American college football season
2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football |
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Gasparilla Bowl, L 25–48 vs. UCF |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 8–5 (6–2 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Doc Holliday (10th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
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Co-defensive coordinator | J. C. Price (1st season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Brad Lambert (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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The 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by tenth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They lost to UCF in Gasparilla bowl.
Preseason
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in first place in the East Division.[1]
East Division |
Predicted finish | Team |
1 | Marshall |
2 | FIU |
3 | Florida Atlantic |
4 | Middle Tennessee |
5 | Western Kentucky |
6 | Old Dominion |
7 | Charlotte |
Preseason All-CUSA teams
To be released
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[2] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | VMI* | | Stadium | W 56–17 | 23,875 |
September 6 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Boise State* | | ESPN2 | L 7–14 | 31,951 |
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Ohio* | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)
| Stadium Facebook | W 33–31 | 27,323 |
September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN Facebook | L 14–52 | 32,192 |
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | | CBSSN Facebook | L 13–24 | 15,023 |
October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| Stadium | W 31–17 | 18,351 |
October 18 | 6:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | | CBSSN | W 36–31 | 15,138 |
October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV (Moonshine Throwdown)
| Stadium Facebook | W 26–23 | 22,099 |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rice | | Stadium Facebook | W 20–7 | 17,385 |
November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN | W 31–10 | 19,893 |
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | | Stadium Facebook | L 13–24 | 10,526 |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | FIU | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN | W 30–27 OT | 18,596 |
December 23 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. UCF* | | ESPN | L 25–48 | 28,987 |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Game summaries
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
At Boise State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 24 Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bearcats | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
At Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Monarchs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
Owls | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
At Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
At Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
Knights | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
- ^ "MCGILL: Marshall's 2019 football schedule is perfect". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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