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2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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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.

DivisionEast
CoachesNo. 21
Record11–2 (8–0 MAC)
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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)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kelly (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
Seasons
 2000
2002 
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2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x 60  80  112 
Miami (OH) 42  62  75 
Bowling Green 42  53  83 
Kent State 33  53  65 
Akron 33  44  47 
Buffalo 15  17  38 
Ohio 06  17  110 
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$ 41  52  102 
Northern Illinois x 41  43  65 
Ball State x 41  43  56 
Western Michigan 23  44  56 
Central Michigan 14  26  38 
Eastern Michigan 05  16  29 
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
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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 IllinoisW 37–1517,367
October 131:00 pmat BuffaloW 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 StateW 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. 20ESPN2L 36–4120,025
December 198:00 pmvs. East Carolina*ESPN2W 64–61 2OT40,139[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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^[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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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

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Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft.

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Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Chris MasseyFullback7243St. Louis Rams
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