1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 21–3 vs. BYU
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record13–0 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarty Galbraith (1st as OC, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinator Tim Billings (1st as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadium Marshall University Stadium
Seasons
  1998
2000  
1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$  8 0   13 0  
Miami (OH)  6 2   7 4  
Akron  5 3   7 4  
Ohio  5 3   5 6  
Bowling Green  3 5   5 6  
Kent State  2 6   2 9  
Buffalo  0 8   0 11  
West Division
Western Michigan x  6 2   7 5  
Toledo  5 3   6 5  
Northern Illinois  5 3   5 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   4 7  
Central Michigan  3 5   4 7  
Ball State  0 8   0 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall became the second non-automatic qualifying team in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era to finish the year ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll.

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Marshall outscored its opponents 463–137 en route to an undefeated, 13–0, season. The season-opener at Clemson (13–10) and the MAC Championship Game vs. Western Michigan (34–30) were the only games decided by less than 12 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmat Clemson * WSAZ W 13–1079,186
September 117:00 pm Liberty *WSAZW 63–326,374
September 187:00 pm Bowling Green
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSNP W 35–1629,741
September 258:00 pm Temple *No. 21
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSNPW 34–030,194
October 22:00 pmat Miami (OH) No. 17 ESPN+ W 32–1430,087
October 148:00 pm Toledo No. 15
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN W 38–1330,203
October 2312:00 pmat Buffalo No. 15FSNPW 59–313,120
October 304:00 pm Northern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSN W 41–930,081
November 62:00 pmat Kent State No. 13WSAZW 28–1612,280
November 1312:00 pmat Western Michigan No. 12W 31–1730,472
November 2612:30 pm Ohio No. 12
FSNW 34–326,053
December 38:00 pmWestern MichiganNo. 11
ESPN2 W 34–3028,069
December 271:30 pmvs. BYU *No. 11ESPNW 21–352,449
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Clemson

1234Total
Thundering Herd600713
Tigers030710

Liberty

1234Total
Flames00303
Thundering Herd1421141463

Bowling Green

1234Total
Falcons3103016
Thundering Herd14147035

Temple

1234Total
Owls00000
#21 Thundering Herd14710334

Miami (OH)

1234Total
#17 Thundering Herd91031032
RedHawks0001414

Toledo

1234Total
Rockets3100013
#15 Thundering Herd71701438

Buffalo

1234Total
#15 Thundering Herd142414759
Bulls30003

Northern Illinois

1234Total
Huskies06039
#13 Thundering Herd140141341

Kent State

1234Total
#13 Thundering Herd1407728
Golden Flashes0103316

Western Michigan

1234Total
#12 Thundering Herd7717031
Broncos370717

Ohio

1234Total
Bobcats03003
#12 Thundering Herd01371434

Western Michigan–MAC Championship

1234Total
Broncos10103730
#11 Thundering Herd00201434

BYU–Motor City Bowl

1234Total
Cougars30003
#11 Thundering Herd077721

Roster

1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22 Doug Chapman Sr
WR 6John CooperJr
WR 82Chris DeShazorSo
C 58Jeff EdwardsFr
WR 2Brian GreenleafFr
OL 66K. J. GreerFr
OT 63Mike GuilliamsSr
TE 44Brad HammonSr
OL 65Paul HardyFr
OL 73Scott HarperJr
QB 7 Byron Leftwich Fr
QB 10 Chad Pennington Sr
WR 3 Nate Poole Jr
OL 75 Steve Sciullo Fr
C 62 Jason Starkey Sr
WR 9Lanier WashingtonJr
WR 83 James Williams Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 86Bobby AddisonSo
DL 50Antony BeckettJr
DB 42 Rogers Beckett Sr
DL 96Ronnie BowmanJr
DB 19 Chris Crocker Fr
LB 4 John Grace Sr
DT 93 Giradie Mercer Sr
LB 55 Andre O'Neal Sr
DE 53Ralph StreetJr
DB 21Terrance TarpleyFr
DB 27Willie TisdaleJr
DE 85Paul ToviessiJr
LB 5 Max Yates So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8T. C. BeaverSo
K 43 J. R. Jenkins Jr
LS 54 Chris Massey So
K 20 Jason Witczak So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-12

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Chad Pennington Quarterback117 New York Jets
Rogers Beckett Defensive Back243 San Diego Chargers
Doug Chapman Running Back388 Minnesota Vikings
James Williams Wide Receiver6175 Seattle Seahawks

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Awards and honors

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRVRVRV21171515151313121112111110
Coaches RVRV2522171516151312111112111110
BCS Not released141414131212Not released

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