2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
Gasparilla Bowl, L 25–48 vs. UCF
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  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
Louisiana Tech x  6 2   10 3  
UAB xy  6 2   9 5  
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

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. They lost to UCF in Gasparilla bowl.

Contents

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]

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m. VMI * Stadium W 56–1723,875
September 69:00 p.m.at No. 24 Boise State *ESPN2L 7–1431,951
September 146:30 p.m. Ohio *
Stadium FacebookW 33–3127,323
September 285:00 p.m. Cincinnati *
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSN Facebook L 14–5232,192
October 53:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee CBSSN FacebookL 13–2415,023
October 122:30 p.m. Old Dominion
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
StadiumW 31–1718,351
October 186:30 p.m.at Florida Atlantic CBSSN W 36–3115,138
October 262:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (Moonshine Throwdown)
Stadium FacebookW 26–2322,099
November 23:30 p.m.at Rice Stadium FacebookW 20–717,385
November 157:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNW 31–1019,893
November 233:30 p.m.at Charlotte Stadium FacebookL 13–2410,526
November 3012:00 p.m. FIU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNW 30–27 OT18,596
December 232:30 p.m.vs. UCF * ESPN L 25–4828,987
Schedule Source: [3]

Game summaries

VMI

1234Total
Keydets0701017
Thundering Herd142114756

At Boise State

1234Total
Thundering Herd70007
No. 24 Broncos077014

Ohio

1234Total
Bobcats3147731
Thundering Herd10170633

Cincinnati

1234Total
Bearcats141417752
Thundering Herd0001414

At Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Thundering Herd760013
Blue Raiders1070724

Old Dominion

1234Total
Monarchs0107017
Thundering Herd7107731

At Florida Atlantic

1234Total
Thundering Herd10751436
Owls14301431

Western Kentucky

1234Total
Hilltoppers0761023
Thundering Herd1463326

At Rice

1234Total
Thundering Herd3143020
Owls07007

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs703010
Thundering Herd0177731

At Charlotte

1234Total
Thundering Herd733013
49ers0731424

FIU

1234OTTotal
Panthers07017327
Thundering Herd01077630

Vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

1234Total
Thundering Herd0718328
Knights21321045

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5159 Justin Rohrwasser K New England Patriots
7243 Chris Jackson S Tennessee Titans

References

  1. "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
  2. "MCGILL: Marshall's 2019 football schedule is perfect". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. "2019 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.