2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football
2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 25–48 vs. UCF
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Holliday (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	J.C Price (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (1st season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium; (Capacity: 38,227)
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Marshall	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Kentucky	6	–	2	9	–	4
Charlotte	5	–	3	7	–	6
Middle Tennessee	3	–	5	4	–	8
FIU	3	–	5	6	–	7
Old Dominion	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
UAB xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
Louisiana Tech x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	6
North Texas	3	–	5	4	–	8
UTSA	3	–	5	4	–	8
Rice	3	–	5	3	–	9
UTEP	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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.

Preseason

CUSA media poll

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]

Predicted finish	Team
East Division
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] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	VMI*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	W 56–17	23,875
September 6	9:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Boise State*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 7–14	31,951
September 14	6:30 p.m.	Ohio*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)	Stadium Facebook	W 33–31	27,323
September 28	5:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN Facebook	L 14–52	32,192
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN Facebook	L 13–24	15,023
October 12	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	W 31–17	18,351
October 18	6:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	W 36–31	15,138
October 26	2:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Moonshine Throwdown)	Stadium Facebook	W 26–23	22,099
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	Stadium Facebook	W 20–7	17,385
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 31–10	19,893
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	Stadium Facebook	L 13–24	10,526
November 30	12:00 p.m.	FIU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 30–27 ^OT	18,596
December 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. UCF*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–48	28,987
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[3]

Game summaries

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	7	0	10	17
Thundering Herd	14	21	14	7	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–5	1996	MARSH, 45–20

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	0	7
No. 24 Broncos	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1994	BSU, 28–24

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	14	7	7	31
Thundering Herd	10	17	0	6	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–33–6	2015	OHIO, 21–10

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	14	14	17	7	52
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	14	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–8–1	2017	MARSH, 38–20

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	6	0	0	13
Blue Raiders	10	7	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2018	MTSU, 34–24

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	10	7	0	17
Thundering Herd	7	10	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2018	MARSH, 42–20

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	10	7	5	14	36
Owls	14	3	0	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2018	MARSH, 31–7

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	7	6	10	23
Thundering Herd	14	6	3	3	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2018	MARSH, 20–17

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	3	14	3	0	20
Owls	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2014	MARSH, 41–14

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	3	0	10
Thundering Herd	0	17	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2014	MARSH, 26–23

at Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	3	3	0	13
49ers	0	7	3	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2018	MARSH, 30–13

FIU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	17	3	27
Thundering Herd	0	10	7	7	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2018	MARSH, 28–25

vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	7	18	3	28
Knights	21	3	21	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–8	2012	UCF, 54–17

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	159	Justin Rohrwasser	K	New England Patriots
7	243	Chris Jackson	S	Tennessee Titans

References

^ https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
^ "MCGILL: Marshall's 2019 football schedule is perfect". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ "2019 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

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[1] ttps://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx

[2019sched-2] "MCGILL: Marshall's 2019 football schedule is perfect". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[3] "2019 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

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