2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg Mid-American Conference East MAC 21 11–2 8–0 Bob Pruett 6th Ed Zaunbrecher 2nd Kevin Kelly 5th Spread 3–4 Marshall University Stadium MAC Championship Game L 36–41 vs. Toledo MAC East Division championGMAC Bowl champion GMAC Bowl W 64–61 2OT vs. East Carolina 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 2001 AP Eastern September 1 7:15 pm l y y Florida 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 14–49 85,445 September 8 7:00 pm w y UMass Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 49–20 27,533 September 15 canceledcanceled [a] at TCU* Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX September 29 7:00 pm w Bowling Green Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 37–31 32,034 October 6 2:00 pm w y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 37–15 17,367 October 13 1:00 pm w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY 34–14 12,438 October 20 4:00 pm w y Central Michigan Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 42–21 30,063 Marshall 42, C. Michigan 21 Detroit Free Press October 21, 2001 12D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99371650/marshall-42-c-michigan-21/ Newspapers.com October 27 7:00 pm w Akron Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 50–33 22,129 November 3 3:00 pm w y Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH 42–21 12,607 November 10 12:00 pm w y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH 27–21 24,286 November 17 3:00 pm w 24 Ohio Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV Battle for the Bell 42–18 24,932 November 24 7:00 pm w y 20 2001 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 38–24 16,041 November 30 7:30 pm l y 20 Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH MAC Championship Game ESPN2 36–41 20,025 December 19 8:00 pm w y y East Carolina Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL GMAC Bowl ESPN2 64–61 2OT 40,139 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73012174/herd-of-passes-halts-ecu/ The News and Observer Herd of passes halts ECU December 21, 2001 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com Canceled [a]The game between Marshall and TCU was canceled due to the September 11 attacks. Roster 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd f 83 Fr Brad Bates WR 70 So Joey Stepp C 77 Fr Josh Blakey OL 8 So Bradon Carey RB 7 Jr Byron Leftwich QB y 75 Jr Steve Sciullo G y 40 So Darius Watts WR y 3 Fr Moriah Anderson DB 43 Fr Kevin Atkins LB 1 So Gladstone Coke LB 19 Jr Chris Crocker Chris Crocker (American football) FS y 50 Fr Johnathan Goddard DE y 15 Jr Yancey Satterwhite DB 5 Sr Max Yates Max Yates (American football) LB y 54 Sr Chris Massey LS y https://web.archive.org/web/20011222125059/http://www.herdzone.com:80/sports/football/roster.asp *Bob Pruett Lou Anarumo(Defensive backs) 2001-12-22 Team players drafted in the NFL The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft. Player Position Round Pick Franchise Chris Massey Fullback 7 243 St. Louis Rams2002 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com April 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090518142146/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2000.htm May 18, 2009 live References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Category:68 Ventures Bowl champion seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football