1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 21–3 vs. BYU
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record13–0 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarty Galbraith (1st as OC, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Billings (1st as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
1999 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$  8 –0   13 –0  
Miami (OH)  6 –2   7 –4  
Akron  5 –3   7 –4  
Ohio  5 –3   5 –6  
Bowling Green  3 –5   5 –6  
Kent State  2 –6   2 –9  
Buffalo  0 –8   0 –11  
West Division
Western Michigan x  6 –2   7 –5  
Toledo  5 –3   6 –5  
Northern Illinois  5 –3   5 –6  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4   4 –7  
Central Michigan  3 –5   4 –7  
Ball State  0 –8   0 –11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from 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.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmat Clemson*
WSAZW 13–1079,186
September 117:00 pmLiberty*
WSAZW 63–326,374
September 187:00 pmBowling Green
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSNPW 35–1629,741
September 258:00 pmTemple*No. 21
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSNPW 34–030,194
October 22:00 pmat Miami (OH)No. 17
ESPN+W 32–1430,087
October 148:00 pmToledoNo. 15
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNW 38–1330,203
October 2312:00 pmat BuffaloNo. 15
FSNPW 59–313,120
October 304:00 pmNorthern IllinoisdaggerNo. 13
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSNW 41–930,081
November 62:00 pmat Kent StateNo. 13
WSAZW 28–1612,280
November 1312:00 pmat Western MichiganNo. 12
W 31–1730,472
November 2612:30 pmOhioNo. 12
FSNW 34–326,053
December 38:00 pmWestern MichiganNo. 11
ESPN2W 34–3028,069
December 271:30 pmvs. BYU*No. 11
ESPNW 21–352,449
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Clemson
See also: 1999 Clemson Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 6 0 0 7 13
Tigers 0 3 0 7 10

Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 0 0 3 0 3
Thundering Herd 7 28 14 14 63

Bowling Green
See also: 1999 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 10 3 0 16
Thundering Herd 14 14 7 0 35

Temple
See also: 1999 Temple Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 0 0
#21 Thundering Herd 14 7 10 3 34

Miami (OH)
See also: 1999 Miami RedHawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Thundering Herd 9 10 3 10 32
RedHawks 0 0 0 14 14

Toledo
See also: 1999 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 3 10 0 0 13
#15 Thundering Herd 7 17 0 14 38

Buffalo
See also: 1999 Buffalo Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Thundering Herd 14 24 14 7 59
Bulls 3 0 0 0 3

Northern Illinois
See also: 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 6 0 3 9
#13 Thundering Herd 14 0 14 13 41

Kent State
See also: 1999 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Thundering Herd 14 0 7 7 28
Golden Flashes 0 10 3 3 16

Western Michigan
See also: 1999 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Thundering Herd 7 7 17 0 31
Broncos 3 7 0 7 17

Ohio
See also: 1999 Ohio Bobcats football team and Battle for the Bell
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 3 0 0 3
#12 Thundering Herd 0 13 7 14 34

Western Michigan–MAC Championship
See also: 1999 Western Michigan Broncos football team and 1999 MAC Championship Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 10 10 3 7 30
#11 Thundering Herd 0 0 20 14 34

BYU–Motor City Bowl
See also: 1999 BYU Cougars football team and 1999 Motor City Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 0 0 3
#11 Thundering Herd 0 7 7 7 21

Roster
1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22 Doug Chapman Sr
WR 6 John Cooper Jr
WR 82 Chris DeShazor So
C 58 Jeff Edwards Fr
WR 2 Brian Greenleaf Fr
OL 66 K. J. Greer Fr
OT 63 Mike Guilliams Sr
TE 44 Brad Hammon Sr
OL 65 Paul Hardy Fr
OL 73 Scott Harper Jr
QB 7 Byron Leftwich Fr
QB 10 Chad Pennington Sr
WR 3 Nate Poole Jr
OL 75 Steve Sciullo Fr
C 62 Jason Starkey Sr
WR 9 Lanier Washington Jr
WR 83 James Williams Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 86 Bobby Addison So
DL 50 Antony Beckett Jr
DB 42 Rogers Beckett Sr
DL 96 Ronnie Bowman Jr
DB 19 Chris Crocker Fr
LB 4 John Grace Sr
DT 93 Giradie Mercer Sr
LB 55 Andre O'Neal Sr
DE 53 Ralph Street Jr
DB 21 Terrance Tarpley Fr
DB 27 Willie Tisdale Jr
DE 85 Paul Toviessi Jr
LB 5 Max Yates So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 T. C. Beaver So
K 43 J. R. Jenkins Jr
LS 54 Chris Massey So
K 20 Jason Witczak So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-12

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Chad PenningtonQuarterback117New York Jets
Rogers BeckettDefensive Back243San Diego Chargers
Doug ChapmanRunning Back388Minnesota Vikings
James WilliamsWide Receiver6175Seattle Seahawks

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Awards and honors

Rankings
See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRV21171515151313121112111110
CoachesRVRV2522171516151312111112111110
BCSNot released1414—14131212Not released

References
  1. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  2. "1999 Heisman Trophy, College Football Awards". College Football Poll. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
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