An old MAC rivalry gets renewed on September 1 as the Miami RedHawks host the Marshall Thundering Herd for their Homecoming festivities in their opening game of the season (I still can’t believe that’s a sentence I have to type). The series dates all the way back to 1905 and Miami holds the series lead 30-13-1 despite Marshall taking the last four meetings. With that in mind, let’s trace the history of the rivalry ahead of Saturday’s match-up.
That first meeting in 1905 was a 35-5 triumph for Miami in a season in which they didn’t have a head coach.