2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football
MAC champion
MAC East Division co-champion
Motor City Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record8–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (1st as OC, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kelly (4th season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  5 1   5 3   8 5  
Akron x  5 1   5 3   6 5  
Ohio  4 2   5 3   7 4  
Miami (OH)  4 2   5 3   6 5  
Bowling Green  1 5   2 6   2 9  
Buffalo  2 4   2 6   2 9  
Kent State  0 6   1 7   1 10  
West Division
Western Michigan xy  4 1   7 1   9 3  
Toledo x  4 1   6 1   10 1  
Northern Illinois  2 3   4 3   6 5  
Ball State  2 3   4 3   5 6  
Eastern Michigan  2 3   2 5   3 8  
Central Michigan  1 4   2 6   2 9  
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

The 2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in 2000 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 fifth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall won its fourth consecutive MAC championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmSE Missouri State*W 63–730,225
September 912:00 pmat No. 24 Michigan State*ESPNL 24–3472,983
September 236:00 pmat North Carolina*L 15–2053,000
September 307:00 pmBuffalo
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 47–1429,089
October 58:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNL 10–3027,109
October 147:00 pmat ToledoESPN+L 0–4234,900
October 213:30 pmKent Statedagger
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–1225,646
October 287:00 pmat AkronW 31–2815,641
November 41:30 pmat Bowling GreenW 20–138,091
November 117:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 51–3130,419
November 184:00 pmat OhioL 28–3821,217
December 21:00 pmWestern Michigan
ABCW 19–1424,816
December 274:00 pmvs. Cincinnati*ESPN2W 25–1452,911
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 6 John Cooper Sr
QB 7 Byron Leftwich So
WR 3 Nate Poole Sr
G 75 Steve Sciullo So
WR 40 Darius Watts Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 19 Chris Crocker So
DB 15 Yancey Satterwhite Sr
DE 85 Paul Toviessi Sr
LB 5 Max Yates Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 43 J. R. Jenkins Sr
LS 54 Chris Massey Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-11-09

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Paul ToviessiDefensive End251Denver Broncos

References


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