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Marshall Bowl Games A Winning History

HUNTINGTON — The Thundering Herd is one of the winningest bowl teams in college football history, going 9-3 in 12 bowls over the years. While official NCAA records don’t count games not certified, the Herd first went to Florida to bowl in 1947 in the second Tangerine Bowl, then did not return to bowls for 50 years. That bowl was not certified until 1968, so the Herd is 9-2 in some official record books online and definitely 9-2 when it comes to bowl games as a member of Division I-A or FBS, starting in 1997.

Now Marshall returns to the Sunshine State for the fourth time in school history, playing in the St.