Marshall–Western Kentucky football rivalry

Marshall Thundering Herd

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Sport

Football

First meeting

October 18, 1941
Marshall 34, Western Kentucky 7

Latest meeting

November 26, 2016
Western Kentucky 60, Marshall 6

Next meeting

November 11, 2017

Statistics

All-time series

Tied at 4-4

Largest victory

Western Kentucky, 60–6 (2016)

Current win streak

Western Kentucky, 3 (2014–present)

The Marshall–Western Kentucky football rivalry, also known as the Moonshine Throwdown, is an American college football rivalry between the Thundering Herd of the Marshall University and Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University.^[1]^[2] The first game between the Thundering Herd and Hilltoppers was played in 1941. With the admission of Western Kentucky as a member of Conference USA (CUSA) in 2014, the rivalry became an annual game between these members of the CUSA East Division.

Game results

Marshall victories	Western Kentucky victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 18, 1941	Huntington, WV	Marshall	34–7
2	October 3, 1942	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	19–13
3	October 7, 1950	Bowling Green, KY	Marshall	47–13
4	October 6, 1951	Huntington, WV	Marshall	35–21
5	September 28, 1996	Huntington, WV	Marshall	37–3
6	November 28, 2014	Huntington, WV	Western Kentucky	67–66
7	November 27, 2015	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	49–28
8	November 26, 2016	Huntington, WV	Western Kentucky	60–6
Series: Tied 4–4

Notable games

2014: CUSA Conference debut

In their first meeting since 1996, the Thundering Herd were one victory away from going undefeated and was ranked in national polls including the new College Football Playoff rankings. The Hilltoppers were coming into Huntington off a 3-game run, which were all in Bowling Green. This game marked the first conference meeting between the two schools. Western Kentucky upset the Herd by one point in a high offensive battle 67-66 in overtime. The win spoiled the Marshall chances on being selected to a New Year's Six Bowl.

References

↑ "How The Moonshine Throwdown Became A Premier Rivalry In Conference USA". SBNation. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
↑ "Ranking the Rivalries in Conference USA". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Marshall Thundering Herd football
Venues	Central Field (1895–1926) Fairfield Stadium (1927–1990) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games East Carolina Ohio: Battle for the Bell West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl Western Kentucky
Culture & lore	Marco the Bison "Sons of Marshall" Marching Thunder Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Venues	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1963 Tangerine Bowl Eastern Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass Marshall Middle Tennessee: 100 Miles of Hate Murray State: Battle for the Red Belt
Culture & lore	Big Red "Stand Up and Cheer" Big Red Marching Band One Second of Laterals
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

Conference USA football rivalries

Conference

Shula Bowl (FIU–Florida Atlantic)
Rivalry in Dixie (Louisiana Tech–Southern Miss)
Marshall–Western Kentucky
100 Miles of Hate (Middle Tennessee-Western Kentucky)
North Texas–UTSA
Southern Miss-UAB

Non-conference

East Carolina–Marshall
Battle of the Bluegrass (Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky)
Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice)
Louisiana Tech–ULM
Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio)
Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall–West Virginia)
Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss)
Battle for the Palladium (Middle Tennessee–Troy)
Battle for the Red Belt (Murray State–Western Kentucky)
Battle of I-10 (New Mexico State–UTEP)
Safeway Bowl (North Texas–SMU)
Mayor's Cup (Rice–SMU)
Rice–Texas
Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss–Tulane)
I-35 Rivalry (Texas State–UTSA)

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