2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football
MAC East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 64–61 2OT vs. East Carolina
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record11–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kelly (5th season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 2  
Miami (OH)   4 – 2     6 – 2     7 – 5  
Bowling Green   4 – 2     5 – 3     8 – 3  
Kent State   3 – 3     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Akron   3 – 3     4 – 4     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 5     1 – 7     3 – 8  
Ohio   0 – 6     1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$   4 – 1     5 – 2     10 – 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 – 1     4 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State x   4 – 1     4 – 3     5 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 3     4 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Michigan   1 – 4     2 – 6     3 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 5     1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2001 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 sixth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall finished the season with a 64–61 win over East Carolina in the GMAC Bowl. It was the highest scoring bowl game in college football history.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:15 pmat No. 1 Florida*
ESPN2L 14–4985,445
September 87:00 pmUMass*
W 49–2027,533
September 15at TCU*
canceled[a]
September 297:00 pmBowling Green
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 37–3132,034
October 62:00 pmat Northern Illinois
W 37–1517,367
October 131:00 pmat Buffalo
W 34–1412,438
October 204:00 pmCentral Michigandagger
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 42–2130,063[1]
October 277:00 pmAkron
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 50–3322,129
November 33:00 pmat Kent State
W 42–2112,607
November 1012:00 pmat Miami (OH)
W 27–2124,286
November 173:00 pmOhioNo. 24
W 42–1824,932
November 247:00 pmYoungstown State*No. 20
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–2416,041
November 307:30 pmat ToledoNo. 20
ESPN2L 36–4120,025
December 198:00 pmvs. East Carolina*
ESPN2W 64–61 2OT40,139
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between Marshall and TCU was canceled due to the September 11 attacks.

Roster

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2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 83 Brad Bates Fr
C 70 Joey Stepp So
OL 77 Josh Blakey Fr
RB 8 Bradon Carey So
QB 7 Byron Leftwich Jr
G 75 Steve Sciullo Jr
WR 40 Darius Watts So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Moriah Anderson Fr
LB 43 Kevin Atkins Fr
LB 1 Gladstone Coke So
FS 19 Chris Crocker Jr
DE 50 Johnathan Goddard Fr
DB 15 Yancey Satterwhite Jr
LB 5 Max Yates Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 54 Chris Massey Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-12-22

Team players drafted in the NFL

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The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Chris Massey Fullback 7 243 St. Louis Rams

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References

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  1. ^ "Marshall 42, C. Michigan 21". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 2001. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.


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