2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
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.
2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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) |
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Western Kentucky 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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September 10 | 6:00 PM | Morgan State* | beIN | W 62–0 | 26,488 | |
September 17 | 12:00 PM | Akron* |
| CBSSN | L 38–65 | 24,258 |
September 24 | 8:00 PM | No. 3 Louisville* |
| CBSSN | L 28–59 | 40,592 |
October 1 | 7:30 PM | at Pittsburgh* | ACCRSN RTPT | L 27–43 | 45,246 | |
October 8 | 7:00 PM | at North Texas | ASN | L 21–38 | 18,216 | |
October 15 | 7:00 PM | Florida Atlantic |
| ASN | W 27–21 | 22,839 |
October 22 | 5:30 PM | Charlotte |
| beIN | L 24–27 | 20,904 |
October 29 | 7:00 PM | at Southern Miss | ASN | L 14–24 | 31,275 | |
November 5 | 7:00 PM | at Old Dominion |
| ASN | L 14–38 | 20,118 |
November 12 | 7:00 PM | Middle Tennessee |
| ASN | W 42–17 | 20,841 |
November 19 | 7:00 PM | at FIU |
| ASN | L 14–31 | 15,054 |
November 26 | 7:00 PM | WKU |
| ESPNU | L 6–60 | 17,397 |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
Morgan State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 21 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 62 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Akron
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Zips | 7 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 65 |
Thundering Herd | 21 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–4 | 2014 | MARSH, 48–17 |
Louisville
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Cardinals | 7 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 59 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–16 | 2011 | MARSH, 17–13 |
Pittsburgh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
Panthers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 43 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
North Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2015 | MARSH, 30–13 |
Florida Atlantic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–0 | 2015 | MARSH, 33–17 |
Charlotte
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 2015 | MARSH, 34–10 |
Southern Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–5 | 2015 | MARSH, 31–10 |
Old Dominion
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Monarchs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2015 | MARSH, 27–7 |
Middle Tennessee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–2 | 2015 | MTSU, 27–24 |
Florida International
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–0 | 2015 | MARSH, 52–0 |
Western Kentucky
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 28 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 60 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–3 | 2015 | WKU, 49–28 |
References
- "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.
- "2016 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.