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2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChuck Heater (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 5  
FIU   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2016 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 Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by seventh-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

Schedule

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Marshall announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host C–USA foes Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.[1]

The team played four non–conference games, three home games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Morgan State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and travel to Pittsburgh from the ACC.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 106:00 pmMorgan State*
beINW 62–026,488
September 1712:00 pmAkron*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNL 38–6524,258
September 248:00 pmNo. 3 Louisville*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNL 28–5940,592
October 17:30 pmat Pittsburgh*
ACCRSN
RTPT		L 27–4345,246
October 87:00 pmat North Texas
ASNL 21–3818,216
October 157:00 pmFlorida Atlanticdagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ASNW 27–2122,839
October 225:30 pmCharlotte
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
beINL 24–2720,904
October 297:00 pmat Southern Miss
ASNL 14–2431,275
November 57:00 pmat Old Dominion
ASNL 14–3820,118
November 127:00 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ASNW 42–1720,841
November 197:00 pmat FIU
ASNL 14–3115,054
November 267:00 pmWKU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNUL 6–6017,397
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

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Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 21 28 13 0 62

Akron

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1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 34 7 17 65
Thundering Herd 21 0 10 7 38

Louisville

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1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Cardinals 7 28 17 7 59
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 21 28

Pittsburgh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 0 14 13 27
Panthers 20 7 3 13 43

North Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 14 0 21
Mean Green 7 7 14 10 38

Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 0 0 21
Thundering Herd 10 6 3 8 27

Charlotte

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1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 10 7 3 7 27
Thundering Herd 14 10 0 0 24

Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 7 14
Golden Eagles 7 3 0 14 24

Old Dominion

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 7 14
Monarchs 14 7 10 7 38

Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 0 17
Thundering Herd 7 7 7 21 42

Florida International

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 7 14
Panthers 7 7 3 14 31

Western Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 28 13 9 10 60
Thundering Herd 0 0 6 0 6

References

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  1. ^ "Seven Home Games, ACC Schools Headline Herd's 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.


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