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1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1996
team	Marshall Thundering Herd
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
TSNRank	1
record	15–0
conf_record	8–0
head_coach	Bob Pruett
hc_year	1st
cooff_coach1	Gunter Brewer
cooc1_year	1st
cooff_coach2	Larry Kueck
cooc2_year	1st
def_coach	Kevin Kelly
dc_year	1st
captain	Eric Kresser
captain2	Tim Martin
captain3	Aaron Ferguson
captain4	Melvin Cunningham
captain5	Billy Lyon
captain6	Jermaine Swafford
stadium	Marshall University Stadium
champion	NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon champion
bowl	[NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game](1996-ncaa-division-i-aa-football-championship-game)
bowl_result	W 49–29 vs. [Montana](1996-montana-grizzlies-football-team)

SoCon champion The 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University as a member of Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Pruett, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 15–0 with mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Marshall advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship playoffs, where they beat Delaware in the first round, Furman in the quarterfinals, Northern Iowa in the semifinals, and Montana in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game to win the program's second NCAA Division I-AA title. 1996 was Marshall's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level as they moved to NCAA Division I-A competition and joined the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 1997.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Howard

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

West Virginia State

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

at Georgia Southern

Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA

Western Kentucky

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

Chattanooga

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

at VMI

Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA

Western Carolina

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

at Appalachian State

Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC

The Citadel

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

at East Tennessee State

Memorial Center Johnson City, TN

Furman

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

Delaware (Division I-AA First Round Playoff Game)

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

Randy Moss caught 8 passes (3 TD) for a school record 288 yards.

Furman (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

Northern Iowa (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

Montana (Division I-AA National Championship)

Marshall Stadium Huntington, WV

Randy Moss hauled in 9 passes for 220 yards and 4 TD as the Thundering Herd avenged the previous season's loss to Montana in the title game.

Roster

Kevin Kelly Defensive coordinator
Larry Kueck co-Offensive coordinator
Gunter Brewer co-Offensive coordinator
Brian Dowler – Wide receivers

References

References

"Final Sports Network's 1996 Division I-AA College Football Poll". The Sports Network.
(September 8, 1996). "Marshall 55, Howard 27". Lexington Herald-Leader.
(September 15, 1996). "Marshall wins in rout". The Salisbury Post.
(September 22, 1996). "Marshall clobbers Georgia Southern". The Macon Telegraph.
(September 29, 1996). "Western loses quarterback, then Marshall romps 37–3". The Courier-Journal.
(October 6, 1996). "Marshall crushes UTC". The Ironton Tribune.
(October 13, 1996). "Marshall thunders past VMI". The Daily News Leader.
(October 20, 1996). "Catamounts crunches by Thundering Herd". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 27, 1996). "Ground assault buries ASU". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 3, 1996). "Moss, Herd rout Citadel". The Ironton Tribune.
(November 10, 1996). "Herd thunders past Bucs". Kingsport Times-News.
(November 17, 1996). "Marshall downs Furman for conference crown". The Times and Democrat.
(December 1, 1996). "Marshall rolls over Delaware". Great Falls Tribune.
(December 8, 1996). "Marshall rips Furman in I-AA quarterfinal". The Charlotte Observer.
(December 15, 1996). "Panthers trampled by Herd". The Courier.
(December 22, 1996). "Griz smothered by Moss". The Billings Gazette.
(August 31, 1996). "Past and Passes Key Moss's Future". [[The Washington Post]].
(September 21, 1996). "Marshall 29, Georgia Southern 13". [[Associated Press]].
(September 29, 1996). "Western loses quarterback, then Marshall romps 37-3". [[The Courier-Journal]] via Newspapers.com.
(December 1, 1996). "Marshall 59, Delaware 14". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(December 8, 1996). "Marshall Routs Furman in NCAA I-AA Playoffs". [[Tulsa World]].
(December 14, 1996). "Marshall 31, N. Iowa 14". [[Associated Press]].
(December 22, 1996). "Moss, Marshall Thunder Montana". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
(December 22, 1996). "No Slipping for Marshall, Moss". [[Chicago Tribune]].

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