Marshall Thundering Herd football
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Marshall Thundering Herd football is the NCAA Division I college football program of Marshall University, known for its passionate fan base, historic tragedies and comebacks, and producing notable NFL quarterbacks like Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marshall Thundering Herd football canonical | 5 |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 3 |
| Marshall Thundering Herd football team | 3 |
| Marshall University Thundering Herd athletics program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5267718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Marshall Thundering Herd football Context triple: [Byron Leftwich, collegeTeam, Marshall Thundering Herd football]
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Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Marshall University, known for its up-tempo style and as an early head-coaching stop for future championship coach Billy Donovan.
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Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide football is the University of Alabama’s storied college football program, renowned for its numerous national championships, legendary coaches, and status as one of the most successful teams in NCAA history.
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UAB Blazers football team
The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers football is the intercollegiate American football program of Auburn University, known for its storied history in the Southeastern Conference and intense rivalry with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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UAB Marching Blazers
UAB Marching Blazers is the official marching band of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, known for performing at Blazers athletic events and university functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Marshall Thundering Herd football Target entity description: Marshall Thundering Herd football is the NCAA Division I college football program of Marshall University, known for its passionate fan base, historic tragedies and comebacks, and producing notable NFL quarterbacks like Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington.
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A.
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Marshall University, known for its up-tempo style and as an early head-coaching stop for future championship coach Billy Donovan.
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B.
Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide football is the University of Alabama’s storied college football program, renowned for its numerous national championships, legendary coaches, and status as one of the most successful teams in NCAA history.
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C.
UAB Blazers football team
The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers football is the intercollegiate American football program of Auburn University, known for its storied history in the Southeastern Conference and intense rivalry with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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UAB Marching Blazers
UAB Marching Blazers is the official marching band of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, known for performing at Blazers athletic events and university functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I FBS program
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college football team ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentConference | Sun Belt Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1890s ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| formerConference |
Conference USA
NERFINISHED
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Mid-American Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hasBowlAppearances | yes ⓘ |
| hasWonConferenceChampionships | yes ⓘ |
| homeFieldSurface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic plane crash tragedy in 1970
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passionate fan base ⓘ program rebuilding and comebacks after tragedy ⓘ |
| location | Huntington, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascot | Marco the Bison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalChampionshipLevel | NCAA Division I-AA (FCS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | Division I FBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Bob Pruett
NERFINISHED
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Herd coach Jack Lengyel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Donnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuarterback |
Byron Leftwich
NERFINISHED
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Chad Pennington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRunningBack | Ahmad Bradshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWideReceiver |
Randy Moss
NERFINISHED
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Troy Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planeCrashCasualties | players, coaches, staff, and supporters ⓘ |
| planeCrashLocation | near Huntington, West Virginia ⓘ |
| planeCrashYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| playsIn | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Appalachian State Mountaineers football
NERFINISHED
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Ohio Bobcats football NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Mountaineers football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stadiumCapacity | approximately 38,000 ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| subjectOfFilm | We Are Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
green
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white ⓘ |
| teamName | Thundering Herd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | “We Are Marshall” chant ⓘ |
| university | Marshall University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marshall Thundering Herd football Description of subject: Marshall Thundering Herd football is the NCAA Division I college football program of Marshall University, known for its passionate fan base, historic tragedies and comebacks, and producing notable NFL quarterbacks like Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington.
Referenced by (12)
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Marshall University Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
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homeStadiumOf
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Marshall Thundering Herd football
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Marshall University Stadium
this entity surface form:
Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Marshall University Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
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tenant
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Marshall Thundering Herd football
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subject surface form:
Marshall University Stadium
this entity surface form:
Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Marshall University Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
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category
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Marshall Thundering Herd football
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subject surface form:
Marshall University Stadium
Marshall University Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
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affiliation
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Marshall Thundering Herd football
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subject surface form:
Marshall University Stadium
this entity surface form:
Marshall University Thundering Herd athletics program
this entity surface form:
Marshall Thundering Herd
this entity surface form:
Marshall Thundering Herd
Huntington, West Virginia, United States
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Marshall Thundering Herd football
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subject surface form:
Huntington, West Virginia
this entity surface form:
Marshall Thundering Herd
this entity surface form:
Marshall Thundering Herd football team