2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2015 record 10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach Doc Holliday (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Legg (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Chuck Heater (3rd season)
Home stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,227)
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 24 WKU x$   8 – 0         12 – 2  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2         7 – 6  
Marshall   6 – 2         10 – 3  
FIU   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Old Dominion   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5         3 – 9  
Charlotte   0 – 8         2 – 10  
West Division
Southern Miss x   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   6 – 2         9 – 4  
UTSA   3 – 5         3 – 9  
UTEP   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5         5 – 7  
North Texas   1 – 7         1 – 11  
Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 12, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they defeated Connecticut.

Schedule

Marshall announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd hosted CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and travelled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]

Marshall went undefeated at home but lost three road games, finishing the regular season with a 9-3 record and finishing third in the division. Marshall was invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl against the University of Connecticut which they won with a final score of 16-10.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 3:00 PM Purdue* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FS1 W 41–31   38,791
September 12 7:00 PM at Ohio* Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell) ESPN3 L 10–21   25,210
September 19 3:30 PM Norfolk State* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ASN W 45–7   24,114
September 26 3:30 PM at Kent State* Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ASN W 36–29 2OT  15,424
October 3 3:30 PM Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ASN W 27–7   18,473
October 9 7:00 PM Southern Miss Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN W 31–10   22,763
October 17 12:00 PM at Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FCS W 33–17   17,129
October 24 3:30 PM North Texasdagger Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FSN W 30–13   27,217
October 31 3:30 PM at Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC FSN W 34–10   15,381
November 7 3:30 PM at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN FSN L 24–27 3OT  18,760
November 14 3:30 PM FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV FSN W 52–0   26,572
November 27 12:00 PM at WKU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY FS1 L 28–49   17,687
December 26 11:00 AM vs. Connecticut* Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl) ESPN W 16–10   14,652
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Schedule source:[2]

Game summaries

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 14 7 7 3 31
Thundering Herd 17 0 10 14 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2012 PUR, 51–41

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 3 0 10
Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–32–6 2014 MARSH, 44–14

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 0 0 7
Thundering Herd 10 14 14 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Kent State

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 7 877 36
Golden Flashes 6 7 6 370 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–18 2004 MARSH, 27–17

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 0 0 7 7
Thundering Herd 7 7 7 6 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 MARSH, 56–14

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 3 0 0 10
Thundering Herd 7 10 14 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2014 MARSH, 63–17

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 9 14 7 3 33
Owls 3 7 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2014 MARSH, 35–16

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 3 7 13
Thundering Herd 17 7 3 3 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1988 MARSH, 7–0

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 17 0 3 34
49ers 0 3 0 7 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 10700 24
Blue Raiders 0 7 10 0703 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2014 MARSH, 49–24

Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 21 17 7 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2014 MARSH, 45–13

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 14 7 7 28
Hilltoppers 7 28 6 8 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2014 WKU, 67–66

Connecticut (St. Petersburg Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 0 3 0 10
Thundering Herd 7 6 0 3 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ "Marshall Welcomes Purdue to Open 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
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