................................................... 1986-87-88Mike Bartrum .........................................................1991 (2nd), 1992Jim Bernardoni ..................................................................1991 (2nd)Troy Brown ..................................................................................... 1992Will Brown ...........................................................................1993 (2nd)Ricky Carter .................................................................................... 1993Barry Childers ................................................................................ 1980Ricardo Clark ............................................................... 1990-91 (2nd)B.J. Cohen .......................................................................... 1994-95-96Travis Colquitt ........................................................1993 (2nd), 1994Melvin Cunningham .............................................................1995-96J.D. Cyrus ..............................................................................1994 (2nd)Ron Darby ........................................................ 1987-88, 1989 (2nd)Chris Deaton..............................................1990-91 (2nd), 1992-93Sean Doctor .............................................................................1987-88

Todd Donnan ..........................................................................1993-94Brian Dowler .................................................................................. 1991John Duncan ......................................................................1995 (2nd)Aaron Ferguson ........................................1993 (2nd), 1994-95-96Rory Fitzpatric ....................................................................1989 (2nd)Cecil Fletcher ......................................................................1986 (2nd)Larry Fourquean .......................................................................... 1983Rodney Garrett ............................................................................. 1993Reggie Giles .................................................................1986, 88 (2nd)Jayson Grayson..................................................................1995 (2nd)John Gregory .........................................................1988, 1989 (2nd)Derek Grier ...............................................................................1990-91John Halford .................................................................................. 1988Stanley Hall .........................................................................1988 (2nd)Bruce Hammond...............................................................1988 (2nd)Chris Hanson ................................................................................. 1996Eric Ihnat ...................................................................................1989-90Roger Johnson................................................ 1992 (2nd), 1993-94Shannon King ........................................................1992, 1993 (2nd)William King ...........................................................1992 (2nd), 1993Dewey Klein ................................................1988, 90 (2nd)1989, 91Eric Kresser ..................................................................................... 1996Carl Lee ......................................................................................1981-82Byran Litton ............................................................1991 (2nd), 1992Billy Lyon............................................................................ 1994-95-96Don Mahoney ....................................................................1990 (2nd)Sam Manos .................................................................................... 1986Tim Martin ........................................................ 1994 (2nd), 1995-96Larry McCloud ........................................................................1995-96Johnny McKee .............................................................................. 1992Nick McKnight ...................................................................1988 (2nd)Bill Mendoza .......................................................................1988 (2nd)David Merrick .....................................................................1993 (2nd)Shannon Morrison ...................................................................... 1994Randy Moss ................................................................................... 1996Andre Motley ..........................................................................1989-90Tim Openlander ............................................. 1994 (2nd), 1995-96William Pannell .......................................................................1994-95Chris Parker ....................................................................... 1993-94-95Vince Parker ........................................................................1994 (2nd)Michael Payton .......................................................................1991-92Tony Petersen ........................................................1986 (2nd), 1987Phil Ratliff .................................................................................1991-92Brian Reed ...........................................................................1996 (2nd)Keenan Rhodes .....................................................1990 (2nd), 1992Madison Sayre .............................................................................. 1991Scott Smythe ................................................................................. 1996Mark Snyder .................................................................................. 1987John Spellacy .....................................................................1986 (2nd)Donahue Stephenson .........................................1990 (2nd), 1991Brian Stump ................................................................................... 1994Jermaine Swaff ord ................................................................1995-96Eric Thomas ........................................................................1996 (2nd)Trevor Thomas .............................................................................. 1993Pat Velarde ..................................................................................... 1983John Wade...................................................................................... 1996Mike Webb ..........................................................................1996 (2nd)Danny White .......................................................................1994 (2nd)Jermaine Wiggins ........................................................................ 1995Jamie Wilson ..........................................................1994 (2nd), 1996Von Woodson .....................................................................1989 (2nd)

Sports Illustrated All-Bowl TeamMichael Owens ............................................................................. 2000Byron Leftwich ............................................................................. 2001

Thorpe Award FinalistRogers Beckett.............................................................................. 1999

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award FinalistChad Pennington ........................................................................ 1999

Walter Payton Award I-AA Player of the YearMichael Payton ............................................................................. 1992

West Virginia All-StateJohn Farmer ................................................................................... 1912Fred “Shorty” Ollom ........................................................ 1912, 1913Howard Brockman ...................................................................... 1912John Archer ................................................................................... 1913

West Virginia Coach of the YearCharles Snyder .............................................................................. 1963

Stan Parrish .................................................................................... 1984George Chaump .......................................................................... 1987Jim Donnan ....................................................................... 1991, 1992Bob Pruett ...................................................1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

All-West Virginia Conference

First TeamTom Stark ................................................................ 1928, 1929, 1930“Didge” Hensley ........................................................................... 1928Marvin Laird .................................................................................. 1928Ramey Hunter ................................................................... 1930, 1931John Zontini .................................................................................. 1931Jack Morlock .................................................................................. 1939Jim Roberts ........................................................................ 1939, 1940Bob Adkins ..................................................................................... 1939Jackie Hunt .................................................................................... 1940Andy D’Antoni .............................................................................. 1940

Second TeamGeorge Kozak .................................................................... 1928, 1929Bernard Rogers ............................................................................. 1928Frank Porter ....................................................................... 1928, 1929Richard Hahn ................................................................................ 1928“Didge” Hensley ........................................................................... 1929Marvin Wooley .............................................................................. 1930Ramey McCoy ............................................................................... 1931Jake Mahoney ............................................................................... 1939Ed Ulinski ........................................................................................ 1940

Third Team/Honorable MentionC. Pete Wilson................................................................................ 1930Raymond McCoy.......................................................................... 1930Y. Jeff erson Rife ............................................................................. 1931Curtis Ben Hamilton ....................................................... 1930, 1931Sammy McEwen............................................................... 1930, 1931Clinton McNeer ............................................................................ 1931Benny Tobin ................................................................................... 1931Benny Fletcher .............................................................................. 1931Marvin Wooley .............................................................................. 1931Ralph Humphries ......................................................................... 1931Bernard Rogers ............................................................................. 1931Stubby Howell .............................................................................. 1931Joe Binns ......................................................................................... 1931Pete Woodrum .............................................................................. 1931John Jarrell ..................................................................................... 1931Clyde Underwood ....................................................................... 1939Jackie Hunt .................................................................................... 1939John Boyd....................................................................................... 1939Harley Kuhl..................................................................................... 1940Jack Peters ...................................................................................... 1940

Woodson Award FinalistRandy Moss (4th place) ............................................................. 1997

AWARDS


The Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame was founded in 1984 and honors great athletes, coaches and administrators from Thundering Herd history. An athlete does not become eligible for the Hall of Fame until at least fi ve years have passed since the end of competition. Each year a new class of Hall of Fame members is inducted over Homecoming weekend. Below is a listing of all of the Hall of Famers, with their graduating year, or years of employment, the sports they participated in, along with their year of induction.

1984Bob Adkins (1939) ..................................................FootballJim Cure (1964)....................................................... FootballTommy Good (1965) ............................................. FootballCam Henderson (1933-1955) .........................AD/Coach..............................................Football, Basketball, BaseballJackie Hunt (1941) ................................................. FootballReggie Oliver (1973) ............................................. FootballJim Pearcy (1941) ................................................... FootballTom Stark (1927) ............Football, Basketball, BaseballJohn Zontini (1933) ............................. Football, Baseball

1985Leo Byrd (1959) .................................................. BasketballSam Clagg (1942) .................................... Football, CoachRed Crist (1926) ...................................................... FootballJohn “Fuzzy” Filliez (1976) ................................... FootballFrank Gatski (1942) ............................................... FootballDon Gibson (1949) ................................................ FootballHal Greer (1958) ...............................Baseball, BasketballBill Hall (1947) ..................................................... BasketballRamey Hunter (1932) ...Football, Basketball, BaseballMickey Jackson (1966) ..........................................FootballGene James (1947) .............................................BasketballBuck Jamison (1937) ..............................................FootballRussell Lee (1972) ...............................................BasketballAlbie Maier (1954) ............................... Football, BaseballJack Morlock (1939) ...............................................Football

Jule Rivlin (1938) .................................. Coach, BasketballHerb Royer (1937) ................................... Football, CoachCharlie Slack (1956) ....................... Football, BasketballBill Smith (1937) ......................................................FootballRoy Straight (1937-1949) .........................................CoachAndy Tonkovich (1948) .....................................BasketballBill Toothman (1946) .........................................BasketballWalt Walowac (1954) ...................... Baseball, BasketballWhitey Wilson (1951-1967) ..........................Coach & AD

1986Nancy Bunton (1978) .................................................... GolfPete Byer (1962) .............................................................. GolfYost Cunningham (1940) .................................BasketballBeverly Duckwyler (1972) ................................BasketballMervin Gutshall (1947) .....................................BasketballBob Koontz (1950) ..............................................BasketballTom Langfi tt (1966) ...........................................BasketballRay McCoy (1932) ........................ Football, Track & FieldJohn Milhoan (1960) .........................................BasketballEd Prelaz (1954-68) .................................Trainer & CoachCebe Price (1957) ................................................BasketballCharlie Snyder (1947) ................................................CoachEd Ulinski (1941) .....................................................FootballPaul Underwood (1957) ...................................BasketballJohn Watson (1930) ........................ Basketball, BaseballMarv Wetzel (1949) ................................................FootballLew Wilcox (1938) ...............................................Basketball

1987Larry Coyer (1964) .............................Football, WrestlingAndy D’Antoni (1941) ............................................FootballJack Freeman (1958) ................................Golf, BasketballDoug Greenlee (1933) ...........Basketball, Track & FieldHowie Miller (1965) ................................................FootballJim Swierczak (1954) .......................... Football, BaseballWayne Underwood (1937) ..................................FootballGeorge Washington (1982) .............................Basketball

1988Brenda Dennis (1975) .......................................BasketballChuck Fieldson (1949) ..........................................FootballLen Hellyer (1956) ..................................................FootballHunter Kincaid (1935) .................... Football, BasketballJackie McKown (1928) ................... Basketball, BaseballBob Redd (1968) .................................................BasketballGlenn Verbage (1971) .......................................... BaseballJohn Wellman (1947)........................................... Manager

1989Bunny Gibson (1979) ........................................ BasketballJeff Montgomery (1983) ..................................... BaseballRandy Noll (1973) .............................................. BasketballHarold Payne (1977) ..................................................... GolfJohn Stephens (1937) .......................................... FootballRucker Wickline (1961) ........................................ Football

19901970 Crash Victims ...............................................HonoredGeorge Ayersman (1938) ..............Basketball, BaseballDanny Clark (1949) ................................................ FootballDanny D’Antoni (1969) .................................... BasketballDorothy Hicks ............................... Coach, AdministratorWilson Latham (1960) .......................................... FootballGeorge Queen (1925) ....................Football, BasketballTed Shoebridge (1970) ........................................ FootballBill Winter (1964) .................................................... Football

1991Everette Elkins (1939) ........................................... FootballCarl Fodor (1985) ................................................... FootballLinden Meade (1959) ................................................... GolfJoe Sassler (1982) ..........................................Track & Field

1992Bill Cyrus (1962) ....................................................WrestlingKaren Pelphrey (1986)...................................... BasketballEd Starling ...................................... Coach, Administrator

▲ Multi-sport athlete Ramey Hunter was a star in the early 1930s for Marshall in football, basketball

and baseball. Hunter was inducted into the Marshall Hall of Fame in 1985.

Albie Maier was an All-OVC pick in 1952 and an

All-MAC selection in 1954.

MARSHALL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME


1993Deanna Carter Natale (1978) ....................Track & Field, .................................................................................. BasketballDonzil Hall (1958) .................................................. BaseballEarl Wellman (1935) ............................Football, BaseballGreg White (1981) ............................................. Basketball

1994Mike Barber (1988) ................................................ FootballJack Cook (1949-1968) ............................Baseball CoachJack Mahone (1964) .............................................. FootballTony Petersen (1988) ..........................Football, BaseballBob Saunders (1966-1988) ......................... Swim CoachJim Ward (1962) .............................................................. GolfAndy Zulauf (1985) .................................................. Soccer

1995John Gregory (1990) ............................................. FootballPaul Holley (1969).................................................. BaseballCarl Lee (1982) ............................. Football, Track & FieldJose Ricard (1983-present) ........................Team Doctor

1996Sonny Allen (1959) ............................................ BasketballLefty Belcher (1934) .............................................. BaseballBrian Ihnen (1982) ............................................ SwimmingTammy Wiggins (1987) .................................... Basketball

1997Mike D’Antoni (1972) ........................................ BasketballMillard Fleming (1961)......................................... FootballJaki Copeland Good (1985) ............................. VolleyballClaude Miller (1949) ............................................. FootballTodd Sager (1984) ................................................. Baseball

1998Chip Cook (1985) ................................................... BaseballBob Hartley (1949) ................................................ FootballDonna Lawson (1969-1981).........................WBK Coach

1999Tammie Green (1982) ............................. Golf, BasketballRalph May (1962) .............................. Football, WrestlingMichael Payton (1992) ......................................... FootballBobby Pruett (1965) ........................Football, Wrestling,..............................................................................Track & FieldGreg Rowsey (1978) .............................................. BaseballGeorge Stone (1968) ........................................ Basketball

2000Sean Doctor (1988) ............................................... FootballJoe Feaganes (1966) ....................................Golf & CoachChris Parker (1995) ..................... Football, Track & Field

2001Greg Hill (1983) ...................................................... BaseballGary Rusnak (1985) ....................................................... GolfDick Shepard (1966) ..................................................... GolfDana St. Claire (1978) ...................................... SwimmingTex Williams (1961)..........................Baseball, Basketball

2002Troy Brown (1992) ................................................. FootballReggie Giles (1988) .........................Football, Basketball..............................................................................Track & FieldLea Ann Parsley (1990) ................................... Basketball,..............................................................................Track & FieldJim Roberts (1940) ................................................ FootballHarry “Cy” Young (1912) ..................................... Baseball,........................................................... Football, Track & Field

2003Bob Allen (1968) ................................................ BasketballBoyd Chambers (1901) ....................................... Baseball, .....................................Football, Coach, Athletic DirectorLaVerne Evans (1984) ....................................... BasketballRoger Jeff erson (1963) .................... Football, WrestlingJoe Johns (1979) ............................................Track & FieldTracy Krueger (1993) ........................................ BasketballDave Robinson (1955) ....................Baseball, Basketball

▲ Frank “Gunner” Gatski, a 1985 Marshall Hall of Fame inductee and NFL Hall of Famer, had his No. 72 jersey retired on the facade of Joan C. Edwards

Stadium during the Herd’s Homecoming game against UAB on October 15, 2005. Gatski is the only player to have his number retired in school history.

John Taft (1991) .................................................. BasketballMark Taylor (1990) .................................................... SoccerNorm Willey (1949) .........................Football, Basketball

2004Bill Archer (1971)..................................................WrestlingKristina Behnfeldt (1999) ................................ BasketballBob Burgess (1990) ........................................... BasketballScott Davis (1978) .......................................................... GolfLinda Holmes (1984) .................................AdministratorRoger Johnson (1994) .......................................... FootballBrad Workman (1919) ........................Football, Baseball

2005Pat Carter (1990) ................................................Men’s GolfB.J. Cohen (1997) ..................................................Football)Harold McCloud (1941) ................................... BasketballShaun McWhorter (1984) ...........................Track & FieldCristy Waring-Hayes (1998) ................................. Softball

MARSHALL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME


Name (Alma Mater) .................... Years at Marshall

Adkins, Greg (Marshall, 1990) ............................ 1991-95Alt, Rocky (Wittenburg, 1971) ...................................1974Anarumo, Lou (Wagner, 1990) ...................... 2001-2003Arthur, Don (West Virginia, 1965) ..................... 1975-78Ault, Don (West Liberty, 1951) ..................................1967Ballash, Andy (Parson, 1971) .....................................1974Banks, Oree ............................................................... 1986-89Barger, Carl (Marshall, 1954) ......................................1954Barlow, George (Marshall, 1990) ....................... 1991-93Barnes, J.E.R. (Iowa State, 1919) ................................1922Bell, Farley (Davis & Elkins, 1924) ...................... 1939-42Belu, George (Ohio, 1962).................................... 1965-67Bennett, Scott (Mississippi, 1990) ..................... 1996-97Bianchin, Mike (Virginia Tech, 1996) ................ 1997-98Blanton, Kyle (SMU, 2002).................................... 2003-04Billings, Tim (SE Oklahoma, 1979)..................... 1990-99Bowers, Rob (Marshall, 1985) ....................................1985Bowman, Ken (Gettysburg, 1954) ..................... 1984-85Brackett, Deke (Tennessee, 1934) ..................... 1968-70Breen, Gene (Virginia Tech, 1964) ............................1969Brewer, Gunter (Wake Forest, 1987) ................ 1996-99Briner, Greg (Southern Cal, 1972) .............. 1990-92, 94Brookover, Mark (Marshall, 1990) ............................1976Brooks, Waverly (VCU, 1969) ............................... 1979-82Brown, Alvis (Marshall, 1956) ............................. 1960-62Brown, Bob (William & Mary, 1960) .................. 1981-83Brown, Bob (Ohio, 1968) ...................................... 1975-78Bruner, Jerry (Florida State, 1965) ..................... 1985-88Caldwell, Don (Ohio, 1973).................................. 1977-78Cardano, Conrad (W. Carolina, 1971) .....................1980Carelli, Al Jr. (Lenoir-Rhyne, 1965) ...........................1970Carpenter, Carlin (Defi ance, 1964) .................... 1975-78Cavanaugh, Jim (William & Mary, 1970) ......... 1979-80Chambers, Bill (Kentucky, 1948) ........................ 1955-59Chancey, Charles (Marshall, 1960) ...........................1965Clagg, Harry (Marshall, 1944) ....................................1953Clagg, Sam (Marshall, 1943) ........................ 1946, 48-56Cochran, Craig (Cornell, 1971) ........................... 1971-72Collins, Jim (Elon, 1974) ............................... 2004-

Cooper, Ken (Vanderbilt, 1948) ................................1969Corse, Cedrick .................................................................1989Coyer, Larry (Marshall, 1966) .............................. 1966-67Creekmore, Larry (Virginia Tech, 1970) ........... 1982-83Crowder, John (Marshall, 1988) ......................... 1989-90Cummings, Mike (Buff alo, 1984) ................. 2005-

Dandolet, Tom (Marshall 1929).................................1930D’Antoni, Andy (Marshall, 1941) ...............................1950Darlington, George (Rutgers, 1961) ................. 2003-05Davies, E.R. (Ohio, 1925) ....................................... 1926-27Dawson, Red (Florida State, 1965) .................... 1968-72Deal, Mark (Indiana, 1979) ................................... 1984-85Deal, Mike (Indiana, 1970) ................................... 1984-85Dewald, Pete (Gettysburg, 1976) .............................1983Dickenson, Joe (East Central, 1978) ........................1990Donnor, Charlie (Buff alo, 1971) ......................... 1986-89Dowler, Brian (Marshall, 1992) ........................... 1992-96Downey, Matt (Marshall, 1991) .......................... 1992-94Durning, Jim (Marshall, 1992) ...................................1995Elmassian, Phil (William & Mary, 1974) ..................2002Farley, Francis (West Virginia, 1925) ................. 1932-35Fiber, Guy (Ohio, 1923) ...............................................1925Fiddler, Alan (W. Virginia St., 1989) ..........................2000Fisher, Ken (Ohio, 1961) ...............................................1967Flegal, Dave (Akron, 1980) ................................... 1984-85Galbraith, Marty (Missouri So., 1972) .............. 1998-99Galbraith, Stephen (Marshall, 2001) .....................2002-Gale, Mark (Oklahoma State, 1981) ............ 1990-

Gary, Bill (Ohio, 1973) ............................................ 1975-78Gates, Eric (Marshall, 1991) ........................................1991Gillespie, Tim (South Carolina, 1981) ......................1982Goebbel, Todd (Northern Iowa, 1998) ........ 2005-

Gonos, Jake (Gettysburg, 1978)......................... 1986-89Grobe, Jim (Virginia, 1974) .................................. 1979-83

Groom, Tommy (Virginia Tech, 1967) .............. 1982-83Hackathorn, Ben (Mount Union 1950) ............ 1950-51 Hanson, Jeff (Richmond, 1973) .......................... 1980-81Hardee, Billy (Virginia Tech, 1976) ...........................1989Harris, Bill (Marshall, 1956) .........................................1956Harris, John (North Carolina, 1970) .........................1979Herman, Tom ...................................................................1974Hewitt, Jim (Marshall, 1975) ......................................1975Hickson, Frank (Tuskegee, 1982) ....................... 1986-88Hillen, Bill (West Virginia, 1955) ......................... 1956-59Hillis, Roger (Marshall, 1975) .....................................1975Hood, Howard (Mount Union, 1949) ............... 1950-52Hopson, Jay (Mississippi, 1992) .................... 1996-2000Hunter, Mark (Georgia Tech, 1976) ..........................1979Jackson, Mickey (Marshall, 1968) ...................... 1971-73Jenkins, Mike (Texas A&M, 1990) ...................... 1998-04Jeter, Arnold (Kent, 1962) .................................... 1975-76Johnson, Bruce (Woff ord, 1970) ...............................1979Johnson, David (West Virginia, 1982) ......... 1997-2000Jones, Olen (Marshall, 1959) ............................... 1959-62Kautz, Charlie (Marshall, 1949) .......................... 1961-66Keeser, H. H. (WVU, 1908)Kelly, Kevin (Springfi eld, 1982) ........1996-98, 2000-01Kempski, Ted (Delaware, 1963) .................................1967King, William (Marshall, 1994) ...................................1993Kokor, Carl (Bowling Green, 1957) .................... 1970-71Kondos, Pete (Conneticut, 1954)..............................1969Kueck, Larry (Stephen F. Austin, 1982) ..1996, 2002-

Lambert, Brad (Kansas State 1987) .................. 1990-95Legg, Bill (West Virginia, 1985) ........................... 2001-02Lellie, Tony (Marshall 1986) ................................. 1985-86Loria, Frank (Virginia Tech, 1967) ...................... 1969-70Mahoney, Don (Marshall, 1991)................................1991Manuel, Fred (Oregon, 1973) .....................................1990Marcello, Jerry (Alabama, 1975) ...............................1980Marshall, Steve (Louisville, 1979) ...................... 1982-83Martin, Chuck (West Virginia, 1974) ................. 1980-81Maser, Mike (SUNY, 1970) ...........................................1973Matthews, Mickey (W. Texas State)................... 1990-95Mauldin, Mark (Catawba, 1977) ................................1979May, Ralph (Marshall, 1962) ........................... 1996-2000McCoy, Mike (Marshall, 1988) ....................................1989McEwen, Sammy (Marshall, 1933) ...........................1934McGrath, Ed (Marshall 1925) .....................................1924McHale, Mark (Sheppherd , 1973) .................... 2000-04McNally, Jim (Buff alo, 1965) ................................ 1971-74McPhail, Marcus ...................................................... 1975-77Miles, Shaine (Virginia Tech, 1996) ......2000-01, 03-05Moore, John .....................................................................1927Morrison, Shannon (Marshall, 1995).... 1995, 97-98, 2005-

Mosketti, Bob (Cincinnati, 1965) ..............................1974Moss, Jim (West Virginia, 1963) ......................... 1969-70Moyer, Dave .....................................................................1975Muir, David (Washington St., 1998) .........................2002Nameth, Andy (Ohio State, 1965) ..................... 1971-73Nichols, Paul (Davidson, 2003) ......................2005

Nunez, Dwayne (Lamar, 1992) ........................... 1999-04Nunez, Tim (Lamar, 1970) .................................... 1996-97Oliver, Reggie (Marshall, 1974) .......................... 1979-83Parson, Russ (New River St., 1933) ...........................1969Pease, Joe (Davis & Elkins, 1935) .1935-37, 39-42, 46-47, 49Perry, Leon (Oklahoma, 1989) ............................ 1992-95Petersen, Tony (Marshall, 1988) .................. 1991, 93-98Poluszek, Cam (Carn.-Mellon, 1987) ................ 1988-89 Poluszek, Don (Ald.-Broad. 1954) ...................... 1986-89Prelaz, Ed (Marshall, 1953) ................................... 1953-64Pruett, Bob (Marshall, 1965) ........................ 1979, 81-82Pry, Jim (Marshall, 1974) ....................................... 1973-75Purnsley, Ernie (Wake Forest, 1990) ................. 1996-04Ratliff , Phil (Marshall, 1994) ................ 1994, 2006

Redmon, Joe (Fisk, 1967) ..................................... 1984-85Reese, Scott (Texas Tech, 1985) ......................... 1992-95Riley, John (Muskingham, 1953) ....................... 1971-74Ritchie, Dave (Cincinnati, 1962) ................................1989

Ross, Jim............................................................................1969Royer, Herb (Marshall, 1938) ...............................1938, 48Ruggles, Scot t (Mass.-Lowell, 2000) ................ 2002-03Saff ord, Ron (1972) ................................................. 1972-73Sattiewhite, Germaine (Marshall, 1998) .... 1999-2001Scelfo, Chris (NE Louisiana, 1985) ..................... 1990-95Shaff er, Sam (Temple, 1982) ............................... 1986-89Shaff er, Sereno (Ohio 1928) ................................ 1928-30Shaw, Kip (West Virginia State, 1993) .....................1999Smith, Jared (Kansas, 1996) ......................... 2005-

Smith, Jim (Marshall, 1981) ........................................1979Smith, Thielen (LSU, 1977) ........................... 2005-

Sparks, Wayne (Marshall, 1977) ................................1977Stark, Tommy (Marshall, 1931) ........................... 1931-34Stewart, Bill (Fairmont State, 1975) .........................1980Stobart, Charles (Ohio, 1959) ....................................1965Straight, Roy (Davis & Elkins, 1937) .....1937-42, 47-49Stuart, Johnny (Ohio State, 1927) ..................... 1927-31Surratt, Robert (Marshall 1986) ................................1985Sutton, Raymond (Penn. State) ................................1921Tenuta, Jon (Virginia, 1981) ................................ 1986-87Terry, Brent (Marshall, 1994) ......................................1993Thompson, Lee (Western Michigan, 1971) ... 1975-78Thompson, Ron (Cal Poly-SLO, 1986) .....................1987Turner, Jim (South Carolina, 1980) ................... 1982-84Underwood, Forest (Marshall, 1937) ........ 1936, 59-67Urbanik, Bill (Ohio State, 1970) ................... 1971-72, 74Visko, Bob (Marshall, 1984) ........................................1984Vogelbacher, John (South Dakota, 1977) .............1984Watson, Johnny (Marshall, 1930) .............................1933Watson, Mick (Indiana-Pa., 1966) ...................... 1972-73Whitfi eld, John (Davis & Elkins, 1933) ............. 1935-41Wickline, Dan (Marshall, 1951) ........................... 1951-55Wilks, Phil (Marshall, 1970) .........................................1973Williams, Ivy (Xavier, 1972) .........................................1974Wilt, Bill (Eureka College, 1977) ......................... 1999-04Woodrum, Woody (Marshall, 1980) .........................1986Zaunbrecher, Ed (Middle Tennessee, 1971) . 1999-2001Zban, Bill (Marshall, 1957) ..........................................1962Zernhelt, John (East Carolina, 1973) .......................1981

ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHES


Directors of Athletics2002-Present .......................................... Bob “Kayo” Marcum (Marshall, 1959)1996-2002 ................................................................ Lance A. West (Idaho, 1985)1988-96 .......................William Lee Moon (Virginia Military Institute, 1970)1987-88 ................................. Judith “Judy” Southard* (Coker College, 1970)1985-87 ................................................. David T. Braine (North Carolina, 1965)1979-84 ............................................................ Dr. Lynn J. Snyder (Illinois, 1964)1971-79 .......................................................Joseph H. McMullen (Brown, 1945)1970-71, 79, 84-85 ...........Edward M. Starling* (West Virginia State, 1951)1969-70 ..........................................Charles E. “Charlie” Kautz (Marshall, 1949)1967-69 ....................................Edgar O. “Eddie” Barrett (West Virginia, 1952)1959-67 ....................................Neal B. “Whitey” Wilson (West Virginia, 1933)1951-59 .................................Robert A. Morris, Jr. (Washington & Lee, 1933)1948-51 ............................................................ Luther F. Poling (Marshall, 1927)1935-48 ................................ Camden Eli “Cam” Henderson (Glenville, 1911)1926-35 ..............................................Roy “Legs” Hawley (West Virginia, 1926)1923-26 ...........................................................J. E. R. Barnes# (Iowa State, 1919)1921-23 ..................................................Kemper Shelton (West Virginia, 1909)1920-21 .............................................................................................Herbert Cramer1919-20 ................................................................................................ Archer Reilley 1917-19 .................................................................................................... Carl Shipley1909-17 ........................................... Boyd Chambers (Marshall College, 1901)#-First full time Director of Athletics, *-Interim Directors of Athletics

Head Football Coaches2005-present ........................................................ Mark Snyder (Marshall, 1988)1996-2005 .......................................... Robert “Bobby” Pruett (Marshall, 1965)1990-95 ........................................... Jim Donnan (North Carolina State, 1967)1986-89 .................................................. George Chaump (Bloomsburg, 1958)1984-85 ..............................................Stan Parrish (Heidelberg College, 1968)1979-83 ............................... Ulmo Shannon “Sonny” Randle (Virginia, 1959)1975-78 ...........................................................Frank Ellwood (Ohio State, 1957)1971-74 .......................................................................Jack Lengyel (Akron, 1957)1969-70 ..............................................................Rick Tolley (Virginia Tech, 1961)1968 ................................................................................ Perry Moss (Illinois, 1948)1959-67 ............................................Charles “Charlie” Snyder (Marshall, 1948)1953-58 .....................................................................Herb Royer (Marshall, 1938)1950-52 .........Willard A. “Pete” Pederson (Western State-Colorado, 1937)1935-49 ................................ Camden Eli “Cam” Henderson (Glenville, 1911)1931-34 ...............................................................Tom Dandelet (Marshall, 1929)1929-30 ....................................................... John Maulbetsch (Michigan, 1917)1925-28 .................................. Charles “Trusty” Tallman (West Virginia, 1924)1924 ........................................................Russell Meredith (West Virginia, 1923)1923 ................................. H. H. “Harrison” Briggs (Springfi eld College, 1913)1921-22 ..................................................Kemper Shelton (West Virginia, 1909)1920 ....................................................................................................Herbert Cramer1919 ....................................................................................................... Archer Reilley1917 ........................................................................................................... Carl Shipley1909-16 .................................................Boyd “Fox” Chambers (Marshall, 1901)1908 ........................................................................................... W.G. Vinal (Harvard)1906 ...........................................................................................................Pearl Rardin 1905 .......................................................................................................Alfred McCary1903-04 .........................................................George Ford (West Virginia, 1899)

Sports Information Directors 2003-Present ..................................................Randy Burnside (Marshall, 1999)1999-2003 ...............................................................Ricky Hazel (Alabama, 1988)1996-1999 ....................................................Clark Haptonstall (Marshall, 1991)1988-1996 .........................................................Gary Richter (St. Thomas, 1986)

1980-1988 ..........................................................................Max Yates (Ohio, 1973)1977-1980 ...................................................... John Evenson (Tennessee, 1972)1976-1977 .......................................................... Rick McCann* (Marshall, 1980)1973-1976 ..............................................................Sam Stanley (Marshall, 1965)1972-1973 ............................................................... Chuck Rist* (Marshall, 1975)1971-1972 .........................................................................Jack Yager (Ohio, 1970)1970-1971 ..........................................................Joe Wortham* (Marshall, 1971)1968-1970 .................................................................................... Gene Morehouse1966-1968 ..........................................................Bob Campbell (Marshall, 1967)1965-1966 .................................................................................. Charles W. Dinkins1959-1965 ...............................................Ray Cumberledge% (Marshall, 1960)1956-1959 ................................................................Lou Sahadi (Marshall, 1953)1955-1956 .............................................................Joe Maynor* (Marshall, 1956)1953-1955 ...........................................................Bob Friendly* (Marshall, 1955)1951-1953 ......................................................Stan Spaudling* (Marshall, 1952)1948-1951 .....................................................Luther F. Poling# (Marshall, 1928)1947-1948 ........................................................John Wellman* (Marshall, 1947)1930-1938 ...................................Wells Gaynor (Editor of Athletic Programs)* Interim Sports Information Director/Marshall Student% Also served as Ticket Manager, # Also Director of Athletics

Head Athletic Trainers1999-Present ......................................... Jeff Carrico (Eastern Kentucky, 1993)2004-Present ...................................................Joshua Signs* (Tusculum, 1999)2001-2004 ................................Mitch Bellamy* (East Tennessee State, 1997)1999-2000 ...........................................................Todd McCall* (Alabama, 1996)1994-99 ............................................................John Messinger (Marshall, 1988)1992-94 .................................... Jaime Perez (Southwestern Louisiana, 1986)1987-92 .....................................................Kevin Lavery (SUNY-Cortland, 1976)1981-87 .............................................. Dr. Dan Martin (Bethany College, 1973)1971-81 .................................................Vic Winburn (Appalachian State,1968)1970-71 .............................................................. Mark Smaha (Iowa State, 1970)1969-70 .................................................................Jim Schroer (Cincinnati, 1964)1953-69 ......................................................................... Ed Prelaz (Marshall, 1953)*-Head Football Trainer

Athletic Equipment Managers2002-Present .................................... Rich Worner (West Virginia State, 1996)1999-2002 ............................. Brian Coutras (Middle Tennessee State, 1996)1995-99 ......................................................................Matt Lewis (Marshall, 1996)1988-95 ............................................Joel “Woody” Woodrum (Marshall, 1980)1984-88 ..............................................................Fred McConnell (U. S. Air Force)1983-84 ............................................... George “Butch” Nisbet (Marshall, 1984)1975-83 ................................................................Bruce Marcum (U. S. Air Force)1971-75 ........................... Robert “Bob” Chinn (U. S. Army-Master Sergeant)1963-71 ..............................................................................John Hagan (U.S. Navy)1962-63 ..................................................................... Paul Ketter (Marshall, 1965)1960-62 .................................................William “Sonny” Allen (Marshall, 1960)1955-59 ...............................................................................................John Ridenour

ALL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS


AAckerman, Don 1971Adams, Bob 1937-38-39Adams, Jim 1969-70Adderton, Melvin 1976-77Addison, Bobby 1999Adkins, Donald 1954-55-56Adkins, Greg 1987-88-89Adkins, Robert 1939Adkins, Ronald 1968Adkins, Wendell D. 1941Adrian, Charles 1966Albin, WIll 2004-05

Alford, Clyde 1930-31-32-33Alford, W.J. 1909-11Allen, Haman 1995-96Allen, James W. “Dink” 1949Allen, John C. 1949-50-51-52Allen, Richard 1957Allen, William M. 1971Altizer, James 1950Amos, Fay 1910-12Anderson, Carl R. 1919-20, 23-24Anderson, Fred 1962-63-64Anderson, John G. 1971Anderson, Moriah 2001-02-03-04Anderson, Robert A. 1948-49-50Anderson, Robert B. 1974Anderson, William H. 1953Ando, Bob 1991-92-93-94Andrews, Mark 1969-70Anzevino, Dom 1989Archer, John 1910-11-12-13Arnold, Jerry 1966-67Arnold, John 1974-75-76-77Arrasmith, Jerry 1971-72-73Arritt, David 1965Arrington, Sydney 1982-83Athey, R. E. “Dick” 1954-55-56Atkins, Kevin 2001-02-03-04

BBader, Richard Fred 1973-74Baer, Ira P. 1901Bailey, Fred “Penny” 1909-10-11-14Bailey, Homer 1910-11-12-16Bailey, Mike 1975-76-77Bailey, Tracey 1913Balak, George 1962Ball, Alva 1930Ball, Calvin E. 1967-68-69Ballangee, Dewey 1957Ballengee, Gam 1920Balwanz, Jason 1996, 1998Bandy, Jessie 1981-82Banfi , Andrew 1966Banks, David 1974Bankston, Mike 1968-69Barber, Albert 1993-94-95-97Barber, Mike 1985-86-87-88Barger, Carl 1951-52-53Barile, Tony 1968-69Barlow Jr., George 1987-88-89Barnes, Rodney 1986-87Barnhart, Garland 1953Barr, Arthur 1942Barrett, Hercile 1949Barry, Chad 1992Bartoe, Mark 1978-79Barton, Charles 1947-48-49-50Barton, Jim 1953-54-55Barton, James 1959Bartrum, Mike 1989, 1991-92Bates, Brad 2001-02-03-04Bates, Don 1915-16Bates, Glenn 1982-83Baxter, Brian 1997-98Baxter, Keith 1985-86-87Bayes, Larry 1977Baynes, Ryan 2004-05Beals, R. J. 1986-87Beasley, Mike 1986-87Beckett, Antony 1998-99Beckett, Rogers 1996-97-98-99Beiletti, John 1957Bell, Sidney 1973-74-75Bellamy, Dennis 1976-77Bennett, Wayne 1966-67-68Bennett, Howard Victor 1933Bentley, John 1964Bentley, Tim 1968-69Bernosky, Al 1994Berquist, Rod 1949Berkery, Larry 1975

Bernardoni, Jim 1990-91Bess, Krim 1933Beuhring, Ray Lee 1908-09-10-11Biagi, Marty 2005

Bias, Larry 1951Biggs, Kevin 1998Binns, Joe 1933Birch, Robert P. 1973-74-75-76Birkhimer, Jerry 1992Birkwkakis, Mike 1985Black, Lyle 1942Blackwell, Stephen 1983Blake, Eugene 1954Blake, Mark 1989Blake, Mike 1970Blakey, Josh 2001-03-04Blankenship, Robert 1960Blanks, Vincent 1992-93Blevins, Art 1946Blevins, Dennis 1970Bloom, Robert 1966Blosser, Brian 1979-80-81-82Bluford, Willie 1970Bobbitt, William S. 1962-63, 1965Bodie, Vincent 1986-87-88Boggess, F.C. 1899Bohanna, Jerome 1974Bohlman, Bob 1994Bolland, Tony 1985-86-87Bolyard, W. Thomas 1936Bonar, Lee 1914-15-16-17Bonor, Guy 1919Borman, Jeff 1983-84Border, Clinton 1924Borgese, Armand 1979Boslet, Dan 1994Bossie, Tom 1971-72-73Boston, Dave 1962-63-64Bowden, Lonnie 1958Bowen, Andy 1990-91-92Bowers, Robert S. 1983-84Bowman, Lewis C. 1968Bowman, Ronnie 1997-98Boyd, John 1939Boyles, Jerry 1951Brackman, George 1946Brackman, Howard 1909-10-11-12-13Brackman, J.W. 1895Bradford, Glenn 1977Bradshaw, Ahmad 2004-05

Bradshaw, Wayne 1931Bragg, Joe 2005

Bragg, Nelson 1936-37-38Branch, Norman 1995Brandt, James 1967Braswell, John W. 1978Brison, Joey 1976-77-78Bristow, Tim 1985-86Bronger, Robert E. 1974Brookover, Mark 1972-73-74-75Brown, Alvis 1977Brown, Daraka 1994Brown, Fred 1933-34Brown, James 1964Brown, Larry 1969-70Brown, Todd 1984-85-86Brown, Tom 1969-70Brown, Toriano 2001-02-03Brown, Troy 1991-92Brown, Will 1990-91-92-93Browning, Earl 1956Bruce, Kevin 1995Bryan, Richard Jack 1955Bryant, Brae 1989-90Bryant, Michael 1991Bryant, Scott 1988-89Bucek, Charles “Chuck” 1971Buggs, Trod 1998-99-00-01Bullock, Toby 2002-03-04-05Bunton, Clarence 1926Burcham, Raynor 1934Burford, Paul 1956-57Burgess, Darryl 1985-86-87Burgoon, Robert A. 1974Burgoyne, Don 1977Burke, Shawn 1975-76Burks, Bryan Edward 1974Burks, Ned 1971-72-73-74Burns, Fred 1927-28Burton, Earl “Red” 1920-21Busby, Morris Dempsey 1958-59Butler, Dwayne 1979Bynum, William 1949-50Byrd, Sharkey 1949

CCabellos, Jimmy 1997-98-99-00Cable, Daniel “Rummy” 1917Caldwell, Dennis 1966Call, Larry 1973-74Callahan, Jessie 1911-12-13-14Callaway, Everett 1915-16-17-18Callaway, R.R. 1909Calloway, Herm 1992Campbell, Mike 1958Campbell, Tim 1977-78-79Campbell, Robert 1975-76-77-78Canada, Dan 1972-73Cantalupo, John 1992Carey, Brandon 2000-01-02Carney, Charles 1960Carney, Elda H. 1933-34-35Carney, Oval 1930-31-32-33Carney, Rufus 1935-36-37Carpenter, Ted 1982-83-84Carper, Tim 1987Carr, Don 1966-67Carroll, Howie 1971Carter, Dayton 1915-16Carter, Dickie 1968Carter, Ed 1970-71-72Carter, Fardan 1998-99-00-01Carter, Larry 1967-68-69Carter, Ricky 1992-93-94-95Carter, Rickie 1992-93Carter, Robert 1974Carter, Sam 1995Carter, Thurmond 1969Carter, William J. 1950Cassell, Friel 1927Caton, Matt 1989Cava, Alex 1938Caverly, William F. 1956-57Ceglie, John 1984-85Chafi n, Randy 1978Chambers, Boyd 1910Chancey, Charles 1960Chandler, Toby 1932Chaney, Chris 1978Chapman, 1907Chapman, Doug 1996-97-98-99Chapman, LeRon 1991-92-93Chapman, Paul 1933Charles, Earl 2003-04Chetwin, Joe 1933Chetok, Tony 1943Childers, Barry 1981Childers, Roger 1969-70Chmara, John 1953Chrastina, Paul 1933Chirico, Joe 1990-91-92-93Chisholm, Craig 2003-04Cicenas, Ryan 1940-41Cincenas, Ryan R. 1992Clagg, Harry 1942Clagg, Sam 1940-41-42Clark, Danny 1946-47-48-49Clark, George 1925Clark, Ivan 2004-05

Clark, Mike 1974-75Clark, Ricardo 1989-90-91Clarkson, Randy 1983-84-85Clausen, Eric 1991-92-93-94Clay, David 1984Clay, Joe 1954-55Claywarth, Judge H. 1897-98-99Cohen, B.J. 1994-95-96-97Coke, Gladstone 2000-01-02-03Colclough, LaVorn 1995-96-97-98Coleman, Parris 1965-66-67Coleman, Robert 1975-76-77Coleman, Tommy 1938Colombo, Rudy 1957Colontrelle, Robert 1994Colquitt, Travis 1992-93-94Conard, Jim “Buck” 1955-56Conner, Howard 1927-29-32Conrad, Mike 1979Content, Steve 2000-01Conway, Ken 1984Cook, Carl 1942Cook, Jim 1959Cook, John 1986-87Cook, Seth 2003-04-05

Cook, Steve G. 1974-75Cooper, John 1997-98-99-00Cooper, Steve 1974Copenhaver, Mike 1983-84Corbett, 1908Cordell, Josh 2001

Cornwell, Don 1933Cornwell, Floyd 1911-12-13Cornwell, Fred 1913Cottrell, Stuart 1970Couch, Matt 2003-04-05

Coupe, Jim 1983Covert, Jess 1963Cowan, Andrew 1998-99-00Cox, Harold 1938-39Cox, John 1936Coyer, Larry 1962-63-64Crabtree, Jack 1971-72-73Crabtree, Ray 1974-75-76-77Crabtree, Robert 1968Crawford, Robert 1972-73-74Crews, Robert 1954Crick, Mike 1987Crisp, David A. 1978Crisp, George 1979Crisp Jr., Ray 1975-76-77Crist, Frank “Red” 1917-19-20-21-22-23-24Crkvenac, Mike 1969Crocker, Chris 1999-00-01-02Crookshanks, Chad 1992Crouch, Scott 1990Crowder, John 1988Crowe, Edgar “Fats” 1924-25-26Croy, Rocky 1989-90Cunningham, Donald 1994Cunningham, Howard 1964-65Cunningham, Melvin 1993-94-95-96Cunningham, Rob 1990-91Cure, Jim 1962-63-64Curry II, Jerome C. 1984Curtis, Cagel 1957Cussell, Jason 1990Cyrus, David 1968Cyrus, George 1964-65Cyrus, J. D. 1991-92-93-94

DDaigneault, Lou G. 1940Damron, Richard 1942Damus, Eric 1919Daniel, Lorin 1942D’Alesio, Theodore 1955-56D’Andrea, Richard 1996D’Antoni, Andrew 1938-39-40Darby, Ronald 1986-87-88-89Dardinger, Richard Bob 1968Dardinger, Rick 1968-69-70

Darling, Javonne 1994-95-96-97D’Autio, Angelo 1927Davenport, Doug 1986-87-88Davis, Adrian 2004-05Davis, Emerson 1960Davis, Floyd 1948-49-50-51Davis, Josh 2001-02-03-04Davis, Larry 1998-99-00-01Davison, Hugh 1916-17-19Day, Brian 1994Deaton, Chris 1990-91-92-93DeBord, David 1969Debose, Darrell 1986-87Deeds, Tim 1967-68-69Deifel, Joe 2001-02-03-04DeLong, Robert 1974DeMarco, John 1967Dempsey, Tim 1995-96-97Demus, Jim 1956Dennison, Cory 2002DePolo, Louis 1940DeRiggi, Joseph A. 1978-79Derricott, Danny 1997-98-99-00Devine, Derek 2005

Devine, Jim 1979-80-81Dezio, Larry 1964-65Diabo, Pete 1971-72-73Dick, Jack 1950-51Dickenson, Norman 1949Diebolt, William 1928-29-30Dillon, Sean 1988-89Dixon, Anthony 1996Dixon, Don 1964-65Dobbs, Edward 1920Doctor, Sean 1987-88Donnan, Todd 1991-92-93-94Dorsey, Wesley, Sr. 1910-15-16Dorsey, Wesley, Jr. 1941Doss, Demetrius 2001-02Dotson, Irv 1996-97-98-99Dotson, Paul 1966-67Dowler, Brian 1990-91Downey, Matt 1987-88-89-91Driscoll, Courtney 1940-41Drobney, Sylvester 1976-77-78-79Duff y, Trey 1983Duncan, John 1993-94-95-96Duncan, Robert 1951Duncan, Steve 1969Dunlap, Ramon 1957Dunn, Jim 1991Durning, Jim 1990-91-92Durrette, Jeff 1979

▲ Andy D’Antoni (53) was a bruising back at Marshall from

1938-40.

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS


▲ Eric Kresser quarterbacked the 1996 Thundering Herd to a

perfect 15-0 record in his only season at Marshall.


EEastwood, Jeremy 1996-97Echols, Terry 1981-82-83Eckard, Garry 1917-19-20Edwards, Dixon 1959Edwards, Jeff 1999-00-01-02Edwards, Tom 1994Edwards, Will 1993-94-95-96Elam, Omer 1942Elby, Anthony 1990-91Elkins, Everett “Boots” 1938-39Elliott, George 1977-78-79Elliott, Harold 1940Ellwood, Todd 1976-77-78Embry, Jerome 1993-94-95-96England, Robert 1911-12-13Eshbaugh, Robert 1971-72-73-74Evans, David 1948-49Evans, Todd 1983Evans, Tony 1981

FFallon, Justin 1990Fannan, Shawn 1985-86-87Fannin, John D. 1986,1987Farley, Mike 1995Farmer, John 1912-13-14Farrington, Earl 1919-22-23-24Fee, Rick 1968Featner, Frank 1991-92Fedders, Rick 1971Feeney, Cecil 1913-14Felton, J. C. 1974-75-76-77Felty, Charles “Chuck” 1984-85-86Ferguson, Aaron 1993-94-95-96Ferguson, Sam 1914Ferguson, William D. 1967-68Ferrari, Albert T. 1934Ferrari, Dorin 1965-66Ferrari, Victor 1966Fields Ethan A. 1984Fieldson, Charles E. 1946-47,1949Filer, Jermaine 2005

Filliez, John 1973-74-75-76Fillmore, Richard 1962-63-64Finnan, Shawn S. 1987Fisher, Wilbur 1916Fitzgerald, Marcus 2004-05

Fitzpatrick, Kyle 1994Fitzpatrick, Rory 1987-88-89Fitzwater, Cliff ord A. 1974Fizer, Tim 1993Flaherty, Tim 1987-88-89Fleming, Millard 1960-61Fletcher, Benny 1930-31-32Fletcher Jr., Cecil 1985-86-87Fletcher, Charles 1960Flowers, Cole 1994Flowers, John D. 1969Floyd, Tim 1994-95Fodor, Carl 1983-84-85Foose, Morris 1917Forbes, Dave 1974Forbes, William 1974Forinash, Dave 1962Fornari, Art C. 1963Forsythe, Greg 1994Foster, Charles Eugene 1955Foster, F. J. 1910Foster, Will D. 1914Forquean, Larry 1981-82-83Fowler, Roscoe 1912-14Fox, Joe Larry 1974-75Foye, David 1998-99-00Fralic, Joe 1981Frame, Jim R. 1950-51Franciose, Ron A. 1960Frank, ErickFranklin, Norman 1987-88Frazer, Hal 1952Frazie, Jeremy 2005

Frazier, Vernon 1920-24Freeman, Col. Fred 1954-55Fruetel, Doug 1919Fruit, Jeff 1988Fry, Johnson 1922Fugate, Todd 1987Fugate Jr., Todd 1987Fumi-Fiamawle, Joe 1990-91Funari, Alex 1950Furbee, Rick (Clark) 1924

GGaines, Matt 1977-78-79Galbraith, Stephen 2000Gamble, Phillip 2005

Gardner, Robert 1957Gardner, Terry Lee 1971-72-73-74Garred, Alex 1906Garrett, Rodney 1990-91-92-93Garrett, Roger 2003-04Garrettson, Reggie 1969Gary, Olandis 1994-95Gaskill, Paul 1930-31-32Gast, Joe 1966-67-68Gates, Eric 1989-90Gatski, Frank 1941-42Gatrell, Eugene 1964-65Gaudet, Fred 1969Gault, Kevin 1985-86-87Gayheart, Chester 1951Gear, Mike 1979Geiger, C. W. 1977-78Geoly, Stephen 1988-89-90George, Raymond 1952Gerlach, Dennis 1963-64Gessler, Erich Sam 1972-73-74Ghiz, Fred 1930-31-32-33Gibson, Don 1946-47-48-49Gibson, Louis 1947-48-49Gibson, Rodney 1945-46-47Gikas, Greg 1967Gilbert, Bruce 1982Gilbert, James 1966-67Giles, Reggie 1986-87-88Gill, Mike 1989Gillespie, John 1920Gillespie, Temp 1948Gillespie, William C. 1959Gilmore, Kevin 1969-70Glason, Manuel 1976Gleich, Jay 1984-85-86-87Glen, Hugh 1924Gochneaur, Graham 2003-04Goddard, Johnathan 2001-02-03-04Goines, Andre 1996Goines, Sam 1998-99-00-01Goines, Roy L. 1956-57Good, Tom 1963-64-65Goodwyn, Shawn 1992-93-94Gordon, John Denny 1969Goyette, Eddie 1933-34Grace, John 1996-97-98-99Graney, Mike 1935Grass, Frank 1906-07-08Grass, Roy 1912-13-14Graves, Odell 1971-72-73-74Grayson, Jayson 1993-94-95Green, Ken 1987-88Green, Robert 1974Green, Willie 1928Greenlee, Doug 1928Greenleaf, Brian 1999Greer, K.J. 1999-00Greer, Shavar 2005

Gregory, Billy 1996Gregory, John 1987-88-89Grier, Derek 1989-90-91Griffi n, John 1962-63Griffi n, Nate 2003-04Griffi th, Dave 1969-70Griffi th, Eric 1984Griffi th, Eugene 1949Grimsley, Joseph 1924Groothuis, Greg 1990Grugan, Jim 1992Grose, Chris 1991-92-93-94Guilliams, Mike 1996-97-98-99Guillory, Tremel 2003-04Gwinn, Harry 1915-16

HHagale, Tyson 1996-97-98Hagee, James 1920Hairston, Greg 1993-94Hairston, Marcus 2001-02-03-04Halbert, Carl 1933Hale, John 1975-76Hale, Robert 1966Hale, Rob 1993Hale, William J. 1957Halford, John 1986-87-88Hall, Allen 1978Hall, Donzil 1955-56Hall, Larry D. 1950-51-52Hall, Ricky 1995-96-97-98

Hall, Stanley 1986-87-88Haman, Robert 1946Hamilton, Chris 1991-92-93-94Hamilton, Christopher 1994Hamilton, Curtis Ben 1929,1933Hamilton, Stacy 1990Hamlin, Bob 1960-61-62Hammon, Brad 1998Hammond, Bruce 1986-87-88Hammond, Ron 1962Hamrick, J. Edward 1966-67-68Hamrick, Michael 1978-79Haney, Paul 1940Hanna, Phil 1953Hanson, Chris 1995-96-97-98Hardy, Paul 2000-01Hargrove, Wilbur 2002-03-04-05Harper, Ajax 1906-07-08Harper, Scott 1999-00Harrell, Henry 1935Harris, Art 1970Harris, Bob 1970Harris, Howard 1976-77-78-79Harris, Jerry 1986-87-88Harris, Larry 1994-95Harris, Tom E. 1965-66-67Harris, William C. 1955Harrison, Kevin 1990Hart, Steve 1979Hartley, Robert 1949Harvey, Larry 1994Hasley, William 1968Hatchett, Orlando 1989-90-91-92Hatfi eld, 1909Hatfi eld, Homer 1919-20-21-22Hawkins, Chris 2005Hawkins, David 1979Hawkins, Henry L. 1953-54-55Hawkins, Randy 1981-82-83Hawkins, Richard L. 1956-57Hawley, John L. 1906-07-08Hayes, Reggie 2001-02-03-04Hazard, Jerome 1985-86-87Hay, Page 1924Head, Curtis 1999-00-01-02Heath, Andre 1972-73-74-75Heaton, Jim 1965-66Heckel, Scott 1987-88-89Hellyer, Leonard 1955-56Henderson, Ray 1964-65Henderson, Tony 1983Henry, Charles J. 1971-72-73-74Henry, Lewis E. 1966Hensley, George “Didge” 1929Hensley, Walter 1949Henson, E. B. 1910Henson, Joe 1949-50Henson, Walter 1940Herscher, Gavin 2004Hertig Sr., Willis 1932Henthorne, Ike 1947-48Hess, Herb 1955-56-57Hewitt, Jim 1973-74Hicks, Chauncey 1938Hicks, Lester B. 1972-73Hicks, Marlan 2000-01-02-03Hicks, Mike 1963Hickman, Aaron 1995Hill, Bob 1970Hill, Casey 1990-91-92-93Hill, Euri 1994Hill, Glen 1934Hill, Harper 1959-60-61Hill, Jim 1959Hill, Stan 2001-02-03-04Hillis, Roger 1971-72-73-74Hines, Maurice 1997-98-99-00Hinte, Henry 1952-53-54Hite, Brian 1976-77-78-79Hively, George 1907-09Hockenberry, Randy 1978Hodges, Doug 1997-98-99-00Holden, Theodore 1910Hollandsworth, Ivan G. 1914-15-16-17Holman, Avorice 1992Holstein, Jerry 1994Homa, Dave 1971Honick, Dave 1992-93-94-95Hood, Joe 1970Hoover, L. B. 1910Hopkins, Greg 1983Horton, Richard L. 1949-50Hosafl ook, Will 1997-98-99Hoskins, Ian 2005

Houdyschell, Henry 1949-50-51Howard, Tom 1969-70

Howell, Frank “Stubby” 1929-30Howell, Vernon 1957-58-59Huff , Alan 1982-83-84Huff , Fred 1926Huff man, Frank 1936-37-38Huff man, Larry 1987-88-89Huff man, Stan 1940Huff man, Trinity 1993Huff stuttler, Barry 1960Humphreys, John 1990Humphries, Jack 1940Humphries, Ralph 1931Hummel, Geroge 1966-67-68Hunt, Jackie 1938-39-40-41Hunter, Raymey 1929-30-31-32Hunter, Richard 1936-37-38Hunter, Willard 1958Hurst, John 1969Hurt, Fred 1933-34Hurt, Charles 1983Huston, Roy 1933Hutchings, Nelson 1985-86Hutchinson, Scott 1982Huth, John 1978-79-80Hynus, Jim 1979-80-81Hynus, William “Billy” 1982-83-84

IIhnat, Eric 1988-89-90Inman, John 2004-05

Inquartano, Charles 1979Isaacs, Robby 2001

JJackson, Dan 1988Jackson, George 1971-72Jackson, Kalen 1994Jackson, Kevin 1977-78-79-80Jackson, Khamisi 1995Jackson, Richard D. 1956-57Jackson, Ted 1983Jackson, Wm. “Mickey” 1964-65-66James, Daniel “Buddy” 1960James, William 1973Jamison, Clem “Buck” 1936Janssen, Eric 1979-80Jarrell, Brian 1986-87Jarrett, James “Wahoo” 1960Jarrell, Jess Scott 1957Jarrell, John 1933

Jarrett, Larry G. 1960Jarrett, Summers 1947-48Jeff erson, Roger 1960-61-62Jenkins, Javon 1995-96Jenkins, J.R. 1997-98-99-00Jerrome, Chuck 1968Johnson, Brian 1993Johnson, Darryl 1985-86Johnson, David 1989-90Johnson, Don 1982-83Johnson, Greg 1974-75Johnson, James 1978Johnson, James “J.J.” 2005

Johnson, Jonathan 1995Johnson, Mike 1976-77-78Johnson, Robert 1953Johnson, Roger 1991-92-93-94Johnson, Steve 1971-72-73Johnstonbaugh, John 1971-72Jones, Alonzo 1998-99-00-01Jones, Charlie 1967-68-69Jones, Curtis 1999-00-01-02Jones, Greg 1982Jones, Jerald E. 1955Jones, Ken 1950Jones, Larry 1974-75-76Jones Jr., Olen E. 1956-57Jones, Paco 2005

Jones, Wesley 2005

Jones, W. H. 1912Jordon, Felix 1970-71-72Jorgenson, Ron 1977

KKaminski, Jason 2005

Kaufman, Mike 1972Kautz, Charles 1946Kay, Robert H. C. 1915-16Keadle, John 1933Keatley, James 1961Keely, Jarrod 1995-96-97Keener, Mike 1965Keesee, Curt 1964-65-66Keith, 1908Kellett, Gregg 1998-99-00-01Kelley, Matthew 1979Kelly, Nick 2001-03Kendle, Clay 1911-12-13Kendrick, Ted 1984Kendziorski, Greg 1978-79-80Kerr, Randy 1971-72-73


▲ Ralph May (1960-61) played quarterback for Marshall in

the early 1960s.


Kesling, Mike 1975-76-77-78Keyes, Curtis 2003-04-05

Kincaid, Hunter 1934Kincaid, Charles Max 1953-54Kindle, Melvin 1992King, Eddie 1933-34King, Eric 1982King, James D. 1968King, Larry A. 1982King, Shannon 1990-91-92-93King, William 1990-91-92-93Kinker, Sam 1977-78-79-80Kinney, John 1966-67-68Kinnison, Roy 1972Kirby, Dave 1977-78Kirk, Dana 1957Kirkland, John 1978-79Kitchens, Maurice 2005

Kizer, Henry 1963Klaner, Brian 1998Klein, Harvey 1947Klein, Paul “Dewey” 1988-89-90-91Kliner, Ed 1968Klipa, George 1951Knight, Frank G.Knode, B. 1919Knode, Stewart 1919Konopka, Tony 1982Koontz, A.B. 1906-08-10-11Kosanovich, George 1963-64-65Kouns, Paul 1935Kozak, George 1928-29Krauss, Eric 2000Kravec, John 1973-74Kresser, Eric 1996Krone, Robert 1974Kuhl, Harley 1938-39-40Kush, Zach 1937-38-39Kuzio, Paul 1975-76-77

LLaird, Marvin 1929-30-31-32Lajterman, Marcelo 1970Lake, Frank 1927Lallance, John B. 1894-95-97-98-99Lamb, Tom 1957Lamb, Ray 1984-85Lambert, Henry S. 1912-13-14Lambert, Oscar 1910-11-12-13Lane, Bob 1989-90-91-92Land, John 1966-67Lange, Michael 1994

Lanzo, Jim 1991-92-93-94Larew, Robert 1920Lathan, Wilson 1960LaTulipe, Scott 1982-83-84Lauzon, Shawn 2004-05

Lawrence, Everett 1914-15-16Lawson, Ken 1975-76-77Lear, Ron 1981Lech, Richard 1969-70Lee, Brandon 1994Lee, Adam 2005Lee, Carl 1979-80-81-82Leftwich, Byron 1998-99-00-01-02Legg, William 1959Leggett, Brian 2005

Legursky, Doug 2004-05

Lellie, Tony 1982-83-84Lemon, Jason 1988LeSage, Frank 1917-19-20Leslie, Nathan 2000-01-03Lester, Robert 1957-58-59Lewis, Dewayne 1996-97-98-99Lewis, Garfi eld 1984-85Lewis, Jim 1962Lewis, Paul 1949Lewis, Tim 1983-84-85Liebe, Greg 1982Lindsey, Ken 1983Lindsey, Mike 1981-82-83Linger Jr., Otis 1949-50Linkous, Mike 1994Lipscomb, Fred 1957Lipscomb, Ryan 1993-94-95-96Little, Mike 1963Litton, Byran 1990-91-92Lively, A.G. 1909-10Lockett, Jon Melvin 1972-73Loding, Ace 1971-72-73Logan, John T. 1983-84Lohri, Josh 1999-00Long, Doug 1964Long, Jerrald 1996-97-98Long, Paul 1951-52-53Long, Vincent 1983Loudermilk, Robert 1954-55Lowe, David 1957Lucas, Dave 1967-68Lucas, Okey 1940Lunsford, Bobby 1992Lunsford, Ralph E. 1960Lutz, Robert 1962Lutz, Bobby 1987-88-89Lyle, Seth 1997

Lyon, Billy 1993-94-95-96Lyon, George 1915

MMaddox, Jim C. 1957-58-59Maerker, James W. 1965Mahone, Jack 1962-63-64Mahoney, Don 1990Mahoney, Jake 1938Maier, Albie 1951-52-53-54Malashevich, Billy 1997-98-99Maleki, Stan 1955Mandeville, Jim 1965-66-67Mann, 1908Manns, Nate 2003-04Manning, Curtis “Buck” 1993-95-96Manos, Sam 1984-85-86Marcum, Roy 1910-11Marcum Robert “Kayo” 1956Marriott, Denero 2001-02Marshall, James 1983Marsteller, Ronnie 1964Martin, Chris 2000-01Martin, George 1979Martin, Greg 1994Martin, Harry 1928-29-30-31Martin, Jamus 2001-02-03-04Martin, Lamar 1997Martin, Tim 1993-94-95-96Marvin, Gary 1964-65Mason, Mark 1990-91Massey, Chris 1998-99-00-01Masterson, John 1989-90Mattiford, Jack 1938-39Maxwell, Robert 1960-61-62Maxwell, Thomas 1994-95-96-97May, Ralph 1960-61Mayer, Al 1974-75Mayfi eld, Alpha 1960Mays, Brian 1984Mays, William 1950Mazeska, Ron 1961Mazza, Frank A. 1948-49-50-51McCaff rey, Lee 1926McCarraher, Dewey 1917-19McCarty, Kevin 1991-92-93McKenzie, Tater 1995McCloud, Larry 1994-95-96-97McClellan, Albert 2005

McCollins, Robert 1952-53-54-55McComas, Meredith 1926McComas, William 1946McConkey, Terry 1990McConkey, Tom 1983-84-85McCourt, William 1979-80-81McCowan, Lonnie 2003-04McCoy, Doug 1981McCoy, Homer “Kid” 1929McCoy, Joe L. 1948McCoy, Larry D. 1972-73McCoy, Mike 1985-86-87McCoy, Myron 1979McCoy, Ray 1928-29-30McCullough, 1917McCuskey, Paul 1942McDonald, Donald 1917-19-20McDonald, James J. 1959McEwen, Sam 1929-30-31-32McGregor, Charles 1990-91-92McKinney, Maurice 2000-01-03McKnight, Nick 1986-87-88McKee, Johnny 1991-92McKown, Audree 1926McKown, John 1929-30-31-32-33McLaughlin, Thomas 1967McMahon, Dave R. 1961McNeely, Ashley 2002-03-04McNett, Troy 1982McPeek, Nate 2000-01-02-03McQueen, Archibald 1907-08-09McSorley, Jeff 1994McTaggart, Ed 1974-75-76-77McVey, Clarence 1911-13McVicker, J. R. 1989McWhorter, John 1947-48-49-50Meadows, Allen 1971-72-73-74Meckstroth, Rick 1971-72-73Meeks, Jimmy 1998-99Mellie, Frank 1942Mendoza, Bill 1986-87-88Mercer, Giradie 1996-97-98-99Mercer, Jim 1972-73Meredith, Cy 1926Merrick, David 1991-92-93Merrick, Willy 1991-92

Merritt, Blake 2005

Mesi, Joe 1974Metropolis, Dan 1982Meyer, Charles C. 1912Michel, James 1961Middleton, Bob 1909-10Milam, John 1968Milano, Phil 1963Miller, Brian 1978-79Miller, Claude 1946-47-48Miller, George 1966Miller, George 1997-98-99-00Miller, Howard L. 1963-64-65Miller, John H. 1933Miller, Mark E. 1972-73Miller Paul J. 1957Miller, Gunnar 1954Mills, George 1950Mills, Pat 1988Minard, Ronald D. 1964-65Minter, Robert 1992Mitchell, Joe 1988Mitchell, John 1986-87Mitchell, Vernon Tim 1989-90Molnar, John A. 1960Moore, Henry 2001-02Moore, Hiram 2003-04-05

Moore, Larry 1995-96-97Moore, Ryan 1996Moore, Tommy 1990-91-92-93Moorman, Percy 1989Moravec, Jon 2005

Moresa, Robert 1972Morgan, Carlos 2002Morgan, Hanley 1920Morgan, Robert Gary 1971Morlock, Jack 1937-38-39-40Morris, Bernard 2004-05

Morris, Matt 2003-04-05

Morrison, Brad 1978-79-80Morrison, Garrett 2002-03-04Morrison, Shannon 1991-92-93-94Morrow, George 1915Morrow, Lester 1906-07-08Morton, Steve 1974-75Moss, Randy 1996-97Motley, Andre 1989-90Mulberry, Greg 1989Mullens, Norman D. 1958Mullins, Jeff 2002-03-04-05Mullins, Richard W. 1946Murphy, Richard D. 1974Myers, Charlie 1910-11Myers, Warren Zeke 1963Mynes, 1915-16

NNagle, William R. 1911-12-13-14Nance, Gene 1972Napier, William 1947Nardo, William 1961Nash, Barry 1970Natale, Mike 1976-77-78-79Nelson, Bud 1975-76-77Nelson, Tim 1995Nethercutt, Curt 1990-91-92Newman, Rush 1914Newsome, Donte’ 2002-03-04-05Nichols, Harold 1924-25-26-27Nichols, Ryan 1994-95Niday, Paul 1951Nisbet, George R. 1958Noble, Chris 1991Noel, Travis 2004Norrell, Pat 1969-70North, James 1982Nunn, Mike 1979Nutter, Carl 1953

OO’Brien, 1915-16O’Conner, Jim 1959O’Connor, Ian 2003-04-05

O’Dell, Brian 1981-82O’Dell, George S. 1910-12O’Dell, Larry 1988O’Neal, Andre 1996-97-98-99O’Shea, Chad 1992-93Oertel, John 1968Oliver, Reggie 1971-72-73Ollum, Fred 1910-11-12-13-14Openlander, Tim 1993-94-95-96Orr, Gilbert “I.W.” 1983Owens, Clyde 1963-64-65

Owens, Michael 1998-99-00-01

PPainter, Ronald 1960Palazeti, Marty 1982-83-84Paletti, Aldo 1937-38Palmer, Howard 1893-94-95-99Pannell, Williiam 1992-93-94-95Park, Carl 1914Parker, Chris 1992-93-94-95Parker, Claude 1933-34Parker, Dennis M. 1966-67Parker, Jimmy 1997-98-99-00Parker, Ken 1957Parker, Vince 1992-93-94Parkhurst, Matt 2005

Parks, Kerry 1987-88-89-90Patterson, Pat 1906-07-08-09Patterson, Dan 1983Patterson, James R. 1970Patton, Elmer 1928-29-30-31Payne, Fred 1971-72Payton, Michael 1989-90-91-92Pearcy, Jim 1941Pearson, Corey 1997Pedro, Glenn 1990-91-92-93Pennington, Chad 1995-97-98-99Pepe, Ken 1988Perdue, James Orra 1921-22-23-24Perkins, Roger 1992Perretta, Stephen 2001-02Perry, Walter 1917Perry, Alfred H. 1971Perry Jr., Charlie 1976-77Perry, James H. 1962-63-64Pertee, Eugene 1981-82-83Pertee, Jim 1998-99-00Peterfy, Scott 1978-79Peters, Jack 1940Petersen, Archie 1926Petersen, Tony 1987Pettit, Scott 1998-99-00Pettry, Carl 1917-19Pettry, Howard 1917-19Pfl eger, Garry 1972Phillips, Gene 1967-68Phillips, Hobart 1976-77-78-79Phillips, Ricardo 2001Phillips, Robert 1977Pierce, Clyde “Sonny” 1961-62-63Pierce, Forrest 1931Pinkerton, Eric 1996-97-98-99Pirschell, Carl 1940Pitsenberger, Issac 1919-20-21-22Place, Grant 1991-92-93Platt, Campbell A. 1954-55Plybon, Jim 1946-47Polcyn, Dan 1972Poole, Nate 1997-98-99-00Poling, Luther 1927Porter, Frank 1928-29-30-31Porter, Gregory 1958Post, James 1924Potter, John 1942Potts, Harry 1894-95-96Potts, Lloyd 1924Powell, Keith 1988-89Powell, Warder 1946Prater, Brandon 1972Prelaz, Edward 1949-50-51Preston, Jim 1965-66-67Preston, Joe 1946-47Price, Charles 1919Price, Malcolm 1959-60-61Priddy, W.C. 1899Priode, Len 1930-31-32-33Provance, Jim 1935-36Pruett, Bob 1962-63-64Pruett, Tim 1996-97-98Pry, Jim W. 1972Puggi, Ron 1996-97-98-99

QQualls, Zachary 1974-75Queen, George 1924Quinlam, Emory 1914Quinlan, James E. 1919Quinn, Tom R. 1954

RRacer, Tony 1992Radar, Dave 1972Rader, Jason 2002-03


ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERSRadford, Phillip A. Ralbusky Jr. Joe 1966-67-68Ralston, William 1972Ramsey, James 1913-14-15Raper, C.A. 1915-16-17Rardin, Dan 1930-31-32-33Rascoe, E.J. 2005

Ratliff , Phillip 1989-90-91-92Ray, Chris 2001Ray, William Dan 1954-56-58Raybould, Dewitt 1914Rayford, Ellwood 1978Rece, Ellis 1920Reed, Brian 1994-95-96-97Reed, Robert 1959Reese, Scottie 1969-70Reese Jr., Troy 1949Reeser, Edgar 1911-12-13-14Rembert, J.T. 2001-02-03-04Repass, Rex 1972Repasy, Jack 1969Resser, Edgar 1914-15-16Reynolds, Ronnie 1959Reynolds, Tuan 1993Rhodes, Keenan 1990-91-92Rhodes, Ralph 1979Rice, Dale 1983Richardson, Darnell 1978-79-80-81Ridenour, Harold “Red” 1924Rife, Heber 1924-25Rife, Y. Jeff erson 1927-28-29-30Riggs, George 1967-68Riggs Jr., Martin 1981-82-83Rincich, John 1952-53Rine, Charles R. 1964-65-66Rinehart, Albert W. 1962-63Rinehart, Jerry A. 1965-66Rist, Wilbur 1929Robb, Richie 1966-67Roberti, William 1957Roberts, Brian 1993-94Roberts, Dean 1983Roberts, Jim 1938Roberts, Richard 1947-48-49Robinson, Don 1968Robinson, J.B. 1906-07-08-09Robinson, Johnny 1995Robinson, T.J. 1909-10-11Rockwell, Jim 1947-48-49-50Rodamer, Geremy 2004-05

Rodgers, Chanston 1999-00-01Rogers, Jamie 1997-98Roebuck, Jim 1931Rogers, Bernard “Ram” 1931-32-33-34Rollins, Dickey 1982Rolph, Frank 1909-10-11Rolph, W.F. 1906Ross, Mike 1979Rowe, John R. 1965-66Royal, Chris 2002-03-04-05Royer, Herb 1935-36-37Ruckman, John 1912-13-14Ruffi n, Nate 1969-70-71Russell, Eugene 1937Rusell, J. B. 1936-37-38Rutkowski, Zebe 1955

SSacrinty, John 1941Sadd, Mitch 1955Saff ord, Jason 1995Saff ord, Ron 1967-68Saito, Jesse 2003Salem, Fred 1929Salmons, Luke 2001-02-03Salmons, Mike 1985-86Salmons, William 1985Sanders, Curtis 1998-99Sanders, Jamall 2003Sanders, Larry 1969-70Sang, Earl “Bob” 1947-48-49-50Sansosti, Alex 1962-63-64-65Sargent, Doug 1974-75Sargent, Kevin 1972Satterwhite, Yancey 1999-00-01-02Saunders, Shaun 1997-98-99Saylor, Al 1970Sayre, Harry 1920Sayre, Madison 1988-89-90-91Scarbrough, Bert 1995-96-97Scheuch, Chris 1997-98Schroeder, Tom 1978-79Sciullo, Steve 1999-00-01-02Scott, Randolph 1954-55-56Scragg, Barry 1967

Seabright, Harry 1926Seamster, Josh 1993-94-96-97Seelinger, Dearl 1947Sedinger, Howard 1917Serdich, Meline 1967Shaner, Jeff 1978-80Shannon, Art 1970Shannon, Brian 1988Shanta, Robert 1974-75Sharp, G.W. 1906-07-08Sharp, S.H. 1906-07-08Sharretts, Jon 1979Shawkey, Morris 1925Sheehy, John 1992Sheets, H.B. 1925-26-27Shellcroft, John 1967Shelton, Kemper 1906-07-08Shepard, Jerry 1983Shepherd, Benny 1915-16Shepherd, Benny Jim 1966-67-68Sherwood, Kelly 1971-72Shields, Lewis G. 1974-75Shimp Jr., John W. 1971-72-73-74Shoebridge, Ted 1969-70Shook, Jim 1967-68Shope, Brian 2004-05

Short, John 1995Silverman, Joe 1933-34Simmons, W.A. 1914Simons, James 2000Sims, Jake 1997-98Simms, Leon 1984Simpson, Jim 1956-57Simpson, Kenneth L. 1965-66-67Sims, Aladus 1992Sinclair, Paul 2002-03Sirianni, Sam “Sonny” 1956-57-58Six, Frank “Dyke” 1955-56Six, Kevin 1995Skeens, Allen 1969Skeens, Dennis C. 1961Skinner, Jimmy 2005

Skoki, Tony 1938Slusher, Danny 1968-69Sly, James H. 1969Small, Chubb 2005

Smith, Carlos 1998-99Smith, Claude M. 1967Smith, Claude 1978Smith, Corey 1994Smith, Denver 1917-19Smith, Duran 1999-00-01-02Smith, Gale 1966-67-68Smith, Gilbert E. 1951-52Smith, Greg 1976-77-78-79Smith, Harold “Brute” 1946Smith, Jack 1917-19-20Smith, Jesse 1972-73,1975Smith, Kelvin 2000-01Smith, Kevin 1978-79Smith, Larry 1997-98Smith Lasalle 1977Smith, M. F. 1909Smith, Mike 1968Smith, Sean 1998Smith, Stanley L. 1961Smith, Ted 1929-30-31-32Smith, William 1935-36-37Smith, Willie 2002-03-04-05Smolder, Eddie 1999-00-01-02Smoot, Stanley 1924-25Smythe, Scott 1993-94-95-96Smythe, Tom J. 1972Snow, Jerry 1952-53-54-55Snyder, Charles 1946-47Snyder, Mark 1987Snyder, Roger E. 1967Socha, Andy 1964-65-66Souder, Brandon 2005

Souk, Fred 1930Souk, Ted 1933Southworth, Jim 1971Sovine, Jim W. 1952-53Sowards, Clyde 1920-21Spann, Emanuel 2004Spaneas, George 1992Spangler, 1910Sparks, Wayne 1973-74-75-76Spellacy, John 1986-87-88Spencer, Luke 1977Spillman, C.J. 2005

Sprouse, Mike 1975-76-77-78Spruce, W. A. 1910St. Clair, Don 1954-55Staats, Dwight 1958

Staats, William 1923-24Staggs, Dan 1983-84Staggs, Mike 1982Stainback, Jerry 1969-70Staley, Steve 1983-84,1986Stalnaker, David 1992Stanley, Lowell 1951-52Stapf, Fred D. 1929-30Stark, Tom 1927-28-29-30Starkey, Jason 1996-97-98-99Starkey, Lawrence 1909-10Stealy, Alton 1924Steed, Lanny 1971-72-73Steele, 1908-09-10-11Stephens, John 1935-36-37Stephenson, Donahue 1990-91-92-93Stepp, Joey 2001-02-03Stevenson, William 1974-75Stewart, Ken 1936Stoll, Steve 1983-84Stott, Tony 1982Stout, Juan 1982-83-84Stover, Kenneth 1951-52Straight, Ed 1939-40-41Street, Ralph 1998-99-00-01Strickland, Norm 1986Strickland, William 1914Strong, Darryl 1979-80Stull, David 1958Stump, Alex 1995Stump, Brian 1993-94-95Sturdivant, Troy 1992Sumlin Jr., Roy 1986-87Summers, B.J. 1995-96-97Sumpter, Walter 1933Supsura, Gregg 1988-89-90Surratt, Robert 1984Swaff ord, Jermaine 1993-94-95-96Swierczek, Jim 1951-52-53Swisher, Brian 1983-84-85Swisher, Don 1968

TTabb, Roy 1972-73-74Talerio, John 1942Talkington, Mike 1986-87-88Tallman, Charles 1919-20Tallman, Frank 1919-20Tanner, Charles 1955-56-57Tarpley, Terence 1999-00-01-02Tarulli, Bart J. 1974Taylor, Dr. C.T. 1893-94Taylor, Jim 1966Taylor, Mark 1982-83-84Taylor, Okey 1915-16Tennant, Danny 1979-80Templin, George 1954-55Ternes, Jeff 1968Terrell, Chad 1998Terrell, Chris 2005

Terrell, Roberto 2001-02-03-04Terry, Wilmot 1935Theiry, Jess 1941Thomas, Bennie 1966-67-68Thomas, Britt 1919Thomas, Damarcus 2002-03-04-05Thomas, Erik 1993-94-95-96Thomas, George 1991-92Thomas, Jerrod 1989Thomas, Ogden “Oggie” 1950-51Thomas, Richard L. 1959-60-61Thomas, Terick 2005

Thomas, Trevor 1990-91-92-93Thompkins, Doug 1910Thompson, Art 1948Thompson, Billy 1986Thompson, Dwayne 1981-82-83Thompson, Gary F. 1974Thompson, George A. 1951-52Thompson, Mike 1963Thornton, Dennis 2003-04-05

Thordburg, C.I. 1914-15Timion, Tyler 1989Tinker, Byron 2004Tisdale, Willie 1998-99-00Tobin, Ben 1933-34Todd, Tharen 1994-95Tompkins, 1909Torres, Jim 1987-88-89Torrence, James H. 1966-67Totten, Paul 1995-96-97Toviessi, Paul 1997-98-99-00Toy, Jason 1992Tracey, Robert 1973-74Tranquill, Robert 1977

Trimboli, Don 1957Truitt, Ray 1938Truman, Paul L. 1964-65Tunstalle, Tank 2003-04Turner, Byron 1992-93-94Turner, Keith 1986-87-88Turner, Llow 1996-97-98-99Turner, Richard 1962Tyler, Erric 1987-88Tynes, Charles 2000-01-02-03Tyson, Jimmy 2001-03-04Tzystuck, Fred 1992

UUlliman, Robert 1985Ulinski, Eddie 1939-40-41Underwood, Clarence 1938Underwood, Clyde 1937Underwood, Harry 1958Underwood, Juan 2005

Underwood, Wayne 1938

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OVERALL CONFERENCE

SEASON W L T W L T COACH

1895 0 1 1 - - - No Coach1896 No Game Results Available1897 0 3 0 - - - No Coach1898 4 1 0 - - - No Coach1899 0 0 1 - - - No Coach1900 1 0 2 - - - No Coach1901 2 0 1 - - - No Coach1902 5 0 2 - - - No Coach1903 3 1 1 - - - George Ford1904 1 3 3 - - - George Ford1905 6 2 0 - - - Alfred McCary1906 4 0 1 - - - Pearl Rardin1907 3 2 1 - - - No Coach1908 0 6 0 - - - W.G. Vinal1909 3 2 1 - - - Boyd Chambers1910 5 1 1 - - - Boyd Chambers1911 4 1 1 - - - Boyd Chambers1912 3 4 0 - - - Boyd ChambersWest Virginia Athletic Association (1913-1932)

1913 3 4 0 0 2 0 Boyd Chambers1914 5 4 0 2 2 0 Boyd Chambers1915 1 7 0 0 1 0 Boyd Chambers1916 7 2 1 1 1 0 Boyd Chambers1917 1 7 1 0 0 1 Carl Shipley1918 No Games (World War I)1919 8 0 0 3 0 0 Archer Reilly1920 0 8 0 0 2 0 Herbert Cramer1921 5 2 1 2 1 0 Kemper Shelton1922 5 4 0 1 1 0 Kemper Shelton1923 1 7 0 1 2 0 Harrison Briggs1924 4 4 0 2 2 0 Russell Meredith1925 4 1 4 3 0 2 Charles Tallman1926 5 4 1 3 1 0 Charles Tallman1927 5 3 1 4 1 0 Charles Tallman1928 8 1 1 5 0 0 Charles Tallman1929 5 3 1 4 1 0 Johnny Maulbetsch1930 3 5 1 3 0 1 Johnny Maulbetsch1931 6 3 0 4 1 0 Tom Dandelet1932 6 2 1 3 0 0 Tom DandeletBuckeye Conference (1933-1938)

1933 3 5 1 0 3 1 Tom Dandelet1934 3 6 0 0 4 0 Tom Dandelet1935 4 6 0 0 4 0 Tom Dandelet1936 6 3 1 1 2 1 Cam Henderson1937 9 0 1 4 0 1 Cam Henderson1938 5 4 0 Cam HendersonIndependent (1939-1947)

1939 9 2 0 - - - Cam Henderson1940 8 2 0 - - - Cam Henderson1941 7 1 0 - - - Cam Henderson1942 1 7 1 - - - Cam Henderson1943-1945 No Games (World War II)1946 2 7 1 - - - Cam Henderson1947 9 3 0 - - - Cam HendersonOhio Valley Conference (1948-1952)

1948 2 7 1 1 2 0 Cam Henderson1949 6 4 0 4 0 0 Cam Henderson1950 2 8 0 1 4 0 Cam Henderson1951 5 4 1 3 2 0 Pete Pedersen1952 2 7 2 1 2 0 Pete PedersenMid-American Conference (1953-1968)

1953 2 5 2 0 0 0 Herb Royer1954 4 5 0 2 5 0 Herb Royer1955 3 6 0 1 5 0 Herb Royer1956 3 6 0 2 4 0 Herb Royer1957 6 3 0 4 2 0 Herb Royer1958 3 6 0 1 5 0 Herb Royer1959 1 8 0 1 4 0 Charlie Snyder1960 2 7 1 1 4 0 Charlie Snyder1961 2 7 1 1 4 0 Charlie Snyder1962 4 6 0 0 5 0 Charlie Snyder1963 5 4 1 3 2 1 Charlie Snyder1964 7 3 0 4 2 0 Charlie Snyder1965 5 5 0 2 4 0 Charlie Snyder1966 2 8 0 1 5 0 Charlie Snyder1967 0 10 0 0 6 0 Charlie Snyder1968 0 9 1 0 6 0 Perry MossIndependent (1969-1975)

1969 3 7 0 - - - Rick Tolley1970 3 6 0 - - - Rick Tolley1971 2 8 0 - - - Jack Lengyel1972 2 8 0 - - - Jack Lengyel

OVERALL CONFERENCE

SEASON W L T W L T COACH

1973 4 7 0 - - - Jack Lengyel1974 1 10 0 - - - Jack Lengyel1975 2 9 0 - - - Frank EllwoodSouthern Conference (1976-1996)

1976 5 6 0 0 0 0 Frank Ellwood1977 2 9 0 0 4 0 Frank Ellwood1978 1 10 0 0 5 0 Frank Ellwood1979 1 10 0 0 6 0 Sonny Randle1980 2 8 1 0 5 1 Sonny Randle1981 2 9 0 1 5 0 Sonny Randle1982 3 8 0 1 6 0 Sonny Randle1983 4 7 0 3 4 0 Sonny Randle1984 6 5 0 2 4 0 Stan Parrish1985 7 3 1 3 3 1 Stan Parrish1986 6 4 1 4 3 0 George Chaump1987 10 5 0 4 2 0 George Chaump1988 11 2 0 6 1 0 George Chaump1989 6 5 0 4 3 0 George Chaump1990 6 5 0 4 3 0 Jim Donnan1991 11 4 0 5 2 0 Jim Donnan1992 12 3 0 5 2 0 Jim Donnan1993 11 4 0 6 2 0 Jim Donnan1994 12 2 0 7 1 0 Jim Donnan1995 12 3 0 7 1 0 Jim Donnan1996 15 0 0 8 0 0 Bob PruettMid-American Conference (1997-2004)

1997 10 3 0 8 1 0 Bob Pruett1998 12 1 0 8 1 0 Bob Pruett1999 13 0 0 9 0 0 Bob Pruett2000 8 5 0 6 3 0 Bob Pruett2001 11 2 0 8 1 0 Bob Pruett2002 11 2 0 8 1 0 Bob Pruett2003 8 4 0 6 2 0 Bob Pruett2004 6 6 0 6 2 0 Bob PruettConference USA (2005-present)

2005 4 7 0 3 5 0 Mark Snyder

All-Time Head Coaching RecordsCOACH TENURE W L T PCT

George Ford 1903-1904 4 4 4 .500Alfred McCary 1905 6 2 0 .750Pearl Rardin 1906 4 1 0 .900W.G. Vinal 1908 0 6 0 .000Boyd Chambers 1909-1916 32 27 4 .539Carl Shipley 1917 1 7 1 .167Archer Reilly 1919 8 0 0 1.000Herbert Cramer 1920 0 8 0 .000Kemper Shelton 1921-1922 11 6 1 .639Harrison Briggs 1923 1 7 0 .125Russell Meredith 1924 4 4 0 .500Charles Tallman 1925-1928 22 9 7 .671John Maulbetsch 1929-1930 8 8 2 .500Tom Dandelet 1931-1934 18 16 2 .528Cam Henderson 1935-1949 68 46 5 .592Pete Pederson 1950-1952 9 19 3 .339Herb Royer 1953-1958 21 31 2 .407Charlie Snyder 1959-1967 28 58 3 .331Perry Moss 1968 0 9 1 .050Rick Tolley 1969-1970 6 13 0 .316Jack Lengyel 1971-1974 9 33 0 .214Frank Ellwood 1975-1978 10 34 0 .227Sonny Randle 1979-1983 12 42 1 .227Stan Parrish 1984-1985 13 8 1 .614George Chaump 1986-1989 33 16 1 .670Jim Donnan 1990-1995 64 21 0 .753Bob Pruett 1996-2004 94 23 0 .803Mark Snyder 2005- 4 7 0 .364

HEAD COACHING LINEAGE


▲ The 1904 Marshall College football team was led by second-year head coach George Ford.

1895Record: 0-1-1Coach: NoneNov. 14 ASHLAND HS L, 0-36Nov. 28 KINGSBURY HS (HC) T, 0-0 0-36

1896NO GAME RESULTS AVAILABLE

1897Record: 0-3Coach: NoneOct. 23 HUNTINGTON TIGERS L, 0-14Oct. 30 KINGSBURY HS L, 0-4Nov. 13 IRONTON HS (HC) L, 6-14 16-32

1898Record: 4-1Coach: NoneOct. 22 KINGSBURY HS W, 12-0Nov. 5 KINGSBURY HS Forfeit WNov. 9 at Catlettsburg L, 5-11Nov. 18 CATLETTSBURG W, 17-0Nov. 25 ASHLAND HS (HC) W, 6-0 40-11

1899Record: 0-0-1Coach: NoneNov. 30 at Catlettsburg (HC) T, 0-0

1900Record: 1-0-2Coach: NoneOct. 19 CATLETTSBURG “JUNIORS” T, 0-0Nov. 19 IRONTON (HC) W, 20-0Nov. 29 CATLETTSBURG T, 0-0 20-0

1901Record: 2-0-1Coach: NoneOct. 26 CHARLESTON W, 6-0Nov. 22 SECOND HS W, 19-0Nov. 28 CHARLESTON (HC) T, 0-0 25-0

1902Record: 5-0-2Coach: NoneOct. 10 HUNTINGTON HS W, 5-2Oct. 17 ASHLAND HS T, 0-0Oct. 24 GALLIPOLIS HS W, 34-0Nov. 1 vs. Ashland HS + (Catlettsburg, Ky.) W, 16-0Nov. 8 at Charleston HS W, 5-0Nov. 14 CHARLESTON HS (HC) T, 0-0Nov. 27 at Middleport HS W, 5-0 65-2

1903Record: 3-1-1Coach: George FordCaptain: Roy GrassOct. 10 at Middleport HS T, 0-0Oct. 24 ASHLAND HS (HC) W, 11-5Nov. 14 HUNTINGTON SEMI-PRO W, 11-5Nov. 21 at Ashland HS L, 0-15Nov. 24 SHELTON COLLEGE W, 15-0 37-25

1904Record: 1-3-3Coach: George FordCaptain: Roy GrassOct. 8 PORTSMOUTH HS L, 0-6Oct. 15 at Ashland HS T, 0-0Oct. 19 BETHANY COLLEGE L, 5-10Oct. 22 at Portsmouth HS T, 0-0Oct. 29 CHARLESTON HS L, 0-5Nov. 12 at Charleston HS T, 0-0Nov. 24 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (HC) W, 11-5 16-26

1905Record: 6-2Coach: Alfred McCaryCaptain: L.W. WellsSept. 30 ASHLAND HS W, forfeitOct. 5 at Kenova W, 15-5Oct. 7 PORTSMOUTH HS W, 5-0Oct. 18 IRONTON HS W, 12-0Oct. 21 CHARLESTON HS W, forfeitNov. 2 KENTUCKY L, 0-53

Nov. 11 OHIO UNIVERSITY W, 6-5Nov. 30 at Miami University (HC) L, 5-35 43-98

1906Record: 4-0-1Coach: Pearl RardinCaptain: Summer SharpOct. 6 at Cincinnati T, 0-0Oct. 20 PORTSMOUTH AC W, 24-0Oct. 27 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE W, 10-0Nov. 10 ASHLAND HS W, 10-0Nov. 29 MORRIS HARVEY (HC) W, 12-5 56-5

1907Record: 3-2-1Coach: NoneCaptain: T.J. RobinsonOct. 12 ASHLAND YMCA T, 0-0Oct. 19 at Georgetown College W, 11-5Nov. 2 MOUNTAIN STATE BUSINESS COLLEGE W, 22-0Nov. 9 vs. West Va. Wesleyan+ (Ravenswood, W.Va.) L, 0-18Nov. 16 CHARLESTON AC L, 0-12Nov. 28 MORRIS HARVEY (HC) W, 5-0 38-35

1908Record: 0-6Coach: W.G. VinalCaptain: Archibald McQueenOct. 3 at Ohio University L, 0-59Oct. 10 CHARLESTON YMCA L, 4-6Oct. 17 at Charleston YMCA L, 0-12Oct. 24 ASHLAND YMCA L, 5-6Nov. 7 at Morris Harvey L, 0-10Nov. 28 MORRIS HARVEY (HC) L, 5-11 14-104

1909Record: 3-2-1Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: Ray BeuhringOct. 16 CHARLESTON AC W, 12-0Oct. 23 PORTSMOUTH W, 66-0Oct. 25 at West Virginia Wesleyan L, 6-25Nov. 6 at Marietta L, 0-70Nov. 14 GLENVILLE T, 0-0Nov. 25 MORRIS HARVEY (HC) W, 23-0 107-95

1910Record: 5-1-1Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: John FarmerOct. 8 CHARLESTON HS W, 28-0Oct. 15 vs. West Va. Wesleyan+ (Grafton, W.Va.) L, 0-5Oct. 22 at Morris Harvey T, 0-0Oct. 29 DAVIS & ELKINS W, 6-3Nov. 2 at Glenville W, 9-0Nov. 12 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN W, 40-0Nov. 24 MORRIS HARVEY (HC) W, 8-6 91-14

1911Record: 4-1-1Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: Harry “Cy” YoungOct. 14 MARIETTA W, 6-0Oct. 21 at Ohio University T, 5-5Oct. 28 at West Virginia L, 15-17Nov. 4 GLENVILLE W, 32-0Nov. 18 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN W, 14-0Nov. 30 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (HC) W, 50-0 122-22

1912Record: 3-4Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: Fred OllomSept. 28 IRONTON HS W, 46-0Oct. 5 at Kentucky L, 6-13Oct. 19 TRANSYLVANIA W, 87-0Oct. 26 MARIETTA L, 0-14Nov. 9 WHEELING STAATS L, 6-8Nov. 16 at West Virginia Wesleyan L, 0-59Nov. 28 MUSKINGUM (HC) W, 52-0 197-94

1913Record: 3-4 WVAA: 0-2 Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: Jesse CallahanOct. 10 TRANSYLVANIA W, 14-2Oct. 18 at Georgetown College W, 7-0Oct. 25 MARIETTA W, 12-7Nov. 1 at Wheeling Staats L, 6-26Nov. 8 at Virginia Tech L, 0-47Nov. 22 MORRIS HARVEY• L, 0-6Nov. 27 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• (HC) L, 0-13 39-101

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS


1914Record: 5-4 WVAA: 2-2Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: Everett “Chief” LawrenceOct. 3 at West Virginia• L, 0-20Oct. 10 at West Virginia Wesleyan• L, 0-34Oct. 17 DAVIS & ELKINS• W, 6-0Oct. 24 OHIO NORTHERN W, 7-0Oct. 31 WILMINGTON W, 94-0Nov. 7 at Virginia Tech L, 6-53Nov. 14 at Marietta L, 7-20Nov. 21 SANDY VALLEY SEMINARY W, 79-0Nov. 26 MORRIS HARVEY• (HC) W, 32-6 231-133

1915Record: 1-7 WVAA: 0-1Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: Bradley WorkmanOct. 2 at Denison College L, 0-52Oct. 9 at Washington & Lee L, 0-27Oct. 16 MARIETTA L, 0-20Oct. 22 vs. Central University+ (Lexington, Ky.) L, 6-10Oct. 30 OTTERBEIN L, 0-18Nov. 6 WEST VIRGINIA• L, 6-92Nov. 20 at Ohio University L, 7-18Nov. 24 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (HC) W, 61-7 80-244

1916Record: 7-2-1 WVAA: 1-1Coach: Boyd ChambersCaptain: Benny ShepherdSept. 29 at Rio Grande W, 26-12Oct. 7 SECOND REGIMENT W, 15-0Oct. 14 at Muskingum W, 19-0Oct. 21 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN W, 101-0Oct. 28 at Transylvania T, 19-19Nov. 4 OTTERBEIN W, 12-6Nov. 11 vs. Marietta+ (Parkersburg, W.Va.) L, 13-40Nov. 18 at Davis & Elkins• L, 0-24Nov. 24 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 55-0Nov. 30 OHIO NORTHERN (HC) W, 7-0 267-101

1917Record: 1-7-1 WVAA: 0-0-1Coach: Carl ShipleyCaptain: Morris FooseSept. 30 RIO GRANDE W, forfeitOct. 6 at Denison L, 0-94Oct. 13 at Marietta L, 0-68Oct. 20 OTTERBEIN L, 0-37Oct. 27 at Georgetown College L, 0-61Nov. 10 at Greenbrier Military Academy L, 0-38Nov. 17 at Muskingum L, 0-28Nov. 24 MORRIS HARVEY• T, 7-7Nov. 29 HUNTINGTON HS (HC) L, 0-12 7-345

1918NO TEAM (WORLD WAR I)

1919Record: 8-0 WVAA: 3-0Coach: Carl ShipleyCaptain: Hugh DavissonOct. 4 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 76-0Oct. 11 at Broaddus College• W, 27-0Oct. 18 GREENBRIER MILITARY ACADEMY W, 65-0Oct. 25 at Davis & Elkins• W, 33-0Nov. 7 at Transylvania W, 20-0Nov. 15 at Greenbrier Military Academy W, 29-7Nov. 22 MUSKINGUM W, 19-6Nov. 27 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (HC) W, 33-0 302-13

1920Record: 0-8 WVAA: 0-2Coach: Herbert CramerCaptain: Frank CristOct. 2 at Army L, 0-38Oct. 9 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN L, 0-13Oct. 16 OHIO UNIVERSITY L, 0-55Oct. 23 DAVIS & ELKINS• L, 0-16Nov. 6 IRONTON YMCA L, 0-13Nov. 13 RIO GRANDE L, 0-28Nov. 20 MUSKINGUM L, 0-37Nov. 25 MORRIS HARVEY• (HC) L, 0-47 0-247

1921Record: 5-2-1 WVAA: 2-1Coach: Kemper SheltonCaptain: Isaac PitsenbergerSept. 24 at Marietta T, 0-0Sept. 30 SALEM COLLEGE• W, 6-0Oct. 8 at Kentucky L, 0-28Oct. 15 RIO GRANDE W, 33-3Oct. 29 TRANSYLVANIA W, 13-0Nov. 4 BROADDUS COLLEGE• W, 13-3Nov. 20 NEW RIVER COLLEGE• L, 0-7Nov. 26 LOUISVILLE (HC) W, 13-0 78-41

1922Record: 5-4 WVAA: 1-1Coach: Kemper SheltonCaptain: Edward DobbsSept. 23 ALDERSON-BROADDUS• W, 71-6Sept. 30 at Kentucky L, 0-16Oct. 7 TRANSYLVANIA W, 56-0Oct. 14 MARIETTA L, 0-14Oct. 27 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• L, 21-48Nov. 4 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE W, 30-0Nov. 11 at Rio Grande W, 27-3Nov. 18 at Muskingum L, 0-6Nov. 30 LOUISVILLE (HC) W, 21-7 226-100

1923Record: 1-7 WVAA: 1-2Coach: Harrison BriggsCaptain: Earl FarringtonSept. 29 at Kentucky L, 0-41Oct. 6 RIO GRANDE L, 6-20Oct. 13 MARIETTA L, 0-33Oct. 20 at West Virginia• L, 0-81Oct. 27 at Concord College• L, 6-9Nov. 3 MUSKINGUM L, 9-34Nov. 10 WILMINGTON L, 0-53Nov. 22 MORRIS HARVEY• (HC) W, 7-0 28-271

1924Record: 4-4 WVAA: 2-2Coach: Russell MeredithCaptain: Page HayOct. 4 NEW RIVER STATE• W, 13-3Oct. 11 MARIETTA L, 0-3Oct. 17 SALEM• W, 9-7Oct. 25 at Muskingum W, 3-0Nov. 1 vs. Concord•+ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) L, 0-23Nov. 15 at Davis & Elkins• L, 0-43Nov. 22 at Transylvania L, 7-28Nov. 27 LOUISVILLE (HC) W, 16-6 48-113

1925WVAA CHAMPIONS

Record: 4-1-4 WVAA: 3-0-2Coach: Charles TallmanCaptain: Frank CristSept. 26 GLENVILLE• W, 26-0Oct. 3 CONCORD• W, 13-0Oct. 10 at Marietta T, 0-0Oct. 18 NEW RIVER STATE• T, 6-6Oct. 24 TRANSYLVANIA T, 0-0Oct. 31 at Salem• T, 14-14Nov. 7 WILMINGTON W, 19-0Nov. 14 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 58-2Nov. 26 LOUISVILLE (HC) L, 2-7 138-29

1926Record: 5-4-1 WVAA: 3-1Coach: Charles TallmanCaptain: Marion “Cy” MeredithSept. 25 ALDERSON-BROADDUS• W, 14-0Oct. 1 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 34-0Oct. 9 at Transylvania W, 32-6Oct. 16 GROVE CITY L, 0-27Oct. 23 CONCORD• L, 0-6Oct. 30 at Xavier L, 6-20Nov. 6 NEW RIVER STATE• W, 6-0Nov. 12 FAIRMONT STATE• W, 55-13Nov. 20 at Louisville L, 3-27Nov. 25 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY (HC) T, 0-0 150-99

1927Record: 5-3-1 WVAA: 4-1Coach: Charles TallmanCaptain: Ralph YoungSept. 24 ALDERSON-BROADDUS• W, 33-6Oct. 1 at John Carroll T, 6-6Oct. 8 CONCORD• W, 18-6Oct. 14 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 0-7Oct. 22 at Louisville W, 37-6Oct. 29 at Canisius L, 0-19Nov. 3 at New River State• W, 65-0Nov. 12 FAIRMONT STATE• W, 35-6Nov. 24 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• (HC) L, 0-19 194-75

1928WVAA CHAMPIONS

Record: 8-1-1 WVAA: 5-0Coach: Charles TallmanCaptains: Ralph Young, Frank PorterSept. 30 at William & Mary T, 0-0Oct. 6 FAIRMONT STATE• W, 27-0Oct. 13 vs. Morehead State+ (Ashland, Ky.) W, 26-0Oct. 20 at Wittenberg W, 6-0Oct. 26 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 45-0Nov. 3 at Centre L, 6-20Nov. 9 at New River State• W, 13-0Nov. 17 BETHANY• W, 26-6Nov. 24 at Louisville W, 13-0Nov. 29 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• (HC) W, 13-7 175-33

1929Record: 5-3-1 WVAA: 4-1Coach: Johnny MaulbetschCaptain: Tom StarkSept. 28 GLENVILLE• W, 40-6Oct. 5 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 59-6Oct. 12 at Penn State L, 7-26Oct. 19 at Bethany• W, 8-0Oct. 26 LOUISVILLE W, 25-6Nov. 2 vs. Emory-Henry+ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) T, 0-0Nov. 9 FAIRMONT STATE• W, 39-0Nov. 16 GROVE CITY L, 6-7Nov. 28 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• (HC) L, 0-28 186-79

1930Record: 3-5-1 WVAA: 3-0-1Coach: Johnny MaulbetschCaptain: Tom StarkSept. 27 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 6-26Oct. 4 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 7-0Oct. 11 at Penn State L, 0-65Oct. 18 BETHANY• W, 37-0Oct. 25 vs. Emory-Henry+ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) L, 0-13Nov. 1 WITTENBERG L, 0-7Nov. 7 at Fairmont State• W, 43-0Nov. 15 LOUISVILLE L, 12-13Nov. 27 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• (HC) T, 6-6 111-130

1931WVAA CHAMPIONS

Record: 6-3 WVAA: 4-1Coach: Tom DandeletCaptains: Ramey HunterSept. 25 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 20-6Oct. 3 at Bethany• W, 31-6Oct. 10 WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON L, 0-19Oct. 15 vs. Salem•+ (Clarksburg, W.Va.) W, 6-0Oct. 24 MARIETTA W, 40-0Oct. 31 vs. Emory-Henry++ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) W, 44-13Nov. 7 FAIRMONT STATE• W, 60-0Nov. 14 at Wittenberg L, 13-27Nov. 26 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• (HC) L, 0-13 214-84

1932Record: 6-2-1 WVAA: 3-0Coach: Tom DandeletCaptain: Sammy McEwenSept. 23 LOUISVILLE W, 60-0Sept. 30 MORRIS HARVEY• W, 13-0Oct. 8 WESTERN MARYLAND T, 13-13Oct. 14 at Georgetown College W, 7-0Oct. 21 at Dayton L, 7-13Oct. 28 GENEVA L, 0-12Nov. 5 vs. Emory-Henry+ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) W, 14-6Nov. 11 SALEM• W, 19-14Nov. 24 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN• (HC) W, 22-0 155-58



1933Record: 3-5-1 BUCKEYE: 0-3-1Coach: Tom DandeletCaptain: Marvin WooleySept. 30 TRANSYLVANIA W, 38-0Oct. 7 WITTENBERG W, 19-0Oct. 14 at Miami University• L, 14-42Oct. 21 at Cincinnati• L, 0-19Oct. 28 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE W, 32-6Nov. 4 vs. Emory-Henry+ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) L, 0-12Nov. 11 OHIO UNIVERSITY• T, 0-0Nov. 18 at Ohio Wesleyan• L, 0-12Nov. 30 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (HC) L, 6-12 109-103

1934Record: 3-6 BUCKEYE: 0-4Coach: Tom DandeletCaptain: John ZontiniSept. 29 TRANSYLVANIA W, 12-0Oct. 6 BETHANY W, 39-0Oct. 13 OHIO WESLEYAN• L, 7-43Oct. 19 MORRIS HARVEY W, 29-0Oct. 27 at Ohio University• L, 0-8Nov. 3 at Cincinnati• L, 0-7Nov. 10 vs. Emory-Henry+ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) L, 6-7Nov. 17 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• L, 0-7Nov. 29 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (HC) L, 0-39 93-111

1935Record: 4-6 BUCKEYE: 0-4Coach: Tom DandeletCaptain: John ZontiniSept. 28 CONCORD W, 31-0Oct. 4 MORRIS HARVEY W, 18-0Oct. 11 at Dayton L, 6-20Oct. 19 at Ohio University• L, 13-20Oct. 26 at Miami University• L, 13-20Nov. 2 vs. Emory-Henry+ (Bluefi eld, W.Va.) W, 14-0Nov. 9 CINCINNATI• L, 13-39Nov. 16 at Ohio Wesleyan• L, 0-6Nov. 22 RIO GRANDE W, 25-0Nov. 28 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (HC) L, 6-12 93-111

1936Record: 6-3-1 BUCKEYE: 1-2-1Coach: Cam HendersonCaptain: Herb RoyerSept. 18 at Morris Harvey W, 58-0Sept. 26 DAYTON• W, 14-0Oct. 2 VALPARAISO W, 81-0Oct. 10 at Ohio Unviersity• T, 13-13Oct. 17 at Cincinnati L, 7-13Oct. 24 OHIO WESLEYAN• W, 41-14Oct. 31 EMORY-HENRY W, 52-12

Nov. 6 CUMBERLAND W, 41-6Nov. 14 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• L, 7-14Nov. 26 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (HC) L, 0-6 314-78

1937BUCKEYE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Record: 9-0-1 BUCKEYE: 4-0-1Coach: Cam HendersonCaptain: Bill SmithSept. 25 SALEM W, 47-0Oct. 1 WESTERN MARYLAND W, 21-0Oct. 9 at Miami University• W, 7-0Oct. 16 at Ohio Wesleyan• W, 21-6Oct. 22 GEORGETOWN COLLEGE W, 90-0Oct. 30 OHIO UNIVERSITY• T, 13-13Nov. 6 CENTRE• W, 36-0Nov. 13 CINCINNATI W, 28-0Nov. 20 at Dayton• W, 7-0Nov. 25 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (HC) W, 27-0 297-19

1938Record: 5-4 BUCKEYE: 3-1Coach: Cam HendersonCaptain: Nelson BraggSept. 24 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 44-0Oct. 1 OHIO WESLEYAN• W, 62-0Oct. 8 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• W, 41-0Oct. 15 OKLAHOMA CITY W, 66-0Oct. 22 at Toledo L, 7-13Oct. 30 at Dayton• L, 7-13Nov. 5 FURMAN L, 13-18Nov. 12 at Cincinnati W, 27-9Nov. 19 at Ohio University• L, 7-14 274-67

1939Record: 9-2Coach: Cam HendersonCaptains: “Boot” Elkins, Zack KushSept. 23 GENEVA W, 41-13Sept. 30 VIRGINIA TECH W, 20-0Oct. 7 SALEM W, 64-0Oct. 14 at Miami University W, 21-0Oct. 21 at Dayton W, 19-13Oct. 28 at Scranton L, 0-20Nov. 4 WAKE FOREST L, 13-13Nov. 11 TOLEDO W, 14-12Nov. 18 at Xavier W, 20-0Nov. 23 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (HC) W, 47-13Nov. 25 at Morris Harvey W, 27-0 286-85

1940Record: 8-2Coach: Cam HendersonCaptains: Jim Roberts, Andy D’AntoniSept. 21 MOREHEAD STATE W, 13-6Sept. 28 VIRGINIA TECH W, 13-7Oct. 5 DAYTON W, 25-12Oct. 12 at Toledo L, 6-7Oct. 19 at Wake Forest L, 19-31Oct. 26 SCRANTON W, 50-6Nov. 1 MORRIS HARVEY W, 33-6Nov. 8 DETROIT TECH W, 67-0Nov. 16 XAVIER W, 41-0Nov. 21 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (HC) W, 67-0 334-75

1941Record: 7-1Coach: Cam HendersonCaptains: Jim Pearcy, Ed UlinsksiSept. 20 OMAHA W, 62-6Sept. 27 ILLINOIS WESLEYAN W, 51-7Oct. 4 at Dayton L, 0-7Oct. 11 TOLEDO W, 13-7Oct. 18 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 34-7Oct. 25 at Scranton W, 13-0Nov. 1 WAKE FOREST W, 16-6Nov. 8 MOREHEAD STATE W, 28-7 217-47

1942Record: 1-7-1Coach: Cam HendersonCaptains: Sam Clagg, Paul McCuskeySept. 27 MOREHEAD STATE T, 0-0Oct. 3 at Kentucky Wesleyan L, 13-19Oct. 9 at Louisiana Tech L, 0-26Oct. 17 FORT KNOX L, 6-20Oct. 24 at Toledo L, 0-7Oct. 31 at Dayton L, 13-20Nov. 7 at Xavier L, 7-13Nov. 13 MORRIS HARVEY L, 0-6Nov. 26 BRADLEY (HC) W, 13-7 52-118

1943-1945NO TEAM (WORLD WAR II)

1946Record: 2-7-1Coach: Cam HendersonCaptains: Jack Chapman, Don GibsonSept. 28 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN W, 29-12Oct. 5 at Cincinnati L, 14-39Oct. 12 TOLEDO T, 14-14Oct. 19 EVANSVILLE L, 0-7Oct. 26 at Scranton L, 6-14Nov. 2 at Morris Harvey W, 34-0 at Murray State L, 0-19Nov. 16 MOREHEAD STATE (HC) L, 20-29 at Dayton L, 7-29Nov. 28 XAVIER L, 21-27 145-190

1947Record: 9-3Coach: Cam HendersonCaptains: Charlie Snyder, Chasey WilsonSept. 20 STEUBENVILLE W, 60-6Sept. 27 MOREHEAD STATE W, 38-12Oct. 4 at Eastern Kentucky W, 7-6Oct. 11 CANISIUS L, 20-25Oct. 18 at Evansville W, 24-0Oct. 25 INDIANA STATE W, 33-0Nov. 1 ST. VINCENT W, 39-6Nov. 8 MURRAY STATE W, 41-20Nov. 15 at Xavier L, 7-18Nov. 22 BRADLEY (HC) W, 33-19 MORRIS HARVEY W, 40-6Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)

Jan. 1 vs. Catawba L, 0-7 342-125

1948Record: 2-7-1 OVC: 1-2Coach: Cam HendersonCaptains: Claude Miller, Chuck FieldsonSept. 18 at Miami University L, 6-38Sept. 25 MOREHEAD STATE• W, 19-7Oct. 2 EASTERN KENTUCKY• L, 7-20Oct. 9 at Dayton L, 0-33Oct. 15 at Murray State• L, 0-27Oct. 30 at Bradley L, 6-15Nov. 6 JOHN CARROLL (HC) L, 0-20Nov. 13 at Vanderbilt L, 0-56

▲ Fairfi eld Stadium opened in 1928 when Marshall hosted Fairmont State. It would be the home of the

Herd until 1991, when Marshall moved into its current home, Joan C. Edwards Stadium.



Nov. 20 at Xavier W, 26-20Nov. 25 CANISIUS T, 7-7 71-243

1949Record: 6-4 OVC: 4-0Coach: Cam HendersonCaptain: Marvin Wetzel, Danny ClarkSept. 24 MOREHEAD STATE• W, 20-15Oct. 1 at Eastern Kentucky• W, 24-7Oct. 8 DAYTON L, 23-40Oct. 15 MURRAY STATE• W, 13-6Oct. 21 at John Carroll L, 7-26Oct. 29 OHIO UNIVERSITY (HC) W, 14-6Nov. 5 at Tennessee Tech• W, 20-7Nov. 11 MILLIGAN W, 34-0Nov. 19 at Vanderbilt L, 6-27Nov. 24 XAVIER L, 7-13 168-147

1950Record: 2-8 OVC: 1-4Coach: Pete PedersenCaptain: Earl SangSept. 23 MOREHEAD STATE• L, 6-51Sept. 30 EASTERN KENTUCKY• L, 0-34Oct. 7 at Western Kentucky• W, 47-13Oct. 14 at Murray State• L, 0-14Oct. 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 13-28Oct. 28 JOHN CARROLL (HC) L, 2-39Nov. 4 TENNESSEE TECH• W, 13-0Nov. 11 at Evansville• L, 14-21Nov. 18 at Dayton L, 6-35Nov. 23 at Ohio University L, 6-14 107-249

1951Record: 5-4-1 OVC: 3-2Coach: Pete PedersenCaptain: None PermanentSept. 22 MOREHEAD STATE• W, 21-6Sept. 29 at Eastern Kentucky• L, 6-13Oct. 6 WESTERN KENTUCKY• W, 35-21Oct. 13 MURRAY STATE• L, 13-28Oct. 20 at Toledo L, 14-32Oct. 27 at Morris Harvey W, 19-0Nov. 3 at Tennessee Tech• W, 20-13Nov. 10 EVANSVILLE• W, 52-13Nov. 17 DAYTON (HC) L, 13-37Nov. 22 OHIO UNIVERSITY T, 13-13 206-176

1952Record: 2-7-2 OVC: 1-2Coach: Pete PedersenCaptain: Floyd DavisSept. 13 at Virginia Tech L, 14-19Sept. 20 MOREHEAD STATE• W, 48-14

Sept. 27 EASTERN KENTUCKY• L, 19-26Oct. 4 JOHN CARROLL W, 16-7Oct. 11 MORRIS HARVEY L, 13-14Oct. 18 at Youngstown State T, 6-6Oct. 25 KENT STATE (HC) L, 14-26Nov. 1 TENNESSEE TECH• L, 7-28Nov. 8 at Dayton L, 14-31Nov. 15 at Woff ord L, 21-41Nov. 22 at Ohio University T, 21-21 193-233

1953Record: 2-5-2Coach: Herb RoyerCaptains: John Chmara, Phil MilanoSept. 19 at Virginia Tech L, 0-7Sept. 26 MOREHEAD STATE W, 40-0Oct. 3 at John Carroll L, 0-31Oct. 10 at Morris Harvey T, 14-14Oct. 17 MIAMI UNIVERSITY L, 6-48Oct. 24 at Kent State L, 7-27Nov. 7 DAYTON (HC) L, 7-21Nov. 14 WOFFORD T, 26-26Nov. 21 OHIO UNIVERSITY W, 9-6 109-180

1954Record: 4-5 MAC: 2-5Coach: Herb RoyerCaptains: Henry Hinte, Albie MaierSept. 25 MOREHEAD STATE W, 19-7Oct. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN• W, 47-13Oct. 9 MORRIS HARVEY W, 25-14Oct. 16 at Miami University• L, 0-46Oct. 23 KENT STATE• (HC) L, 20-41Oct. 30 at Western Reserve L, 20-21Nov. 6 at Bowling Green• W, 26-19Nov. 12 TOLEDO• L, 21-27Nov. 20 at Ohio University• L, 25-26 203-214

1955Record: 3-6 MAC: 1-5Coach: Herb RoyerCaptains: Bob McCollins, Bill HarrisSept. 24 at Ohio University• L, 6-13Oct. 1 at Morris Harvey W, 46-7Oct. 8 at Western Michigan• W, 28-0Oct. 15 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• L, 7-46Oct. 22 at Kent State• L, 6-39Oct. 29 BOWLING GREEN• (HC) L, 26-27Nov. 5 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 20-12Nov. 12 at Toledo• L, 20-27Nov. 19 XAVIER L, 0-21 159-192

1956Record: 3-6 MAC: 2-4Coach: Herb RoyerCaptain: None PermanentSept. 22 at Xavier L, 6-30Sept. 29 MORRIS HARVEY W, 25-13Oct. 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN• W, 13-0Oct. 13 at Miami University• L, 14-21Oct. 20 KENT STATE• (HC) L, 7-25Oct. 27 at Bowling Green• L, 12-34Nov. 3 at Youngstown State L, 13-33Nov. 9 TOLEDO• W, 32-13Nov. 17 at Ohio University• L, 0-16 122-185

1957Record: 6-3 MAC: 4-2Coach: Herb RoyerCaptains: Jim Simpson, Herb HessSept. 21 WEST VIRGINIA STATE W, 12-7Sept. 28 MOREHEAD STATE W, 21-0Oct. 5 at Western Michigan• W, 12-7Oct. 12 at Toledo• W, 14-7Oct. 19 KENT STATE• W, 7-6Oct. 26 OHIO UNIVERSITY• (HC) W, 34-28Nov. 2 at Xavier L, 0-18Nov. 9 at Miami University• L, 13-25Nov. 16 BOWLING GREEN• L, 7-14 120-112

1958Record: 3-6 MAC: 1-5Coach: Herb RoyerCaptains: Vernon Howell, Sonny SirianniSept. 20 at West Virginia State W, 9-0Sept. 27 at Morehead State W, 30-16Oct. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN• L, 24-30Oct. 11 TOLEDO• W, 35-12Oct. 18 at Kent State• L, 0-24Oct. 25 at Ohio University• L, 0-22Nov. 1 XAVIER (HC) L, 6-14Nov. 8 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• L, 0-26Nov. 15 at Bowling Green• L, 7-21 111-165

1959Record: 1-8 MAC: 1-4Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Jim Maddox, Jim O’ConnerSept. 19 VMI L, 0-46Sept. 26 BOWLING GREEN• L, 7-51Oct. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN• L, 0-51Oct. 10 at Toledo• W, 20-13Oct. 17 at Kent State• L, 7-46Oct. 24 at Delaware L, 6-30Oct. 31 at Louisville L, 6-48Nov. 7 OHIO UNIVERSITY• (HC) L, 14-21Nov. 21 at Buff alo L, 12-37 72-343

1960Record: 2-7-1 MAC: 1-4Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Alpha Mayfi eld, Wilson LathanSept. 17 WITTENBERG L, 0-3Sept. 24 at Bowling Green• L, 7-14Oct. 1 TOLEDO• W, 14-0Oct. 8 at Kentucky L, 0-55Oct. 15 at Kent State• L, 6-22Oct. 22 DELAWARE (HC) T, 6-6Oct. 29 LOUISVILLE L, 0-7Nov. 5 at Ohio University• L, 0-19Nov. 12 at Western Michigan• L, 12-34Nov. 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky+ (Ashland, Ky.) W, 13-0 58-160

1961Record: 2-7-1 MAC: 1-4Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Ralph May, Rucker WicklineSept. 16 VMI L, 6-33Sept. 23 BOWLING GREEN• L, 0-40Sept. 30 at Louisville L, 7-32Oct. 7 at Toledo• L, 6-33Oct. 14 KENT STATE• W, 14-8Oct. 21 MOREHEAD STATE (HC) T, 0-0Oct. 28 at Western Michigan• L, 0-20Nov. 4 OHIO UNIVERSITY• L, 7-14Nov. 11 at Xavier L, 2-3Nov. 18 vs. Eastern Kentucky+ (Ashland, Ky.) W, 20-0 62-183

▲ Members of the 1935 Marshall College football team pose with school vice-president Curtis.



1962Record: 4-6 MAC: 0-5Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Robert Maxwell, Roger Jeff ersonSept. 15 FINDLAY W, 40-22Sept. 22 at Bowling Green• L, 6-48Sept. 29 LOUISVILLE• L, 0-18Oct. 6 TOLEDO• L, 12-42Oct. 13 at Kent State• L, 14-23Oct. 20 vs. Morehead State+ (Ashland, Ky.) W, 26-18Oct. 27 WESTERN MICHIGAN• (HC) L, 0-12Nov. 3 at Ohio University• L, 0-35Nov. 10 XAVIER W, 13-6Nov. 17 BUTLER W, 26-13 137-237

1963Record: 5-4-1 MAC: 3-2-1Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Zeke Myers, Everett VanceSept. 21 MOREHEAD STATE L, 6-19Sept. 28 at Miami University• T, 14-14Oct. 5 TOLEDO• W, 19-18Oct. 12 at Buff alo W, 10-8Oct. 19 KENTUCKY STATE W, 28-0Oct. 26 at Louisville L, 14-27Nov. 2 at Western Michigan• W, 20-7Nov. 9 BOWLING GREEN• (HC) L, 14-21Nov. 16 at Kent State• W, 14-8Nov. 23 OHIO UNIVERSITY• L, 0-17 139-139

1964Record: 7-3 MAC: 4-2Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Bill Winter, Jim CureSept. 19 at Morehead State L, 0-6Sept. 26 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• L, 0-21Oct. 3 at Toledo• W, 13-0Oct. 10 BUFFALO W, 14-12Oct. 17 KENTUCKY STATE W, 27-6Oct. 24 LOUISVILLE (HC) W, 28-6Oct. 31 WESTERN MICHIGAN• W, 16-7Nov. 6 at Bowling Green• L, 0-28Nov. 14 KENT STATE• W, 12-7Nov. 21 at Ohio University• W, 10-0 120-93

1965Record: 5-5 MAC: 2-4Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Howard Miller, Tom GoodSept. 18 MOREHEAD STATE W, 22-12Sept. 25 at Eastern Kentucky W, 28-12Oct. 2 TOLEDO• W, 14-0Oct. 9 QUANTICO W, 10-9Oct. 16 at Miami University• L, 7-28Oct. 23 at Louisville L, 7-23Oct. 30 at Western Michigan• L, 14-17Nov. 6 BOWLING GREEN• (HC) L, 7-20Nov. 13 at Kent State• L, 13-33Nov. 20 OHIO UNIVERSITY• W, 29-14 151-168

1966Record: 2-8 MAC: 1-5Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Andy Socha, Dennis MillerSept. 17 MOREHEAD STATE W, 27-20Sept. 24 EASTERN KENTUCKY L, 6-26Oct. 1 at Toledo• L, 7-23Oct. 8 at Quantico L, 7-10Oct. 15 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• L, 0-12Oct. 22 LOUISVILLE (HC) L, 15-35Oct. 29 WESTERN MICHIGAN• L, 29-35Nov. 5 at Bowling Green• L, 6-14Nov. 12 KENT STATE• W, 16-7Nov. 19 at Ohio University• L, 6-28 119-210

1967Record: 0-10 MAC: 0-6Coach: Charlie SnyderCaptains: Tim McLaughlin, Richie RobbSept. 16 at Morehead State L, 6-30Sept. 23 OHIO UNIVERSITY• L, 14-48Sept. 30 TOLEDO• L, 7-14Oct. 7 XAVIER L, 0-7Oct. 14 at Miami University• L, 6-48Oct. 21 at Louisville L, 7-43Oct. 28 at Western Michigan• L, 10-42Nov. 4 BOWLING GREEN• (HC) L, 7-9Nov. 11 at Kent State• L, 2-41Nov. 18 EAST CAROLINA L, 13-29 72-311

1968Record: 0-9-1 MAC: 0-6Coach: Perry MossCaptain: None PermanentSept. 14 MOREHEAD STATE T, 7-7Sept. 21 at Ohio University• L, 8-48Sept. 28 at Toledo• L, 12-35Oct. 5 at Xavier L, 20-30Oct. 12 MIAMI UNIVERSITY• L, 0-46Oct. 19 LOUISVILLE L, 10-13Oct. 26 WESTERN MICHIGAN• (HC) L, 12-40Nov. 2 at Bowling Green• L, 28-54Nov. 9 KENT STATE• L, 12-36Nov. 16 at East Carolina L, 20-49 129-358

1969Record: 3-7Coach: Rick TolleyCaptain: None PermanentSept. 20 at Morehead State L, 14-27Sept. 27 TOLEDO L, 13-38Oct. 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L, 17-18Oct. 11 at Miami University L, 7-35Oct. 18 at Louisville L, 17-34Oct. 25 at Western Michigan L, 14-48Nov. 1 BOWLING GREEN (HC) W, 21-16Nov. 8 at Kent State W, 31-20Nov. 15 EAST CAROLINA W, 38-7Nov. 22 OHIO UNIVERSITY L, 35-38 207-281

1970Record: 3-6Coach: Rick TolleyCaptain: Dave Griffi thSept. 19 MOREHEAD STATE W, 17-7Sept. 26 at Toledo L, 3-52Oct. 3 at Xavier W, 31-14Oct. 10 MIAMI UNIVERSITY L, 12-19Oct. 17 LOUISVILLE L, 14-16Oct. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN (HC) L, 3-34Oct. 31 at Bowling Green L, 24-26Nov. 7 KENT STATE W, 20-17Nov. 14 at East Carolina L, 14-17 138-202

1971Record: 2-8Coach: Jack LengyelCaptain: Nate Ruffi nSept. 18 at Morehead State L, 6-29Sept. 25 XAVIER W, 15-13Oct. 2 at Miami University L, 6-66Oct. 9 at Northern Illinois L, 18-33Oct. 16 DAYTON L, 0-13Oct. 23 at Western Michigan L, 0-37Oct. 30 BOWLING GREEN (HC) W, 12-10Nov. 6 at Kent State L, 0-21Nov. 13 TOLEDO L, 0-43Nov. 20 OHIO UNIVERSITY L, 0-30 57-299

1972Record: 2-8Coach: Jack LengyelCaptains: Randy Kerr, Chuck WrightSept. 16 MOREHEAD STATE W, 27-24Sept. 23 at Dayton L, 0-39Sept. 30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L, 7-24Oct. 7 MIAMI UNIVERSITY L, 7-22Oct. 14 at Xavier L, 0-14Oct. 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN (HC) L, 0-34Oct. 28 at Bowling Green L, 7-46Nov. 4 KENT STATE L, 14-16Nov. 11 at Toledo L, 0-21Nov. 18 at Ohio University W, 31-14 93- 254

1973Record: 4-7Coach: Jack LengyelCaptain: Jack CrabtreeSept. 15 MOREHEAD STATE W, 24-17Sept. 21 at UNLV L, 9-31Sept. 29 XAVIER L, 28-30Oct. 6 at Miami L, 6-31Oct. 13 at Northern Illinois W, 39-36Oct. 20 at Western Michigan L, 7-21Oct. 27 BOWLING GREEN (HC) L, 21-24Nov. 3 at Kent State L, 3-35Nov. 10 TOLEDO W, 17-14Nov. 17 DAYTON W, 37-14Nov. 22 OHIO UNIVERSITY L, 21-35 212-288

1974Record: 1-10Coach: Jack LengyelCaptains: Allen Meadows, Jesse SmithSept. 14 at Morehead State L, 12-14Sept. 21 AKRON W, 17-7Sept. 28 MIAMI UNIVERSITY L, 0-42Oct. 5 at Temple L, 10-31Oct. 12 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L, 17-20Oct. 19 WESTERN MICHIGAN (HC) L, 17-20Oct. 26 at Bowling Green L, 3-28Nov. 2 KENT STATE L, 7-35Nov. 9 at Toledo L, 14-45Nov. 16 at Dayton L, 13-14Nov. 23 at Ohio University L, 0-35 111-291

1975Record: 2-9Coach: Frank EllwoodCaptains: Mark Bookover, Steve Morton, Jesse SmithSept. 6 at Akron L, 8-20Sept. 13 at Miami University L, 0-50Sept. 20 MOREHEAD STATE L, 16-19Sept. 27 ILLINOIS STATE W, 36-3Oct. 4 MCNEESE STATE L, 3-33Oct. 18 at Villanova L, 14-21Oct. 25 WESTERN MICHIGAN (HC) W, 21-19Nov. 1 at Central Michigan L, 0-34Nov. 8 at Kent State L, 21-30Nov. 15 at Dayton L, 8-29Nov. 22 OHIO UNIVERSITY L, 21-38 148-296

1976Record: 5-6Coach: Frank EllwoodCaptains: John “Fuzzy” Filliez, Billy YanossySept. 4 at Morehead State+ W, ForfeitSept. 11 MIAMI UNIVERSITY W, 21-16Sept. 18 at Illinois State W, 23-13Sept. 25 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L, 7-22Oct. 2 at McNeese State L, 9-34Oct. 16 DAYTON (HC) W, 9-0Oct. 23 at Western Michigan L, 21-31Oct. 30 AKRON W, 13-0Nov. 6 VILLANOVA L, 10-23Nov. 13 at Toledo L, 8-39Nov. 20 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 16-44 151-253

1977Record: 2-9 SoCon: 0-4Coach: Frank EllwoodCaptains: Bob Coleman, Ken Lawson, Ed McTaggartSept. 10 OHIO UNIVERSITY L, 27-49Sept. 17 MOREHEAD STATE W, 38-26Sept. 24 TOLEDO (HC) W, 24-0Oct. 1 at Appalachian State• L, 20-28Oct. 8 at Miami University L, 19-29Oct. 15 at Furman• L, 24-42Oct. 22 at Western Michigan L, 29-53Oct. 29 LOUISVILLE L, 0-56Nov. 5 at Akron L, 7-28Nov. 12 WESTERN CAROLINA• L, 26-41Nov. 19 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 20-37 234-389

1978Record: 1-10 SoCon: 0-5Coach: Frank EllwoodCaptain: None PermanentSept. 9 at Toledo W, 17-0Sept. 16 APPALACHIAN STATE• L, 7-28Sept. 23 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• L, 23-27Sept. 30 at Western Carolina• L, 14-21Oct. 7 at The Citadel• L, 0-41Oct. 14 MIAMI UNIVERSITY (HC) L, 3-29Oct. 21 at Kent State L, 17-20Oct. 28 FURMAN• L, 12-42Nov. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN L, 6-24Nov. 11 at Southern Illinois L, 14-15Nov. 18 at East Carolina L, 0-45 113-292

1979Record: 1-10 SoCon: 0-6Coach: Sonny RandleCaptain: Game CaptainsSept. 8 TOLEDO W, 31-14Sept. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA• L, 0-24Sept. 22 at Ohio University L, 0-35Sept. 29 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 0-27Oct. 6 MIAMI UNIVERSITY L, 0-28Oct. 13 at Furman• L, 24-34



▲ Marshall’s Chad Pennington (far right) was one of fi ve fi nalists for the 1999 Heisman Trophy, including (from left) Purdue’s Drew Brees, Georgia Tech’s

Joe Hamilton, Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne and Virginia Tech’s Michael Vick.

Oct. 20 at Mississippi State L, 0-48Oct. 27 VILLANOVA (HC) L, 14-24Nov. 3 THE CITADEL• L, 16-17Nov. 10 VMI• L, 3-13Nov. 17 at Appalachian State• L, 7-45 93-309

1980Record: 2-8-1 SoCon: 0-5-1Coach: Sonny RandleCaptain: Game CaptainsSept. 6 at Morehead State W, 35-8Sept. 13 KENT STATE W, 17-7Sept. 20 at VMI• L, 3-17Oct. 4 APPALACHIAN STATE• L, 6-23Oct. 11 at Miami University L, 6-34Oct. 18 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• (HC) L, 11-21Oct. 25 at Western Carolina• T, 13-13Nov. 1 FURMAN• L, 0-35Nov. 8 at Ohio University L, 20-28Nov. 15 TOLEDO L, 0-38Nov. 22 at East Tennessee State• L, 16-21 127-245

1981Record: 2-9 SoCon: 1-5Coach: Sonny RandleCaptain: Game CaptainsSept. 12 MOREHEAD STATE W, 20-17Sept. 19 at Western Michigan L, 3-14Sept. 26 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• L, 0-14Oct. 3 at Louisville L, 0-36Oct. 10 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 0-20Oct. 17 at William & Mary L, 7-38Oct. 24 VMI• (HC) L, 16-20Oct. 31 at Furman• L, 3-35Nov. 7 at Appalachian State• W, 17-10Nov. 14 WESTERN CAROLINA• L, 28-38Nov. 21 INDIANA STATE L, 0-42 94-284

1982Record: 3-8 SoCon: 1-6Coach: Sonny RandleCaptain: Game CaptainsSept. 4 KENT STATE W, 30-21Sept. 11 WESTERN MICHIGAN L, 0-34Sept. 18 at Toledo L, 9-17Oct. 2 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• L, 7-17Oct. 8 APPALACHIAN STATE• L, 13-21Oct. 16 at Western Carolina• L, 13-21Oct. 23 AKRON (HC) W, 12-10Oct. 30 at The Citadel• L, 7-24Nov. 6 at VMI• W, 22-20Nov. 13 FURMAN• L, 7-45Nov. 20 at East Tennessee State• L, 0-28 117-279

1983Record: 4-7 SoCon: 3-4Coach: Sonny RandleCaptain: Game CaptainsSept. 3 at Eastern Michigan L, 3-7Sept. 10 ILLINOIS STATE L, 3-27Sept. 17 at Morehead State W, 35-0Sept. 24 at Furman• L, 7-33Oct. 1 WESTERN CAROLINA• (HC) L, 7-21Oct. 8 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• W, 13-10Oct. 22 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 16-23Oct. 29 THE CITADEL• W, 26-10Nov. 5 WILLIAM & MARY L, 24-48Nov. 12 at Appalachian State• L, 19-28Nov. 19 VMI• W, 56-7 209-212

1984Record: 6-5 SoCon: 2-4Coach: Stan ParrishCaptains: Rob Bowers, Tony LellieSept. 1 WEST VIRGINIA TECH W, 33-10Sept. 8 MOREHEAD STATE W, 40-6Sept. 15 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 24-17Sept. 22 FURMAN• L, 28-38Sept. 29 at Western Michigan• L, 7-42Oct. 13 APPALACHIAN STATE• (HC) W, 35-7Oct. 20 at The Citadel• L, 17-28Oct. 27 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• L, 13-17Nov. 3 WESTERN CAROLINA• L, 0-30Nov. 10 at Illinois State W, 10-3Nov. 17 at East Tennessee State• W, 31-28 238-226

1985Record: 7-3-1 SoCon: 3-3-1Coach: Stan ParrishCaptain: Game CaptainsAug. 31 WEST VIRGINIA TECH W, 30-0Sept. 7 at Morehead State W, 27-10Sept. 14 OHIO UNIVERSITY W, 31-7Sept. 21 at Eastern Kentucky W, 13-7Sept. 28 THE CITADEL• W, 17-14Oct. 5 WESTERN CAROLINA• T, 10-10Oct. 12 at Furman• L, 3-34Oct. 19 VMI• (HC) W, 21-16Nov. 2 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 7-38Nov. 9 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• W, 34-21Nov. 16 at Appalachian State• L, 0-40 193-197

1986Record: 6-4-1 SoCon: 4-3Coach: George ChaumpCaptains: Sam Manos, Tony BollandAug. 30 WEST VIRGINIA TECH W, 42-0Sept. 6 MOREHEAD STATE L, 10-19Sept. 13 at Ohio University W, 21-7Sept. 20 EASTERN KENTUCKY T, 13-13Sept. 27 FURMAN• L, 10-38Oct. 4 at VMI• W, 16-9Oct. 18 at East Tennessee State• W, 34-19Oct. 25 DAVIDSON• (HC) W, 63-14Nov. 1 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• W, 41-20Nov. 8 APPALACHIAN STATE• L, 17-27Nov. 15 at Western Carolina• L, 20-33 287-199

1987NCAA I-AA NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

Record: 10-5 SoCon: 4-2Coach: George ChaumpCaptains: Cecil Fletcher, Keith BaxterSept. 5 MOREHEAD STATE W, 29-0Sept. 12 at Ohio University L, 15-23Sept. 19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 34-37Sept. 26 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 38-13Oct. 3 at Furman• L, 36-42Oct. 10 at Louisville W, 34-31Oct. 17 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• (HC) W, 27-7Oct. 24 VMI• W, 42-7Oct. 31 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• W, 28-26Nov. 7 at Appalachian State• L, 10-17Nov. 14 WESTERN CAROLINA• W, 47-16NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 28 JAMES MADISON W, 41-12Dec. 5 WEBER STATE W, 51-23Dec. 12 at Appalachian State W, 24-10NCAA I-AA National Championship Game (Pocatello, Idaho)

Dec. 19 vs. Louisiana-Monroe L, 42-43 498-307

1988SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Record: 11-2 SoCon: 6-1Coach: George ChaumpCaptains: John Spellacy, Sean DoctorSept. 3 at Morehead State W, 30-17Sept. 10 OHIO UNIVERSITY W, 31-14Sept. 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 34-32Sept. 24 at VMI• W, 24-20Oct. 8 FURMAN• (HC) W, 24-10Oct. 15 at East Tennessee State• W, 50-14Oct. 22 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• W, 38-7Oct. 29 APPALACHIAN STATE• W, 30-27Nov. 5 at The Citadel• L, 3-20Nov. 12 at Western Carolina• W, 52-45



▲ Willy Merrick’s 22-yard fi eld goal - his fi rst and only career fi eld goal attempt - gave Marshall its fi rst

NCAA Division I-AA National Championship with a 31-28 win over Youngstown State in 1992.

Nov. 19 at Youngstown State W, 38-15NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 26 NORTH TEXAS W, 7-0Dec. 3 FURMAN L, 9-13 370- 234

1989Record: 6-5 SoCon: 4-3Coach: George ChaumpCaptains: Game CaptainsSept. 2 CATAWBA W, 48-0Sept. 9 MOREHEAD STATE W, 30-7Sept. 16 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• W, 31-21Sept. 23 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 0-14Oct. 7 at Furman• L, 13-34Oct. 14 THE CITADEL• W, 40-17Oct. 21 at Eastern Kentucky L, 23-38Oct. 28 VMI• (HC) W, 40-10Nov. 4 at Appalachian State• L, 7-28Nov. 11 WESTERN CAROLINA• W, 35-22Nov. 18 at Georgia Southern• L, 31-63 298-254

1990Record: 6-5 SoCon: 4-3Coach: Jim DonnanCaptains: Don Mahoney, Eric Ihnat, Eric Gates, Derek GrierSept. 1 MOREHEAD STATE W, 28-14Sept. 8 WEST VIRGINIA TECH W, 52-0Sept. 22 at The Citadel• L, 10-21Sept. 29 FURMAN• W, 10-7Oct. 6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L, 14-17Oct. 13 at East Tennessee State• L, 17-38Oct. 20 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• (HC) L, 23-29Oct. 27 at VMI• W, 52-7Nov. 3 APPALACHIAN STATE• W, 50-0Nov. 10 EASTERN KENTUCKY L, 12-15Nov. 17 at Western Carolina• W, 42-14 310-162

1991NCAA DIVISION I-AA RUNNER-UP

Record: 11-4 SoCon: 5-2Coach: Jim DonnanCaptains: Derek Grier, Madison Sayre, Ricardo Clark, Matt DowneyAug. 31 at Appalachian State• L, 3-9Sept. 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 24-23Sept. 14 MOREHEAD STATE W, 70-11Sept. 28 BROWN W, 46-0Oct. 12 at Furman• W, 38-35Oct. 19 at North Carolina State L, 14-15Oct. 26 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 31-38Nov. 2 WESTERN CAROLINA• (2 OT/HC) W, 27-24Nov. 9 THE CITADEL• W, 37-31Nov. 16 VMI• W, 61-0Nov. 23 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• W, 63-9

NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 30 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 20-17Dec. 7 NORTHERN IOWA W, 41-13Dec. 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 14-7NCAA I-AA National Championship Game (Statesboro, Ga.)

Dec. 21 vs. Youngstown State L, 17-25 506-257

1992NCAA DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Record: 12-3 SoCon: 5-2Coach: Jim DonnanCaptains: Mike Bartrum, Jim Durning, Bob Lane, Byran Litton,Michael Payton, Phil Ratliff , Donahue StephensonSept. 5 MOREHEAD STATE W, 49-7Sept. 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 63-28Sept. 19 at VMI• W, 34-16Oct. 3 at Missouri L, 21-44Oct. 10 FURMAN• W, 48-6Oct. 17 at The Citadel• W, 34-13Oct. 24 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• W, 52-23Oct. 31 at Western Carolina• L, 30-38Nov. 7 APPALACHIAN STATE• L, 34-37Nov. 14 TENNESSEE TECH W, 52-14Nov. 21 at East Tennessee State• W, 49-10NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 28 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 44-9Dec. 5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 35-21Dec. 12 DELWARE W, 28-7NCAA I-AA National Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 19 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 21-28 414-206

1993NCAA DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

Record: 11-4 SoCon: 6-2Coach: Jim DonnanCaptains: William King, Shannon King, Glenn Pedro, Chris Deaton, Trevor Thomas, Rodney GarrettSept. 4 MOREHEAD STATE W, 56-0Sept. 11 MURRAY STATE W, 29-3Sept. 18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN• W, 13-3Oct. 2 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• L, 31-33Oct. 9 VMI• W, 51-0Oct. 16 at North Carolina State L, 17-24Oct. 23 APPALACHIAN STATE• (HC) W, 35-3Oct. 30 at The Citadel• W, 35-15 Nov. 6 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• W, 33-9Nov. 13 at Furman• L, 3-17Nov. 20 WESTERN CAROLINA• W, 20-16NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 27 HOWARD W, 28-14Dec. 4 DELAWARE W, 34-31Dec. 11 TROY W, 24-21NCAA I-AA National Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 18 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 5-17 414-206

1994SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Record: 12-2 SoCon: 7-1Coach: Jim DonnanCaptains: Roger Johnson, Shannon Morrison, Vince Parker, Chris Parker, J.D. Cyrus, Todd DonnanSept. 3 MOREHEAD STATE W, 71-7Sept. 10 TENNESSEE TECH W, 24-10Sept. 17 at Georgia Southern• W, 34-10Sept. 24 WEST VIRGINIA STATE W, 48-0Oct. 1 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• W, 62-21Oct. 8 at VMI• W, 49-7Oct. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA• W, 38-14Oct. 22 at Appalachian State• L, 14-24Oct. 29 THE CITADEL• (HC) W, 42-30Nov. 5 at East Tennessee State• W, 42-12Nov. 12 FURMAN• W, 35-14NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 49-14Dec. 3 JAMES MADISON W, 28-21Dec. 10 at Boise State L, 24-28 560-215

1995NCAA I-AA NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

Record: 12-3 SoCon: 7-1Coach: Jim DonnanCaptains: Jerome Embry, Jayson Grayson, Billy Lyon, Tim Martin,Chris Parker, William PannellAug. 31 at North Carolina State L, 16-33Sept. 9 TENNESSEE STATE W, 45-14Sept. 16 GEORGIA SOUTHERN• W, 37-7Sept. 30 at Tennessee-Chattanooga• W, 35-32Oct. 7 VMI• W, 56-21Oct. 14 at Western Carolina• W, 42-3Oct. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE• L, 3-10Oct. 28 at The Citadel• W, 21-19Nov. 4 EAST TENNESSEE STATE• (HC) W, 52-0Nov. 11 at Furman• W, 31-6Nov. 18 HOFSTRA W, 30-28NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 25 JACKSON STATE W, 38-8Dec. 2 NORTHERN IOWA W, 41-14Dec. 9 at McNeese State W, 25-13NCAA I-AA National Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 16 MONTANA L, 20-22 492-240

1996NCAA I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Record: 15-0 SoCon: 8-0Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Eric Kresser, Tim Martin, Aaron Ferguson, Melvin Cunningham, Billy Lyon, Jermaine Swaff ordSept. 7 HOWARD W, 55-27Sept. 14 WEST VIRGINIA STATE W, 42-7Sept. 21 at Georgia Southern• W, 29-13Sept. 28 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 37-3Oct. 5 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA• W, 45-0Oct. 12 at VMI• W, 45-20Oct. 19 WESTERN CAROLINA• W, 56-21Oct. 26 at Appalachian State• W, 24-10Nov. 2 THE CITADEL• (HC) W, 56-25Nov. 9 at East Tennessee State• W, 34-10Nov. 16 FURMAN• W, 42-17NCAA I-AA Playoff s

Nov. 30 DELAWARE W, 59-14Dec. 7 FURMAN W, 54-0Dec. 14 NORTHERN IOWA W, 31-14NCAA I-AA National Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 21 MONTANA W, 49-29 658-210

1997MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Record: 10-3 MAC: 8-1Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: John Wade, Brian Reed, Chad Pennington, Thomas Maxwell, B.J. Cohen, Larry McCloudAug. 30 at West Virginia L, 31-42Sept. 6 at Army W, 35-25Sept. 13 at Kent State* W, 42-17Sept. 20 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 48-7Sept. 27 at Ball State* W, 42-16Oct. 11 AKRON* W, 52-17Oct. 18 at Miami University* L, 21-45Oct. 25 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, 48-25Nov. 1 at Central Michigan* W, 45-17Nov. 8 BOWLING GREEN* (HC) W, 28-0Nov. 15 OHIO UNIVERSITY* W, 27-0MAC Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 5 TOLEDO W, 34-14Motor City Bowl (Pontiac, Mich.)

Dec. 26 vs. Mississippi L, 31-34 484-259



Overtime Games

In 1981, the NCAA Football Rules Committee approved an overtime tiebreaker system to decide a tie game for the purpose of determining a conference champion. Beginning in 1996, all college football games used the tiebreaker if the score was tied after four periods. Since 1991, Marshall (5-1) has played in six overtime games, four of which occured during the postseason.

November 2, 1991

Southern Conference Championship (Huntington, W.Va.)Marshall 27Western Carolina 24

November 30, 1991

NCAA Division I-AA First Round (Huntington, W.Va.)Marshall 20Western Illinois 17

December 3, 1994

NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfi nals (Huntington, W.Va.)Marshall 28James Madison 21

December 19, 2001

GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)Marshall 64East Carolina 61** Double Overtime

October 1, 2005

Conference USA Home Opener (Huntington, W.Va.)Marshall 16SMU 13

November 8, 2005

Huntington, W.Va.Southern Miss 27Marshall 24


Record: 12-1 MAC: 8-1Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Rogers Beckett, Doug Chapman, Andre O’Neal, ChadPennington, Jason StarkeySept. 5 at Akron* W, 27-16Sept. 12 TROY W, 42-12Sept. 19 at South Carolina W, 24-21Sept. 26 at Eastern Michigan* W, 26-23Oct. 3 MIAMI UNIVERSITY* W, 31-17Oct. 10 at Ohio University* W, 30-23Oct. 17 KENT STATE* W, 42-7Oct. 24 BALL STATE* W, 42-10Oct. 21 at Bowling Green* L, 13-34Nov. 7 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (HC) W, 28-0Nov. 21 WOFFORD W, 29-27MAC Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 4 TOLEDO• W, 23-17Motor City Bowl (Pontiac, Mich.)

Dec. 23 vs. Louisville W, 48-29 405-236


Record: 13-0 MAC: 9-0Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Rogers Beckett, Doug Chapman, John Grace, Mike Guilliams, Giradie Mercer, Andre O’Neal, Chad Pennington, Jason StarkeySept. 4 at Clemson W, 13-10Sept. 11 LIBERTY W, 63-3Sept. 18 BOWLING GREEN• W, 35-16Sept. 25 TEMPLE W, 34-0Oct. 2 at Miami University• W, 32-14Oct. 14 TOLEDO• W, 38-13Oct. 23 at Buff alo• W, 59-3Oct. 30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS• (HC) W, 41-9Nov. 6 at Kent State • W, 28-16Nov. 13 at Western Michigan• W, 31-17Nov. 26 OHIO• W, 34-3MAC Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN• W, 34-30Motor City Bowl (Pontiac, Mich.)

Dec. 27 vs. Brigham Young W, 21-3 463-137


Record: 8-5 MAC: 6-3Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Jimmy Cabellos, David Foye, Maurice Hines, Doug Hodges, Byron Leftwich, Jimmy Parker, Nate PooleAug. 31 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE W, 63-7Sept. 9 at Michigan State L, 24-34Sept. 23 at North Carolina L, 15-20Sept. 30 BUFFALO• W, 47-14Oct. 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN• L, 10-30Oct. 14 at Toledo• L, 0-42Oct. 21 KENT STATE• (HC) W, 34-12

Oct. 28 at Akron• W, 31-28Nov. 4 at Bowling Green• W, 20-13Nov. 11 MIAMI• W, 51-31Nov. 18 at Ohio• L, 28-38MAC Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN• W, 19-14Motor City Bowl (Pontiac, Mich.)

Dec. 27 vs. Cincinnati W, 25-14 367-297

2001Record: 11-2 MAC: 8-1Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Byron Leftwich, Chris Massey, Michael Owens, Steve Sciullo, Ralph Street, Darius Watts, Max YatesSept. 1 at #1 Florida L, 14-49Sept. 8 MASSACHUSETTS W, 49-20Sept. 29 BOWLING GREEN• W, 37-21Oct. 6 at Northern Illinois• W, 37-15Oct. 13 at Buff alo• W, 34-14Oct. 20 CENTRAL MICHIGAN• (HC) W, 42-21Oct. 27 AKRON• W, 50-33Nov. 3 at Kent State• W, 42-21Nov. 10 at Miami• W, 27-21Nov. 17 OHIO• W, 42-18Nov. 24 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 38-24MAC Championship Game (Toledo, Ohio)

Nov. 30 at Toledo• L, 36-41GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)

Dec. 19 vs. East Carolina W, 64-61 (2OT) 448-308


Record: 11-2 MAC: 8-1Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Byron Leftwich, Steve Sciullo, Darius Watts, Chris Crocker, Yancey Satterwhite, Curtis Head, Orlando Washington, Jeff EdwardsAug. 31 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 50-17Sept. 12 at #7 Virginia Tech L, 21-47Sept. 20 UCF• W, 26-21Oct. 5 at Kent State• W, 42-21Oct. 12 BUFFALO• W, 66-21Oct. 19 TROY (HC) W, 24-7Oct. 26 at Central Michigan• W, 23-18Nov. 2 at Akron• L, 20-32Nov. 12 MIAMI• W, 36-34Nov. 23 at Ohio• W, 24-21Nov. 30 BALL STATE• W, 38-14MAC Championship Game (Huntington, W.Va.)

Dec. 7 TOLEDO• W, 49-45GMAC Bowl (Mobile, Ala.)

Dec. 18 vs. Louisville W, 38-15 457-315

2003Record: 8-4 MAC: 6-2Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Stan Hill, Charles Tynes, J.T. Rembert, Toriano Brown, Joey Stepp, Nate McPeek, Roberto Terrell, Darius WattsAug. 30 HOFSTRA W, 45-21

▲ Fans stormed the fi eld at Fairfi eld Stadium after Marshall’s historic 15-13 win over Xavier in 1971. It

was the Herd’s fi rst victory after the 1970 plane crash that claimed the lives of 75 people.

Sept. 6 at #11 Tennessee L, 24-34Sept. 12 TOLEDO• L, 17-24Sept. 20 at #6 Kansas State W, 27-20Sept. 27 at Troy L, 24-33Oct. 11 KENT STATE• (HC) W, 49-33Oct. 18 at Buff alo• W, 26-16Oct. 25 at Western Michigan• W, 41-21Nov. 1 AKRON• W, 42-24Nov. 12 at Miami• L, 6-45Nov. 19 at UCF• W, 21-7Nov. 28 OHIO• W, 28-0 350-278

2004Record: 6-6 MAC: 6-2Coach: Bob PruettCaptains: Stan Hill, J.T. Rembert, Roberto Terrell, Nate Griffi n, Josh Davis, Johnathan Goddard, Jamus MartinSept. 4 TROY L, 15-17Sept. 11 at #9 Ohio State L, 21-24Sept. 18 at #3 Georgia L, 3-13Sept. 29 MIAMI• W, 33-25Oct. 9 at Ohio• W, 16-13Oct. 16 at Kent State• W, 27-17Oct. 23 BUFFALO• (HC) W, 48-14Oct. 30 UCF• W, 20-3Nov. 5 at Akron• L, 28-31Nov. 13 at Bowling Green• L, 35-56Nov. 20 WESTERN MICHIGAN• W, 31-21Fort Worth Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas)

Dec. 23 vs. Cincinnati L, 14-32 291-266

2005Record: 4-7 C-USA: 3-5Coach: Mark SnyderCaptains: Jeff Mullins, Wilbur Hargrove, Willie Smith, Chris RoyalSept. 1 WILLIAM & MARY W, 36-24Sept. 10 KANSAS STATE L, 19-21Sept. 24 at UCF• L, 13-23Oct. 1 SMU• W, 16-13 (OT)Oct. 8 at #3 Virginia Tech L, 14-41Oct. 15 UAB* (HC) W, 20-19Oct. 22 at UTEP• L, 3-31Oct. 29 vs. Tulane• (Mobile, Ala.) W, 27-26Nov. 8 SOUTHERN MISS• L, 24-27 (OT)Nov. 19 EAST CAROLINA• L, 29-34Nov. 26 at Memphis• L, 3-26 204-285


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