One woul be surprised to learn that Miami leads this series 30-13-1. That would because recent history would suggest otherwise, as Marshall has won the last 4 games in the series dating back to 2004, including a 31-26 win by the Thundering Herd in 2017 in Huntington, WV. This series dates back to 1905, when Miami won 35-0.
Miami won the first 5 games in the series, until Marshall finally broke through in 1937, which started a 3 game winning streak for Marshall that saw the Herd outscore Miami 60-0 from 1937-39. It would seem that Miami never got over it, as they then ran off a 19 game winning streak over Marshall that covered 1948-75. Miami won 24 of 25 meetings in a span that covered the 19 game winning streak and continued on through 1980. Marshall's only win in the run came in 1979, a 21-16 win.
The teams did not meet again after 1980 until 1997, when Marshall started to turn their fortunes against Miami completely around. Since 1997, Marshall is 9-2 against the Red Hawks, which is the number that should be focused on when the teams meet again tomorrow. Marshall has not lost to Miami since 2003, and in the last two decades, the Thundering Herd has started to dominate the series.
The Marshall win last season was the season opener for both programs.
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