1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team


The 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was Marshall's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level. Marshall won their second NCAA Division I-AA National Championship in school history.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Howard

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–01993MARSH, 28–14

West Virginia State

Georgia Southern

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–21995MARSH, 37–7

Western Kentucky

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–11951MARSH, 35–21

Chattanooga

VMI

Western Carolina

Appalachian State

The Citadel

East Tennessee State

Furman

Delaware (Division 1-AA First Round Playoff Game)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–1–11993MARSH, 34–31

Randy Moss caught 8 passes for a school record 288 yards.

Furman (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)

Northern Iowa (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–01995MARSH, 41–24

Montana (Division I-AA National Championship)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–11995MON, 22–20

Randy Moss hauled in 9 passes for 220 yards and 4 TD as the Thundering Herd avenged the previous season's loss to Montana in the title game.