Previous season
The Thundering Herd finished the 2017 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.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Thundering Herd having five players selected.[10]
Offense
Levi Brown – OL
Tyre Brady – WR
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Defense
Chase Hancock – LB
Malik Gant – DB
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Special teams
Matt Beardall – LS
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Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[11]
East Division |
Predicted finish |
Team |
1 | Florida Atlantic |
2 | Marshall |
3 | Middle Tennessee |
4 | FIU |
5 | Western Kentucky |
6 | Old Dominion |
7 | Charlotte |
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2018 football schedule on January 23, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes Middle Tennessee, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, and UTSA, and will travel to Western Kentucky (WKU), Old Dominion, Southern Miss, and FIU.[12]
The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Eastern Kentucky of the Ohio Valley Conference at the FCS level and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and will travel to Miami of Ohio of the Mid-American Conference and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH)* | | ESPN+ | W 35–28 | 15,827 |
September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | | ESPN+ | W 32–16 | 24,304 |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | | ESPNU | Cancelled [lower-alpha 1] | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State* | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN | L 20–37 | 32,349 |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | | Stadium | W 20–17 | 20,811 |
October 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN | L 24–34 | 25,979 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion | | Stadium | | |
October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN | | |
November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | | Stadium | | |
November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Charlotte | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| ESPN+ | | |
November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| Stadium | | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at FIU | | Stadium | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- Schedule Source:[13]
Game summaries
at Miami (OH)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
RedHawks |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–30–1 |
2017 |
MARSH, 31–26 |
Eastern Kentucky
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Colonels |
0 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
Thundering Herd |
13 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
32 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–8–1 |
1992 |
MARSH, 44–10 |
NC State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wolfpack |
3 |
20 |
14 |
0 |
37 |
Thundering Herd |
0 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–4 |
2017 |
NCSU, 37–20 |
at Western Kentucky
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
Hilltoppers |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–4 |
2017 |
MARSH, 30–23 |
Middle Tennessee
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blue Raiders |
3 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
34 |
Thundering Herd |
3 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–2 |
2017 |
MARSH, 38–10 |
at Old Dominion
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd |
|
|
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|
0 |
Monarchs |
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|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–1 |
2017 |
MARSH, 35–3 |
Florida Atlantic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Owls |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Thundering Herd |
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|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–1 |
2017 |
FAU, 30–25 |
at Southern Miss
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Golden Eagles |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–7 |
2017 |
USM, 28–27 |
Charlotte
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
49ers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Thundering Herd |
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|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2017 |
MARSH, 14–3 |
UTSA
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Roadrunners |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Thundering Herd |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2017 |
UTSA, 9–7 |
at FIU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Panthers |
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|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–2 |
2017 |
FIU, 41–30 |
References
- ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
- ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
- ↑ "MCGILL: HERD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HAS ATTRACTIVE HOME GAMES" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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