2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
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.
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Gasparilla Bowl, L 25–48 vs. UCF | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| 2019 record | 8–5 (6–2 C-USA) |
| Head coach | Doc Holliday (10th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | J.C Price (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Brad Lambert (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,227) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
CUSA media poll
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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* |
| Stadium Facebook | W 33–31 | 27,323 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–5 | 1996 | MARSH, 45–20 |
at Boise State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 24 Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 1994 | BSU, 28–24 |
Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcats | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20–33–6 | 2015 | OHIO, 21–10 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearcats | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–8–1 | 2017 | MARSH, 38–20 |
at Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–3 | 2018 | MTSU, 34–24 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarchs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–1 | 2018 | MARSH, 42–20 |
at Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| Owls | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–1 | 2018 | MARSH, 31–7 |
Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–4 | 2018 | MARSH, 20–17 |
at Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–2 | 2014 | MARSH, 41–14 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2014 | MARSH, 26–23 |
at Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–1 | 2018 | MARSH, 30–13 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–2 | 2018 | MARSH, 28–25 |
vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
| Knights | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–8 | 2012 | UCF, 54–17 |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 5 | 159 | Justin Rohrwasser | K | New England Patriots |
| 7 | 243 | Chris Jackson | S | Tennessee Titans |
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References
- https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
- "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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