Questions On Marshall Thundering Herd Football
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- 1.What team did Marshall defeat in the 2002 GMAC Bowl for its fifth straight bowl win?
- A.
BYU Cougars
- B.
Western Michigan Broncos
- C.
Michigan State Spartans
- D.
Louisville Cardinals
- 2.Byron Leftwich passed for how many yards in the first half when Marshall beat Buffalo 66-21 in 2002?
- A.
514
- B.
246
- C.
329
- D.
447
- 3.What Marshall player did not have at least 993 yards in receptions in 2002?
- A.
Denero Marriott
- B.
Randy Moss
- C.
Josh Davis
- D.
Darius Watts
- 4.Who beat Marshall 47-21 in 2002 to knock the Herd out of college football's top 20 rankings?
- A.
New Mexico Lobos
- B.
Virginia Tech Hokies
- C.
Houston Cougars
- D.
Duke Blue Devils
- 5.In passing for 4,224 yards in 2001, Byron Leftwich threw for a Marshall record of how many TDs?
- A.
51
- B.
34
- C.
25
- D.
40
- 6.Marshall played what #1 team in 2001 and was overpowered 49-14?
- A.
Pittsburgh Panthers
- B.
Florida Gators
- C.
USC Trojans
- D.
West Virginia Mountaineers
- 7.Byron Leftwich passed for how many yards when Marshall beat East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl?
- A.
652
- B.
567
- C.
435
- D.
377
- 8.Who did Marshall beat 19-14 for the 2000 MAC Title after losing to them earlier in the season?
- A.
Toledo Rockets
- B.
Louisville Cardinals
- C.
SMU Broncos
- D.
Western Michigan Broncos
- 9.Marshall had a national-best win streak of how many games ended by Michigan State in 2000?
- A.
30
- B.
24
- C.
10
- D.
17
- 10.Who penned Marshall's official fight song, "Sons of Marshall", in 1936?
- A.
Billy Lyon
- B.
Ralph A. Williams
- C.
Larry McCloud
- D.
B.J. Cohen
- 11.How many wins did Bobby Pruett lead the Marshall Thundering Herd to as head coach?
- A.
11
- B.
62
- C.
101
- D.
94
- 12.What was the nickname of the pre-1900 Marshall football team?
- A.
The Spiders
- B.
The Buffalo
- C.
The Indians
- D.
The Chieftans
- 13.Which Marshall quarterback set a school single-game record with 496 passing yards in 1991?
- A.
Mike Sellars
- B.
Randall Fields
- C.
Walter Payton
- D.
Michael Payton
- 14.Marshall's football program won its first what in 1998?
- A.
Bowl Game
- B.
SEC Title
- C.
NCAA Title
- D.
Road Game
- 15.Which band accompanies Marshall's Thundering Herd?
- A.
Thundering Band
- B.
Musical Herd
- C.
Marching Thunder
- D.
Music Makers
- 16.What athletic conference expelled Marshall University in 1969?
- A.
Big Sky
- B.
Big Ten
- C.
ACC
- D.
Mid-Atlantic
- 17.What was the record of the 1984 Marshall Thundering Herd?
- A.
42160
- B.
42249
- C.
42219
- D.
0-11
- 18.What did the Marshall football program go "One for" in 2001?
- A.
The Thumb
- B.
The Herd
- C.
The Gipper
- D.
The Green Machine
- 19.Between 1997 and 1999, Marshall made three appearances in what bowl?
- A.
Fiesta Bowl
- B.
Motor City Bowl
- C.
Rose Bowl
- D.
Peach Bowl
- 20.With what record was Marshall the winningest NCAA football program of the 1990's?
- A.
334-76
- B.
114-25
- C.
64-61
- D.
64-21
- 21.In which year did Marshall make it to the NCAA 1-AA playoffs?
- A.
1992
- B.
1978
- C.
1963
- D.
1987
- 22.Which team signed a contract to be the opening game for Marshall's 2009 season?
- A.
Virginia Tech
- B.
Maryland
- C.
Tennessee
- D.
West Virginia
- 23.What happened to Marshall's football stadium in 1962?
- A.
It Was Renovated
- B.
It Was Condemned
- C.
It Was Dedicated
- D.
It Was Moved
- 24.Who led Marshall to their 1987 and 1988 Southern Conference football playoffs?
- A.
Michale Sellars
- B.
Ralph A. Williams
- C.
George Chaump
- D.
Jack Lengyel
- 25.What is the nickname for fans of Marshall football?
- A.
Buffalo Crew
- B.
The Stampede
- C.
Green Machine
- D.
Herd Nation
Questions: 26 | Attempts: 120 | Last updated: May 4, 2015
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