SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 19
(By Senators Plymale, Redd, Helmick, Craigo and Walker)

Recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of Marshall University's football team for the 1998 season.

Whereas, Marshall University's Thundering Herd ended the 1998 football season with twelve wins and only one loss; and
Whereas, The Thundering Herd was ranked twenty-seventh in the final Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls. In addition, the Thundering Herd was one of only four teams in the nation to be included in both the top twenty-five ranking for total offense and for total defense; and
Whereas, The outstanding sportsmanship and team spirit of each player led the Thundering Herd to capture the East Division of the Mid-American Conference and the Mid-American Conference championship for the second consecutive year and win the 1998 Motor City Bowl in Pontiac, Michigan; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby recognizes the 1998 Marshall University football team for an outstanding season and for bringing the East Division, Mid-American Conference and the Motor City Bowl championships home to the enthusiastic campus of Marshall University and the State of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the president of Marshall University, J. Wade Gilley, head football coach Bob Pruett and his coaching staff and each player of Marshall University's 1998 Thundering Herd football team.