1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
| 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA national champion SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA National Championship, W 49–29 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 1[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
| 1996 record | 15–0 (8–0 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Bob Pruett (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Larry Kueck |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Kelly |
| Home stadium |
Marshall University Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Marshall $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 East Tennessee State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #22 Appalachian State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was Marshall's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level. Marshall won their second NCAA Division I-AA National Championship in school history.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 7 | 7:00 PM | Howard* | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 55–27 | 26,054 | |||
| September 14 | 7:00 PM | West Virginia State* | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 42–7 | 21,851 | |||
| September 21 | 3:30 PM | at No. 13 Georgia Southern | No. 1 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | WSAZ | W 29–13 | 13,977 | ||
| September 28 | 7:00 PM | No. 12 Western Kentucky* | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 37–3 | 20,755 | |||
| October 5 | 7:00 PM | Chattanooga | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | WSAZ | W 45–0 | 22,078 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 PM | at VMI | No. 1 | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | W 45–20 | 9,165 | |||
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | Western Carolina | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | WSAZ | W 56–21 | 19,330 | ||
| October 26 | 1:00 PM | at No. 20 Appalachian State | No. 1 | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | SS | W 24–10 | 23,458 | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 PM | The Citadel |
No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | WSAZ | W 56–25 | 21,038 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 PM | at No. 7 East Tennessee State | No. 1 | Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN | WSAZ | W 34–10 | 13,131 | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 PM | Furman | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 42–17 | 22,615 | |||
| November 30 | 1:00 PM | No. 10 Delaware* | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) | WSAZ | W 59–14 | 15,429 | ||
| December 7 | 1:00 PM | No. 9 Furman | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) | WSAZ | W 54–0 | 14,096 | ||
| December 14 | 1:00 PM | No. 3 Northern Iowa* | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) | WSAZ | W 31–14 | 14,414 | ||
| December 21 | 2:00 PM | No. 2 Montana* | No. 1 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (I-AA National Championship) | ESPN | W 49–29 | 30,052 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time[2]. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Final Sports Network's 1996 Division 1-AA College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ↑ "1996 Marshall Football Schedule." 1996 Marshall University Football Media Guide Retrieved on April 16, 2009. October 21, 2009.
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