2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2016 record 3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach Doc Holliday (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Legg (7th season)
Defensive coordinator Chuck Heater (4th season)
Home stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,227)
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
WKU xy$   7 – 1         11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1         10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3         8 – 5  
FIU   4 – 4         4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6         3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2         9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4         7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5         5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6         3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2016 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 seventh-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Marshall announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host C–USA foes Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, three home games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Morgan State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and travel to Pittsburgh from the ACC.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 6:00 PM Morgan State* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV beIN W 62–0   26,488
September 17 12:00 PM Akron* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN L 38–65   24,258
September 24 8:00 PM No. 3 Louisville* Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN L 28–59   40,592
October 1 7:30 PM at Pittsburgh* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN
RTPT		 L 27–43   45,246
October 8 7:00 PM at North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ASN L 21–38   18,216
October 15 7:00 PM Florida Atlanticdagger Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ASN W 27–21   22,839
October 22 5:30 PM Charlotte Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV beIN L 24–27   20,904
October 29 7:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ASN L 14–24   31,275
November 5 7:00 PM at Old Dominion Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA ASN L 14–38   20,118
November 12 7:00 PM Middle Tennessee Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ASN W 42–17   20,841
November 19 7:00 PM at FIU FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ASN L 14–31   15,054
November 26 7:00 PM WKU Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPNU L 6–60   17,397
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 21 28 13 0 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 34 7 17 65
Thundering Herd 21 0 10 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–4 2014 MARSH, 48–17

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Cardinals 7 28 17 7 59
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 21 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–16 2011 MARSH, 17–13

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 0 14 13 27
Panthers 20 7 3 13 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 14 0 21
Mean Green 7 7 14 10 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 MARSH, 30–13

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 0 0 21
Thundering Herd 10 6 3 8 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 MARSH, 33–17

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 10 7 3 7 27
Thundering Herd 14 10 0 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 MARSH, 34–10

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 7 14
Golden Eagles 7 3 0 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2015 MARSH, 31–10

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 7 14
Monarchs 14 7 10 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 MARSH, 27–7

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 0 17
Thundering Herd 7 7 7 21 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2015 MTSU, 27–24

Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 7 14
Panthers 7 7 3 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2015 MARSH, 52–0

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 28 13 9 10 60
Thundering Herd 0 0 6 0 6
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2015 WKU, 49–28

References

  1. ↑ "Seven Home Games, ACC Schools Headline Herd's 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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