2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall won its fourth consecutive MAC championship.

2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football
MAC champion MAC East Division co-champion Motor City Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, W 19–14 vs. Western Michigan
Motor City Bowl, W 25–14 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Pruett (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Kelly (4th season)
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Div							Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy$		5	–	1					5	–	3					8	–	5
Akron x		5	–	1					5	–	3					6	–	5
Ohio		4	–	2					5	–	3					7	–	4
Miami (OH)		4	–	2					5	–	3					6	–	5
Bowling Green		1	–	5					2	–	6					2	–	9
Buffalo		2	–	4					2	–	6					2	–	9
Kent State		0	–	6					1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
Western Michigan xy		4	–	1					7	–	1					9	–	3
Toledo x		4	–	1					6	–	1					10	–	1
Northern Illinois		2	–	3					4	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State		2	–	3					4	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Michigan		2	–	3					2	–	5					3	–	8
Central Michigan		1	–	4					2	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	SE Missouri State*	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 63–7	30,225
September 9	12:00 pm	at No. 24 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 24–34	72,983
September 23	6:00 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 15–20	53,000
September 30	7:00 pm	Buffalo	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 47–14	29,089
October 5	8:00 pm	Western Michigan	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN	L 10–30	27,109
October 14	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 0–42	34,900
October 21	3:30 pm	Kent State	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 34–12	25,646
October 28	7:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 31–28	15,641
November 4	1:30 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 20–13	8,091
November 11	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 51–31	30,419
November 18	4:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell)		L 28–38	21,217
December 2	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (MAC Championship)	ABC	W 19–14	24,816
December 27	4:00 pm	vs. Cincinnati*	Silverdome Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN2	W 25–14	52,911
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 6 John Cooper Sr QB 7 Byron Leftwich So WR 3 Nate Poole Sr G 75 Steve Sciullo So WR 40 Darius Watts Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 19 Chris Crocker So DB 15 Yancey Satterwhite Sr DE 85 Paul Toviessi Sr LB 5 Max Yates Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 43 J. R. Jenkins Sr LS 54 Chris Massey Jr	Head coach Bob Pruett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-11-09

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Paul Toviessi	Defensive End	2	51	Denver Broncos