2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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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

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 will play 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.

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
RTPTL 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

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule Source:[2]

Game notes

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 21 28 13 0 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 34 7 17 65
Thundering Herd 21 0 10 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–4 2014 MARSH, 48–17

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Cardinals 7 28 17 7 59
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 21 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–16 2011 MARSH, 17–13

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 0 14 13 27
Panthers 20 7 3 13 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 14 0 21
Mean Green 7 7 14 10 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 MARSH, 30–13

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 0 0 21
Thundering Herd 10 6 3 8 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 MARSH, 33–17

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 10 7 3 7 27
Thundering Herd 14 10 0 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 MARSH, 34–10

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 7 14
Golden Eagles 7 3 0 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2015 MARSH, 31–10

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 7 14
Monarchs 14 7 10 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 MARSH, 27–7

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 7 0 0 17
Thundering Herd 7 7 7 21 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2015 MTSU, 27–24

Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 7 14
Panthers 7 7 3 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2015 MARSH, 52–0

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 28 13 9 10 60
Thundering Herd 0 0 6 0 6
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2015 WKU, 49–28

References

  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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