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Since the establishment of the team in 1895, Marshall has appeared in 19 bowl games (officially 18). [ 1] The latest bowl win occurred on December 19, 2022, when Marshall defeated UConn 28–14 in the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl. The victory in that game brought the Herd's overall bowl record to thirteen wins and six losses (13–6).
They have played 123 seasons of football, compiling a record of 628–571–47 [ 3] and winning 13 conference championships (12 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 ).
The Marshall Thundering Herd football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Marshall University.The team represents the university as a member of the Sun Belt Conference East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level.
The 1971 Marshall Thundering Herd football team (sometimes referred to as the Young Thundering Herd) represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Lengyel, the Thundering Herd compiled a record of 2–8. Nate Ruffin was the team captain. [ 1]
The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach ...
The 2001 GMAC Bowl, a college football bowl game held on December 19 at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, pitted the Marshall Thundering Herd, then of the Mid-American Conference, against the East Carolina Pirates from Conference USA. This game featured what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I-A (now Division I FBS) bowl ...
The Friends of Coal Bowl is the name given to the Marshall–West Virginia football rivalry. [2] [3] It is an American college football rivalry game played by the Marshall Thundering Herd football team of Marshall University and the West Virginia Mountaineers football team of the West Virginia University. The game was sponsored by the Friends ...
The 1997 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Pruett, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play ...