2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football 350px Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 8–5 5–3 Bob Pruett 5th Ed Zaunbrecher Spread 1st Kevin Kelly 4th 3–4 MAC championMAC East Division co-championMotor City Bowl champion Motor City Bowl W 25–14 vs. Cincinnati MAC Championship Game W 19–14 vs. Western Michigan 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 2000 AP Eastern August 31 7:00 pm w y 2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians SE Missouri State Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 63–7 30,225 September 9 12:00 pm l y y Michigan State 24 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 24–34 72,983 September 23 6:00 pm l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 15–20 53,000 September 30 7:00 pm w Buffalo Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 47–14 29,089 October 5 8:00 pm l Western Michigan Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN 10–30 27,109 October 14 7:00 pm l y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN+ 0–42 34,900 October 21 3:30 pm w y Kent State Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 34–12 25,646 October 28 7:00 pm w y Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 31–28 15,641 November 4 1:30 pm w y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH 20–13 8,091 November 11 7:00 pm w Miami (OH) Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 51–31 30,419 November 18 4:00 pm l y Ohio Battle for the Bell Peden Stadium Athens, OH 28–38 21,217 December 2 1:00 pm w Western Michigan MAC Championship Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV ABC 19–14 24,816 December 27 4:00 pm w y y Cincinnati Motor City Bowl Silverdome Pontiac, MI ESPN2 25–14 52,911 Roster 2000 Marshall Thundering Herd f 6 Sr John Cooper WR 7 So Byron Leftwich QB y 3 Sr Nate Poole WR y 75 So Steve Sciullo G y 40 Fr Darius Watts WR y 19 So Chris Crocker Chris Crocker (American football) FS y 15 So Yancey Satterwhite DB 85 Sr Paul Toviessi DE 5 Jr Max Yates Max Yates (American football) LB y 43 Sr J. R. Jenkins K y 54 Jr Chris Massey LS y https://web.archive.org/web/20001109000400/http://www.herdzone.com:80/fbo/fbc/2000alphroster.html *Bob Pruett 2000-11-09 Team players in the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Paul Toviessi Defensive End 2 51 Denver Broncos References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Category:Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion seasons Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football