2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg Mid-American Conference East MAC 8–4 6–2 Bob Pruett 8th Mark McHale 2nd Larry Kueck 3rd Bill Wilt 2nd Joan C. Edwards Stadium The 2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite achieving bowl eligibility with an 8–4 record, Marshall did not make a bowl game for the first time since 1997 due to the Mid-American Conference not having enough bowl tie-ins for its members.Hachat Josh https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-eagle-gazette-mac-will-get-bow/160923110/ MAC will get bowled over again Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Newspapers.com December 4, 2003 December 14, 2024 The Thundering Herd's upset against sixth-ranked Kansas State highlighted the season. Schedule 2003 AP Eastern August 30 4:30 pm w y 2003 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN+ 45–21 25,141 September 6 4:00 pm l y y Tennessee 12 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN2 24–34 106,520 September 12 7:00 pm l Toledo Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN 17–24 31,511 September 20 12:40 pm w y y Kansas State 6 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 27–20 46,700 September 27 6:00 pm l y y Troy State Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL ESPN+ 24–33 26,000 October 11 4:30 pm w y Kent State Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV 49–33 33,537 October 18 1:00 pm w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY ESPN+ 26–16 10,118 October 25 2:30 pm w y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI FSN 41–21 15,878 November 1 4:30 pm w Akron Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV ESPNGP 42–24 29,884 November 12 7:30 pm l y Miami (OH) 23 Yager Stadium Oxford, OH ESPN2 6–45 26,286 November 19 7:30 pm w y UCF Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL ESPN2 21–7 18,141 November 28 12:00 pm w Ohio Battle for the Bell Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV FSN 28–0 19,113 Roster 2003 Marshall Thundering Herd f 82 Jr Josh Davis Josh Davis (American football) WR y 4 Jr Stan Hill QB 90 Sr Jason Rader TE y 40 Sr Darius Watts WR y 50 Jr Johnathan Goddard DE y https://web.archive.org/web/20031111232906/http://www.herdzone.com/sports/football/roster.asp?SORT=ALPHA *Bob Pruett Lou Anarumo(Defensive backs) Game summaries Kansas State Thundering Herd 7 9 0 11 #6 Wildcats 7 3 3 7Marshall vs #6 Kansas State http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=232632306 September 20, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425190710/http://espn.go.com/college-football/recap?gameId=232632306 April 25, 2016 dead April 24, 2016 Team players drafted in the NFL The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft.2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090518142146/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2000.htm May 18, 2009 live April 17, 2009 Player Position Round Pick Franchise Darius Watts Wide receiver 2 54 Denver Broncos References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football