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1998 Marshall

12–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bob Pruett.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1998, game by game: won at Akron 27–16; won vs. Troy 42–12; won at South Carolina 24–21; won at Eastern Michigan 26–23; won vs. Miami (OH) 31–17; won at Ohio 30–23; won vs. Kent State 42–7; won vs. Ball State 42–10; lost at Bowling Green 13–34; won vs. Central Michigan 28–0; won vs. Wofford 29–27; won vs. Toledo 23–17; won vs. Louisville 48–29+35−21Won 27–16 at Akron+11AkronWon 42–12 vs. Troy+30TroyWon 24–21 at South Carolina+3South CarolinaWon 26–23 at Eastern Michigan+3Eastern MichiganWon 31–17 vs. Miami (OH)+14Miami (OH)Won 30–23 at Ohio+7OhioWon 42–7 vs. Kent State+35Kent StateWon 42–10 vs. Ball State+32Ball StateLost 13–34 at Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenWon 28–0 vs. Central Michigan+28Central MichiganWon 29–27 vs. Wofford+2WoffordWon 23–17 vs. Toledo+6ToledoWon 48–29 vs. Louisville+19Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atAkronW 27–⁠1665%
Sep 12vsTroyW 42–⁠1286%
Sep 19atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠2151%
Sep 26atEastern MichiganW 26–⁠2365%
Oct 3vsMiami (OH)W 31–⁠1751%
Oct 10atOhioW 30–⁠2369%
Oct 17vsKent StateW 42–⁠793%
Oct 24vsBall StateW 42–⁠1087%
Oct 31atBowling GreenL 13–⁠3476%
Nov 7vsCentral MichiganW 28–⁠081%
Nov 21vsWoffordW 29–⁠2794%
Dec 4Bowls & playoffvsToledoMid-American Championship GameW 23–⁠1760%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsLouisvilleMotor City BowlW 48–⁠2966%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 48–⁠29 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
405–⁠236
Coach
Bob Pruett
Elo
1633 +94 this season
SP+ rating
8.3 No. 39 of 112; offense No. 45, defense No. 36
SRS
0.4 No. 54 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Tony Petersen and Gunter Brewer
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Kelly
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

1998 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠112–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠1
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Akron3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠62–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.