2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record4–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Collins (1st season)
Captains
  • Wilbur Hargrove
  • Jeff Mullins
  • Chris Royal
  • Willie Smith
Home stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF x  7 1   8 5  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 5  
Memphis  5 3   7 5  
East Carolina  4 4   5 6  
Marshall  3 5   4 7  
UAB  3 5   5 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$  6 2   9 4  
UTEP  5 3   8 4  
Houston  4 4   6 6  
SMU  4 4   5 6  
Tulane  1 7   2 9  
Rice  1 7   1 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Marshall was led by first-year head coach Mark Snyder and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. This marked the Herd's inaugural season as a member of Conference USA and the C-USA East Division after spending the previous eight seasons as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.No. 9 (I-AA) William & Mary *W 36–2425,102 [1]
September 1010:30 a.m. Kansas State *
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN2 L 19–2136,914 [2] [3]
September 246:00 p.m.at UCF L 13–2322,127 [4]
October 14:00 p.m. SMU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CSTV W 16–13 OT25,218 [5]
October 812:00 p.m.at No. 3 Virginia Tech *ESPN2L 14–4165,115 [6] [7]
October 155:00 p.m. UAB
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
iTV W 20–1927,182 [8] [9]
October 229:00 p.m.at UTEP iTVL 3–3151,500 [10]
October 297:00 p.m.at Tulane CSTVW 27–2613,290 [11] [12]
November 87:30 p.m. Southern Miss
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN2L 24–27 OT22,238 [13] [14]
November 194:30 p.m. East Carolina
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 29–3422,408 [15]
November 262:00 p.m.at Memphis CSTVL 3–2646,403 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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