American college football season
1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football Conference Mid-American Conference Division East Coaches No. 10 AP No. 10 1999 record 13–0 (8–0 MAC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Marty Galbraith (1st as OC, 2nd overall season) Defensive coordinator Tim Billings (1st as DC, 9th overall season)Home stadium Marshall University Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)Seasons
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.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 pm at Clemson * Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 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+ 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 Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 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 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (MAC Championship Game ) ESPN2 W 34–3028,069
December 27 1:30 pm vs. BYU * No. 11 ESPN W 21–352,449
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ]
Clemson [ ]
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 [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
3
10
3
0
16
Thundering Herd
14
14
7
0
35
Temple [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
0
0
0
0
#21 Thundering Herd
14
7
10
3
34
Miami (OH) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#17 Thundering Herd
9
10
3
10
32
RedHawks
0
0
0
14
14
Toledo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
3
10
0
0
13
#15 Thundering Herd
7
17
0
14
38
Buffalo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#15 Thundering Herd
14
24
14
7
59
Bulls
3
0
0
0
3
Northern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
0
6
0
3
9
#13 Thundering Herd
14
0
14
13
41
Kent State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Thundering Herd
14
0
7
7
28
Golden Flashes
0
10
3
3
16
Western Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#12 Thundering Herd
7
7
17
0
31
Broncos
3
7
0
7
17
Ohio [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
3
0
0
3
#12 Thundering Herd
0
13
7
14
34
Western Michigan–MAC Championship [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Broncos
10
10
3
7
30
#11 Thundering Herd
0
0
20
14
34
BYU–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.
#
Name
Class
RB
22
Doug Chapman
Sr
WR
6
John Cooper
Jr
WR
82
Chris DeShazor
So
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.
#
Name
Class
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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1999-10-12
Team players drafted in the NFL [ ]
The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft .
Player
Position
Round
Pick
Franchise
Chad Pennington
Quarterback
1
17
New York Jets
Rogers Beckett
Defensive Back
2
43
San Diego Chargers
Doug Chapman
Running Back
3
88
Minnesota Vikings
James Williams
Wide Receiver
6
175
Seattle Seahawks
[1]
Awards and honors [ ]
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-MAC
Giradie Mercer , 1st Team All-MAC
Doug Chapman , 1st Team All-MAC
John Grace , 1st Team All-MAC
Rogers Beckett , 1st Team All-MAC
James Williams, 1st Team All-MAC
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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
NR
14
13
12
12
Not released
References [ ]
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