American college football season
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 .
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.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 pm at Clemson * WSAZ W 13–1079,186 September 11 7:00 pm Liberty * WSAZ W 63–326,374 September 18 7:00 pm Bowling Green Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV FSNP W 35–1629,741 September 25 8:00 pm Temple * No. 21 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV FSNP W 34–030,194 October 2 2:00 pm at Miami (OH) No. 17 ESPN Plus W 32–1430,087 October 14 8:00 pm Toledo No. 15 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN W 38–1330,203 October 23 12:00 pm at Buffalo No. 15 FSNP W 59–313,120 October 30 4:00 pm Northern Illinois No. 13 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV FSN W 41–930,081 November 6 2:00 pm at Kent State No. 13 WSAZ W 28–1612,280 November 13 12:00 pm at Western Michigan No. 12 W 31–1730,472 November 26 12:30 pm Ohio No. 12 FSN W 34–326,053 December 3 8:00 pm Western Michigan No. 11 ESPN2 W 34–3028,069 December 27 1:30 pm vs. BYU * No. 11 ESPN W 21–352,449 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 6 0 0 7 13 Tigers 0 3 0 7 10
1 2 3 4 Total Flames 0 0 3 0 3 Thundering Herd 14 21 14 14 63
1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 3 10 3 0 16 Thundering Herd 14 14 7 0 35
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 0 0 0 0 #21 Thundering Herd 14 7 10 3 34
1 2 3 4 Total #17 Thundering Herd 9 10 3 10 32 RedHawks 0 0 0 14 14
1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 3 10 0 0 13 #15 Thundering Herd 7 17 0 14 38
1 2 3 4 Total #15 Thundering Herd 14 24 14 7 59 Bulls 3 0 0 0 3
1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 6 0 3 9 #13 Thundering Herd 14 0 14 13 41
1 2 3 4 Total #13 Thundering Herd 14 0 7 7 28 Golden Flashes 0 10 3 3 16
1 2 3 4 Total #12 Thundering Herd 7 7 17 0 31 Broncos 3 7 0 7 17
1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 3 0 0 3 #12 Thundering Herd 0 13 7 14 34
Western Michigan–MAC Championship[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 10 10 3 7 30 #11 Thundering Herd 0 0 20 14 34
BYU–Motor City Bowl[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 3 0 0 0 3 #11 Thundering Herd 0 7 7 7 21
1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-10-12
Team players drafted in the NFL [ edit ] The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL draft .
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Chad Pennington , Davey O'Brien Trophy finalist Chad Pennington, Heisman Trophy Finalist Chad Pennington, MAC Championship Game MVP and MAC Offensive Player of the Year Chad Pennington, 1st Team All-MAC Nate Poole , 1st Team All-MAC Giradie Mercer , 1st Team All-MAC Doug Chapman , 1st Team All-MAC John Grace , 1st Team All-MAC Rogers Beckett , 1st Team All-MAC James Williams, 1st Team All-MAC Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP RV RV RV RV 21 17 15 15 15 13 13 12 11 12 11 11 10 Coaches RV RV 25 22 17 15 16 15 13 12 11 11 12 11 11 10 BCS Not released 14 14 — 14 13 12 12 Not released
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold