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Marshall Football Team History


Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
 Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 30,475
Colors: Green & White
Coach: John Holliday
Conference: Conference USA-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 2013 <- 2014 -> 2015 --> 2024
2014 Season Highlights
 John Holliday enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 The Thundering Herd won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 The Thundering Herd won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
 
2014 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Miami Ohio  42   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Rhode Island  48   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Ohio  44   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Akron  48   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Old Dominion  56   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Middle Tennessee State  49   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Florida International  45   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Florida Atlantic  35   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Southern Mississippi  63   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Rice  41   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Alabama Birmingham  23   18   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Western Kentucky  66   67   L       
 Sat., Dec. 6   Louisiana Tech  26   23   W    @ Huntington, WV   
 Tue., Dec. 23   Northern Illinois  52   23   W    @ Boca Raton, FL   Boca Raton Bowl
 
2014 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored638
  Scoring Average45.6
  Points Allowed294
  Defense Average21.0
  Opponents Record77-85
  Conference Record8-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record6-0
2014 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
23(13-0) AP
22(13-1) Coaches
  
2014 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Marshall 13-1638294Won  52-238-1404206  John Holliday
Western Kentucky 8-5577519Won  49-484-4347347  Jeff Brohm
Old Dominion 6-6392456 4-4272337  Bobby Wilder
Florida International 4-8276298 3-5202205  Ron Turner
Florida Atlantic 3-9288413 2-6212276  Charlie Partridge

2014 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2014 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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