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The 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represents Marshall University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Thundering Herd play their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia , and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by ninth-year head coach Doc Holliday .
Previous season
The Thundering Herd finished the 2017 season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Colorado State .
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Thundering Herd having five players selected.[10]
Offense
Levi Brown – OL
Tyre Brady – WR
Defense
Chase Hancock – LB
Malik Gant – DB
Special teams
Matt Beardall – LS
Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[11]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
Florida Atlantic
2
Marshall
3
Middle Tennessee
4
FIU
5
Western Kentucky
6
Old Dominion
7
Charlotte
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2018 football schedule on January 23, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes Middle Tennessee , Florida Atlantic , Charlotte , and UTSA , and will travel to Western Kentucky (WKU), Old Dominion , Southern Miss , and FIU .[12]
The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Eastern Kentucky of the Ohio Valley Conference at the FCS level and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference , and will travel to Miami of Ohio of the Mid-American Conference and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) * ESPN+ W 35-2815,827
September 8 6:30 p.m. Eastern Kentucky * ESPN+ W 32-1624,304
September 15 7:30 p.m. at South Carolina * ESPNU Cancelled [a]
September 22 7:00 p.m. NC State * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 20-3732,349
September 29 7:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky Stadium W 20-1720,811
7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 24-3425,979
October 13 3:30 p.m. at Old Dominion Stadium
October 20 2:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN
November 3 3:00 p.m. at Southern Miss Stadium
November 10 2:30 p.m. Charlotte Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN+
November 17 2:30 p.m. UTSA Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium
November 24 12:00 p.m. at FIU Stadium
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [13]
Game summaries
at Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
14
7
7
7
35
RedHawks
0
7
7
14
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–30–1
2017
MARSH, 31–26
Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
0
6
7
3
16
Thundering Herd
13
7
7
5
32
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
10–8–1
1992
MARSH, 44–10
NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolfpack
3
20
14
0
37
Thundering Herd
0
7
13
0
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–4
2017
NCSU, 37–20
at Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
3
0
10
20
Hilltoppers
3
7
0
7
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–4
2017
MARSH, 30–23
Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
3
7
14
10
34
Thundering Herd
3
14
0
7
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–2
2017
MARSH, 38–10
at Old Dominion
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
Monarchs
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–1
2017
MARSH, 35–3
Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
Thundering Herd
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–1
2017
FAU, 30–25
at Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
Golden Eagles
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–7
2017
USM, 28–27
Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
Thundering Herd
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
2017
MARSH, 14–3
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
0
Thundering Herd
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2017
UTSA, 9–7
at FIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
Panthers
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–2
2017
FIU, 41–30
References
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" . July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
^ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
^ "MCGILL: HERD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HAS ATTRACTIVE HOME GAMES" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
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