Marshall Beats Xavier

On Sept. 25, 1971, the "Young" Thundering Herd, with an almost entirely new team following the 1970 plane crash that claimed the lives of 37 players, win their home debut against Xavier.

Marshall won on a last-second touchdown when quarterback Reggie Oliver rolled to the right and found freshman Terry Gardner open at the opposite end of the field. Gardner's score gave them the 15-13 win and one of the most touching victories ever in college football.

"It was a storybook finish," said new coach Jack Lengyel. "No one thought we had a chance to win except the team."

Marshall finished the year 2-8, with the other victory coming against Bowling Green. This moment and the entire tragedy surrounding the crash were remembered in the 2006 film "We Are Marshall" – named so because it was the school's rallying cry after the crash.

A's Win Streak Reaches 19

On Sep. 2, 2002, the Oakland Athletics wins their nineteenth straight game, which tied an American League record set in 1906 by the Chicago White Sox and again in 1947 by the New York Yankees.

The A’s would go on to win 20 games, an American League record, which still stands today. 

 The winning streak is the fourth longest in Major League history behind only the pair of 21 game winning streaks the Chicago Cubs put together in 1880 and 1935, and the 26 game winning streak the New York Giants put together in 1916.

In 2011, the movie “Moneyball” featuring Brad Pitt as Athletics general manager Billy Beane was filmed at the Coliseum and around Oakland, and was based off the book “Moneyball” and the 20 game win streak the club put together in 2002.