2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2000
Kevin Kelly (4th season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
Seasons
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – 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 pm
SE Missouri State*
W 63–730,225
September 912:00 pmat No. 24
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
  • 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. 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. # Name Class
    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. # Name Class
    FS 19 Chris Crocker So
    DB 15 Yancey Satterwhite Sr
    DE 85 Paul Toviessi Sr
    LB 5 Max Yates Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    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

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Paul Toviessi Defensive End 2 51 Denver Broncos

    References