2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast
Record47 (35 C-USA)
Head coach
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 8 seasons as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

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

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