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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


Select Year:    
1895  <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024
2020 Season Highlights
 John Holliday enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 The Thundering Herd won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
 
2020 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Eastern Kentucky  59   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Appalachian State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Western Kentucky  38   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Louisiana Tech  35   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Florida Atlantic  20   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Massachusetts  51   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Middle Tennessee State  42   14   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  vs. Rice  0   20   L       
 Fri., Dec. 18  vs. Alabama Birmingham  13   22   L       
 Fri., Dec. 25   Buffalo  10   17   L    @ Montgomery, AL   Camellia Bowl
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored285
  Scoring Average28.5
  Points Allowed130
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record41-36
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-0
2020 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2020 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Marshall 7-3285130Lost  10-174-214896  John Holliday
Florida Atlantic 5-4170157Lost  10-254-2133110  Willie Taggart
Western Kentucky 5-7228304Lost  21-394-3139149  Tyson Helton
Charlotte 2-4162195 2-3143142  Will Healy
Middle Tennessee State 3-6206319   Rick Stockstill
Florida International 0-5112162 0-368107  Butch Davis
Old Dominion 0-000   No Team

2020 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2020 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.