2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
MAC East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, L 36–41 vs. Toledo
GMAC Bowl, W 64–61 2OT vs. East Carolina
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record11–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Kelly (5th season)
Home stadium Marshall University Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  6 0   8 0   11 2  
Miami (OH)  4 2   6 2   7 5  
Bowling Green  4 2   5 3   8 3  
Kent State  3 3   5 3   6 5  
Akron  3 3   4 4   4 7  
Buffalo  1 5   1 7   3 8  
Ohio  0 6   1 7   1 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$  4 1   5 2   10 2  
Northern Illinois x  4 1   4 3   6 5  
Ball State x  4 1   4 3   5 6  
Western Michigan  2 3   4 4   5 6  
Central Michigan  1 4   2 6   3 8  
Eastern Michigan  0 5   1 6   2 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2001 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 sixth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall finished the season with a 64–61 win over East Carolina in the GMAC Bowl. It was the highest scoring bowl game in college football history.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:15 pmat No. 1 Florida * ESPN2 L 14–4985,445
September 87:00 pm UMass *W 49–2027,533
September 15at TCU*canceled [a]
September 297:00 pm Bowling Green
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 37–3132,034
October 62:00 pmat Northern Illinois W 37–1517,367
October 131:00 pmat Buffalo W 34–1412,438
October 204:00 pm Central Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 42–2130,063 [1]
October 277:00 pm Akron
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 50–3322,129
November 33:00 pmat Kent State W 42–2112,607
November 1012:00 pmat Miami (OH) W 27–2124,286
November 173:00 pm Ohio No. 24
W 42–1824,932
November 247:00 pm Youngstown State *No. 20
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–2416,041
November 307:30 pmat Toledo No. 20ESPN2L 36–4120,025
December 198:00 pmvs. East Carolina *ESPN2W 64–61 2OT40,139
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between Marshall and TCU was canceled due to the September 11 attacks.

Roster

2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 83Brad BatesFr
C 70Joey SteppSo
OL 77Josh BlakeyFr
RB 8Bradon CareySo
QB 7 Byron Leftwich Jr
G 75 Steve Sciullo Jr
WR 40 Darius Watts So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3Moriah AndersonFr
LB 43Kevin AtkinsFr
LB 1Gladstone CokeSo
FS 19 Chris Crocker Jr
DE 50 Johnathan Goddard Fr
DB 15Yancey SatterwhiteJr
LB 5 Max Yates Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 54 Chris Massey Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-12-22

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Chris Massey Fullback7243 St. Louis Rams

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References

  1. "Marshall 42, C. Michigan 21". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 2001. p. 12D via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.