The two teams who took the field at Doyt Perry Stadium could not have been in more different situations coming into the game on Saturday night.
The hosting Bowling Green Falcons (1-2) had just come off a seven-overtime heartbreaker loss to FCS Eastern Kentucky, facing existential questions about the state of the program for the week leading in.
On the contrary, the Marshall Thundering Herd (2-0) came in undefeated after unexpectedly taking down Notre Dame the previous week in dramatic fashion, finding themselves the center of college football intrigue.
It all set up for a bizzare game for the 100th Homecoming on the campus of Bowling Green State University, one which won’t be forgotten any time soon for fans of the Brown and Orange.