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Marshall Football Team History

Marshall Thundering Herd

Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 30,475
Colors: Green & White
Coach: John Holliday
Conference: Conference USA-East

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1895 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

John Holliday enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Marshall.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Miami Ohio	31	26	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ North Carolina State	20	37	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Kent	21	0	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Cincinnati	38	21	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Charlotte	14	3	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Old Dominion	35	3	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Middle Tennessee State	38	10	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Florida International	30	41	L
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Florida Atlantic	25	30	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Western Kentucky	30	23	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Texas San Antonio	7	9	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Southern Mississippi	27	28	L
Sat., Dec. 16	Colorado State	31	28	W	@ Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico Bowl

2017 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	347
Scoring Average	26.7
Points Allowed	259
Defense Average	19.9
Opponents Record	77-74
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-3

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Conference USA-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida Atlantic	11-3	568	318	Won 50-3	9-0	409	208	Lane Kiffin
Florida International	8-5	333	370	Lost 3-28	5-3	210	216	Butch Davis
Marshall	8-5	347	259	Won 31-28	4-4	206	147	John Holliday
Middle Tennessee State	7-6	332	321	Won 35-30	4-4	234	193	Rick Stockstill
Western Kentucky	6-7	331	349	Lost 17-27	4-4	226	233	Mike Sanford Jr.
Old Dominion	5-7	248	380		3-5	177	265	Bobby Wilder
Charlotte	1-11	170	393		1-7	125	251	Brad Lambert

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).