The legacy of the players who perished in the 1970 marshall football plane crash transcends wins and losses. During his tenure at marshall, the thundering herd compiled a record of 9423. Memorial fountain on the campus of marshall university in huntington, west virginia contributor names. Indexes to marshall yearbooks by marshall university. Nov 12, 2014 a few moments later, on a hillside in wayne county, west virginia, the marshall university football program was changed forever. Winsipedia marshall thundering herd football alltime. Marshall has an impressive 11819 overall record at joan c. The official florida international university golden panthers football history vs marshall. As a senior, he helped power the 1919 football team to a 80 mark, outscoring its opponents by a margin of 302, after the program was dropped a year earlier. Rebuilding marshall university football we are marshall. Marshall university athletics official athletics website. It is a very comprehensive book about marshall football from the lows to the highs from a beat journalist perspective. Huntington as marshall head coach doc holliday readied for a trip that will end with him saying goodbye to his current seniors, he said hello wednesday to a new. Winsipedia database and infographics of marshall thundering herd football alltime record, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, allamericans, heisman winners, and nfl draft picks.
Game notes 2019 quick facts 2019 fact book game day programs cusa football coaching staff riccardo silva stadium. With the book, my sincere hope is that people will have a much clearer picture of just what people went through, he said. He set three marshall, league and pool records in that meet and was named meet mvp. Member schools are asked for their help in additions, corrections, etc. What was marshall universitys football record in 1971. Tallman, who was selected as the hall of fames legends inductee, became a regular at tackle for marshall s 1916 football team, leading the squad to a 721 record. Marshall university 2019 football bowl bound short sleeve tshirt. The thundering herd will play in their fourth bowl game in five years. The class of 2020 will be recognized at the hall of fame dinner on sept. Western kentucky university athletics football history vs marshall. Watch this space for the latest marshall university news. Jack robert lengyel born 1935 is a software executive and former american football coach, lacrosse coach, and college athletics administrator. Related questions asked in football american, college football, american football history, metallica.
Brown and keeping pure speed running back noel devine under 40 yards. Jul 29, 2011 the legacy of the players who perished in the 1970 marshall football plane crash transcends wins and losses. Southern airways flight 932 was a chartered southern airways douglas dc9 domestic united states commercial jet flight from stallings field iso in kinston, north carolina, to huntington tristate airportmilton j. Football record book pdf marshall university athletics. After losing their game to east carolina 1714 earlier that day on a controversial intentional grounding call, marshall was looking to get home and return to the field to prepare for their upcoming rivalry game with ohio. Individual records record book football mhsaa sports. Fiu athletics football history vs marshall university. The crash and its meaning in marshall football history.
If you have information you believe should be included in these records additions, deletions or corrections, it may be submitted one of three ways. Edwards stadium, which seats 38,227 and is expandable to. See the links below for more information about the marshall university air disaster, we are marshall and related topics. Marshall won their second ncaa division iaa national championship in school history. Marshall university 11 mcmurry university 10 middle tennessee 10 mississippi college 30 missouri state university 42 montana state university 10 new mexico state university 01 nicholls state university 248 northern arizona university 01 northwestern state university 258 oklahoma state university 01. Football history vs marshall university from dec 20, 2011 nov 30, 2019. After winning 33 games and going 30 in bowls from 2015, the bottom dropped out for marshall as the thundering herd stumbled to 39 last season. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Board receives update on university operations during covid19 crisis. Oliver would etch his name all over the marshall record books, shattering nearly all of the herds passing records. Marshall thundering herd football news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2018 learn how. The team was led by head coach jack lengyel in his first year and played its home games at fairfield stadium in huntington, west. Nov 12, 2019 on november 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying most of the marshall university football team clips a stand of trees and crashes into a hillside just two miles from the tristate airport in kenova. Submitted by a mhsaa member school athletic administrator on official office letterhead, or by using the national federation record application note. Marshall announces hall of fame class for 2020 wvmetronews.
The official 2020 football roster for the marshall university the herd. When he was recruited to marshall university as a quarterback back in 1970, reggie oliver had no idea about the challenges he was about to face over the next few years. Team winning streaks conference championship games win charts bowl games pick a team pick a year is my team better than yours. Tyrone marshall football montana state university athletics. On november 14, 1970, southern airways flight 932, which was chartered by the school to fly the thundering herd football team, coaches, and fans to kinston, north carolina for a game against the east carolina pirates and back to huntington, west virginia crashed on approach to tristate airport after clipping trees just west of the runway and impacting nosefirst into a hollow. Marshall s 1971 record was 28 under head coach jack lengyel. Tallman, who was selected as the hall of fames legends inductee, became a regular at tackle for marshalls 1916 football team, leading the squad to a 721 record. The stadium, which opened for the 1991 season as marshall university stadium with a then record crowd of 33,116 for a 2423 win over new hampshire, hosted a record crowd of 41,382 on september 10, 2010, when the thundering herd played the instate rival west virginia mountaineers. Even though he helped the marshall football program reach the national championship game three years in a row, and win a title in 1992, he will be rooting for n. The ncaa record book includes a special note about 6 interceptions by dick miller akron versus baldwinwallace on oct.
The official athletics website for the marshall university the herd. Cross country football volleyball mens soccer womens soccer. The marshall yearbooks were published by the students of marshall college university. Ron lear led the thundering herd in rushing in 1979 and 1980. The team represents the university as a member of the conference usa eastern division of the national collegiate athletic association, playing at the ncaa division i football bowl subdivision level marshall plays at joan c. Marshall athletics hall of fame class of 2020 features o.
The team was led by head coach jack lengyel in his first year and played its home games at fairfield stadium in huntington, west virginia. Although marshall began competing in intercollegiate football in 1895, the schools official record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1950. The marshall university athletics hall of fame committee has announced. The official football page for the marshall university the herd. The official fan page of marshall university football the herd. The marshall thundering herd football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Marshall athletics announces 2020 hall of fame class. Former marshall university player recounts impact of plane. Thundering herd to hold virtual spring fountain ceremony. Their tragic deaths squashed the likelihood of a bloody race riot on campus.
Marshall university s ryan yurachek pulls in the record setting td pass from quarterback rakeem cato in the first half of a conference usa football game against florida international university in. Hamlin is a local huntington, wv attorney who is an alumnus of marshall university. In addition to the film we are marshall, the documentary ashes to glory and the book real tragedy, real triumph tell the story of the marshall university football team. Wagner quarterback alex thomson, seen here against byu in 2015, will come to marshalls football team this summer as a graduate transfer. The team represents the university as a member of the conference usa eastern division of the national collegiate athletic association, playing at the ncaa division i football bowl subdivision level. Students at marshall university had no idea that the horrific events on the night of november 14 would change their lives forever.
Within those areas, the lists identify singlegame, singleseason, and career leaders. Shop marshall university at the thundering herd bookstore. He served as the head football coach at the college of wooster from 1966 to 1970 and at marshall university from 1971 until 1974, compiling a career college football record of 3354. Beginning in 1990, the marshall football program rose like a phoenix from the ashes. How nc state and marshall bring a football family together. Hamlin was the quarterback of the 1964 marshall university football team and has been a longtime supporter of the football and athletic programs at marshall. On a facade on the stadiums west side is a bronze memorial. Grad transfer qb highlights marshall football signing class. Memorial fountain on the campus of marshall university in.
The 1971 marshall thundering herd football team sometimes referred to as the young thundering herd represented marshall university in the 1971 college football season. These yearbooks are a reflection of the progress of the school, recording events of the year in an enduring and organized form. Split, g, cmp, att, pct, yds, td, att, yds, avg, td. The 1908 mirabilia was the first yearbook published by marshall college now marshall university. The 1996 marshall thundering herd football team represented marshall university in the 1996 ncaa division iaa football season. Marshall athletics announces 2020 hall of fame class sports. Colorado state location, date, and more date, time, location, team records, and more on this newly announced bowl game. Shop marshall university apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the thundering herd bookstore. Chris parker is marshall s alltme leading rusher with 5,924 yards. Hardinsimmons, this is the first installment of the games that captivated and confounded in 2019. On november 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying most of the marshall university football team clips a stand of trees and crashes into a hillside just two miles from the. Marshall thundering herd football record by year college.
Record books are continually updated throughout the year. Kids club 50 50 football raffle marshall football today herdvision stadium cbs sports listen. Etsu gets through the top of the fifth, keeping marshall off the scoreboard, but the heart leads five to zero bottom of the fifth coming up next right here on the. Marshall thundering herd football statistical leaders. Program basketball game day information football game day information game promotions kids club 50 50 football raffle marshall football today herdvision stadium cbs sports listen to game broadcast listen to dantoni callin show radio affiliates chuck mcgills word on. Marshall 75, 44 in conference usa marshall s back in the postseason after a weird, sudden collapse to 39 in 2016. Dec 03, 2017 college football schedule 2018 new mexico bowl 2017. The marshall story was written by four marshall university journalism graduates. The marshall kicker booted a careerlong 53yarder as time expired to give the thundering herd a 2623 victory over the hilltoppers in a crucial conference usa east division football game in front. Click on the links below for complete archives of muskingum team, individual, season and yearly records and for studentathlete honors. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. After one season of toying with socon defenses, he moved up with marshall into the ranks of division ia football, where he continued to rewrite the record books.
Ferguson field hts near kenova and ceredo, west virginia. Marshall yearbooks university archives marshall university. Not all of the marshall yearbooks contained an index. Marshall thundering herd news, scores, schedule, stats. Marshall thundering herd football statistical leaders wikipedia. Nov 27, 2006 the marshall story was written by four marshall university journalism graduates. Team winning streaks conference championship games win charts bowl games pick a team pick a. Marshall thundering herd american football database fandom. The marshall thundering herd football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of marshall university. Plane crash devastates marshall university history. Marshall university football, huntington, west virginia. State football records are published on the khsaa website. Sam odell is among nine people named for induction into the marshall university athletics hall. Conference series records alltime winning streaks alltime losing streaks team vs.
The thundering herd represent marshall university in the ncaas conference usa. Marshall university, indexes to marshall yearbooks 20. Greenlee is donating 10 percent of book proceeds from september through december to the marshall university black alumni inc. Another plaque memorializing the 1970 marshall football team was unveiled at east carolina university on the same day and can be seen at the guest team entrance of dowdyficklen stadium. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. If you know of a correction or addition that has been omitted, please dont take offense, but help us out. The victims included 36 marshall university football players, 9 coaches and administrators, 25 fans and air crew of 5. It was marshall s final season competing at the ncaa division iaa level. Marshall had the winningest football program in america in the decade of the 90s with a 11425 record.