2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team







































2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
St. Petersburg Bowl champion

St. Petersburg Bowl, W 16–10 vs. Connecticut
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2015 record 10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Doc Holliday (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Legg (6th season)
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Heater (3rd season)
Home stadium
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,227)

Seasons


← 2014


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2015 Conference USA football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

East Division
No. 24 WKU x$
   8
 – 0
         12
 – 2
  

Middle Tennessee
   6
 – 2
         7
 – 6
  

Marshall
   6
 – 2
         10
 – 3
  

FIU
   3
 – 5
         5
 – 7
  

Old Dominion
   3
 – 5
         5
 – 7
  

Florida Atlantic
   3
 – 5
         3
 – 9
  

Charlotte
   0
 – 8
         2
 – 10
  

West Division

Southern Miss x
   7
 – 1
         9
 – 5
  

Louisiana Tech
   6
 – 2
         9
 – 4
  

UTSA
   3
 – 5
         3
 – 9
  

UTEP
   3
 – 5
         5
 – 7
  

Rice
   3
 – 5
         5
 – 7
  

North Texas
   1
 – 7
         1
 – 11
  


Championship: WKU 45, Southern Miss 28


  • $ – Conference champion

  • x – Division champion/co-champions

As of January 12, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they defeated Connecticut.




Contents






  • 1 Schedule


  • 2 Game summaries


    • 2.1 Purdue


    • 2.2 Ohio


    • 2.3 Norfolk State


    • 2.4 Kent State


    • 2.5 Old Dominion


    • 2.6 Southern Miss


    • 2.7 Florida Atlantic


    • 2.8 North Texas


    • 2.9 Charlotte


    • 2.10 Middle Tennessee


    • 2.11 Florida International


    • 2.12 Western Kentucky


    • 2.13 Connecticut (St. Petersburg Bowl)




  • 3 References





Schedule


Marshall announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd hosted CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and travelled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]


Marshall went undefeated at home but lost three road games, finishing the regular season with a 9-3 record and finishing third in the division. Marshall was invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl against the University of Connecticut which they won with a final score of 16-10.



































































































































Date
 Time
 Opponent
 Site
 TV
 Result
 Attendance

September 6
 3:00 PM
Purdue*
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
FS1
W 41–31  
 38,791
September 12
 7:00 PM
 at Ohio*
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell)
ESPN3
L 10–21  
 25,210
September 19
 3:30 PM
Norfolk State*
 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
ASN
W 45–7  
 24,114
September 26
 3:30 PM
 at Kent State*
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
 ASN
W 36–29 2OT 
 15,424
October 3
 3:30 PM
Old Dominion
 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
 ASN
W 27–7  
 18,473

October 9
 7:00 PM
Southern Miss
 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
CBSSN
W 31–10  
 22,763
October 17
 12:00 PM
 at Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
FCS
W 33–17  
 17,129
October 24
 3:30 PM
North Texasdagger
 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
FSN
W 30–13  
 27,217
October 31
 3:30 PM
 at Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
 FSN
W 34–10  
 15,381
November 7
 3:30 PM
 at Middle Tennessee
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
 FSN
L 24–27 3OT 
 18,760
November 14
 3:30 PM
FIU
 Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
 FSN
W 52–0  
 26,572

November 27
 12:00 PM
 at WKU
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
 FS1
L 28–49  
 17,687
December 26
 11:00 AM
 vs. Connecticut*
Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)
ESPN
W 16–10  
 14,652

*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.


Schedule source:[2]


Game summaries



Purdue




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Boilermakers
 14
 7
 7
 3 31

Thundering Herd
 17
 0
 10
 14 41












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
0–1
 2012
 PUR, 51–41



Ohio




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Thundering Herd
 0
 7
 3
 0 10

Bobcats
 7
 7
 0
 7 21

Further information: Battle for the Bell












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
20–32–6
 2014
 MARSH, 44–14



Norfolk State




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Spartans
 7
 0
 0
 0 7

Thundering Herd
 10
 14
 14
 7 45








Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
First meeting



Kent State


































 1
 2
 3
 4 OT 2OT Total

Thundering Herd
 7
 0
 7
 8 7 7 36
Golden Flashes
 6
 7
 6
 3 7 0 29












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
17–18
 2004
 MARSH, 27–17



Old Dominion




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Monarchs
 0
 0
 0
 7 7

Thundering Herd
 7
 7
 7
 6 27












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
1–0
 2014
 MARSH, 56–14



Southern Miss




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Golden Eagles
 7
 3
 0
 0 10

Thundering Herd
 7
 10
 14
 0 31












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
5–5
 2014
 MARSH, 63–17



Florida Atlantic




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Thundering Herd
 9
 14
 7
 3 33
Owls
 3
 7
 7
 0 17












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
2–0
 2014
 MARSH, 35–16



North Texas




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Mean Green
 0
 3
 3
 7 13

Thundering Herd
 17
 7
 3
 3 30












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
1–0
 1988
 MARSH, 7–0



Charlotte




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Thundering Herd
 14
 17
 0
 3 34
49ers
 0
 3
 0
 7 10








Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
First meeting



Middle Tennessee





































 1
 2
 3
 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total
Thundering Herd
 7
 0
 0
 10 7 0 0 24

Blue Raiders
 0
 7
 10
 0 7 0 3 27












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
3–1
 2014
 MARSH, 49–24



Florida International




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Panthers
 0
 0
 0
 0 0

Thundering Herd
 21
 17
 7
 7 52












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
3–0
 2014
 MARSH, 45–13



Western Kentucky




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Thundering Herd
 0
 14
 7
 7 28

Hilltoppers
 7
 28
 6
 8 49












Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
4–2
 2014
 WKU, 67–66



Connecticut (St. Petersburg Bowl)




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Huskies
 7
 0
 3
 0 10

Thundering Herd
 7
 6
 0
 3 16

See also: 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl








Overall record
 Last meeting
 Result
First meeting



References





  1. ^ "Marshall Welcomes Purdue to Open 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "2015 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 24, 2015.










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