2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football
New Mexico Bowl champion
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2017 record 8–5 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach Doc Holliday (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Legg (8th season)
Defensive coordinator Chuck Heater (5th season)
Home stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,227)
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  8 –0     11 –3  
FIU  5 –3     8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4     8 –5  
Western Kentucky  4 –4     6 –7  
Middle Tennessee  4 –4     7 –6  
Old Dominion  3 –5     5 –7  
Charlotte  1 –7     1 –11  
West Division
North Texas xy  7 –1     9 –5  
UAB  6 –2     8 –5  
Southern Miss  6 –2     8 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5     6 –5  
Rice  1 –7     1 –11  
UTEP  0 –8     0 –12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by eighth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Colorado State.

Schedule

Marshall announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes FIU, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and UTSA.[1]

The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Kent State and Miami of Ohio, both from the Mid-American Conference and travel to Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:30 p.m. Miami (OH)* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV STADIUM W 31–26   22,463
September 9 6:00 p.m. at NC State* Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN Extra L 20–37   57,430
September 16 6:30 p.m. Kent State* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CUSA.TV/WCHS/WVAH W 21–0   24,044
September 30 7:00 p.m. at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 W 38–21   35,736
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC WQCW W 14–3   10,584
October 14 2:30 p.m. Old Dominiondagger Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN3 W 35–3   26,097
October 20 7:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN2 W 38–10   13,412
October 28 2:30 p.m. FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV STADIUM L 30–41   19,966
November 3 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CBSSN L 25–30   15,880
November 11 6:30 p.m. WKU Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (Rivalry) beIN W 30–23   19,516
November 18 7:00 p.m. at UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX STADIUM L 7–9   20,148
November 25 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV STADIUM L 27–28   18,361
December 16 4:30 p.m. vs. Colorado State* Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) ESPN W 31–28   26,087
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 10 7 6 26
Thundering Herd 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–30–1 2014 MARSH, 42–27

at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 10 10 0 0 20
Wolfpack 3 20 7 7 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1995 NCSU, 33–16

Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–18 2015 MARSH, 36–29

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 17 7 7 38
Bearcats 0 0 7 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–8–1 2008 CIN, 33–10

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 7 0 14
49ers 0 0 3 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2016 CHAR, 27–24

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 21 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 ODU, 38–14

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 24 0 7 38
Blue Raiders 3 7 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2016 MARSH, 42–17

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 14 7 6 41
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 16 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 2016 FIU, 31–14

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 3 13 9 25
Owls 13 3 7 7 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2016 MARSH, 27–21

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 0 3 13 23
Thundering Herd 0 13 17 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2016 WKU, 60–6

at UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 0 0 7 7
Roadrunners 3 3 0 3 9
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 MARSH, 34–10

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 14 7 7 28
Thundering Herd 0 14 7 6 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–6 2016 USM, 24–14

Colorado State–Gildan New Mexico Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 21 10 0 31
Rams 0 14 0 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ "NC State, Cincinnati Highlight 2017 @HerdFB Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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