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...to Glory
1984+
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T h u n d e r i n g H e r d
Football Facts
--has been in Division 1-A for only 5 years
--is the first team to have a winning season in its first year in Division 1-A
--has played in 6 bowl games and won 5 consecutive
--has had 3 Heisman Trophy top 6 finishers, 2 finalists
--had the MOST wins of any Division I college in the 1990s (114)
--had the third best winning percentage of any Div 1 college in the 1990s (82.01%)
--Randy Moss went here -- Heisman finalist -- wide receiver at the Minnesota Vikings
--Chad Pennington went here -- Heisman finalist -- quarterback at the New York Jets
--Troy Brown went here -- Superbowl XXXVI Champ -- New England Patriots 2001-2002 MVP
--Byron Leftwich went here -- Heisman candidate -- Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback
--was in the worst sports-related air disaster
--The team just come off a close loss to East Carolina University and was on its flight home when the plane crashed killing all 75 people on
board--November 14, 1970.
--defeated East Carolina University in the highest scoring bowl game in college football history-(125 pts.)--on December 19, 2001.
--hasn't had a losing season since 1984
--finished off the 1999 season ranked 10th.
--finished off the 2001 season ranked 21st.
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National Championships
(past 15 years)
NCAA 1-AA:
1987 National Championship **
1991 National Championship **
1992 National Champions
1993 National Championship **
1995 National Championship **
1996 National Champions
NCAA 1-A:
1997 Motor City Bowl**
1998 Motor City Bowl Champions
1999 Motor City Bowl Champions
2000 Motor City Bowl Champions
2001 GMAC Bowl Champions
2002 GMAC Bowl Champions
** means participant
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Conference Championships
(past 15 years)
Southern Conference:
1988 co-Champions
1994 Conference Champions
1996 Conference Champions
Mid-American Conference (MAC):
1997 Eastern Div. Champions
MAC Champions
1998 Eastern Div. Champions
MAC Champions
1999 Eastern Div. Champions
MAC Champions
2000 Eastern Div. Champions
MAC Champions
2001 Eastern Div. Champions
MAC Championship **
2002 Eastern Div. Champions
MAC Champions
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The "Ashes to Glory" bronze statue outside Marshall Stadium
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