Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 1990
Eric Ihnat was an All-American tight end and four-year letter winner for the Thundering Herd. He was named All-American by the Associated Press (first team), Walter Camp-American Football Coaches Association (first team) and to the Sports Network (second team). He served as a captain for first-year head coach Jim Donnan in 1990 and was first-team All-Southern Conference in both 1989 and 1990.
During his senior season, the Columbus, Ohio, product led the Herd with 55 catches and finished with 592 yards and three touchdowns. For his career, he caught 96 passes for 1,137 yards and 11 touchdowns. Among all Marshall tight ends (since 1965), Ihnat is fourth in touchdowns and sixth in catches and yards, despite playing with Marshall Hall of Fame tight ends Sean Doctor and Mike Bartrum.
During his time with Herd, Marshall was 10-5 and a I-AA finalist in 1987, 11-2 and first-time SoCon champs (I-AA second round) in 1988 and 6-5 in both George Chaump's last year (1989) and Donnan's first year (1990).
Ihnat was inducted into the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
