Marshall vs. Western Michigan
Marshall and Western Michigan have 27 meetings on file, the first in 1962; Western Michigan leads the series 18–9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Marshall 6–4, and Marshall has won the last 4. Share
- Marshall wins
- 9
- Western Michigan wins
- 18
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1962
- Longest streak
- 10 Western Michigan
- Current streak
- 4 Marshall
- Last 10 meetings
- Marshall 6–4
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2–6 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–8 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 17.4 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Marshall
- 4–9 Marshall’s record at home
- At Western Michigan
- 9–3 Western Michigan’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 Marshall first
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Marshall’s biggest win2003: Marshall 41, Western Michigan 21by 20 points
- Western Michigan’s biggest win1971: Western Michigan 37, Marshall 0by 37 points
- Upset2000: Western Michigan 30, Marshall 10Western Michigan had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Marshall | Series | Western Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–1967 | Charlie Snyder | 1–3 | Bill Doolittle |
| 1971–1974 | Jack Lengyel | 0–4 | Bill Doolittle |
| 1975–1978 | Frank Ellwood | 1–3 | Elliot Uzelac |
| 1999–2004 | Bob Pruett | 5–1 | Gary Darnell |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Marshall’s side (Snyder 1–3 against Doolittle). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Byron Leftwich Marshall | 2000 |
| Chad Pennington Marshall | 1999 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.