2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Myrtle Beach Bowl champion | |
Myrtle Beach Bowl, W 28–14 vs. UConn | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 9–4 (5–3 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Clint Trickett (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Guidry (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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Coastal Carolina xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison* x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 19 Troy xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. The team was coached by second-year head coach Charles Huff.
This was their inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference after spending the previous 17 seasons as a member of Conference USA.
The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Thundering Herd were predicted to finish in fourth place in the Sun Belt's East Division. [1]
Media poll (East Division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Appalachian State | 94 (10) |
2 | Coastal Carolina | 77 (2) |
3 | Georgia State | 68 (1) |
4 | Marshall | 62 |
5 | Georgia Southern | 35 (1) |
6 | James Madison | 31 |
7 | Old Dominion | 25 |
Offense 1st team
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All conference games were announced March 1, 2022.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Norfolk State * | ESPN3 | W 55–3 | 24,607 | |
September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Notre Dame * | NBC | W 26–21 | 77,622 | |
September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green * | NFLN | L 31–34 OT | 21,158 | |
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Troy | NFLN | L 7–16 | 27,514 | |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Gardner–Webb * |
| ESPN+ | W 28–7 | 19,845 |
October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana |
| ESPN2 | L 13–23 | 19,905 |
October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at James Madison | ESPN+ | W 26–12 | 26,159 | |
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| NFLN | L 13–24 | 24,954 |
November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion | ESPN+ | W 12–0 | 18,327 | |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State |
| ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 24,312 |
November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | ESPN+ | W 23–10 | 16,153 | |
November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN+ | W 28–23 | 17,427 |
December 19 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. UConn * | ESPN | W 28–14 | 12,023 | |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 55 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | NORF | MRSH |
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First downs | 5 | 33 |
Plays–yards | 45–114 | 81–612 |
Rushes–yards | 31–30 | 51–380 |
Passing yards | 84 | 232 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 6–14–1 | 26–30–1 |
Time of possession | 23:51 | 36:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Norfolk State | Passing | Jaylan Adams | 3/4, 54 yards |
Rushing | Jaylen White | 4 carries, 15 yards | |
Receiving | Jason Wonodi | 2 receptions, 50 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 24/26, 205 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ethan Payne | 10 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Talik Keaton | 8 receptions, 71 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
No. 8 Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | ND |
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First downs | 21 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 71–364 | 75–351 |
Rushes–yards | 50–219 | 37–130 |
Passing yards | 145 | 221 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–21–0 | 21–38–3 |
Time of possession | 30:47 | 29:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 16/21, 145 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 31 carries, 163 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 3 receptions, 38 yards | |
Notre Dame | Passing | Tyler Buchner | 18/32, 201 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Tyler Buchner | 13 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Michael Mayer | 8 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Falcons | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | BGSU |
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First downs | 23 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 75–547 | 74–377 |
Rushes–yards | 37–191 | 27–77 |
Passing yards | 356 | 300 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 26–38–1 | 29–47–0 |
Time of possession | 28:12 | 31:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 23/34, 338 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 24 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD | |
Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 27/45, 282 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | PaSean Wimberly | 5 carries, 35 yards | |
Receiving | Odieu Hilliare | 4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Trojans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | TROY |
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First downs | 15 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 69–174 | 56–421 |
Rushes–yards | 48–96 | 31–100 |
Passing yards | 78 | 321 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–21–0 | 15–25–1 |
Time of possession | 30:56 | 29:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 8/13, 49 yards |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 29 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Caleb McMillan | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
Troy | Passing | Gunnar Watson | 15/25, 321 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | DK Billingsley | 14 carries, 85 yards | |
Receiving | Tez Johnson | 2 receptions, 121 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | GWU | MRSH |
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First downs | 8 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 51–143 | 86–421 |
Rushes–yards | 19–19 | 53–236 |
Passing yards | 124 | 185 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–32–3 | 21–33–1 |
Time of possession | 21:34 | 38:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Gardner–Webb | Passing | Bailey Fisher | 9/28, 114 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Donovan Jones | 4 carries, 37 yards | |
Receiving | Deland Thomas | 2 receptions, 49 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 13/20, 138 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 35 carries, 191 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Charles Montgomery | 5 receptions, 72 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | UL | MRSH |
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First downs | 16 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 63–338 | 66–276 |
Rushes–yards | 34–108 | 44–139 |
Passing yards | 230 | 137 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–29–0 | 16–22–1 |
Time of possession | 28:18 | 31:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 17/29, 230 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ben Wooldridge | 10 carries, 45 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Jefferson | 3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 7/9, 69 yards |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 26 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 4 receptions, 58 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
Dukes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | JMU |
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First downs | 12 | 10 |
Plays–yards | 75–326 | 72–247 |
Rushes–yards | 44–167 | 37–83 |
Passing yards | 159 | 164 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–31–2 | 13–35–4 |
Time of possession | 31:34 | 28:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 15/31, 159 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 30 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD | |
James Madison | Passing | Billy Atkins | 13/35, 164 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT |
Rushing | Percy Agyei-Obese | 20 carries, 96 yards | |
Receiving | Terrance Greene Jr. | 3 receptions, 66 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chanticleers | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | CCU | MRSH |
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First downs | 21 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 69–271 | 74–407 |
Rushes–yards | 45–150 | 37–87 |
Passing yards | 121 | 320 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–0 | 19–37–0 |
Time of possession | 35:00 | 25:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Coastal Carolina | Passing | Grayson McCall | 13/24, 121 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Reese White | 6 carries, 43 yards | |
Receiving | Jared Brown | 6 receptions, 57 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 19/36, 320 yards |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 16 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 8 receptions, 187 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | ODU |
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First downs | 20 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 81–387 | 60–209 |
Rushes–yards | 56–298 | 14–11 |
Passing yards | 89 | 198 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–25–2 | 24–46–1 |
Time of possession | 38:11 | 21:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 13/25, 89 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 31 carries, 139 yards | |
Receiving | EJ Horton | 4 receptions, 28 yards | |
Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 24/46, 198 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 10 carries, 28 yards | |
Receiving | Javon Harvey | 4 receptions, 60 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | APP | MRSH |
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First downs | 17 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 74–293 | 66–341 |
Rushes–yards | 40–116 | 37–121 |
Passing yards | 177 | 220 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–34–1 | 17–29–1 |
Time of possession | 31:49 | 28:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Appalachian State | Passing | Chase Brice | 15/34, 177 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Nate Noel | 18 carries, 72 yards | |
Receiving | Christian Horn | 4 receptions, 66 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 16/28, 225 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 18 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Charles Montgomery | 5 receptions, 109 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | GASO |
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First downs | 29 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 86–529 | 64–384 |
Rushes–yards | 54–255 | 24–179 |
Passing yards | 274 | 205 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–32–0 | 22–40–1 |
Time of possession | 36:54 | 23:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 17/32, 274 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 16 carries, 79 yards | |
Receiving | EJ Horton | 2 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD | |
Georgia Southern | Passing | Kyle Vantrease | 22/39, 205 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jalen White | 13 carries, 143 yards | |
Receiving | Jeremy Singleton | 8 receptions, 73 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | GSU | MRSH |
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First downs | 19 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 69–365 | 69–486 |
Rushes–yards | 43–74 | 41–278 |
Passing yards | 291 | 208 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–26–0 | 18–28–0 |
Time of possession | 29:47 | 30:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia State | Passing | Darren Grainger | 19/26, 291 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Marcus Carroll | 11 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jamari Thrash | 9 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 18/28, 208 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 16 carries, 102 yards | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 4 receptions, 65 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | UConn |
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First downs | 19 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 65–303 | 67–316 |
Rushes–yards | 45–210 | 38–144 |
Passing yards | 93 | 172 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 10–20–1 | 11–30–3 |
Time of possession | 28:39 | 31:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 10/20, 93 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 15 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 3 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD | |
UConn | Passing | Zion Turner | 9/27, 166 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Victor Rosa | 16 carries, 75 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Keelan Marion | 2 receptions, 69 yards |
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Marshall |
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Charles Huff | Head coach | 2nd |
Clint Trickett | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 1st (2nd overall) |
Lance Guidry | Defensive coordinator/safeties coach | 2nd |
Johnathan Galante | Special Teams Coordinator | 1st |
Bill Legg | Assistant head coach/tight ends coach | 2nd |
Jovon Bouknight | Pass game coordinator/Wide receivers coach | 1st |
Telly Lockette | Run Game coordinator/running backs coach | 2nd |
Chevis Jackson | Cornerbacks coach | 1st |
Shannon Morrison | Linebackers coach | 2nd |
Eddy Morrissey | offensive line coach | 2nd |
Ralph Street | Defensive line coach | 2nd |
Support staff | ||
Sharrod Everett | Football Chief of Staff | 2nd |
Ben Ashford | Director of Sports Performance | 2nd |
Will Rankin | Assistant strength & conditioning coach | 1st |
Scottie Ethington | Assistant strength & conditioning coach | 1st |
Mark Gale | Assistant athletic director of football operations | 2nd (32nd overall) |
Luke Haker | Assistant director of football operations | 2nd |
Doug Chapman | Senior analyst/director of player development | 2nd |
Mike Bartrum | Senior analyst/special assistant to the head coach | 2nd |
Marc Votteler | General manager | 1st |
Katelyn Lambert | Director of on-campus recruiting | 1st |
Jack Lanham | Assistant director of player personnel | 1st |
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The 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio as a member of American Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Traylor. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This was their inaugural season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.
The 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Jeff Tedford in his fifth overall season with the program. The Bulldogs played home games at Valley Children's Stadium on the university's Fresno, California campus.
The 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. The team was coached by third-year head coach Charles Huff.