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1999 Marshall

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bob Pruett, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1999, game by game: won at Clemson 13–10; won vs. Liberty 63–3; won vs. Bowling Green 35–16; won vs. Temple 34–0; won at Miami (OH) 32–14; won vs. Toledo 38–13; won at Buffalo 59–3; won vs. Northern Illinois 41–9; won at Kent State 28–16; won at Western Michigan 31–17; won vs. Ohio 34–3; won vs. Western Michigan 34–30; won vs. BYU 21–3+60Won 13–10 at Clemson+3ClemsonWon 63–3 vs. Liberty+60LibertyWon 35–16 vs. Bowling Green+19Bowling GreenWon 34–0 vs. Temple+34TempleWon 32–14 at Miami (OH)+18Miami (OH)Won 38–13 vs. Toledo+25ToledoWon 59–3 at Buffalo+56BuffaloWon 41–9 vs. Northern Illinois+32Northern Illino…Won 28–16 at Kent State+12Kent StateWon 31–17 at Western Michigan+14Western MichiganWon 34–3 vs. Ohio+31OhioWon 34–30 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganWon 21–3 vs. BYU+18BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atClemsonW 13–⁠1060%
Sep 11vsLibertyW 63–⁠390%
Sep 18vsBowling GreenW 35–⁠1677%
Sep 25vsTempleW 34–⁠089%
Oct 2atMiami (OH)W 32–⁠1443%
Oct 14vsToledoW 38–⁠1378%
Oct 23atBuffaloW 59–⁠392%
Oct 30vsNorthern IllinoisW 41–⁠989%
Nov 6atKent StateW 28–⁠1690%
Nov 13atWestern MichiganW 31–⁠1760%
Nov 26vsOhioW 34–⁠385%
Dec 3Bowls & playoffvsWestern MichiganMid-American Championship GameW 34–⁠3077%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsBYUMotor City BowlW 21–⁠365%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 21–⁠3 in the Motor City Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 21
  2. Wk 6: 17
  3. Wk 7: 15
  4. Wk 8: 15
  5. Wk 9: 15
  6. Wk 10: 13
  7. Wk 11: 13
  8. Wk 12: 12
  9. Wk 13: 11
  10. Wk 14: 12
  11. Wk 15: 11
  12. Wk 16: 11
  13. Final: 10

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 1999.

Mid-American Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Heisman voteChad Pennington, fifth

Led the nationJames Williams: kickoff return average (32.9); Chad Pennington: passing touchdowns (37 TD); Trevor Insley: receiving yards (2,060 yds), receiving touchdowns (13 TD)

William V. Campbell TrophyChad Pennington, QB

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 10
Points
463–⁠137
Coach
Bob Pruett
Elo
1746 +158 this season
SP+ rating
21.0 No. 13 of 114; offense No. 27, defense No. 4
SRS
14.4 No. 15 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Marty Galbraith and Gunter Brewer
Defensive coordinator
Tim Billings
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 1Chad Pennington QBNew York Jets
Rd 2Rogers Beckett DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Doug Chapman RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6James Williams WRSeattle Seahawks

1999 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

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