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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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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2
3
4
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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
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2
3
4
Total
Falcons
3
10
3
0
16
Thundering Herd
14
14
7
0
35
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2
3
4
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Owls
0
0
0
0
0
#21 Thundering Herd
14
7
10
3
34
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2
3
4
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#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
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#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
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2
3
4
Total
Broncos
10
10
3
7
30
#11 Thundering Herd
0
0
20
14
34
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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
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Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
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-MACGiradie Mercer , 1st Team All-MACDoug Chapman , 1st Team All-MACJohn Grace , 1st Team All-MACRogers Beckett , 1st Team All-MACJames Williams, 1st Team All-MAC Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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
