INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION ™ The College Football Historian ™ ISSN: 1526-233x Vol. 1...No. 6 Established: Jan. 2008 Tex Noel, Editor (
[email protected]) http://www.secsportsfan.com/college-football-association.html Greatest NCAA 1-AA The unsung defense, with Team? 1996 Marshall players like B.J. Cohen, a nine- year veteran of the Arena By Woody Woodrum League, and Billy Lyon, who played for the Packers and I meant to write awhile back Vikings, and other All- about the high scoring teams in Americans like corner Melvin Feb. issue. Cunningham and linebackers Larry McCloud, Jermaine Marshall's 1996, 15-0, I-AA Swafford, the Herd allowed only National Champions scored 210 points in 15 games, 658 points on the way to MU's outscoring opponents 43.9 - to - second title in five years (also 14.0, and many of those points in 1992). came for the opponents late in blowouts. With new head coach Bob Pruett taking over for Jim A total of 77 points were scored Donnan, Erik Kresser at QB, in fourth quarter by opponents, transferring in from Florida, one-third of the points given up Randy Moss at receiver, for the season. transferring in from Florida State, and some of the best The team had 18 All-Southern players in Marshall history (both Conference selections, 13 of Erik Thomas, a senior, and which were first-team freshman Doug Chapman, now selections. Moss was the SC with ESPN, rushed for over Freshman of the Year, with 29 1,000 yards: 1,296 and 1,238 touchdowns (at least one in yards, respectively), the Herd every game), 78 catches, 1,709 won every game by at least two yards, and senior receiver Tim touchdowns.