2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football
File:Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 16–10 vs. UConn
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChuck Heater (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky 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: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
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 UConn.

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 63:00 pmPurdue*
FS1W 41–3138,791
September 127:00 pmat Ohio*
ESPN3L 10–2125,210
September 193:30 pmNorfolk State*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ASNW 45–724,114
September 263:30 pmat Kent State*
ASNW 36–29 2OT15,424
October 33:30 pmOld Dominion
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ASNW 27–718,473
October 97:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNW 31–1022,763
October 1712:00 pmat Florida Atlantic
FCSW 33–1717,129
October 243:30 pmNorth Texasdagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSNW 30–1327,217
October 313:30 pmat Charlotte
FSNW 34–1015,381
November 73:30 pmat Middle Tennessee
FSNL 24–27 3OT18,760
November 143:30 pmFIU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
FSNW 52–026,572
November 2712:00 pmat Western Kentucky
FS1L 28–4917,687
December 2611:00 amvs. UConn*
ESPNW 16–1014,652
Schedule source:[2]

Game summaries

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 14 7 7 3 31
Thundering Herd 17 0 10 14 41

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 3 0 10
Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21
Further information: Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio)

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 0 0 7
Thundering Herd 10 14 14 7 45

Kent State

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 7 877 36
Golden Flashes 6 7 6 370 29

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 0 0 7 7
Thundering Herd 7 7 7 6 27

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 3 0 0 10
Thundering Herd 7 10 14 0 31

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 9 14 7 3 33
Owls 3 7 7 0 17

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 3 7 13
Thundering Herd 17 7 3 3 30

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 17 0 3 34
49ers 0 3 0 7 10

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 10700 24
Blue Raiders 0 7 10 0703 27

Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 21 17 7 7 52

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 14 7 7 28
Hilltoppers 7 28 6 8 49

UConn (St. Petersburg Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 0 3 0 10
Thundering Herd 7 6 0 3 16
See also: 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl

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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