MU MIke
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Bob Pruett accomplishments at Marshall
Five-time Mid-American Conference champions (1997-98-99-2000-02)
Six-time MAC East Division champions (1997-98-99-2000-2001-2002)
Two-time GMAC Bowl champions (2001-02)
Three-time Motor City Bowl champions (1998-99-2000)
1996 I-AA national champions
Most wins by a coach in his first nine seasons in Division I in more than a century
nn Highest winning percentage (.810) of any Division I-A active coach with six years experience
Winningest coach in Marshall history
Honored six times for a 70 percent or better graduation rate by the American Football Coaches Association
Four Top 25 final rankings
One Top 10 final ranking
Perfect 15-0 record in 1996 and perfect 13-0 mark in 1999.
Twelve players drafted by the National Football League
At least one draft pick in the last five NFL drafts
More than 30 players that have gone to the NFL
Three Heisman Trophy finalists (top six of voting)
Fifteen pre- and post-season All-Americans
One Biletnikoff Award winner
One Vincent DePaul Draddy Award winner
One Bronko Nagurski finalist
Conference-high 51 first-team All-MAC selections
MU athletics Hall of Fame inductee 1999
District VII Coach of the Year 1999
Bear Bryant Coach of the Year finalist 1999
Atlanta Touchdown Club Frank Sinkwich National Coach of the Year 1999
Four-time West Virginia collegiate coach of the year
MAC coach of the year 1998-99
Johnny Vaught Lifetime Achievement Award 1999
National coach of the year by National Coach of the Year Clinics 1997
Chevrolet National Coach of the Year 1996
Frank Leahy National Coach of the Year 1996
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ARandomHerdFan
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We'll miss you, Bobby.
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herdthat
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Not enough room on the VIVA PRUETT t-shirt for that!
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AmeriKenny
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