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Moonshine Throwdown

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Moonshine Throwdown
Marshall Thundering Herd
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 18, 1941
Marshall 34, WKU 7
Latest meetingOctober 26, 2019
Marshall 26, WKU 23
Next meetingOctober 10, 2020
Statistics
Meetings total11
All-time seriesMarshall leads, 7–4–0 (.636)
Largest victoryWKU, 60–6 (2016)
Longest win streakTie, 3 (3 times)
Current win streakMarshall, 3 (2017–present)
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Locations of Marshall and WKU

The Moonshine Throwdown is an American college football rivalry game played by the Marshall Thundering Herd football team of Marshall University and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team of Western Kentucky University (WKU). While the teams first played in the 1941 college football season, the rivalry was established in 2014, when WKU left the Sun Belt Conference and joined Marshall in Conference USA's East Division. Since then, the teams have played each season with the series tied at 3–3. The overall series is led by Marshall 7–4.[1]

Notable Games[edit]

2014[edit]

The No.19 Marshall Thundering Herd (11–0, 7–0) faced the WKU Hilltoppers (6–5, 3–4) at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The Hilltoppers offense was able to score 49 points in the first half, leading by as much as 21 over Marshall, but the Thundering Herd was able to pull within seven at half making the score 49–42 at halftime. The second half slowed both teams down, seeing a total of 27 points scored combined. Regulation ended tied at 59. Marshall, scored first in overtime making the score 66–59. WKU matched the touchdown, but opted to go for a two-point conversion, which was successful. The final score was 67–66, WKU.[2]

2015[edit]

The 2015 game had high stakes, as the winner would be the host of the Conference USA Football Championship Game. The Hilltoppers were able to cruise to a 49–28 win over the Thundering Herd.[3]

Results[edit]

Marshall victoriesWKU victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1October 18, 1941Huntington, WVMarshall34–7
2October 3, 1942Bowling Green, KYWKU19–13
3October 7, 1950Bowling Green, KYMarshall47–13
4October 6, 1951Huntington, WVMarshall35–21
5September 28, 1996Huntington, WVMarshall37–3
6November 28, 2014Huntington, WVWKU67–66OT
7November 27, 2015Bowling Green, KYWKU49–28
8November 26, 2016Huntington, WVWKU60–6
9November 11, 2017Huntington, WVMarshall30–23
10September 29, 2018Bowling Green, KYMarshall20–17
11October 26, 2019Huntington, WVMarshall26–23
Series: Marshall leads 7–4

Coaches[edit]

A total of ten coaches have lead their teams into this rivalry. Notably, Marshall's Bob Pruett coached the Thundering Herd to the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. Jack Harbaugh, the father Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh, and the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA Football Champion, and Jeff Brohm, who went on to coach for Purdue, coached for WKU in the game.

Records by Coach
Coach Games Record School
Doc Holliday 6 3–3 Marshall
Jeff Brohm 3 3–0 WKU
Pete Pederson 2 2–0 Marshall
Cam Henderson 2 1–1 Marshall
Gander Terry 2 1–1 WKU
Jack Clayton 2 0–2 WKU
Mike Sanford Jr. 2 0–2 WKU
Bob Pruett 1 1–0 Marshall
Jack Harbaugh 1 0–1 WKU
Tyson Helton 1 0–1 WKU

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Johnson, Trace (September 27, 2018). "The History Of The Moonshine Throwdown". Forgotten5. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "WKU Defeats No. 19 Marshall, 67-66, in Overtime Thriller". Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. ↑ "Marshall vs. Western Kentucky - Game Summary - November 27, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.


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