2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2017 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 eighth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Colorado State.

2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2017 record	8–5 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Holliday (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Heater (5th season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,227)

2017 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
FIU		5	–	3					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		4	–	4					6	–	7
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					7	–	6
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Charlotte		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
North Texas x		7	–	1					9	–	5
UAB		6	–	2					8	–	5
Southern Miss		6	–	2					8	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
UTSA		3	–	5					6	–	5
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	11
UTEP		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Marshall announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes FIU, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and UTSA.[1]

The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Kent State and Miami of Ohio, both from the Mid-American Conference and travel to Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	STADIUM	W 31–26	22,463
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN Extra	L 20–37	57,430
September 16	6:30 p.m.	Kent State*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CUSA.TV/WCHS/WVAH	W 21–0	24,044
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 38–21	35,736
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	WQCW	W 14–3	10,584
October 14	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN3	W 35–3	26,097
October 20	7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN2	W 38–10	13,412
October 28	2:30 p.m.	FIU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	STADIUM	L 30–41	19,966
November 3	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	L 25–30	15,880
November 11	6:30 p.m.	WKU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Rivalry)	beIN	W 30–23	19,516
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	STADIUM	L 7–9	20,148
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	STADIUM	L 27–28	18,361
December 16	4:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–28	26,087
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	10	7	6	26
Thundering Herd	7	14	7	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–30–1	2014	MARSH, 42–27

at NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	10	10	0	0	20
Wolfpack	3	20	7	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	1995	NCSU, 33–16

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–18	2015	MARSH, 36–29

at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	17	7	7	38
Bearcats	0	0	7	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–8–1	2008	CIN, 33–10

at Charlotte

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2016	CHAR, 27–24

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	3	0	0	3
Thundering Herd	0	7	7	21	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2016	ODU, 38–14

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	24	0	7	38
Blue Raiders	3	7	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2016	MARSH, 42–17

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	14	7	6	41
Thundering Herd	0	7	7	16	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2016	FIU, 31–14

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	3	13	9	25
Owls	13	3	7	7	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2016	MARSH, 27–21

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	0	3	13	23
Thundering Herd	0	13	17	0	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2016	WKU, 60–6

at UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	7	7
Roadrunners	3	3	0	3	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	MARSH, 34–10

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	14	7	7	28
Thundering Herd	0	14	7	6	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2016	USM, 24–14

Colorado State–Gildan New Mexico Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	21	10	0	31
Rams	0	14	0	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

1. "NC State, Cincinnati Highlight 2017 @HerdFB Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
2. "2017 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.