2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record8–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark McHale (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Wilt (2nd season)
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
  6 – 2     8 – 4  
Akron   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
UCF   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Ohio   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Buffalo   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Northern Illinois   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Toledo   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Central Michigan   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] The Thundering Herd's upset against sixth-ranked Kansas State highlighted the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 304:30 pmHofstra*
ESPN+W 45–2125,141
September 64:00 pmat No. 12 Tennessee*
ESPN2L 24–34106,520
September 127:00 pmToledo
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNL 17–2431,511
September 2012:40 pmat No. 6 Kansas State*
FSNW 27–2046,700
September 276:00 pmat Troy State*
ESPN+L 24–3326,000
October 114:30 pmKent Statedagger
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 49–3333,537
October 181:00 pmat Buffalo
ESPN+W 26–1610,118
October 252:30 pmat Western Michigan
FSNW 41–2115,878
November 14:30 pmAkron
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNGPW 42–2429,884
November 127:30 pmat No. 23 Miami (OH)
ESPN2L 6–4526,286
November 197:30 pmat UCF
ESPN2W 21–718,141
November 2812:00 pmOhio
FSNW 28–019,113
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 82 Josh Davis Jr
QB 4 Stan Hill Jr
TE 90 Jason Rader Sr
WR 40 Darius Watts Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 50 Johnathan Goddard Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 9 0 11 27
#6 Wildcats 7 3 3 7 20

[2]

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft.[3]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Darius Watts Wide receiver 2 54 Denver Broncos

References

  1. ^ Hachat, Josh (December 4, 2003). "MAC will get bowled over again". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Marshall vs #6 Kansas State". September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
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