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American college football season
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.
Preseason
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]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
Marshall
2
FIU
3
Florida Atlantic
4
Middle Tennessee
5
Western Kentucky
6
Old Dominion
7
Charlotte
Preseason All-CUSA teams
To be released
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:30 p.m. VMI * Stadium W 56–1723,875 9:00 p.m. at No. 24 Boise State * ESPN2 L 7–1431,951 September 14 6:30 p.m. Ohio * Stadium Facebook W 33–3127,323 September 28 5:00 p.m. Cincinnati * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN Facebook L 14–5232,192 October 5 3:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee CBSSN Facebook L 13–2415,023 October 12 2:30 p.m. Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium W 31–1718,351 6:30 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN W 36–3115,138 October 26 2:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Moonshine Throwdown) Stadium Facebook W 26–2322,099 November 2 3:30 p.m. at Rice Stadium Facebook W 20–717,385 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN W 31–1019,893 November 23 3:30 p.m. at Charlotte Stadium Facebook L 13–2410,526 November 30 12:00 p.m. FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN W 30–27 OT 18,596 2:30 p.m. vs. UCF * ESPN L 25–4828,987
Schedule Source: [ 3]
Game summaries
VMI
1
2
3
4
Total
Keydets
0
7
0
10
17
Thundering Herd
14
21
14
7
56
At Boise State
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
0
0
0
7
No. 24 Broncos
0
7
7
0
14
Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
14
7
7
31
Thundering Herd
10
17
0
6
33
Cincinnati
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
14
14
17
7
52
Thundering Herd
0
0
0
14
14
At Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
6
0
0
13
Blue Raiders
10
7
0
7
24
Old Dominion
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
10
7
0
17
Thundering Herd
7
10
7
7
31
At Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
10
7
5
14
36
Owls
14
3
0
14
31
Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
0
7
6
10
23
Thundering Herd
14
6
3
3
26
At Rice
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
3
14
3
0
20
Owls
0
7
0
0
7
Louisiana Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
0
3
0
10
Thundering Herd
0
17
7
7
31
At Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
3
3
0
13
49ers
0
7
3
14
24
FIU
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Panthers
0
7
0
17 3
27
Thundering Herd
0
10
7
7 6
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
7
18
3
28
Knights
21
3
21
0
45
Players drafted into the NFL
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