2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 2–3 (0–1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rod Smith (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Shannon Morrison (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Madison | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represents Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd are led by Tony Gibson in his first year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd play home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.
Following the departure of head coach Charles Huff to conference rival Southern Miss the day after the 2024 SBC championship game, 50 Thundering Herd players entered the transfer portal, with 21 of them eventually following Huff to Southern Miss. According to ESPN writer Bill Connelly, Marshall "is starting over [in 2025] like almost no one ever has"; between graduation and transfers: [1]
Player | Position | Destination |
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Stone Earle | QB | Abilene Christian |
DJ Stepney | S | Akron |
Marcel Williams | WR | Akron |
Colin Parachek | QB | Albany |
Ian Ratliff | P | Appalachian State |
Cade Davis | LS | Arizona State |
AG McGhee | DB | Arkansas State |
Treaden Henry | OL | Campbell |
Andrew Hancock | IOL | Elon |
Su Agunloye | DL | FIU |
Leon Hart Jr. | LB | Florida Atlantic |
Cole Pennington | QB | Gardner–Webb |
Landyn Watson | LB | Kentucky |
A.J. Turner | RB | Minnesota |
Rece Verhoff | K | North Carolina |
Thomas McCoy | WR | Northern Illinois |
Christian Fitzpatrick | WR | Oklahoma State |
Jaden Yates | LB | Ole Miss |
Justin Holmes | TE | Pittsburgh |
Aidan Steinfeldt | TE | Richmond |
Jacobie Henderson | DB | Rutgers |
Guylijah Theodule | DB | Southern Miss |
Braylon Braxton | QB | Southern Miss |
Alec Clark | P | Southern Miss |
Isaiah Gibson Sr. | DL | Southern Miss |
Ian Foster | S | Southern Miss |
J.J. Hawkins | DE | Southern Miss |
Josh Moten | DB | Southern Miss |
Elijah Metcalf | WR | Southern Miss |
Chuck Montgomery | WR | Southern Miss |
Ishmael Ibraheem | DB | Southern Miss |
Bralon Brown | WR | Southern Miss |
Ahmere Foster | S | Southern Miss |
Jabari Ishmael | DE | Southern Miss |
Tychaun Chapman | WR | Southern Miss |
Corey Myrick | S | Southern Miss |
MaLik Caswell | S | Southern Miss |
Carl Chester | WR | Southern Miss |
Mathis Haygood | LB | Southern Miss |
Moses Gray | RB | Southern Miss |
Anthony Richard | DB | Southern Miss |
Chris Stokes | DL | Southern Miss |
Chris Thomas Jr. | DL | Syracuse |
Brock Montgomery | WR | Tennessee State |
Ashton Heflin | LB | Texas State |
Cedrick Nicely | OL | West Georgia |
Cade Conley | TE | Western Michigan |
TaShawn Jeter | DB | Unknown |
Will Petit | P | Unknown |
Antwaan Mays | WR | Unknown |
Kam Kynard | S | Unknown |
Isaiah Johnson | S | Unknown |
Robert Shockey | QB | Unknown |
Jadarius Green-McKnight | S | Withdrawn |
Player | Position | Previous school |
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Adrian Norton | WR | Akron |
Zavier Short | WR | Appalachian State |
Justin Williams-Thomas | RB | California |
Rashawn Carr | LB | Campbell |
Paul Hutson III | EDGE | Campbell |
Louikenzy Jules | DB | Charleston |
KaTron Evans | DL | Charlotte |
Peyton Ellis | OL | East Texas A&M |
Evan Ferguson | IOL | Gardner–Webb |
Tyler McDuffie | OT | Hampton |
Tony Mathis | RB | Houston |
Atley Cowan | QB | Indianapolis |
Tyas Martin | DL | Jackson State |
Cam Smith | S | Jackson State |
Zion Turner | QB | Jacksonville State |
Jibreel Al-Amin | LB | Jacksonville State |
Demarcus Lacey | WR | Jacksonville State |
Tayvon Nelson | DB | Maryland |
Jo'shon Barbie | RB | McNeese |
Philipp Davis | CB | Michigan State |
Marvae Myers | DB | Middle Tennessee |
Morgan Scott | OT | Middle Tennessee |
Javae Gilmore | LB | Mississippi State |
Antonio Harmon | WR | Mississippi State |
Zane Porter | LB | Morehead State |
Trey Dunn | QB | Navy |
Jakolbe Baldwin | WR | NC State |
Jayland Parker | LB | NC State |
Cannon Lewis | LB | NC State |
Robert Shockey | QB | NC State |
Al Ashford III | CB | Northern Arizona |
Peter Schuh | S | Oklahoma |
Brock Walters | LS | Old Dominion |
Naquan Crowder | DL | PennWest California |
Ali Abbasi | DL | Roosevelt |
Jamaal Whyce | DL | South Carolina |
Jack Clougherty | QB | South Dakota |
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | QB | Syracuse |
Darrell Sweeting | DB | Temple |
Joseph Auzenne | DL | Temple |
Boogie Trotter | S | Tennessee State |
Ian Ratliff | P | Texas |
Daniel Harris | S | UAB |
Brock Montgomery | WR | UConn |
Michael Allen | RB | UNLV |
Ma'jon Wright | WR | Valdosta State |
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | WR | Virginia Tech |
Joshua Pierre-Louis | CB | West Georgia |
Ben Turner | WR | West Liberty |
Bryce Biggs | OL | West Virginia |
Sammy Etienne | S | West Virginia |
Zah Jackson | CB | West Virginia |
Jalil Rivera-Harvey | DL | Western Kentucky |
Sid Kaba | DL | Western Michigan |
Tony Martin | WR | Western Michigan |
Jalen Marshall | LB | Wofford |
Kerion Martin | S | Youngstown State |
Name | New Position | Previous Team | Previous Position | Source |
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Tony Gibson | Head coach | NC State | Defensive coordinator/Linebackers | [6] |
Rod Smith | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | Jacksonville State | Interim head coach | [7] |
Shannon Morrison | Defensive coordinator | Marshall [a] | Linebackers | [7] |
Jackson White | Special teams | NC State | Special teams quality control | [7] |
Rod McDowell | Running backs/Run game coordinator | Jacksonville State | Running backs | [8] |
Bob McClain | Offensive line | California (PA) | Offensive line/Run game coordinator | [8] |
Gunter Brewer | Tight ends | Virginia Tech | Director of High School Relations | [8] |
Jake Ellsworth | Linebackers | NC State | Defensive director of quality control | [8] |
Jarred Holley | Defensive backs | Abilene Christian | Safeties | [8] |
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish sixth place in the East division. [9]
Tight end Toby Payne was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense. [10] Offensive lineman Jalen Slappy was named to the second team offense.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Georgia * | ESPN | L 7–45 | 93,033 | |
September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State * | ESPN+ | L 20–21 | 28,564 | |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky * |
| ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 23,925 |
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee * | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 15,168 | |
September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPN+ | L 51–54 2OT | ||
October 11 | Old Dominion |
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October 18 | Texas State ![]() |
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October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | ESPN/ESPN2 | |||
November 8 | James Madison |
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November 15 | at Georgia State | |||||
November 22 | at Appalachian State | |||||
November 29 | Georgia Southern |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 5 Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | UGA |
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First downs | 7 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 52–207 | 76–488 |
Rushes–yards | 31–78 | 44–239 |
Passing yards | 129 | 249 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–21–0 | 19–32–0 |
Time of possession | 25:31 | 34:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Zion Turner | 6/7, 100 yards |
Rushing | Justin Williams-Thomas | 4 carries, 24 yards | |
Receiving | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | 3 receptions, 58 yards | |
Georgia | Passing | Gunner Stockton | 14/24, 190 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Gunner Stockton | 10 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Zachariah Branch | 3 receptions, 95 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | MOST | MRSH |
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First downs | 18 | 12 |
Plays–yards | 70–474 | 57–274 |
Rushes–yards | 38–86 | 33–191 |
Passing yards | 388 | 83 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–32–1 | 13–24–1 |
Time of possession | 34:34 | 25:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Missouri State | Passing | Jacob Clark | 21/31, 359 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Shomari Lawrence | 17 carries, 49 yards | |
Receiving | Ramone Green Jr. | 4 receptions, 123 yards, TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Zion Turner | 13/24, 83 yards, INT |
Rushing | Jo'Shon Barbe | 12 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Toby Payne | 4 receptions, 43 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colonels (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Thundering Herd | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | EKU | MRSH |
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First downs | 10 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 52–102 | 71–377 |
Rushes–yards | 28–11 | 57–263 |
Passing yards | 91 | 114 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–24–2 | 8–14–0 |
Time of possession | 25:56 | 34:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Jordyn Potts | 7/19, 78 yards, TD |
Rushing | Brayden Latham | 10 carries, 18 yards | |
Receiving | T. J. Mitchell | 1 reception, 36 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 7/9, 108 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 13 carries, 58 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Justin Williams-Thomas | 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Statistics | MRSH | MTSU |
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First downs | 27 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 71–449 | 48–373 |
Rushes–yards | 49–188 | 15–74 |
Passing yards | 261 | 299 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–22–0 | 19–33–1 |
Time of possession | 36:47 | 22:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 18/22, 261 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Michael Allen | 21 carries, 90 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Demarcus Lacey | 5 receptions, 116 yards, TD | |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 19/32, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jekail Middlebrook | 6 carries, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Nahzae Cox | 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 54 |
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
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Statistics | MRSH | UL |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Louisiana | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | ODU | MRSH |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | TXST | MRSH |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chanticleers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina
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Statistics | MRSH | CCU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Coastal Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | JMU | MRSH |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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James Madison | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
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Statistics | MRSH | GAST |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Georgia State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
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Statistics | MRSH | APP |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Appalachian State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | GASO | MRSH |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia Southern | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Marshall | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |