2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Sun Belt champion Sun Belt East Division champion | |
Sun Belt Championship, W 31–3 at Louisiana | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 10–3 (7–1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Seth Doege (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jason Semore (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marshall xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Marshall 31, Louisiana 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd are led by Charles Huff in his fourth year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd played home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.
The Thundering Herd won their first conference title since 2014, and their first since moving to the Sun Belt.
On December 8, Charles Huff departed the program to be the head coach of Southern Miss. Huff left Marshall with a 32–20 record. That same day, Marshall announced the hiring of NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as their next coach. [1]
Following a win in the Sun Belt Championship Game, Marshall agreed to play Army in the Independence Bowl. However, on December 14, following the departure of head coach Huff and a mass exodus of starters into the NCAA transfer portal, the team withdrew from the bowl game. [2] Marshall was subsequently fined $100,000 by the Sun Belt Conference for opting out of the bowl. [3]
On November 26, 2023, offensive coordinator Clint Trickett was fired by the Thundering Herd after serving two seasons in the position. [4] On December 5, 2023, the Thundering Herd hired Seth Doege to be their offensive coordinator. He was previously the tight ends coach at Purdue. [5]
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish fifth place in the East division. [6]
Media poll (East division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Appalachian State | 96 (12) |
2 | James Madison | 79 (2) |
3 | Coastal Carolina | 67 |
4 | Georgia Southern | 50 |
5 | Marshall | 49 |
6 | Old Dominion | 32 |
7 | Georgia State | 19 |
Offensive lineman Logan Osburn was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team offense. [7]
The football schedule was announced March 1, 2024. [8]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | Stony Brook * | ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 25,032 | |
September 7 | 4:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech * | The CW | L 14–31 | 65,632 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State * | FOX | L 14–49 | 103,871 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan * |
| ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 18,723 |
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State ![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 52–37 | 28,023 |
October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | ESPNU | L 23–24 | 24,048 | |
October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN2 | W 35–20 | 20,703 |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN+ | W 28–23 | 21,478 |
November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | ESPN+ | W 37–3 | 20,502 | |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| ESPN+ | W 31–19 | 24,175 |
November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion | ESPNU | W 42–35 | 18,083 | |
November 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at James Madison | ESPNU | W 35–33 2OT | 23,341 | |
December 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPN | W 31–3 | 20,067 | |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seawolves (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
Game information |
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Statistics | STBK | MRSH |
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First downs | 15 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 80–252 | 68–549 |
Rushes–yards | 47–94 | 36–259 |
Passing yards | 158 | 290 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–33–1 | 21–32–0 |
Time of possession | 35:38 | 24:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stony Brook | Passing | Malachi Marshall | 10/20, 96 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Roland Dempster | 13 carries, 37 yards | |
Receiving | Jayce Freeman | 2 receptions, 58 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 7/11, 141 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | A. J. Turner | 8 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Christian Fitzpatrick | 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Hokies | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | VT |
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First downs | 12 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 62–278 | 72–338 |
Rushes–yards | 26–147 | 51–208 |
Passing yards | 131 | 130 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–36–1 | 14–21–0 |
Time of possession | 23:35 | 36:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Stone Earle | 13/36, 131 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | A.J. Turner | 6 carries, 103 yards | |
Receiving | Christian Fitzpatrick | 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD | |
Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 14/21, 130 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 22 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Stephen Gosnell | 2 receptions, 54 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 3 Buckeyes | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | OSU |
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First downs | 18 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 70–264 | 57–569 |
Rushes–yards | 43–125 | 31–280 |
Passing yards | 139 | 289 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–27–0 | 18–26–1 |
Time of possession | 36:15 | 23:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Stone Earle | 16/21, 132 yards, TD |
Rushing | A. J. Turner | 7 carries, 32 yards | |
Receiving | Elijah Metcalf | 8 receptions, 68 yards, TD | |
Ohio State | Passing | Will Howard | 16/20, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 14 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Emeka Egbuka | 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
Game information |
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Statistics | WMU | MRSH |
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First downs | 21 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 69–318 | 64–420 |
Rushes–yards | 41–192 | 39–243 |
Passing yards | 126 | 177 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–28–0 | 15–25–0 |
Time of possession | 31:29 | 28:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 15/28, 126 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jaden Nixon | 23 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Sambucci | 4 receptions, 56 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Stone Earle | 15/25, 177 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | A. J. Turner | 9 carries, 124 yards | |
Receiving | Elijah Metcalf | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
Game information |
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Statistics | APP | MRSH |
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First downs | 32 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 84–473 | 53–365 |
Rushes–yards | 40–180 | 39–236 |
Passing yards | 293 | 129 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–44–2 | 8–14–0 |
Time of possession | 35:34 | 24:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Appalachian State | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 26/44, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Joey Aguilar | 10 carries, 55 yards | |
Receiving | Kaedin Robinson | 8 receptions, 94 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 8/14, 129 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Braylon Braxton | 15 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Houston | 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
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Statistics | MRSH | GASO |
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First downs | 18 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 72–389 | 74–422 |
Rushes–yards | 43–200 | 33–93 |
Passing yards | 189 | 329 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–29–1 | 26–41–1 |
Time of possession | 31:03 | 28:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Stone Earle | 9/17, 97 yards, INT |
Rushing | A. J. Turner | 14 carries, 97 yards | |
Receiving | Christian Fitzpatrick | 5 receptions, 49 yards | |
Georgia Southern | Passing | JC French | 16/26, 194 yards, INT |
Rushing | JC French | 11 carries, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Dalen Cobb | 6 receptions, 93 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Thundering Herd | 11 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 35 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
Game information |
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Statistics | GAST | MRSH |
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First downs | 23 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 72–427 | 57–427 |
Rushes–yards | 36–218 | 37–295 |
Passing yards | 209 | 132 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–36–0 | 11–20–1 |
Time of possession | 34:42 | 25:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia State | Passing | Zach Gibson | 19/32, 192 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Freddie Brock | 18 carries, 124 yards | |
Receiving | Dorian Fleming | 7 reception, 66 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 11/20, 132 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | A. J. Turner | 15 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Toby Payne | 4 receptions, 53 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
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Statistics | ULM | MRSH |
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First downs | 17 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 58–388 | 62–364 |
Rushes–yards | 45–239 | 43–198 |
Passing yards | 149 | 166 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–13–1 | 10–19–0 |
Time of possession | 32:27 | 27:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Aidan Armenta | 9/13, 149 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ahmad Hardy | 25 carries, 207 yards, TD | |
Receiving | James Jones | 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 10/19, 166 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jordan Houston | 9 carries, 80 yards | |
Receiving | Charles Montgomery | 4 receptions, 68 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
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Statistics | MRSH | USM |
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First downs | 21 | 8 |
Plays–yards | 72–526 | 58–183 |
Rushes–yards | 47–267 | 40–113 |
Passing yards | 259 | 70 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–25–1 | 5–18–3 |
Time of possession | 33:25 | 26:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 14/21, 220 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ethan Payne | 13 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Christian Fitzpatrick | 2 receptions, 78 yards | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Ethan Crawford | 5/18, 70 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 8 carries, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Tiaquelin Mims | 1 reception, 35 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chanticleers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
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Statistics | CCU | MRSH |
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First downs | 20 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 76–391 | 63–254 |
Rushes–yards | 36–124 | 32–35 |
Passing yards | 267 | 219 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–40–1 | 20–31–0 |
Time of possession | 30:52 | 29:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Coastal Carolina | Passing | Ethan Vasko | 21/39, 267 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Braydon Bennett | 19 carries, 67 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Bryson Graves | 6 receptions, 87 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 21/30, 219 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jordan Houston | 9 carries, 33 yards | |
Receiving | Carl Chester | 4 receptions, 69 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 42 |
Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
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Statistics | MRSH | ODU |
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First downs | 21 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 66–469 | 77–513 |
Rushes–yards | 42–259 | 46–286 |
Passing yards | 210 | 227 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–24–0 | 19–31–1 |
Time of possession | 26:04 | 33:56 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 13/24, 210 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Braylon Braxton | 18 carries, 140 yards | |
Receiving | Christian Fitzpatrick | 2 reception, 69 yards, TD | |
Old Dominion | Passing | Cotlon Joseph | 19/31, 227 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Colton Joseph | 25 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Isiah Paige | 7 receptions, 103 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 35 |
Dukes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
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Statistics | MRSH | JMU |
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First downs | 17 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 63–261 | 72–382 |
Rushes–yards | 38–141 | 53–244 |
Passing yards | 120 | 138 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–25–0 | 14–19–1 |
Time of possession | 24:27 | 35:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 13/24, 120 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jordan Houston | 6 carries, 50 yards | |
Receiving | Bralon Brown | 3 receptions, 39 yards | |
James Madison | Passing | Alonza Barnett III | 14/19, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jobi Malary | 16 carries, 106 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Omarion Dollison | 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
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Statistics | MRSH | LA |
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First downs | 25 | 11 |
Plays–yards | 70–410 | 60–255 |
Rushes–yards | 44–217 | 28–56 |
Passing yards | 193 | 199 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–26–0 | 13–32–1 |
Time of possession | 33:56 | 26:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 18/26, 193 yards, 2TD |
Rushing | Jordan Houston | 17 carries, 117 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tychaun Chapman | 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD | |
Louisiana | Passing | Chandler Fields | 4/8, 104 yards |
Rushing | Zylan Perry | 6 carries, 25 yards | |
Receiving | Lance LeGendre | 4 receptions, 81 yards |