1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team information
American college football season
1996Marshall Thundering Herd football
NCAA Division I-AA champion SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 49–29 vs. Montana
Conference
Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network
No. 1[1]
Record
15–0 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Bob Pruett (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Larry Kueck (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Gunter Brewer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Kelly (1st season)
Captain
Eric Kresser, Tim Martin, Aaron Ferguson, Melvin Cunningham, Billy Lyon, Jermaine Swafford
Home stadium
Marshall University Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Marshall $^
8
–
0
15
–
0
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^
7
–
1
10
–
3
No. 13 Furman ^
6
–
2
9
–
4
No. 25 Appalachian State
5
–
3
7
–
4
The Citadel
3
–
5
4
–
7
Georgia Southern
2
–
6
4
–
7
VMI
2
–
6
3
–
8
Chattanooga
2
–
6
3
–
8
Western Carolina
1
–
7
4
–
7
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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.
^"Final Sports Network's 1996 Division I-AA College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
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