2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Chris Rippon (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF xy  7 1   10 4  
East Carolina x  7 1   8 5  
Marshall  4 4   5 7  
Memphis  4 4   4 8  
UAB  2 6   3 9  
Southern Miss  0 8   0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$  7 1   11 3  
SMU  5 3   7 6  
Rice  4 4   7 6  
Houston  4 4   5 7  
UTEP  2 6   3 9  
Tulane  2 6   2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 pmat No. 11 West Virginia * FX L 34–6959,120
September 87:00 pm Western Carolina * FCS W 52–2425,317
September 156:30 pm Ohio *
L 24–2733,436
September 223:30 pmat Rice CSS W 54–51 2OT14,204
September 293:30 pmat Purdue * BTN L 41–5145,481
October 63:30 pm Tulsa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSN L 38–4527,189
October 207:00 pmat Southern Miss CBSSNW 59–2424,093
October 278:00 pm UCF
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNL 17–5422,563
November 32:00 pm Memphis
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–2822,041
November 104:30 pmat UAB CSS/CSNH L 31–3811,981
November 1712:00 pm Houston
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CSS/CSNHW 44–4118,831
November 232:00 pmat East Carolina CBSSNL 59–65 2OT46,317
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

West Virginia

1234Total
Thundering Herd010101434
#11 Mountaineers1321211469

Marshall and West Virginia last met in 2011 at Morgantown in a game won by WVU 34–13. Marshall is 0–12 all time against West Virginia.

Western Carolina

1234Total
Catamounts0371424
Thundering Herd32121752

Marshall and Western Carolina last met in 1996 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 56-21. Marshall is 9-9-2 all time against Western Carolina

Ohio

1234Total
Bobcats01701027
Thundering Herd1407324

Marshall and Ohio last met in 2011 at Athens in a game won by Ohio 44-7. Marshall is 19-30-6 all time against Ohio.

Rice

1234OT2OTTotal
Thundering Herd1471467654
Owls7714137351

Marshall and Rice last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 24-20. Marshall is 2-1 all time against Rice

Purdue

1234Total
Thundering Herd77141341
Boilermakers14283651

Marshall and Purdue will meet for the first time in school history.

Tulsa

1234Total
Golden Hurricane10720845
Thundering Herd31415638

Marshall and Tulsa last met in 2011 at Tulsa in a game won by Tulsa 59–17. Marshall is 0–3 all time against Tulsa. This year's game will be Homecoming.

Southern Miss

1234Total
Thundering Herd1021141459
Golden Eagles3140724

Marshall and Southern Miss last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 26-20. Marshall is 2-5 all time against Southern Miss.

Central Florida

1234Total
Knights72020754
Thundering Herd370717

Marshall and Central Florida last met in 2011 at Orlando in a game won by UCF 16–6. Marshall is 3–7 all time against UCF.

Memphis

1234Total
Tigers0771428
Thundering Herd10714738

Marshall and Memphis last met in 2011 at Memphis in a game won by Marshall 23–22. Marshall is 5–2 all time against Memphis.

UAB

1234Total
Thundering Herd7071731
Blazers14107738

Marshall and UAB last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 59-14. Marshall is 6-1 all time against UAB.

Houston

1234Total
Cougars010141741
Thundering Herd10217644

Marshall and Houston last met in 2011 at Houston in a game won by Houston 63-28. Marshall is 2-2 all time against Houston

East Carolina

1234OT2OTTotal
Thundering Herd7217177059
Pirates14217107665

Marshall and East Carolina last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 34–27 in overtime. Marshall is 4–9 all time against ECU. This year's game will be on a Friday.

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