2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 2     9 5  
Memphis   4 4     6 7  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
UCF   3 5     4 8  
Marshall   3 5     4 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 1     11 3  
Rice x   7 1     10 3  
Houston   6 2     8 5  
UTEP   4 4     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     2 10  
SMU   0 8     1 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Snyder. Marshall finished the season with a 4–8 record (3–5).[1]

Before the season, Sports Illustrated ranked Marshall the 115th team in the FBS (out of 120) and predicted they would finish with a 1–11 record. Against 11th-ranked Wisconsin, the Herd led 14–0 in the second quarter, but gave up 51 unanswered points in the remainder of the game. Later in the season, Marshall upset Houston, 37–23, after having led 37–9 earlier in the final period. The following week, they lost in overtime to favorite East Carolina by a field goal, 19–16. Marshall held Rice quarterback Chase Clement to 84 passing yards in the first half, which was tied at 7, but went on to lose, 35–10. In the season closer, they proved competitive for eventual Conference USA runners-up Tulsa.[2]

Schedule

August 304:30 PMIllinois State*

ESPN+W 35–10 25,661 September 612:00 PMat No. 11 Wisconsin*

BTNL 14-51 80,386 September 137:00 PMMemphis

CSSW 17–16 27,349 September 203:30 PMat Southern Miss

CSSW 34–27 28,178 September 273:30 PMat West Virginia*

ESPN+L 3-27 60,154 October 38:00 PMCincinnati*

ESPNL 10-33 29,237 October 184:00 PMat UAB

L 21-23 17,868 October 288:00 PMHouston

ESPN2W 37–23 20,716 November 83:30 PMat East Carolina

CBSCSL 16–19 OT43,515 November 154:30 PMCentral Florida

CSSL 14-30 24,059 November 223:30 PMat Rice

CBSCSL 10-35 15,131 November 293:30 PMTulsa

L 35–38 21,571

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References

  1. ^ "Marshall 200". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved June 29, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 210, 2009.