List of Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons

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The Marshall Thundering Herd college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Marshall University in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). Marshall has played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia since 1991. The team's current head coach is Tony Gibson, who was hired in December 2024. [1]

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The Thundering Herd fielded their first team in 1895. [2] They have played 125 seasons of football, compiling a record of 638–574–47 [3] and winning 14 conference championships (13 outright). The Thundering Herd appeared in 19 bowl games, [A 1] compiling a 13–6 record, and they appeared in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs eight times, winning two national championships (1992 and 1996).

Seasons

National champions†Conference champions *Division champions‡Postseason berth ^
Season
[A 2]
Head coachConferenceConference finishDivision finishWinsLossesTiesPostseason result AP Poll
[A 3] 		Coaches' Poll
[A 4]
1895 No CoachIndependent——011—N/AN/A
1897 ——030—N/AN/A
1898 ——410—N/AN/A
1899 ——001—N/AN/A
1900 ——102—N/AN/A
1901 ——201—N/AN/A
1902 ——502—N/AN/A
1903 George Ford ——311—N/AN/A
1904 ——133—N/AN/A
1905 Alfred McCray ——620—N/AN/A
1906 Pearl Rardin ——401—N/AN/A
1907 No Coach——321—N/AN/A
1908 William G. Vinal ——060—N/AN/A
1909 Boyd Chambers ——221—N/AN/A
1910 ——511—N/AN/A
1911 ——411—N/AN/A
1912 ——340—N/AN/A
1913 ——340—N/AN/A
1914 ——540—N/AN/A
1915 ——170—N/AN/A
1916 ——721—N/AN/A
1917 Burton Shipley ——171—N/AN/A
1919 Arch Reilly ——800—N/AN/A
1920 Herbert Cramer ——080—N/AN/A
1921 Skeeter Shelton ——621—N/AN/A
1922 ——540—N/AN/A
1923 Harrison Briggs ——170—N/AN/A
1924 Russ Meredith ——431—N/AN/A
1925* Charles Tallman WVIAC 1st*—414—N/AN/A
1926 T–2nd—541—N/AN/A
1927 2nd—531—N/AN/A
1928*1st*—811—N/AN/A
1929 John Maulbetsch T–4th—531—N/AN/A
1930 3rd—351—N/AN/A
1931* Tom Dandelet 1st*—630—N/AN/A
1932 ——621—N/AN/A
1933 Buckeye 5th—351—N/AN/A
1934 5th—360—N/AN/A
1935 Cam Henderson 6th—460—N/AN/A
1936 3rd—631——N/A
1937*1st*—901——N/A
1938 3rd—540——N/A
1939 Independent——920——N/A
1940 ——820——N/A
1941 ——710——N/A
1942 ——171——N/A
1946 ——271——N/A
1947 ——930Lost Tangerine Bowl to Catawba Indians, 0–7 ^—N/A
1948 OVC ——271——N/A
1949 ——640——N/A
1950 Pete Pederson 5th—280———
1951 T–2nd—541———
1952 Independent——272———
1953 Herb Royer ——252———
1954 MAC 7th—450———
1955 6th—360———
1956 T–4th—360———
1957 3rd—630———
1958 7th—360———
1959 Charlie Snyder 6th—180———
1960 6th—271———
1961 6th—271———
1962 7th—460———
1963 4th—541———
1964 T–2nd—730———
1965 T–5th—550———
1966 T–6th—280———
1967 7th—0100———
1968 Perry Moss 7th—091———
1969 Rick Tolley Independent——370———
1970 ——360———
1971 Jack Lengyel ——280———
1972 ——280———
1973 ——470———
1974 ——1100———
1975 Frank Ellwood ——290———
1976 ——560———
1977 SoCon 7th—290———
1978 7th—1100———
1979 Sonny Randle 8th—1100———
1980 8th—281———
1981 8th—290———
1982 8th—380———
1983 5th—470———
1984 Stan Parrish T–5th—650———
1985 4th—731———
1986 George Chaump 5th—641———
1987 2nd—1050Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Northeast Louisiana Indians, 42–43 ^——
1988*T–1st*—1120Lost Division I-AA Quarterfinal to Furman Paladins, 9–13 ^——
1989 T–3rd—650———
1990 Jim Donnan T–4th—650———
1991 T–2nd—1140Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Youngstown State Penguins, 17–25 ^——
1992 †T–2nd—1230Won Division I-AA National Championship Game against Youngstown State Penguins, 31–28 ^——
1993 2nd—1140Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Youngstown State Penguins, 5–17 ^——
1994*1st*—1220Lost Division I-AA Semifinal to Boise State Broncos, 24–28 ^——
1995 2nd—1230Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Montana Grizzlies, 20–22 ^——
1996 †* Bob Pruett 1st*—150—
[A 5] 		Won Division I-AA National Championship Game against Montana Grizzlies, 49–29 ^——
1997* MAC 1st*1st(East)‡103—Lost Motor City Bowl to Ole Miss Rebels, 31–34 ^——
1998*1st*T–1st(East)‡121—Won Motor City Bowl against Louisville Cardinals, 48–29 ^——
1999*1st*1st(East)‡130—Won Motor City Bowl against BYU Cougars, 21–3 ^1010
2000*1st*T–1st(East)‡85—Won Motor City Bowl against Cincinnati Bearcats, 25–14 ^——
2001 2nd1st(East)‡112—Won GMAC Bowl against East Carolina Pirates, 64–61 ^—21
2002*1st*1st(East)‡112—Won GMAC Bowl against Louisville Cardinals, 38–15 ^2419
2003 —2nd(East)84————
2004 —T–2nd(East)66—Lost Fort Worth to Cincinnati Bearcats, 14–32 ^——
2005 Mark Snyder C-USA —T–5th(East)47————
2006 —3rd(East)57————
2007 —5th(East)39————
2008 —T–5th(East)48————
2009 —T–4th(East)76—Won Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Ohio Bobcats, 21–17 ^ [A 6] ——
2010 Doc Holliday —4th(East)57————
2011 —2nd(East)76—Won Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl against FIU Panthers 20–10 ^——
2012 —T–3rd(East)57————
2013 2nd1st(East)‡104—Won Military Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 31–20 ^——
2014*1st*1st(East)‡131—Won Boca Raton Bowl against Northern Illinois Huskies, 52–23 ^2322
2015 —T–2nd(East)103—Won St. Petersburg Bowl against UConn Huskies, 16–10 ^——
2016 —T–6th(East)39————
2017 —T–3rd(East)85—Won New Mexico Bowl against Colorado State Rams, 31–28 ^——
2018 —T–2nd(East)94—Won Gasparilla Bowl against South Florida Bulls, 38–20 ^——
2019 —T–2nd(East)85—Lost Gasparilla Bowl to UCF Knights, 25–48 ^——
2020 2nd1st(East)‡73—Lost Camellia Bowl to Buffalo Bulls, 10–17 ^——
2021 Charles Huff —T–2nd(East)76—Lost New Orleans Bowl to Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 21–36 ^——
2022 Sun Belt —3rd(East)94—Won Myrtle Beach Bowl against UConn Huskies, 28–14 ^——
2023 —T–6th(East)67—Lost Frisco Bowl to UTSA Roadrunners, 17–35 ^——
2024*1st*1st(East)‡103—— [A 7] ——

Notes

  1. ↑ The Tangerine Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA until 1968. As such, the 1948 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Marshall. [4]
  2. ↑ Marshall did not field teams for the 1896, 1918, or 1943–1945.
  3. ↑ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936. [5]
  4. ↑ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today [5]
  5. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [6]
  6. ↑ Rick Minter served as interim head coach for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
  7. ↑ Marshall was originally selected to participate in the Independence Bowl against Army, but withdrew due to a high number of players entering the transfer portal. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Brocato, Joe (December 8, 2024). "Boone County native Tony Gibson named Marshall head coach". MetroNews. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2019 Marshall Thundering Herd Record Book" (PDF). HerdZone.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ NCAA Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=✓&org_id=388&sport_code=MFB&commit=Search
  4. ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 128
  5. 1 2 Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 80
  6. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (December 14, 2024). "Marshall Opts Out of Bowl After Transfers, Coaching Change". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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