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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

A brief history of Marshall football

Marshall: 

Location: Huntington, West Virginia
First Year of Football: 1895
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,016)
Overall Record: 564-529-48
AP Top 25 Finishes: 3

  • 1999: #10
  • 2002: #24
  • 2014: #23

Head Coach: John "Doc" Holliday (40-25)
Last five years record: 40-25
2014 total offense: #2, 581.5 yards per game
2014 total defense: #31, 357.1 yards allowed per game.
Best FBS Season (since 1980): 13-0 (MAC Champs, Morot City Bowl Champs)
Worst FBS Season (since 1980): 3-9 (2007)
FBS Conference Titles: 8

  • 1997 MAC Champs
  • 1998 MAC Champs
  • 1999 MAC Champs, 
  • 2000 MAC Champs
  • 2001 MAC East Division Champs
  • 2002 MAC Champs
  • 2013 CUSA East Division Champs
  • 2014 CUSA Champs

Records versus opponents with 10+ meetings: 

  • Akron: 9-4
  • Alabama-Birmingham: 8-2
  • Appalachian State: 8-14
  • Bowling Green: 8-21
  • Central Florida: 3-8
  • Charleston: 25-6
  • Cincinnati: 3-8-1
  • Citadel: 9-6
  • Dayton: 6-16
  • East Carolina: 5-10
  • East Tennessee State: 13-4
  • Eastern Kentucky: 10-8-1
  • Furman: 8-15
  • Georgetown: 10-1
  • Kent State: 17-18
  • Louisville: 12-16
  • Marietta: 3-8-3
  • Miami (OH): 12-30-1
  • Morehead State: 33-10-3
  • Ohio: 20-32-6
  • Southern Mississippi: 5-5
  • UTC: 7-13
  • Toledo: 18-22
  • Transylvania: 8-1-2
  • Virginia Military Institute: 14-5
  • Virginia Tech: 2-10
  • West Virginia: 0-12
  • West Virginia Tech: 8-1-1
  • West Virginia Wesleyan: 7-14-1
  • Western Carolina: 10-9-2
  • Western Michigan: 12-22
  • Xavier: 6-14


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