Norfolk ST Game Notes

Marshall University Thundering Herd
2015 Football Game Notes

Marshall Thundering Herd (1-1) vs. Norfolk State Spartans (0-2)
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 - 3:30 p.m. ET - Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,148) -Huntington, W.Va.
TV: American Sports Network (Ron Thulin-PBP, Keith Moreland-Analyst)
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Location______________________________________ _____Huntington, W.Va.

Founded______________________________ ____ 1837 (as Marshall Academy)
Enrollment____________________________________________ ______ 14,000
Nickname______________________________________ ____ Thundering Herd
Colors _______________________________ ____Green (PMS 356C) and White
Stadium__________________________________ ___Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Capacity_______________________________________________ _____ 38,148
Year Opened____________________ __ 1991 (as Marshall University Stadium)
Surface______________________________________________ _____ FieldTurf
Conference__________________________ ____ Conference USA (East Division)
Interim President_____________________ ____________________ Gary White
Director of Athletics____________________ ____Mike Hamrick (Marshall, 1980)
Head Coach________________________ ___Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979)
Record at Marshall________________________________________ _____ 41-25
Career Record___________________________________________ _____ same
Marshalls 2014 Record_____________________________________ _____ 13-1
2014 C-USA Record/Finish_____________________________ ___7-1 (1st, East)
Offense______________________________________________ ______Multiple
Defense_____________________________________________ ______Multiple
Offensive Starters Returning/Lost______________________________ _____ 6/5
Defensive Starters Returning/Lost______________________________ ____ 7/4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost_______________________________ _____ 67/15
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2015 Game-by-Game Captains
Purdue-22 D.J. Hunter, 54 Michael Selby, 78 Clint Van Horn, 94 Jarquez Samuel
Ohio-17 Taj Letman, 54 Michael Selby, 71 Sebastian Johansson, 93 Steve Dillon
Norfolk State-
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Marshall Football Staff

Head Coach_______________ ____________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979)
Offensive Coord./QBs________ ______________ Bill Legg (West Virginia, 1985)
Defensive Coord./Secondary___ ____________ Chuck Heater (Michigan, 1975)
Running Backs_____________ ____________ Chris Barclay (Wake Forest, 2009)
Defensive Ends_____________ ________ Sean Cronin (Georgetown, Ky., 2003)
Linebackers_______________ ____________ Adam Fuller (Sacred Heart, 1998)
Wide Receivers_____________ ___________ Mike Furrey (Northern Iowa, 2000)
Tight Ends/Recruiting Coord.__ ________ Todd Goebbel (Northern Iowa, 1998)
Offensive Line_____________ ____________________ Alex Mirabal (FIU, 1993)
Defensive Tackles___________ _______________ J.C. Price (Virginia Tech, 1998)
Assistant AD for Football Ops __________ Mark Gale (Oklahoma State, 1981)
2015 Marshall Football Schedule
MU
Norfolk State
Scoring Offense
25.5 (90th)
11.5
Scoring Defense
26.0 (76th)
43.5
Total Offense
330.0 (108th) 231.0
Total Defense
422.0 (90th)
499.5
Rushing Offense
160.0 (80th)
50.0
Rushing Defense
209.0 (105th) 314.5
Passing Offense
170.0 (98th)
181.0
Passing Defense
213.0 (70th)
185.0
Date
Sept. 6
Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Oct. 9
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 27
Opponent (TV)
PURDUE (FS1)
at Ohio (ASN-WVAH)
NORFOLK STATE (ASN-WVAH)
at Kent State (ASN-WCHS)
OLD DOMINION (ASN-WCHS)
SOUTHERN MISS (CBSSN)
at Florida Atlantic (FOX College Sports)
NORTH TEXAS (FOX Sports TBA)
at Charlotte (FOX Sports TBA)
at Middle Tennessee (FOX Sports TBA)
FIU (FOX Sports TBA)
at Western Kentucky (FS1)
Time (ET)/Result
W, 41-31
L, 21-10
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
12 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
TBA (12-day window)
TBA (12-day window)
TBA (12-day window)
12 p.m.
Bold - Indicates a C-USA game

Home games in CAPS
All times are Eastern Time Zone and subject to change.
Marshall Football 2015
Norfolk State Notes

Marshall game captains at Ohio, as selected by Coach Doc
Holliday and his staff, were guard Sebastian Johansson and
center Michael Selby on offense and tackle Steve Dillon and
safety Taj Letman. Selby was a captain for the second straight
game.
Junior Devontrea Tyler made his first career start at middle
linebacker for the Herd.
The Herd 2015 roster has only two players who played in the
2011 game at Ohio redshirt seniors Keith Baxter (cornerback)
and Evan McKelvey (linebacker).
the game did not produce anything faster.

Lang joins Shawn Ferguson of Cincinnati in 1998 as the only
C-USA players with two interceptions for touchdowns in one
game.
Langs picks are the third and fourth of his career, and the first
two touchdowns of his career. They are the fifth and sixth
interception touchdown returns for the Herd in defensive
coordinator Chuck Heaters three Marshall seasons. There were
three in 2013 (Raheem Waiters, Gary Thompson, Monterius
Lovett), one in 2014 (Corey Tindal) and Langs two Sunday.
Redshirt freshman right guard Jordan Dowrey made his first

career start for the Herd.
Marshalls team total of 117 interception return yards is the third

most in school history (164 vs. Weber State 1987 on seven INTs
and 141 vs. Akron 1997 on three INTs).
Herd safety Taj Letmans interception (2:56 first quarter) was his
second this season and seventh of his career. Its the Herds fifth
pick in 2015.
Lang had a career high 17 tackles. His previous high was 10 in a

2014 home victory over Ohio University.
Devon Johnsons 73-yard touchdown run (10:07 second quarter)

was the second-longest run of his Herd career. He had a 75-yard
yarder (no touchdown) in a 2014 win at UAB. It also was Johnsons
28th touchdown (rush and receive) in his last 19 games.
Marshalls first punt of the season, a 54-yarder by senior Tyler

Williams, was the seniors 39th punt of 50 or more yards in his
Herd career.
The 60-yard punt by Herd senior Tyler Williams (6:46, third
quarter) was the 10th of his career to travel 60 or more yards.
Devon Johnson passed the 100-yard rushing mark in the second

quarter with his 73-yard touchdown run. He has 11 games of 100
or more yards rushing in his Herd career, tied for fifth with Ahmad
Bradshaw. The top four are Chris Parker (31), Doug Chapman (20)
and Ron Darby and Darius Marshall (12) tied for third.
Senior running back Devon Johnsons first-quarter touchdown

reception was his 26th career touchdown (20 rush, six receiving),
tying him for 15th on the Herd career list with Mike Barber (198588) and Erik Thomas (1993-96).
With 28 career touchdowns (22 rushing, six receiving), Devon

Johnson has tied former teammate and tight end Gator Hoskins
for No. 13 on the all-time Marshall career touchdown list. No. 12
is Orlando Hatchett (29 from 1989-92).
Slot receiver Nick Mathews (0:38 left, first quarter), of Haymarket,

Va., became the first true freshman to play for Marshall this
season. Coach Hollidays team played 10 redshirt freshmen
against Purdue.
With a 42-yard kick return to start the second half, senior

Deandre Reaves reached 1,982 career kick return yards, eclipsing
the former Herd record of 1,966 set by Ray Crisp from 1975-78.
Marshalls four interceptions were the most for the Herd since
getting four picks in a 32-14 victory at Miami (Ohio) in October
1999. That game was the Herds first win in Oxford, Ohio, in 60
years. Only four times in history has Marshall intercepted more
than four passes in a game seven against Weber State in
1987 and Appalachian State in 1990, and five against Western
Michigan in 1956 and East Tennessee State in 1989.
With 7:30 remaining in the game, Devon Johnson totaled 2,039

rushing yards for his Herd career. He is the 15th back in Herd
history to reach 2,000.
Herd redshirt senior defensive end Armonze Daniels first-down
sack (late third quarter) was the first of his career.
Tyler Williams nine punts in the game are the most in his 42game Herd career.
Purdue Notes
Marshall game captains versus Purdue for the 2015 opener, as
selected by Coach Doc Holliday and his staff, were tackle Clint
Van Horn and center Michael Selby on offense and nose tackle
Jarquez Samuel and linebacker D.J. Hunter on defense.
Marshall had eight players make their first Herd career starts,
including six on the offensive side of the ball. The new starters
on offense were quarterback Michael Birdsong, receivers Hyleck
Foster and Deon-Tay McManus, tight end Ryan Yurachek, right
guard Nate Devers and left tackle Sandley Jean-Felix. The two
first-time starters on defense were end Joe Massaquoi and nickel
back Antavis Rowe. Birdsong, a transfer from FCS member James
Madison, previously had made 14 starts for the Dukes.
Junior safety Tiquan Langs two interceptions returned for
touchdowns (first quarter, 14:53; fourth quarter, 1:20) are a first
for the Herd. No other player in Marshall history has returned two
interceptions for scores in a single game. His two interceptions
for touchdowns ties the Marshall season record for a single
player. Marshall had two versus Akron in 1997 (by Tim Dempsey
and B.J. Summers) and two against East Carolina in 2001 (by
Ralph Street and Terence Tarpley).
Langs first pick-six may very well be a record. Nebraska also
scored seven seconds into its 1996 meeting with Texas Tech on a
fumble return and Marshall Media Relations research following
Sundays attendance of 38,791 is the third largest crowd in Joan

C. Edwards Stadium history (1991-present; capacity is 38,148). It
was the opening game of the 25th season for The Joan. Heres a
look at the largest crowds:
41,382 West Virginia 24, Marshall 21 -- Sept. 10, 2010
40,383 West Virginia 48, Marshall 23 -- Sept. 8, 2007
38,791 Marshall 41, Purdue 31 -- Sept. 6, 2015
36,914 Kansas State 21, Marshall 19 -- Sept. 10, 2005
34,424 Virginia Tech 30, Marshall 10 -- Sept. 24, 2011
Efficiency at its best
The Herd has averaged more yards per play than the opposition
in 16 of its last 17 games (the 2015 loss to Ohio the only
exception).
Whats up? Doc
Marshall Coach Doc Holliday enters his sixth season on the Herd
sideline, and the only current Conference USA head coach who
was in the Texas-based league when Holliday arrived is Rices
David Bailiff.
Holliday, named at Marshall in December 2009, was part of a 23man FBS coaching-hire class prior to the 2010 season. Of those
23 coaches, only six remain on the job at the schools hiring them
in 2010 Holliday, Florida States Jimbo Fisher, Notre Dames
Brian Kelly, Ruffin McNeill at East Carolina, Virginias Mike London
and Todd Berry of Louisiana-Monroe.
Holliday is 41-26 (.612) in five-plus seasons. The only coaches in
his hiring class with better records are Fisher (60-11, .845) and
Kelly (47-20, .701).
Holliday received a six-year contract extension this past spring,

through June 2021, bumping his base and supplemental salary
to $755,500.
Near the top
With back-to-back season of double-digit victories 10-4 and
13-1 Marshall enters 2015 owning one of the best FBS records
in that two-plus-season span. Only seven FBS teams have a
better record since the start of the 2013 season than Marshalls
24-6.
Florida State (29-1), Ohio State (28-3), Michigan State (26-3),
Alabama (25-4) are the top four. Oregon, Missouri and Northern
Illinois, which the Herd downed last December in the inaugural
Boca Raton Bowl, are all at 25-5.
50+
Marshalls 52-23 win over NIU last season was the 14th time that
the Thundering Herd has reached the 50+-point plateau under
coach Doc Holliday. Jim Donnan (1990-95) holds the all-time
school mark in that department with 15, while Bob Pruett (19962004) also reached that mark 14 times and Cam Henderson
(1936-42, 1946-49) did it on 13 occasions.
Herd Finishes Under Holliday
Since Doc Holliday became head coach in 2010, the Herd has
an excellent record of finishing off its opponents once it takes
the lead. Marshall is 31-6 when it scores first, 29-3 when leading
after the first quarter, 32-2 when leading at halftime and 31-3
when leading after three quarters.
10+
Since the start of the 2012 season (42 games), MU boasts 810 10+
yard plays, an average of 19.3 per contest. As you might imagine,
those numbers have yielded the following: In that same period,
offensive coordinator Bill Leggs attack has 26 games of 500 or
more yards total offense and 26 games with 40 or more points.
Feel The Rush
Marshall has outrushed 23 of its last 32 opponents overall and
15 of its last 20 Conference USA opponents, dating back to the
2012 season.
Happy returns
Herd kick return man Deandre Reaves has set the school record
for single-season return yards in each of the last two years 924
in 2013 and 931 last season. In the loss at Ohio, he also claimed
the schools career record.
Reaves has 1,999 career kick return yards. The school mark that
lasted nearly four decades was Ray Crisps. who posted 1,966
yards from 1975-78.
Reaves has gotten his kick runback yardage in the last two-plus
seasons. He didnt have a kick return as a freshman in 2012.
Extra points
Seconds after Tiquan Lang returned an interception 30 yards
seven seconds into the win over Purdue, placekicker Nick Smith
trotted onto the field for the ensuing extra point.
Smith has a PAT streak to continue. Justin Haig made his final 102
extra points last missing Nov. 2, 2013 in a win over Southern
Miss (third quarter), and Smith kicked one in last seasons victory
at FIU.
With five in the Purdue win and one at Ohio, the Herd streak is
109 when Norfolk State visits Edwards Stadium on Saturday.
Marshall had a streak of 156 straight when Haig missed in 2013.
So, the Herd has converted its last 264-of-265.
Hang on!
Its easy to see why Herd Coach Doc Holliday talks about ball
security so often. His five previous Marshall teams have provided
a strong indicator of why turnover margin is so important.
Hollidays six Herd teams have a combined 41-26 record. When
Marshall has an edge in turnover margin, it is 23-4. When the
turnover number is equal, Marshall is 10-4. But when the
opponent is more sure-handed, the Herd is 8-18.
Of Marshalls 66 games under Holliday, the Herd has played 33
while producing zero or one turnover.
Protecting the Home Turf

Marshall is nationally known for being one of, if not the, toughest
places to play in college football. The program has won 84.6
percent (143-26) of its home games in Joan C. Edwards Stadium,
the third-highest mark in the country. Baylor, who is in just its
second season in McLane Stadium, is first at 7-0 and Georgia
Southern (Paulson Stadium) has slipped into second (182-33) by
a hair over the Herd.
Perfect vs. Texas at Home

Interestingly enough, Marshall has never lost to a school from
Texas at home. The Thundering Herd is a perfect 11-0 against
Texas schools in games played in Huntington. Marshall owns
a win over North Texas (1988), two wins over Houston (2008,
2012), three wins over Rice (2007, 2011, 2014), two wins over
SMU (2005, 2009), two wins over UTEP (2006, 2010) and one
victory over UTSA (2013).
Leaves Fall, Herd Wins

The Herd is 21-6 after Oct. 28 in Doc Hollidays four-plus years as
head coach, including a 12-1 mark at home.
Bowling for wins

With a 9-3 all-time record in bowls, Marshall ranks at the top of
major college teams in postseason percentage success (.750),
among schools that have played in at least 10 bowl games. Utah
is next at 14-5 (.737), followed by Miami (Ohio) at 7-3 (.700).
Tyler, too
Herd senior Tyler Williams impressed quickly upon his 2012
arrival in the program, winning the punting job as a true
freshman walk-on and then setting the school single-season
record with a 45.19-yard average. Now, he has a shot at the
career average record.
The Fort Wayne, Ind., resident currently has a 43.9-yard average
over his three-plus seasons. The school record of 43.4 belongs to
Pat Velarde (1982-83). And only 59 of Williams 155 career punts
have been returned, an average of 2.62 per game.
In three-plus seasons, Williams has had 44 punts of 50 or more
yards, including 10 of 60-plus. He has placed 45 inside the 20,
with only 15 touchbacks. His stellar performance in the 2013
Military Bowl was a key to the Herds victory over Maryland, as
Williams pinned the Terps at their own 1, 5, 1 and 8 among his
seven kicks. His career-long boot was a 66-yarder at Rice in 2012.
Williams is the fifth four-year starting punter in Marshall annals,
following Bob Esbaugh (1971-74), Chris Hanson (1995-98), Curtis
Head (1999-2002) and Kase Whitehead (2008-11).
Marshall has won nine of its last 10 bowl appearances, including

four in a row, three of those under Coach Doc Holliday. The
Herds current four-game postseason win streak also shares the
FBS lead with Michigan State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Texas
Tech and Louisiana-Lafayette.
The graduates
Marshall will play the 2015 season with 13 players already owning
their MU undergraduate degrees a record for a Herd football
team. MU had five 2015 seniors (athletic eligibility) graduate
last December wide receiver Davonte Allen, linebacker
D.J. Hunter, safety Taj Letman and tight end Joe Woodrum in
management, and offensive guard Sebastian Johansson in sports
management/marketing. The roster gained four more graduates
in May cornerback Keith Baxter (health science), defensive
end Joe Massaquoi (criminal justice), offensive tackle Clint Van
Horn (political science) and punter Tyler Williams (marketing).
Then, four summer graduates were added in August defensive
end Armonze Daniel (management), defensive tackle Steve
Dillon (Regents bachelor of arts), kick returner Deandre Reaves
(marketing) and linebacker Evan McKelvey (marketing and

management). In addition, former offensive lineman Cam Dees
gained his finance degree. Dees had to give up football because
of multiple knee injuries.
studies outside the classroom and the campus libraries. The

Harless Centers 14,150 square feet include 98 computer work
stations, private tutoring room, a 34-seat classroom and 75-seat
auditorium, among other amenities.
Watch out
The 2015 Herd has three players on six of the preseason watch
lists for major national awards, led by running back Devon
Johnson. A look at the Herd on those watch lists:
Walter Camp Award RB Devon Johnson
Maxwell Award RB Devon Johnson
Doak Walker Award RB Devon Johnson
Rimington Trophy C Michael Selby
Outland Trophy OT Clint Van Horn
Rotary Lombardi Award LB D.J. Hunter, OT Clint Van Horn
In mid-July, the Marshall University Sports Medicine Institute

opened its doors for Herd athletes as well as the general public.
Its a cooperative effort among MU Athletics, Cabell Huntington
Hospitals SMART Center (Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Therapies), Marshall Orthopaedics and a hospital-run franchise
of Stack Velocity Sports Performance.
Tops again
Marshall placed a league-best six players on the 2015 AllConference USA Preseason Football Team announced July 14.
The 34-player team was selected by the leagues 13 football
coaches.
The six selections for Coach Doc Hollidays team included
running back Devon Johnson and right tackle Clint Van Horn on
offense, nose tackle Jarquez Samuel and strongside linebacker
D.J. Hunter on defense, and punter Tyler Williams and long
snapper Matt Cincotta on special teams. All six are 2015 seniors.
Johnson, Van Horn, Williams and Cincotta were among the
Herds league-record 10 All-C-USA first team selections for the
2014 season last December.
Following the Herds six selections were five for FIU and four
each for Western Kentucky and Louisiana Tech.
Men of Steele
Marshall produced a Conference USA-record 10 all-conference
first team selection in 2014, and if magazine publisher Phil
Steeles 2015 preseason forecast is any barometer, the Herd
could be stacking up more honors after this season.
Steele named Herd senior Deandre Reaves to his All-America
third team at kick returner. Joining Reaves on Steeles All-C-USA
first team are running back Devon Johnson, offensive tackle
Clint Van Horn, linebacker D.J. Hunter, safety Taj Letman and
punter Tyler Williams.
Second team picks by Steele were offensive guard Sebastian
Johansson and cornerback Corey Tindal, with center Michael
Selby, wide receiver Deon-Tay McManus, defensive end Gary
Thompson and linebacker Evan McKelvey on the third team.
Safety A.J. Leggett was named to the fourth team.
The 14 overall selections and six first team picks led all C-USA
schools.
More titles
The Sporting News 2015 preseason magazine anointed the Herd
in several special categories among Conference USA teams,
including Doc Holliday as the best recruiting coach and Joan C.
Edwards Stadium as the best C-USA football game venue.
Herd players singled out were senior Davonte Allen as the fastest
wide receiver, running back Devon Johnson as having the best
instincts and wide receiver Raylen Elzy as a top impact freshman.
Lindys preseason guide named Van Horn as one of the leagues
top 10 players and the best pass blocker in C-USA. Johnson was
picked as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year.
Big additions
Marshalls program its entire athletic program, in fact had two
big additions this summer, when the final two facilities funded
by the Vision Campaign for Athletics opened as part of the Chris
Cline Athletic Complex.
In early June, the Buck Harless Student-Athletic Academic
Center opened, giving Herd athletes a welcome place to do their
The 20,000-square-foot sports Medicine Institute and Harless

Center are adjacent to the MU athletics Hall of Fame room and
the Herds indoor practice facility that houses the 300-meter Jeff
Small Track.
BOGACZYK: Hamrick, Holliday Sign Long-Term Extensions:
Marshall University strengthened its stability and continuity in
athletics on Wednesday, as the Thundering Herd signed Athletic
Director Mike Hamrick and football Coach Doc Holliday to longterm contract extensions.
Hamrick, who returned to his alma mater as AD in July 2009,
hired Holliday in December of that year. Together, the two
West Virginia natives -- Hamrick from Clendenin and Holliday
from Hurricane -- have lifted Herd fortunes through new and
enhanced facilities and record-breaking success on the football
field.
The contracts of both men extend until June 30, 2021.
Hamricks six-year extension is for $300,000 annually, a $30,000
raise. Hollidays six-year deal is for a total package of $755,500
-- up from $600,000 -- with additional dollars available through
incentives tied to conference championships, bowls and season
ticket sales.
The university had announced on Dec. 30 that there were
agreements in principle for six-year extensions and enhanced
compensation for Hamrick and Holliday. The formal contracts
were revealed today.
The renewal of the contracts of Mike Hamrick and Coach
Holiday is a clear indication of their commitment to Marshalls
success and growth in Division I athletics, MU Interim President
Gary White said. We are delighted we were able to successfully
negotiate continuations that will keep Marshall moving forward.
Mike and Doc have stepped up and done their part, and were
looking to our great fans and supporters of Marshall athletics to
help us continue our momentum and success.
Hollidays previous contract, signed in July 2014, paid the coach
$600,000. Last season, he guided the Herd to its first Conference
USA championship, with a 13-1 record and Boca Raton Bowl
rout over Mid-American Conference champ Northern Illinois.
Marshall finished Nos. 22/23 in the national polls.
That performance came on the heels of a 10-4 record, C-USA
East Division title and Military Bowl win over Maryland in 2013.
Doc has made Marshall football relevant again for the first
time in a long time, with the success he has had in the last two
seasons, Hamrick said. The recent past -- 23-5, two big bowl
wins -- has been great and the promise of the future is great. He
runs an excellent program, with a commitment to doing things
right on and off the field.
We have the premier program in Conference USA and one of
the best in the nation, as the final rankings showed. Thats a
credit to Coach Holliday and his staff, and Im looking forward to
us having big success for a long, long time.
Holliday, who turns 58 on April 21, brings a 40-25 coaching
record into 2015, his sixth season guiding the Herd. His teams
are 3-0 in bowls and have won 14 of the last 15 games at Edwards
Stadium.
The extension puts Holliday among the top three in football

coaching salaries in Conference USA.
Im as happy as Ive ever been coaching football in my career,
right here now at Marshall University, Holliday said. I just
appreciate the commitment, starting with (late MU President)
Dr. (Stephen) Kopp, whos sadly no longer with us. He gave me
the opportunity, along with Mike Hamrick, and they made the
commitment to winning championships here.
With the great facilities we have now and the opportunity
to have and keep the staff I have now, its just a great, great
situation to work in. Gary White, our interim president, has been
very supportive, and Im just really proud to be the coach here
at Marshall.
Mike and I have made a long-term commitment to Marshall
and our community in the Tri-State area. Id hope we can
continue to build as we have, with an increase in support from
our community. I hope we can build our fan base. We play an
exciting brand of football, and I hope well see more fans in the
seats in coming seasons at Edwards Stadium.
Hollidays new contract includes a base salary from the
university of $175,000. He also is guaranteed $330,500 annually
for appearances on his weekly radio and TV shows and $200,000
(beginning this July) for annual appearances at Big Green
Scholarship Foundation fundraising functions.
The contract has a maximum of $100,000 tied to success in
C-USA and bowls, plus an incentive tied to MU football season
ticket sales.
Hollidays buyout is $725,000 -- up from $600,000 -- unless he
moves to the head coaching position at state rival West Virginia,
his alma mater. In that case, the buyout increases to $3 million. If
Marshall terminates the contract, the MU buyout is $755,500 for
each remaining year of the deal.
Our intent is to continue to move forward and continue to

build on our recent success. The university has made a longterm commitment to Coach Holliday and to me with these
contracts, and we are committed to Marshall. Our fan base and
our community want a successful athletic program, which is
what we want.
Were going to be here, and we need more of you to be here,
too.
Goebbel Named Marshall Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting
Coordinator
Marshall football coach Doc Holliday announced Wednesday
that Todd Goebbel will return to the Thundering Herd staff as
the teams tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.
Goebbel returns to the program after five seasons as the assistant
head coach/offensive coordinator at Ohio Dominican University.
We are happy to welcome Todd back to Marshall, Holliday said.
He has tremendous experience on the offensive side of the ball
and in recruiting. He certainly knows what it means to be a part
of this program and the Huntington community.
Goebbel spent five seasons (2005-09) as the Thundering
Herds receivers coach. During that time, Marshall saw steady
improvement among its receiving corps and in special teams,
which Goebbel coached for his first three years. Under his
tutelage, Darius Passmore was named second-team AllConference USA in 2009, Emmanuel Spann earned All-CUSA
honors as a kick returner in 2006 and Chubb Small ranked
among the C-USA leaders in the department in 2005.
Hamrick came to Marshall after AD stints at Arkansas-Little Rock,

East Carolina and UNLV. He will be entering his seventh year
as the Herd athletic chief this summer, and with his leadership
Marshall has made more than $42 million in athletic facility
construction and enhancement.
In 2014, Goebbel led Dominican to an 11-2 mark, an NCAA

Regional Final appearance and a No. 4 finish in both the American
Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and D2Football.com poll.
He also directed quarterback Mark Miller, who finished seventh
in the Harlon Hill Trophy voting, an award that is presented
annually to the best player in NCAA Division II. Goebbels offense
averaged 35.6 points and 445.3 yards per game, led the country
in completion percentage (67.9) and was second nationally in
red zone offense (90.9%).
The former Herd linebacker has spearheaded the ongoing Vision

Campaign, which has raised in excess of $28 million in private
funding for the centerpiece of the campaign, the Chris Cline
Athletic Complex.
In 2013, ODU finished 10-1 and was Great Lakes Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference (GLIAC) champions. Goebbel led an offense
that was also top 10 nationally and part of a team that made a
second-round appearance in the Division II playoffs.
The 101,000-square foot Cline Complex includes an indoor

facility that houses a full-length football field and the 300-meter
Jeff Small Track; the Buck Harless Student-Academic Program
home (scheduled to open this summer); the Marshall University
Sports Medicine Institute; and the first Marshall Athletics Hall of
Fame.
Goebbel directed a high-octane Panther offense in 2012, as

ODU finished amongst the nations best in scoring offense. The
Panthers averaged 40.8 points per game, good for 12th in the
country, and ranked 13th nationally in rushing yards (244.9 per
game). Ohio Dominican also ranked 27th in total offense, racking
up 452.8 yards per game, and the Panthers had the eighthranked offense in passing efficiency (161.0) while allowing just
six sacks all season, the fifth-best mark in the country.
The Vision Campaign also allowed the Herd to build Hoops

Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex, a 1,006-seat
facility that is one of the finest in the nation and is used not only
by Marshall but other community organizations.
Hamrick also has enhanced Herd football schedules, scheduling
home-and-home series with Purdue, Louisville, NC State, Pitt,
East Carolina and Navy. He also has renewed rivalries with former
MAC foes Ohio and Miami (Ohio).
Under Goebbels tutelage, ODU has enjoyed its most prolific

rushing attack in school history. Running back Mike Noffsinger
set the school single-season and career rushing records and
was honored as a Hill Trophy candidate in 2011. Jeremy Fudge
emerged as one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the
conference, leading all GLIAC quarterbacks in rushing while also
completing over 60 percent of his passes.
Hamricks years at Marshall also have included a commitment

to NCAA compliance and academic success, which is displayed
through the NCAAs Academic Progress Rate (APR), graduation
rates and C-USA academic awards for student-athletes.
The Panthers finished 2011 as the third-best offense in the

GLIAC, averaging 31.9 points per game, and were also the thirdbest rushing offense in the conference and 27th in the nation at
211.7 yards per game. In his three seasons directing the offense,
Goebbel has had 10 players earn All-GLIAC accolades.
Im very humbled and appreciative that my alma mater,

Marshall University, would give me the opportunity to continue
in a job that I love, said Hamrick, 57. I appreciate the support
Ive received over the years from Dr. Kopp, who was a great
president for us, and now from Gary White and our Board of
Governors.
Prior to joining the Marshall football coaching staff, Goebbel

served as Ohio States defensive quality control coach for one
season. In that role, he coached the specialists and assisted with
special teams, assisted with film breakdown of the opponents,
scouting and self-evaluation of the Buckeye defense. Goebbel
helped take the Buckeyes to an 8-4 record that included a win over Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl.
Goebbel, a native of Delaware, Ohio, attended Kent State University and was a three-year starting quarterback for the Golden
Flashes, winning MVP honors as a sophomore in 1996 while being selected as captain as a junior in 1997. Following the 1997 season,
Goebbel transferred to Northern Iowa, where he was the starting quarterback in 1998 and earned Gateway Conference Newcomer
of the Year honors. He graduated from Northern Iowa in 1998 and briefly played for the Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football
League.
He holds a bachelors degree in Physical Education from Northern Iowa and a masters degree in Educational Leadership from
Quincy University.
In 1999, Goebbel coached tight ends at the College of Wooster and the following season was named the quarterback and wide
receiver coach at Tiffin University. He coached at Tiffin for two years before moving on to Quincy University, where he served as
offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. During those two seasons as offensive coordinator,
Quincy was ranked 13th and 10th nationally in total offense.
Goebbel and his wife Sara have two sons, Tyler and Drew.
Former Herd Star Michael Payton to Enter College Football Hall of Fame:
Former Marshall football quarterback Michael Payton was one of 17 players named as part of the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame
class by the National Football Foundation Friday morning.
The 1992 recipient of the Walter Payton Award as the best player in NCAA Division I-AA, Payton led Marshall to its first national
championship. Payton becomes Marshalls sixth College Football Hall of Fame inductee, joining halfback Harry Cy Young (inducted
in 1958), halfback Jackie Hunt (2004), wide receiver Mike Barber (2005), Coach Jim Donnan (2009) and wide receiver Troy Brown
(2010). Young is recognized as playing football for Marshall and Washington & Lee.
A consensus first team All-American as a senior, Payton led the Herd to a 12-3 record and the 1992 Division I-AA national championship
after defeating Youngstown State, which was coached by fellow 2015 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jim Tressel. In 1991,
Payton was the Walter Payton Award runner-up after leading the nation in passing efficiency (181.3) and taking Marshall to the
national championship game.
Payton was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year, and he led the Herd to the 1992
conference title. For more than 20 years, Payton held the Division I-AA record for most passing yards in a half, and he currently ranks
in the top four in almost every statistical passing category in Marshall history. A two-time first team all-conference selection and a
team captain in 1992, he finished his career with 689 completions for 9,411 yards and 69 touchdowns.
Inducted into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999, Payton played for coaches George Chaump and Donnan and
was teammates with Brown during his career in Huntington, W.Va. He was named West Virginia Athlete of the Year and Man of the
Year in 1991 and 1992.
Im still on the ballot, said Payton in an October 2012 interview with HerdZone.coms Jack Bogaczyk. Just getting that far, to me is
a great thing, and people have told me to be patient. Troy is in there, Coach Donnan is in there.
People say I have the stats. We won a championship. I won the Walter Payton Award, which was great. I think its all there. You just
have to be patient. When youre a father (son, Donovan, is 11), you have to be patient, Payton said, laughing, That, and when youre
coaching youth football.
After spending part of 1993 with the Dallas Cowboys, Payton played two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the
Canadian Football League before finishing his career with the Florida Bobcats of the Arena Football League in 1996. The Harrisburg,
Pa., native is active in DARE and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Payton is currently a senior staff counselor at Alternative
Rehabilitation Communities in Pennsylvania, and he serves as a personal trainer and life coach.
CAREER STARTS
OFFENSE
TIGHT ENDS
#85 Ryan Yurachek (2)
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE LINE
#94 Jarquez Samuel (20)
#93 Steve Dillon (4)
#59 Gary Thompson (2)
#13 Armonze Daniel (4)
#73 Joe Massaquoi (1)
QUARTERBACKS
#11 M. Birdsong (2)
DEFENSIVE BACKS
#10 Corey Tindal (28)
#5 Keith Baxter (15)
#7 Antavis Rowe (1)
THUNDERING HERD SPECIALISTS

LONG SNAPPER
KICKER
#88 Matt Cincotta (42)
#48 Nick Smith (2)
RUNNING BACKS
#8 Remi Watson (5)
#47 Devon Johnson (14)
OFFENSIVE LINE
#71 Sebastian Johansson (27)
#78 Clint Van Horn (24)
#54 Michael Selby (16)
#67 Sandley Jean-Felix (2)
#76 Nate Devers (1)
#58 Jordan Dowrey (1)
WIDE RECEIVERS
#6 Davonte Allen (16)
#4 Deon-Tay McManus (2)
#2 Hyleck Foster (2)
SAFETIES
#17 Taj Letman (29)
#21 Tiquan Lang (13)
#1 A.J. Leggett (11)
LINEBACKERS
#22 D.J. Hunter (30)
#31 Evan McKelvey (14)
#51 Devontrea Tyler (1)
PUNTER
#38 Tyler Williams (42)
HOLDER
#38 Tyler Williams (16)
Marshall vs. Ranked Opponents

Since moving to Division I-A (FBS) in 1997, the Herd has enjoyed a pair of
landmark victories against nationally-ranked opponents. The following is
the Marshall Thundering Herds game-by-game results against NCAA FBS
opponents ranked in the Associated Press (since 1936), UPI (1950-92), CNN
(1993-96), ESPN/USA Today (1997-2004) or USA Today (since 2005) Top 25 polls
since 1936.
Date
Opponent
Result
9/11/76
Miami (Ohio)
W, 21-16
#20 (Associated Press)
8/31/95
NC State
L, 16-33
#25 (CNN)
12/27/99
BYU (Motor City Bowl)
W, 21-3
#25 (ESPN)
9/9/00
Michigan State
L, 24-34
#24/23 (Associated Press/ESPN)
9/1/01
Florida
L, 14-49
#1 (Associated Press/ESPN)
9/12/02
Virginia Tech
L, 21-47
9/6/03
Tennessee
L, 24-34
#11 (Associated Press/#12 (ESPN)
9/20/03
Kansas State
W, 27-20
9/11/04
Ohio State
L, 21-24
9/18/04
Georgia
L, 3-13
10/7/05
Virginia Tech
L, 14-41
9/2/06
West Virginia
L, 10-42
9/23/06
Tennessee
L, 7-33
9/8/07
West Virginia
L, 23-48
9/6/08
Wisconsin
L, 14-51
#11 (Associated Press)
9/12/09
Virginia Tech
L, 52-10
#14/#15 (Associated Press/ESPN)
9/2/10
Ohio State
L, 7-45
9/10/10
West Virginia
L, 24-21 OT
#22/#23 (Associated Press/ESPN)
9/4/11
West Virginia
L, 34-13
#24 (Associated Press/USA Today)
9/24/11
Virginia Tech
L, 30-10
#13/#11 (Associated Press/USA Today)
10/22/11
Houston
L, 63-28
#21/20 (Associated Press/USA Today)
9/1/12
West Virginia
L, 69-34
#11/11 (Associated Press/USA Today)
Marshall Football on National TV

Marshall football games began appearing on local television as far back as the
1950s, however the Thundering Herd made its national television debut in the 1987
NCAA Division I-AA National Championship game against Northeast Louisiana.
Marshall has appeared on national television (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews,
ESPN3, CSTV, Fox, CBS , ABC, American Sports Network) 103 times posting a record of
54-52. The following is a list of Herd national television appearances with results:
12/19/87................ NE Louisiana (ESPN) ................................................................. L, 43-42
12/21/91................ YSU (CBS) ..................................................................................... L, 25-17
12/19/92................ YSU (CBS) ....................................................................................W, 31-28
12/18/93................ YSU (ESPN)......................................................................................L, 17-5
12/16/95................ Montana (ESPN)......................................................................... L, 22-20
12/21/96................ Montana (ESPN)........................................................................W, 49-29
12/5/97 .................. Toledo (ESPN2)..........................................................................W, 34-14
12/26/97................ Ole Miss (ESPN2) ....................................................................... L, 34-31
12/4/98 .................. Toledo (ESPN2)..........................................................................W, 23-17
12/23/98................ Louisville (ESPN2).....................................................................W, 48-29
10/14/99................ Toledo (ESPN) ............................................................................W, 38-13
11/26/99................ Ohio (Fox) ..................................................................................... W, 34-3
12/3/99 .................. Western Michigan (ESPN2) ...................................................W, 34-30
12/27/99................ BYU (ESPN2) ................................................................................. W, 21-3
9/9/00..................... Michigan St. (ESPN) .................................................................. L, 34-24
10/5/00 .................. Western Michigan (ESPN) ...................................................... L, 30-10
12/2/00 .................. Western Michigan(ABC).........................................................W, 19-14
12/27/00................ Cincinnati (ESPN2) ...................................................................W, 25-14
9/1/01..................... Florida (ESPN2) .......................................................................... L, 49-14
11/30/01................ Toledo (ESPN) ............................................................................. L, 41-36
12/19/01................ East Carolina (ESPN2) .............................................................W, 64-61
9/12/02 .................. Virginia Tech (ESPN) ................................................................. L, 47-21
9/20/02 .................. UCF (ESPN2) ...............................................................................W, 26-21
11/12/02................ Miami (ESPN) .............................................................................W, 36-34
11/30/02................ Ball State (ESPN2).....................................................................W, 38-14
12/7/02 .................. Toledo (ESPN2)..........................................................................W, 49-45
12/18/02................ Louisville (ESPN2).....................................................................W, 38-15
9/6/03..................... Tennessee (ESPN2) ................................................................... L, 34-24
9/12/03 .................. Toledo (ESPN) ............................................................................. L, 24-17
9/13/03 .................. Kansas State (Fox Sports Net) ..............................................W, 27-20
11/12/03................ Miami (ESPN2)...............................................................................L, 45-6
11/19/03................ UCF (ESPN2) ................................................................................. W, 21-7
9/11/04 .................. Ohio State (ABC) ........................................................................ L, 24-21
9/29/04 .................. Miami (ESPN2)...........................................................................W, 33-25
11/5/04 .................. Akron (ESPN2) ............................................................................ L, 31-28
12/23/04................ Cincinnati (ESPN) ...................................................................... L, 32-14
9/10/05 .................. Kansas State (ESPN2) ............................................................... L, 21-19
10/1/05 .................. SMU (CSTV) ......................................................................W, 16-13 (OT)
10/8/05 .................. Virginia Tech (ESPN2) ............................................................... L, 41-14
10/15/05................ UAB (CSTV on i) .........................................................................W, 20-19
10/22/05................ UTEP (CSTV on i) ...........................................................................L, 31-3
10/29/05................ Tulane (CSTV) ............................................................................W, 27-26
11/8/05 .................. Southern Miss (ESPN2)...................................................L, 27-24 (OT)
11/26/05................ Memphis (CSTV)...........................................................................L, 26-3
9/16/06 .................. Kansas State (FSN) .......................................................................L, 23-7
10/4/06 .................. UCF (ESPN2) ................................................................................ L, 23-22
11/4/06 .................. Tulane (CSTV) ............................................................................W, 42-21
11/25/06................ Southern Miss (CSTV) .................................................................L, 42-7
8/1/07..................... Miami (Fla.) (ESPNU)....................................................................L, 31-3
8/8/07..................... West Virginia (ESPN2) .............................................................. L, 48-23
10/2/07 .................. Memphis (ESPN2) ..................................................................... L, 24-21
10/21/07................ Southern Miss (ESPN) .............................................................. L, 33-24
10/27/07................ Rice (CSTV) .................................................................................W, 34-21
10/3/08 .................. Cincinnati (ESPN) ...................................................................... L, 33-10
10/28/08................ Houston (ESPN2) ......................................................................W, 37-23
11/8/2008 ............. East Carolina (CBSSN) .....................................................L, 19-16 (OT)
11/22/2008........... Rice (CBSSN)................................................................................ L, 35-10
10/24/2009........... East Carolina (CBSSN) .............................................................. L, 21-17
11/1/2009 ............. UCF (ESPN) .................................................................................. L, 21-20
12/26/2009........... Ohio (ESPN) ................................................................................W, 21-17
9/2/2010................ Ohio State (Big Ten).....................................................................L, 45-7
9/10/2010 ............. West Virginia (ESPN) ........................................................L, 24-21 (OT)
10/2/2010 ............. Southern Miss (CBSSN) ........................................................... L, 41-16
10/13/2010........... UCF (ESPN) .................................................................................. L, 35-14
11/27/2010........... Tulane (CBSSN) .........................................................................W, 38-23
9/4/2011................ West Virginia (ESPN) ................................................................. L, 34-13
9/10/2011 ............. Southern Miss (CSS) ................................................................W, 26-20
9/17/2011 ............. Ohio (ESPN3) .................................................................................L, 44-7
9/24/2011 ............. Virginia Tech (CBSSN)............................................................... L, 30-10
11/12/2011........... Tulsa (Fox Sports Net) .............................................................. L, 59-17
11/17/2011........... Memphis (Fox Sports Net) ....................................................W, 23-22
11/26/2011........... East Carolina (CBSSN) ...................................................W, 34-27 (OT)
12/20/2011........... FIU (ESPN) ...................................................................................W, 20-10
9/1/2012................ West Virginia (FX) ...................................................................... L, 69-34
9/8/2012................ Western Carolina (FCS)...........................................................W, 52-24
9/29/2012 ............. Purdue (Big Ten) ........................................................................ L, 51-41
10/6/2012 ............. Tulsa (CBSSN).............................................................................. L, 45-38
10/20/2012........... Southern Miss (CBSSN) ..........................................................W, 59-24
10/27/2012........... UCF (CBSSN)................................................................................ L, 54-17
11/23/2012........... East Carolina (CBSSN) .................................................. L, 65-59 (2OT)
8/31/2013 ............. Miami (Ohio) (CBSSN) .............................................................W, 52-14
9/14/2013 ............. Ohio (ESPNews) ......................................................................... L, 34-31
9/21/2013 ............. Virginia Tech (ESPNU) .................................................. L, 29-21 (3OT)
10/12/2013........... Florida Atlantic (FCS) ..............................................................W, 24-23
10/24/2013........... Middle Tennessee (FS1) .......................................................... L, 51-49
11/2/2013 ............. Southern Miss (CBSSN) ..........................................................W, 61-13
11/14/2013........... Tulsa (FS1) ...................................................................................W, 45-34
11/23/2013........... Florida International (FCS) ....................................................W, 48-10
11/29/2013........... East Carolina (CBSSN) .............................................................W, 59-28
12/7/2013 ............. Rice (ESPN2) ................................................................................ L, 41-24
12/27/2013........... Maryland (ESPN).......................................................................W, 31-20
8/31/2014 ............. Miami (Ohio) (ESPN3) .............................................................W, 42-27
9/6/2014................ Rhode Island (American Sports Network)......................... W, 48-7
9/13/2014 ............. Ohio (CBSSN) .............................................................................W, 44-14
9/20/2014 ............. Akron (ESPN3) ...........................................................................W, 48-17
10/4/2014 ............. Old Dominion (Fox Sports Net)...........................................W, 56-14
10/11/2014........... Middle Tennessee (Fox Sports Net) ...................................W, 49-24
10/18/2014........... FIU (American Sports Network) ..........................................W, 45-13
10/25/2014........... Florida Atlantic (FS1)...............................................................W, 35-16
11/8/2014 ............. Southern Miss (American Sports Network) ....................W, 63-17
11/15/2014........... Rice (FOX Sports Net) .............................................................W, 41-14
11/22/2014........... UAB (American Sports Network) ........................................W, 23-18
11/28/2014........... WKU (FS1) ...........................................................................L, 67-66 (OT)
12/6/2014 ............. Louisiana Tech (FS1) ................................................................W, 26-23
12/23/2014........... Northern Illinois (ESPN) .........................................................W, 52-23
9/6/2015................ Purdue (FS1)...............................................................................W, 41-31
9/12/2015 ............. Ohio (American Sports Network) ........................................ L, 21-10
2015 Season Superlatives

Overall Record.......................................................................................1-1
Current Streak ....................................................................................... L-1
C-USA Record ........................................................................................0-0
Division Record.....................................................................................0-0
Non-Conference Record ....................................................................1-1
Home Record.........................................................................................1-0
Current Home Streak ........................................................................ W-2
Road Record ..........................................................................................0-1
Current Road Streak ............................................................................ L-1
Day Games .............................................................................................1-0
Night Games ..........................................................................................0-1
Natural Grass .........................................................................................0-0
Artificial Turf ..........................................................................................1-1
MU wins Coin Toss ...............................................................................1-0
MU loses Coin Toss ..............................................................................0-1
MU leads after 1st Quarter ...............................................................1-0
MU trails after 1st Quarter ................................................................0-1
MU leads at Halftime ..........................................................................0-0
MU trails at Halftime ...........................................................................1-1
MU leads after 3rd Quarter...............................................................0-0
MU trails after 3rd Quarter ...............................................................1-1
In September.........................................................................................1-1
In October ..............................................................................................0-0
In November ..........................................................................................0-0
In December ..........................................................................................0-0
vs. Top 25 teams ...................................................................................0-0
vs. unranked teams .............................................................................1-1
With 100-yard rusher ..........................................................................0-1
vs. 100-yard rusher ..............................................................................1-0
With 300-yard passer ..........................................................................0-0
vs. 300-yard passer ..............................................................................0-0
When MU scores first ..........................................................................1-0
When Opp. scores first .......................................................................0-1
On Big Ten Network ............................................................................0-0
On ESPN ..................................................................................................0-0
On ESPN2 ................................................................................................0-0
On ESPN3 ................................................................................................0-0
On ESPNU ...............................................................................................0-0
On ESPNews...........................................................................................0-0
On CBS Sports Network .....................................................................0-0
On Fox Sports Net................................................................................0-0
On FX ........................................................................................................0-0
On Fox College Sports........................................................................0-0
On Fox Sports 1 ....................................................................................1-0
On American Sports Network .........................................................0-1
2015 Conference USA Standings

Conf.
EAST DIVISION
W
L
WKU
1
0
Charlotte
0
0
Old Dominion
0
0
FIU
0
0
Marshall
0
0
Middle Tennessee
0
0
Florida Atlantic
0
0
WEST DIVISION
Rice
Southern Miss
North Texas
UTEP
UTSA
Louisiana Tech
W
0
0
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
0
1
Overall
W
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
L
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
W
1
1
0
0
0
1
L
1
1
1
2
2
1
UPCOMING CONFERENCE USA SCHEDULE (all times ET)

Saturday, Sept. 19
Buffalo at Florida Atlantic, 12 p.m. (ASN)
Rice at North Texas, 2:30 p.m. (FOX College Sports)
UTSA at Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m. (FS1)
WKU at Indiana, 4 p.m. (ESPNews)
NC Central at FIU, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.
NC State at Old Dominion, 7 p.m. (ASN)
Southern Miss at Texas State, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
UTEP at New Mexico State, 8 p.m.
THE LAST MEETING...

This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Doc Holliday
Head Coach - Sixth Season
(41-26 overall, 27-13 C-USA)
In five seasons, Marshall Coach John Doc Holliday has brought Thundering Herd football
back into the national picture.
His 2014 Herd (13-1) won the schools first Conference USA Championship with a thrilling
comeback, title-game win over Louisiana Tech. MU headed to the Boca Raton Bowl, where
it routed Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois, 52-23. The Herd finished
the season in the major polls No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 23 in the
Associated Press media poll.
The Herd coach was named the 2014 Conference USA Coach of the Year in voting by his
peers.
Holliday received a six-year contract extension (through July 2021) for $755,500 annually
on April 8. He takes a 40-25 record into the 2015 season, and the Herd has won 19 of its
last 21 games overall and 14 of the last 15 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
The 2014 title season followed a successful 2013, as Marshall went 10-4, won the C-USA
East Division crown and downed ACC member Maryland in the Military Bowl -- the Terps last game before heading to the Big Ten.
In December 2014, Holliday was named the 15th annual Gazette-Mail Sportsman of the Year by Charleston Newspapers. In April
2015, the Herd coach was honored as the 2014 Lowell Cade Sportsperson of the Year by The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington).
Holliday, named as Herd coach on Dec. 17, 2009 in his first collegiate head coaching job, is widely regarded as one of the top
recruiters in the nation. He has more than 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, including previous stops at Florida, North
Carolina State and West Virginia, his alma mater.
Marshall displayed balance on offense and a strong defense throughout the 2014 season and boasted 10 all-conference first team
selections as voted by C-USA coaches, as star players like quarterback Rakeem Cato, center Chris Jasperse, defensive tackle James
Rouse and cornerback Darryl Roberts were team leaders.
In 2013, Holliday took the Herd where it hadnt been in its previous eight years in Conference USA nine regular-season victories,
seven league wins and a berth in the C-USA title game, mostly on the strength of an unblemished 6-0 mark at home for the first
time since 2002.
The Herds 31-20 win over Maryland was one of only two bowl victories by teams from non-AQ BCS conference teams over BCS
league schools in the 2013 postseason. Marshall also boasted the best (scoring) defensive turnaround in the nation (19.9 fewer
points allowed per game).
In five seasons, Hollidays program has had 33 All-Conference USA
selections (first and second team, and honorable mention), including
17 this season.
During his time in Huntington, Hollidays teams have consistently
improved as the season stretches into the winter months. The Herd is
21-6 under Holliday after Oct. 29, including an eye-popping 12-1 mark
in the friendly confines of Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
In 2011, the Herd went 7-6 against the 16th-toughest schedule in the
nation, a slate that was ranked second among non-BCS schools. Two of
those victories came against eventual C-USA champion Southern Miss
and Big East co-champ Louisville, the latter coming on the road for the
programs first non-conference road win since the early 2000s. Marshall
also won five Conference USA games, the most for the program since it
had joined the league in 2005.
During his coaching career, Holliday has coached in 23 bowl games,
three national championship games and coached 12 players that have
gone on to the National Football League. He has also coached five AllAmericans.
A native of Hurricane, W.Va., Holliday was a three-year letter-winner at
linebacker at West Virginia (1976-78) and has earned bachelors (1979)
and masters (1981) degrees from WVU. He won a state high school
wrestling title at 175 pounds (all divisions) in 1975 at Hurricane.
Holliday and his wife, Diana, have four children -- Meghan, Cade, Chase
and Cody.
2015 Marshall Football Fall Roster

1
A.J. Legge
6-1
2
Hyleck Foster
5-11
3
Davonte Allen
6-2
3
Stefan Houston
6-3
4
Deon-Tay McManus 6-1
5
Keith Baxter
6-0
5
Donquell Green
5-8
6
Doyle Grimes
6-1
7
Antavis Rowe
5-11
8
Remi Watson
5-11
9
Jus n Hunt
6-3
9
Shawn Pe y
6-2
10
Gunnar Holcombe
6-3
10
Corey Tindal
5-10
11
Rodney Allen
5-11
11
Michael Birdsong
6-5
12
Kyle Gallup
6-2
12
Chris Williams-Hall 6-0
13
Armonze Daniel
6-4
14
Kendall Gant
6-3
14
Chase Li on
6-6
15
Raylen Elzy
6-4
16
Antonio Howard
5-10
16
Coy Pe
6-2
17
Taj Letman
6-3
18
Keion Davis
6-1
19
Deandre Reaves
5-10
20
T.J. Grin
5-9
21
Emanuel Byrd
6-3
21
Tiquan Lang
5-9
22
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Marquis Couch
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Cody Carter
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Chase Hancock
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Tyler Williams
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Amoreto Curraj
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Corey Neely
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Davon Durant
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Blake Keller
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Raheim Huskey
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Daryl Nickerson
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Melvin Stubbs
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Devontrea Tyler
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Eli Gates
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Nyquan Harris
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Michael Selby
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Aaron Plan
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Miami, Fla. (South Miami)

Ganey, S.C. (Ganey)
Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central)
Clarksburg, Md. (Fork Union Military Academy)
Bal more, Md. (Atlanta Sports Academy)
Homestead, Fla. (Homestead)
Waynesboro, Ga. (Burke County)
Miami, Fla. (South Dade)
Atlanta, Ga. (Washington)
Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson)
Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven)
Greenbelt, Md. (U. of Maryland)
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (University School)
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Atlanta Sports Academy)
Dallas, Texas (Lincoln)
Matoaca, Va. (James Madison U.)
Greenwood Village, Colo. (Chapparal)
Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson)
Avon, Ind. (Avon)
Tampa, Fla. (Wharton)
Lithonia, Ga. (Georgia Sports Prep Academy)
Hialeah, Fla. (Hialeah-Miami Lakes)
Barboursville, W.Va. (Cabell Midland)
Elberton, Ga. (Elbert County)
Fairburn, Ga. (Langston Hughes)
Sterling, Va. (Dominion)
Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
Albany, Ga. (Georgia Military College)
Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes)
Middletown, Ohio (Middletown)
Hampton, Va. (Phoebus)
Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
Creston, Ohio (Norwayne)
Louisville, Ky. (Male)
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach)
Washington, D.C. (Woodson)
Stavanger, Norway (McPherson (Kan.))
Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley)
Tucker, Ga. (Tucker)
Miami, Fla. (Miami Central)
Louisville, Ky. (Male)
Logan, W.Va. (Logan)
Largo, Fla. (Largo)
Barboursville, W.Va. (U. of Charleston)
Daniels, W.Va. (Woodrow Wilson)
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Atlanta Sports Academy)
Tampa, Fla. (Leto)
Rock Hill, S.C. (Georgia Military College)
Greenwood, S.C. (Butler CC/Arizona State)
Grayson, Ga. (Grayson)
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Wando)
Bradenton, Fla. (U. Central Florida)
Ganey, S.C. (Ganey)
Durham, N.C. (Riverside)
Richlands, Va. (Richlands)
Greenwich, Ct. (Greenwich)
Plain City, Ohio (Alder)
West Union, W.Va. (Doddridge County)
Parkersburg, W.Va. (Parkersburg)
Arcadia, Fla. (Iowa Central CC)
Mar nsburg, W.Va. (Hedgesville)
Norfolk, Va. (Lake Taylor)
Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County)
Hallandale, Fla. (Hallandale)
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Jordan Dowrey
Gary Thompson
Levi Brown
Kyle Varnell
Will Mendoza
Cody Collins
Jason Jean
Sandley Jean-Felix
Tom Collins
Aaron Dopson
Ryan Riedel
Sebas an Johansson
Joe Massaquoi
AJ Addison
Tyler Combs
Nate Devers
Alex Locklear
Clint Van Horn
Fedrice Binot
Jack Gammon
John Hathaway
Emanuel Beal
Michael Clark
Josh Knight
Ryan Yurachek
Brandon Ford
Nick Mathews
Ma Cinco a
Joe Woodrum
Damien Dozier
Ryan Bee
Kamen Reynolds
Ty Tyler
Steve Dillon
Jarquez Samuel
Tomell One
Milan Lanier
Zach Wood
Malik Thompson
Jason Smith
Ricardo Williams
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213
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197
237
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168
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268
202
248
285
290
281
240
212
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296
268
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Cyclone, W.Va. (Westside)

Cincinna , Ohio (Country Day/University of Cinn.)
Winchester, Va. (Handley)
La Mesa, Ca. (Helix)
Franklin, Ga. (Heard County)
Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman)
Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)
Miami, Fla. (Miami Central)
Sunrise, Fla. (Boyd Anderson)
Williamstown, W.Va. (Bethany College)
Hagerstown, Md. (North Hagerstown)
Hun ngton, W.Va. (Cabell Midland)
Karlstad, Sweden (Raceland (Ky.))
Alexandria, Va. (T.C. Williams)
Ruther Glen, Va. (Fork Union Military Academy)
Louisa, Ky. (Lawrence County)
Massillon, Ohio (Washington)
Hun ngton, W.Va. (Spring Valley)
Beckley, W.Va. (Woodrow Wilson)
Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Wa erson)
Winfield, W.Va. (Winfield)
Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove)
St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood)
Fort Pierce, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central)
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Carolina Forest)
Hurricane, W.Va. (Hurricane)
Haymarket, Va. (Patriot)
Charlo e, N.C. (Charlo e Catholic)
Bluefield, W.Va. (Bluefield)
Raleigh, N.C. (Virginia Episcopal School)
Ashland, Ohio (Hillsdale)
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Greenbrier East)
Punta Gorda, Fla. (Charlo e)
Palmdale, Ca. (Palmdale)
Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)
Palm Bay, Fla. (Bayside)
Cincinna , Ohio (Mount Healthy)
Williamsburg, Ohio (McNicholas)
Winter Garden, Fla. (Fork Union Military Academy)
Hackensack, N.J. (East Coast Prep)
Homestead, Fla. (U. of Miami)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
2 hi-LEAK Foster
3 Ste-FAHN Houston
8 REE-MEE Watson
13 Ar-MAHNZ Daniel
17 TAHJ Letman
21 TIE-kwan Lang
30 Corey Vedvik
39 Am-o-RET-oh CURRY
47 Dev-in Johnson
67 Sandley JEEN-felix
70 Ryan Rye-DELL
73 Joe Mass-uh-QUOY
79 Fedrice bin-OH
88 Matt SIN-cot-uh
94 Jar-KEZ Samuel
95 Toe-mel 1
Marshalls Projected Depth Chart

OFFENSE
X-WR-
#3 DAVONTE ALLEN (6-2, 200, R-Sr., Belle Glade, Fla.)

#9 JUSTIN HUNT (6-3, 203, Jr., Memphis, Tn.)
Z-WR-
#4 DEON-TAY MCMANUS (6-1, 228, R-So., Baltimore, Md.)

#19 DEANDRE REAVES (5-10, 181, R-Sr., Sterling, Va.)
OR #84 JOSH KNIGHT (6-1, 197, Jr., Fort Pierce, Fla.)
SL-WR- #2 HYLECK FOSTER (5-11, 185, So., Gaffney, S.C.)

OR #87 NICK MATHEWS (5-10, 168, Fr., Haymarket, Va.)
LT-
#67 SANDLEY JEAN-FELIX (6-5, 322, R-So., Sunrise, Fla.)

#79 FEDRICE BINOT (6-2, 290, R-Fr., Lakeland, Fla.)
LG-
#71 SEBASTIAN JOHANSSON (6-5, 297, R-Sr., Karlstad, Sweden)

#68 TOM COLLINS (6-6, 270, R-Sr., Williamstown, W.Va.)
C-
#54 MICHAEL SELBY (6-2, 289, Jr., Sandersville, Ga.)

#65 CODY COLLINS (6-1, 279, R-So., Trotwood, Ohio)
RG-
#58 JORDAN DOWREY (6-1, 299, R-Fr., Winchester, Va.)

#76 NATE DEVERS (6-3, 288, R-Fr., Massillon, Ohio)
RT-
#78 CLINT VAN HORN (6-5, 322, R-Sr., Beckley, W.Va.)

#74 AJ ADDISON (6-6, 290, So., Ruther Glen, Va.)
TE-
#85 RYAN YURACHEK (6-3, 237, So., Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

#21 EMANUEL BYRD (6-3, 236, Jr., Albany, Ga.)
QB-
#11 MICHAEL BIRDSONG (6-5, 241, R-Jr., Matoaca, Va.)

#14 CHASE LITTON (6-6, 211, Fr., Tampa, Fla.)
OR #10 GUNNAR HOLCOMBE (6-3, 212, R-Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
RB-
#47 DEVON JOHNSON (6-1, 243, Sr., Richlands, Va.)

#8 REMI WATSON (5-11, 207, R-Sr., Lakeland, Fla.)
#23 TONY PITTMAN (5-10, 212, R-So., Hampton, Va.)
DEFENSE
DE-
#59 GARY THOMPSON (6-2, 249, R-Jr., La Mesa, Ca.)

#73 JOE MASSAQUOI (6-5, 253, R-Jr., Alexandria, Va.)
NT-
#94 JARQUEZ SAMUEL (6-5, 290, R-Sr., Valdosta, Ga.)

#95 TOMELL ONE (6-4, 281, So., Palm Bay, Fla.)
DT-
#93 STEVE DILLON (6-4, 285, R-Sr., Palmdale, Ca.)

#99 RICARDO WILLIAMS (6-5, 268, R-Sr., Homestead, Fla.)
DE-
#13 ARMONZE DANIEL (6-4, 251, R-Sr., Avon, Ind.)

#44 BLAKE KELLER (6-2, 237, R-So., Bradenton, Fla.)
SLB-
#22 D.J. HUNTER (6-0, 210, R-Sr., Middletown, Ohio)

#37 CHASE HANCOCK (6-2, 211, R-Fr., Daniels, W.Va.)
MLB-
#51 DEVONTREA TYLER (6-1, 240, Jr., Arcadia, Fla.)

OR #45 RAHEIM HUSKEY (6-2, 208, R-So., Gaffney, S.C.)
WLB-
#31 EVAN MCKELVEY (6-1, 220, R-Sr., Moncks Corner, S.C.)

#9 SHAWN PETTY (6-2, 241, R-Jr., Greenbelt, Md.)
#53 FRANKIE HERNANDEZ (6-2, 205, R-Fr., Largo, Fla.)
LCB-
#5 KEITH BAXTER (6-0, 193, R-Sr., Homestead, Fla.)

#11 RODNEY ALLEN (5-11, 180, R-So., Dallas, Tx.)
S-
#17 TAJ LETMAN (6-3, 190, R-Sr., Elberton, Ga.)

#1 A.J. LEGGETT (6-1, 199, R-Jr., Miami, Fla.)
S-
#21 TIQUAN LANG (5-9, 182, Jr., Valdosta, Ga.)

#14 KENDALL GANT (6-3, 199, So., Lakeland, Fla.)
RCB-
#10 COREY TINDAL (5-10, 182, R-Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

#7 ANTAVIS ROWE (5-11, 167, So., Atlanta, Ga.)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NICKEL- #7 ANTAVIS ROWE (5-11, 167, So., Atlanta, Ga.)
#12 CHRIS WILLIAMS-HALL (6-0, 186, R-Fr., Miami, Fla.)
SPECIALISTS
KO#39 AMORETO CURRAJ (6-3, 218, R-So., Tampa, Fla.)
#30 KAARE VEDVIK (6-4, 208, R-So., Stavanger, Norway)
FG/PAT- #48 NICK SMITH (5-10, 177, R-So., Plain City, Ohio)
#39 AMORETO CURRAJ (6-3, 218, R-So., Tampa, Fla.)
P-
#38 TYLER WILLIAMS (6-0, 203, Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind.)

H-
#38 TYLER WILLIAMS (6-0, 203, Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind.)

LS-
#88 MATT CINCOTTA (6-1, 210, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.)

#96 ZACH WOOD (6-1, 212, Fr., Williamsburg, Ohio)
KR

#8 REMI WATSON (5-11, 207, R-Sr., Lakeland, Fla.)
PR
#2 HYLECK FOSTER (5-11, 185, So., Gaffney, S.C.)

Blocked Kicks by MU Since 1996

1996-none
1997-none
1998-Danny Derricott, George Miller
1999-Yancey Satterwhite
2000-Chris Crocker (2), George Miller, Willie Tisdale
2001-Johnathan Goddard, Terrance Tarpley
2002-Jamus Martin, Willie Smith
2003-none
2004-Brad Bates, Ivan Clark (2), Shawn Lauzon
2005-James Johnson, Dennis Thornton
2006-Phillip Gamble, Curtis Keyes, Jon Moravec
2007-Ashton Hall (2), Byron Tinker
2008-Aaron Johnson, Johnny Jones (2)
2009-Johnny Jones (2), Albert McClellan
2010-Johnny Jones (2), Essray Taliaferro
2011-Vinny Curry (3), Zach Dunston, Jermain Kelson, Derek
Mitchell, Darryl Roberts
2012-Marques Aiken (2), C.J. Crawford, Jermain Kelson,
Deon Meadows, Jeremiah Taylor (2)
2013-James Rouse, Darryl Roberts
2014-Raheim Huskey (2), Ricardo Williams, Arnold Blackmon
2015 Offensive Starting Lineups

Opponent
Purdue
at Ohio
X-WR
Allen
Allen
Z-WR
McManus
McManus
SL-WR
Foster
Foster
TE
LT
LG
Yurachek Jean-Felix Johansson
Yurachek Jean-Felix Johansson
C
Selby
Selby
RG
Devers
Dowrey
RT
Van Horn
Van Horn
QB
Birdsong
Birdsong
RB
Johnson
Johnson
S
Lang
Lang
LCB
Baxter
Baxter
RCB
Tindal
Tindal
2015 Defensive Starting Lineups

Opponent
Purdue
at Ohio
DE
NT
Massaquoi Samuel
Thompson Samuel
DT
Dillon
Dillon
DE
Daniel
Daniel
SLB/NICK MLB
WLB
S
Rowe McKelvey Hunter Letman
Hunter
Tyler
McKelvey Letman
The Last Time ...

Marshall
Shut Out An Opponent: Sept. 7, 2013 vs. Gardner-Webb (Marshall 55, Gardner-Webb 0)
Shut Out An Opponent in the First Half: Sept. 13, 2014 vs. Ohio (27-0 first half, 44-14 win)
Shut Out An Opponent in the Second Half: Nov. 8, 2014 at Southern Miss (35-0 second half, 63-17 win)
Allowed 60+ Points at Home: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (67-66, OT)
Allowed 50-59 Points at Home: Oct. 27, 2012 vs. UCF (54-17)
Rushed For 300-399 Yards: Nov. 8, 2014 at Southern Miss (38 carries for 335 yards)
Rushed For 400+ Yards: Sept. 6, 2014 vs. Rhode Island (432 yards)
Rushed For Six Touchdowns: Kevin Grooms (3), Remi Watson (2) and Steward Butler (1) at Rice, Sept. 22, 2012
Rushed For Seven Touchdowns: Remi Watson (3), Steward Butler (2), Tony Pittman (1) and Rakeem Cato (1) at Southern Miss, Nov. 8, 2014
Passed For 300-399 Yards: Dec. 6, 2014 vs. Louisiana Tech (308), Rakeem Cato (25 of 46 for 308 yards and 2 TDs)
Passed For 400-499 Yards: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (417), Rakeem Cato (29 of 46 for 417 yards and 7 TDs)
Passed For 500 or More Yards: Dec. 19, 2001 (576), Byron Leftwich vs. ECU (41 of 70 for 576 yards)
Passed For Four Touchdowns: Rakeem Cato vs. Rice, Nov. 15, 2014
Passed For Five Touchdowns: Rakeem Cato (4) and Blake Frohnapfel (1) at FIU, Nov. 23, 2013
Passed For Six Touchdowns: Rakeem Cato (5) and Blake Frohnapfel (1), vs. Southern Miss, Nov. 2, 2013
Passed For Seven Touchdowns: Rakeem Cato (7), vs. WKU, Nov. 28, 2014
Failed To Pass For A Touchdown: Sept. 12, 2015 at Ohio (L, 21-10)
Had 500-599 Yards Offense: Dec. 23, 2014 vs. Northern Illinois (75 plays, 505 yards)
Had 600-699 Yards Offense: Nov. 14, 2013 at Tulsa (103 plays, 619 yards)
Had 700 or More Yards Offense: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (82 plays for 708 yards)
Rushed and Passed for 300+ Yards: Nov. 2, 2013 vs. Southern Miss (304 rushing, 332 passing)
Scored 50-59 Points: Dec. 23, 2014 vs. Northern Illinois (75 plays, 505 yards)
Scored More Than 60 Points: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU, WKU 67, Marshall 66 (OT)
Had 30 or More First Downs: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (37)
Ran 100+ Plays: Nov. 14, 2013 at Tulsa (103)
Won a Game with less than 21 minutes of Time of Possession: Nov. 9, 2013 vs. UAB (20:59)
Failed to Pass for More than 100 Yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (87 yards)
Failed to Pass for More than 100 Yards in Back-to-Back games: Nov. 15, 2008 vs. UCF (84 yards); Nov. 22, 2008 at Rice (83 yards)
Failed to Rush for More Than 50 yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (43 yards on 21 carries)
Held An Opponent to Less Than 50 yards Rushing: Sept. 4, 2011 at West Virginia (42 yards on 26 attempts)
Held An Opponent to Negative yards Rushing: Sept. 9, 2006, vs. Hofstra (-5 yards on 18 carries)
Held An Opponent To Less Than 100 Yards Passing: Dec. 6, 2014 vs. Louisiana Tech (72 yards on 7 of 20 passing)
Held An Opponent To Negative yards Passing: Nov. 26, 2005 at Memphis (1 of 8 for -3 yards)
Held An Opponent To Less Than 200 Yards Total Offense: Nov. 15, 2014 vs. Rice (180 total yards)
Failed To Score a Touchdown: Sept. 27, 2008 at West Virginia (L, 27-3)
Failed To Score an Offensive Touchdown: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (L, 16-6)
Did Not Punt in a Game: Oct. 21, 2006 at UAB
Averaged 50+ Yards Per Punt: Oct. 25, 2014 vs. Florida Atlantic (Tyler Williams, 51.4 on five kicks)
Returned A Kickoff For A Touchdown: Dec. 23, 2014 vs. Northern Illinois (Deandre Reaves, 93 yards)
Returned A Punt For A Touchdown: Oct. 12, 2013 at Florida Atlantic (Devon Smith, 77 yards)
Returned A Blocked Punt For A Touchdown: Oct. 4, 2014 at Old Dominion (Brandon Byrd, 0 yards)
Returned A Blocked FG For A Touchdown: Sept. 2, 2010 at Ohio State (Ahmed Shakoor, 61 yards)
Returned One Interception For A Touchdown: Oct. 18, 2014 at FIU (Corey Tindal, 30 yards)
Returned Two Interceptions For Touchdowns: Sept. 6, 2015 vs. Purdue (Tiquan Lang, 30 and 55 yards)
Returned A Fumble For A Touchdown: Nov. 22, 2014 at UAB (RaShawde Myers, 0 yards)
Returned A PAT for 2 points: Oct. 6, 2012 vs. Tulsa (D.J. Hunter)
Player Had 20 or more tackles: Mario Harvey vs. Tulane, Nov. 27, 2010 (21 total tackles, 9 solo)
Blocked A Punt: Oct. 4, 2014 at Old Dominion (Raheim Huskey)
Blocked A FG: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (Arnold Blackmon)
Blocked An XP: Nov. 14, 2013 at Tulsa (Darryl Roberts)
Scored A Safety: Sept. 10, 2011 vs. Southern Miss (Vinny Curry tackled Kendrick Hardy in the end zone)
One Player Rushed For 100-199 Yards: Sept. 12, 2015 at Ohio (Devon Johnson rushed for 170 yards on 21 carries)
Two Players Rushed For 100 or More Yards: Oct. 4, 2014 at Old Dominion (Devon Johnson, 20-198-3 TDs & Remi Watson, 9-102-2 TDs)
Three Players Rushed For 100 or More Yards: Nov. 9, 2013 vs. UAB (Steward Butler-7 for 139 yards, TD; Essray Taliaferro, 12 for 118, 2 TDs; Kevin Grooms (8 for 108, TD)
One Player Rushed For 200 or More Yards: Steward Butler vs. WKU on Nov. 28, 2014 (24 carries for 233 yards and 2 TDs)
One Player Rushed For Three Touchdowns: Remi Watson at Southern Miss on Nov. 8, 2014
One Player Rushed For Four Touchdowns: Devon Johnson vs. Florida Atlantic on Oct. 25, 2014
One Player Had 100-199 Yards Receiving: Tommy Shuler vs. Northern Illinois on Dec. 23, 2014 (18 catches for 185 yards, TD)
One Player Had 200+ Yards Receiving: Tommy Shuler at Purdue on Sept. 29, 2012 (19 catches for 200 yards)
Two Players Had 100+ Yards Receiving: Davonte Allen (141) and Tommy Shuler (132), Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU
Two Players Had Double-Digit Receptions:Tommy Shuler (13) and Aaron Dobson (11) vs. Ohio, Sept. 15, 2012 vs. Ohio
One Player Had Three Touchdowns Receiving: Gator Hoskins, Nov. 23, 2013 at ECU (3 TDs-25, 15 and 32 yards)
Two Receivers Had Two Touchdowns Receiving: Gator Hoskins and Tommy Shuler, Nov. 14, 2013 at Southern Miss
Three Receivers Had Two Touchdowns Receiving: Davonte Allen, Hyleck Foster and Eric Frohnapfel, Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU
One Player Had Two Interceptions: Sept. 6, 2015 vs. Purdue (2 INT by Tiquan Lang)
Allowed six or more sacks: Nov. 14, 2008 vs. Southern Miss (allowed seven sacks)
Posted 7+ sacks: Nov. 23, 2013 at FIU (7)
Posted 14+ tackles for loss: Nov. 23, 2013 at FIU (14)
Turned the ball over 5+ times: Nov. 14, 2013 at Tulsa (5)
Intercepted 4+ passes: Sept. 6, 2015 vs. Purdue (4)
Lost 4+ fumbles: Nov. 14, 2013 at Tulsa (4)
Converted 4+ fourth downs: Oct. 11, 2014 vs. Middle Tennessee (4)
Played An Overtime Game: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (Lost 67-66 in overtime)
Ranked In The Final Season Poll: Amway USA Today 2014 #22, Associated Press 2014-#23
Ranked In The Top 10 Of Regular Season Poll: ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Final Poll 1999, #10
Ranked In 11-25 Of Regular Season Poll: Associated Press #19 (Nov. 23, 2014), USA Today #20 (Nov. 23, 2014)
Defeated a Nationally-Ranked Opponent: Sept. 20, 2003 at #6 (AP) Kansas State (27-20)
The Last Time ...

An Opponent
Shut Out Marshall: Oct. 14, 2000, at Toledo, Toledo-42, Marshall-0
Shut Out Marshall in the first half: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (trailed 16-0, MU lost 16-6)
Shut Out Marshall in the second half: Sept. 21, 2013 at Virginia Tech (MU lost 29-21 in triple overtime)
Rushed For 200-299 Yards: Sept. 12, 2015 at Ohio (51 carries for 229 yards)
Rushed For 300-399 Yards: Oct. 24, 2013 at Middle Tennessee (60 carries for 308 yards)
Rushed For 400 or More Yards: Sept. 12, 2009 at Virginia Tech (53 carries for 444 yards)
Passed For 300-399 Yards: Aug. 30, 2014 at Miami (Ohio) (318 yards)
Passed For 400-499: Nov. 23, 2012 at ECU (439 yards)
Passed For 500+ Yards: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (516 yards)
Passed For 7 Touchdowns: Oct. 22, 2011 at Houston (Case Keenum-6, Cotton Turner-1)
Passed For 8 Touchdowns: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (Brandon Doughty)
Had 500-599 Yards Total Offense: Oct. 24, 2013 at Middle Tennessee (100 plays for 585 yards)
Had 600-699 Yards Total Offense: Sept. 22, 2012 at Rice (93 plays for 647 yards)
Had 700+ Yards Total Offense: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (86 plays for 738 yards)
Scored 50-59 Points: Oct. 24, 2013 at Middle Tennessee, Middle Tennessee 51-Marshall 49
Scored 60+ Points: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU, WKU 67-Marshall 66 (OT)
Had 30 or More First Downs: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (37)
Recovered a Fumbled Kickoff in the end zone For A Touchdown: Toran Davis (Ohio) on Sept. 14, 2013
Returned A Kickoff For A Touchdown: Quincy McDuffie (2), UCF, Oct. 27, 2012 (97 & 98 yards)
Returned Two Kickoffs For A Touchdown: Quincy McDuffie, UCF, Oct. 27, 2012 (97 & 98 yards)
Returned A Punt For A Touchdown: Jackie Williams, UAB, Nov. 10, 2012 (79 yards)
Returned An Interception For A Touchdown: Kalan Reed, Oct. 20, 2012 at Southern Miss (19 yards)
Returned Two Interceptions For A Touchdown: Sept. 29, 2012 at Purdue (Ricardo Allen-39 yards and Josh Johnson-74 yards)
Returned A Fumble For A Touchdown: Dwight Dobbins, Tulsa, Oct. 6, 2012 (11 yards)
Returned Two Fumbles For A Touchdown: Nov. 17, 2011 at Memphis (Kendrick Golden-36 yards and Frank Trotter-18 yards)
Blocked A Punt: Dec. 6, 2014 vs. Louisiana Tech (Paul Turner blocked a Tyler Williams punt)
Returned A Blocked Punt For A Touchdown: Chris Brown at Middle Tennessee on Oct. 24, 2013 (3 yards)
Blocked A Field Goal: Nov. 9, 2013 vs. UAB (Shaquille Roberson blocked a Justin Haig FG attempt)
Blocked An Extra Point Attempt: Nov. 2, 2013 vs. Southern Miss (Dylan Bradley blocked a Justin Haig PAT)
Scored A Safety: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (MUs Gator Hoskins was called for holding in the end zone)
One Player Rushed For 100-199 Yards: Sept. 6, 2015 vs. Purdue (D.J. Knox rushed for 102 yards on 22 carries)
Two Players Rushed For 100 or More Yards: Oct. 24, 2013 at MTSU (Jordan Parker-127 yards on 21 carries and 1 TD, Reggie Whatley-104 yards on 16 carries)
One Player Rushed For 200 or More Yards: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (Leon Allen rushed for 237 yards on 33 carries with 1 TD)
One Player Had Three Rushing Touchdowns: Dec. 6, 2014 vs. Louisiana Tech (Kenneth Dixon)
One Player Had 100 or More Yards Receiving: Oct. 25, 2014 vs. Florida Atlantic (Lucky Whitehead, 11 catches for 102 yards)
Two Players Had 100 or More Yards Receiving: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (Taywan Taylor 122, Jared Dangerfield 117)
One Player Had Three Touchdowns Receiving: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. WKU (Tyler Higbee)
Tyler Williams Pun ng Numbers (2012-present)

2012 (Freshman)
No.
Yds.
Avg.
Lg
tb
fc
43
1,943
45.19
66
4
9
Note: Avg of 45.19 is school record for a season
i20
16
50+
13
55+
7
60+
5
blk
2 (team)
TD return
1
blk
2-TDs (team)
TD return
0
at West Virginia
Western Carolina
Ohio
at Rice
at Purdue
Tulsa
at Southern Miss
UCF
Memphis
at UAB
Houston
at East Carolina
4-205 (51.2 avg)

1-37 (37.0)
5-217 (43.4)
5-254 (50.8)
3-129 (43.0)
1-38 (38.0)
3-124 (41.3)
7-329 (47.0)
3-133 (44.3)
5-218 (43.6)
4-158 (39.5)
2-101 (50.5)
39 (ob6), 53, 54, 59

37
38, 59 (tb), 49 (ob4), 33, 38 (fc8)
62 (down4), 47 (down19), 34 (down5), 45, 66
51 (15), 35 (ob36), 43
38
42 (fc12), 38, 44
40, 41 (fc9), 61 (tb), 40, 64 (tb), 43, 40 (down1)
35, 48, 50
53 (17), 41 (TD), 31 (ob), bl (team), 41, 52 (fc19)
37 (fc11), 40 (fc17), 40 (tb), 41 (fc11)
40, bl (team), 61 (ob1)
2013 (Sophomore)
No.
Yds.
Avg.
56
2,366
42.2
Lg
65
fc
13
Miami (Ohio)
Gardner-Webb
at Ohio
at Virginia Tech
UTSA
at Florida Atlan c
at Middle Tennessee
Southern Miss
UAB
at Tulsa
at FIU
East Carolina
at Rice (C-USA)
Maryland (bowl)
4-191 (47.8)
3-129 (43.0)
3-109 (36.3)
4-179 (44.8)
3-110 (36.7)
6-256 (42.7)
4-159 (39.8)
3-119 (39.7)
1-43 (43.0)
4-138-34.5
6-286-47.7
2-100-50.0
6-263-43.8
7-284-40.6
41, 65 (12), 44 (tb), 41 (ob27)

39 (fc9), 65 (18), 25
35 (fc14), 38 (19, return 48yd), 36 (fc20)
bl (team), 42, 35 (8), 45, 57 (11, return 6yd)
34, 43 (fc), 33 (fc)
58 (tb), 38 (16), 38, 38, 45, 39
36, bl (team), 27, 38 (tb), 58
23 (ob), 51 (ob), 45
43
45 (fc), 43, 18, 32 (fc12)
53, 55, 51 (tb), 49, 53 (12), 25
43, 57 (10)
54 (fc), 40 (1), 40 (fc), 33, 40 (ob), 56 (15)
39 (fc21), 40 (1), 38 (5), 44 (tb), 47 (1), 35 (8fc), 41
2014 (Junior)
No.
Yds.
42
1,851
Lg
64
fc
11
Avg.
44.1
at Miami (Ohio)
Rhode Island
Ohio
At Akron
At Old Dominion
Middle Tennessee
at FIU
Florida Atlan c
at Southern Miss
Rice
at UAB
Western Kentucky
Louisiana Tech
Northern Illinois
2015 (Senior)
No.
Yds.
14
644
Avg.
46.0
Purdue
at Ohio
tb
5
tb
5
i20
13
i20
12
50+
13
50+
12
55+
8
55+
4
60+
2
60+
2
blk
1 (team)
5-233 (46.6)
2-88 (44.0)
1-56 (56.0)
4-182 (45.5)
1-32 (32.0)
3-142 (47.3)
3-152 (50.7)
5-257 (51.4)
2-88 (44.0)
2-85 (42.5)
4-152 (38.0)
2-88 (44.0)
5-193 (38.6)
3-103 (34.3)
45 (4), 46 (fc33), 64 (7), 47 (39, return 54yd), 31 (45fc)

51, 37
56 (tb)
49 (fc), 38, 43, (20ob), 52
32 (ob)
54, 35, 53 (dwn)
52 (5 dwn), 43 (tb), 57 (tb)
47 (fc), 47 (fc), 51 (16), 48 (dwn), 64 (tb)
51, 37 (fc)
9 (fc), 31 (fc)
22 (ob), 43, 53, 34 (dwn1)
42 (fc), 46 (dw1)
31 (fc), 42 (12), 48, 37 (2 dwn), blk, 35
20 (ob), 41 (fc), 42 (tb)
Lg
60
fc
2
tb
1
5-218-(43.6)
9-426-(47.3)
i20
4
50+
5
55+
3
60+
1
blk
0
TD return
0
TD return
0
54 (16), 28 (37dwn), 38 (5dwn), 60 (tb), 38 (30fc)

46(34), 51(20), 40(18fc), 42(27), 58(24), 33(10fc), 46(16), 56(22), 54 (21)
FBS Winning Percentage-Current Stadium

Updated: Through games of 9/12/15
*These are submi ed records based on those recognized by the NCAA as it relates to forfeits/vacated wins, etc.
**These records reflect the outcomes from the me the current stadium opened and do not take into account
renova ons/renaming/expansion, etc.
School
1. Baylor
2. Georgia Southern
3. Marshall
4. Boise State
5. Alabama
6. Auburn
7. Penn State
8. Old Dominion
9. Ohio State
10. Tennessee
11. Fresno State
12. Texas
13. UCF
14. BYU
15. Nebraska
16. Florida State
17. Georgia
18. Michigan
19. Notre Dame
20. USC
21. Florida
22. Louisville
23. Arizona State
24. Mississippi
25. LSU
26. Utah
27. West Virginia
28. Nevada
29. Michigan State
30. Georgia Tech
31. Troy
Stadium Name (Opened)

McLane Stadium (2014)
Paulson Stadium (1984)
Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991)
Albertsons Stadium (1970)
Bryant-Denny Stadium (1929)
Jordan-Hare Stadium (1939)
Beaver Stadium (1960)
Foreman Field (2009)
Ohio Stadium (1922)
Neyland Stadium (1921)
Bulldog Stadium (1980)
Texas Memorial Stadium (1924)
Bright House Networks Stadium (2007)
LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964)
Memorial Stadium (1923)
Doak Campbell Stadium (1950)
Sanford Stadium (1929)
Michigan Stadium (1927)
Notre Dame Stadium (1930)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923)
Ben Hill Grin Stadium (1930)
Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium (1998)
Sun Devil Stadium (1958)
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (1915)
Tiger Stadium (1924)
Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998)
Milan Puskar Stadium (1980)
Mackay Stadium (1966)
Spartan Stadium (1923)
Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913)
Veterans Memorial Stadium (1950)
Record
7-0
182-33
143-26
245-51
240-52-3
304-75-7
266-71
33-9
418-110-20
449-122-17
166-47-2
362-105-10
40-12
225-69
404-121-13
282-87-4
331-102-9
408-125-15
330-109-5
426-134-27
318-103-13
80-28
274-99-3
260-93-8
403-146-18
74-28
158-60-4
218-85-2
350-148-3
459-190-21
208-88-3
Winning %
1.000
.8465
.8461
.828
.819
.797
.789
.786
.783
.778
.777
.7693
.7692
.765
.763
.761
.759
.758
.7488
.7487
.7476
.741
.733
.731
.727
.725
.721
.718
.702
.7007
.7006
Rushing Touchdown Records

(Through Sept. 12, 2015 at Ohio)
Single season
Rank Player (season)
1.
Jackie Hunt (1940)
2.
Chris Parker (1994)
Chris Parker (1993)
4.
Ahmad Bradshaw (2006)
5.
Chris Parker (1995)
6.
Doug Freutal (1919)
Devon Johnson (2014)
8.
Mickey Jackson (1965)
Ron Darby (1987)
Ron Darby (1988)
11.
Doug Chapman (1998)
12.
Doug Chapman (1999)
Earl Charles (2003)
14.
Darius Marshall (2009)
15.
Doug Chapman (1997)
Essray Taliaferro (2013)
Rushing Yardage Leaders

TDs
27
23
23
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
12
12
11
10
10
Single season
Yards
1.
1,833
2.
1,767
3.
1,750
4.
1,728
5.
1,523
6.
1,506
7.
1,296
8.
1,282
9.
1,238
10.
1,228
11.
1,184
12.
1,162
13.
1,140
14.
1,131
15.
1,095
Player
Chris Parker
Devon Johnson
Chris Parker
Chris Parker
Ahmad Bradshaw
Ron Darby
Erik Thomas
Ron Darby
Doug Chapman
Jackie Hunt
Doug Chapman
Ron Lear
Essray Taliaferro
Darius Marshall
Darius Marshall
Season
1995
2014
1993
1994
2006
1987
1996
1988
1996
1940
1998
1979
2013
2009
2008
Career
Career
Rank Player (seasons)
TDs
1.
Chris Parker (1992-95)
68
2.
Doug Chapman (1996-99)
52
3.
Jackie Hunt (1939-41)
43
4.
Ron Darby (1986-89)
38
5.
Tom Stark (1927-30)
37
6.
Ahmad Bradshaw (2004-06) 31
Glenn Pedro (1990-93)
31
8.
Butchie Wallace (2000-03) 29
9.
John Zon ni (1931-34)
27
10.
Orlando Hatche (1989-92) 26
11.
Mickey Jackson (1964-66)
24
Erik Thomas (1993-95)
24
13.
Marvin Wetzel (1947-49)
22
Devon Johnson (2012-15) 22
15.
Darius Marshall (2007-09) 19
Yards Player
Seasons
1.
5,924 Chris Parker
1992-95
2.
4,016 Doug Chapman
1996-99
3.
3,903 Ron Darby
1986-89
4.
3,900 Jackie Hunt
1939-41*
5.
2,982 Ahmad Bradshaw
2004-06
6.
2,900 John Zon ni
1931-34*
7.
2,857 Darius Marshall
2007-2009
8.
2,724 Glenn Pedro
1990-93
9.
2,694 Butchie Wallace
2000-2003
10.
2,357 Erik Thomas
1993-96
11.
2,232 Larry Fourquean
1980-83
12.
2,143 Orlando Hatche
1989-92
13.
2,063 Steward Butler
2012-14
14.
2,039 Devon Johnson
2012-present
15.
2,000 Llow Turner
1996-99
*Hunt and Zon ni totals are es mates gathered
from media reports. Ocial sta s cs from that era
of Marshall football are not available.
Future Non-Conference Schedule
Career Touchdowns
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
15.
Player (seasons)
Chris Parker (1992-95)
Doug Chapman (1996-99)
Randy Moss (1996-97)
Darius Wa s (2000-03)
Jackie Hunt (1939-41)
Ron Darby (1986-89)
Tom Stark (1927-30)
Ahmad Bradshaw (2004-06)
Glenn Pedro (1990-93)
Butchie Wallace (2000-03)
Troy Brown (1991-92)
Orlando Hatche (1989-92)
Gator Hoskins (2010-13)
Devon Johnson (2012-15)
John Zon ni (1931-34)
Tim Mar n (1993-96)
TDs
71
57
54
47
43
41
37
36
33
32
31
29
28
28
27
27
2016
Sept. 17 Akron
Sept. 24 Louisville
Oct. 1 at Pi sburgh
One game TBA
2017
Sept. 2 Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 9 at NC State
Sept. 16 Kent State
One game TBA
2018
Sept. 1 at Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 22 NC State
Two games TBA
2019
Sept. 14 Ohio
Three games TBA
2020
Sept. 5 at East Carolina
Sept. 19 at Ohio
Sept. 26 Pi sburgh
One game TBA
2021
Sept. 4 at Navy
Sept. 11 East Carolina
Sept. 25 at Appalachian State
One game TBA
2022
Sept. 3 Navy
Sept. 17 Appalachian State
Two games TBA
##
74
3
1A
5
91
79
11
2B
36
88
65
68
39
13
18
76
93
58
41
2
14
37
25
5H
53
9H
22
45
67
71
47
44
84
21
1
17
73
87
31
4
95
23
19
7
94
54
98
48
59
10
51
78
8
99
38
12
89
85
PLAYER
ADDISON, A.J.
ALLEN, Davonte
ALLEN, Rodney
BAXTER, Keith
BEE, Ryan
BINOT, Fedrice
BIRDSONG, M.
BYRD, Emanuel
CARTER, Cody
CINCOTTA, Matt
COLLINS, Cody
COLLINS, Tom
CURRAJ, Amoreto
DANIEL, Armonze
DAVIS, Keion
DEVERS, Nate
DILLON, Steve
DOWREY, Jordan
DURANT, Davon
FOSTER, Hyleck
GANT, Kendall
HANCOCK, Chase
HARRIS, Kaleb
HARRIS, Nyquan
HERNANDEZ, F.
HUNT, Justin
HUNTER, D.J.
HUSKEY, Raheim
JEAN-FELIX, S.
JOHANSSON, S.
JOHNSON, Devon
KELLER, Blake
KNIGHT, Josh
LANG, Tiquan
LEGGETT, A.J.
LETMAN, Taj
MASSAQUOI, Joe
MATHEWS, Nick
MCKELVEY, Evan
MCMANUS, D.
ONE, Tomell
PITTMAN, Tony
REAVES, Deandre
ROWE, Antavis
SAMUEL, Jarquez
SELBY, Michael
SMITH, Jason
SMITH, Nick
THOMPSON, Gary
TINDAL, Corey
TYLER, D.
VAN HORN, Clint
WATSON, Remi
WILLIAMS, R.
WILLIAMS, Tyler
WILLIAMS-HALL
WOODRUM, Joe
YURACHEK, Ryan
GP-GS
2/2/2
2/2/2
1/2/2/2
2/2/2/1/2/2/2/2
1/1/1
2/2
2/1
1/2/2
2/2/1/2/2/2/2/2
2/2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2/2/2
1/2/2
2/1
2/2/2
2/2
1/2/2/2/1
2/2
2/2
2/-
2/2/1
2/2
2/1
2/2
2/2/2/1/2/2/2
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Box Score (Final)

2015 Marshall Football
Purdue vs Marshall (Sep 06, 2015 at Huntington, W.Va.)
Score by Quarters
Purdue
Marshall
Qtr
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Time
14:53
10:36
06:18
03:00
00:38
07:35
11:47
08:33
03:37
10:14
02:50
01:20
Total
14
17
7
0
7
10
3
14
31
41
Scoring play
MARSHALL - LANG, Tiquan 30 yd interception return (SMITH, Nick kick)
PUR - Knox, D.J. 4 yd run (Griggs, Paul kick), 11-75 4:17
MARSHALL - JOHNSON, Devon 20 yd pass from BIRDSONG, Michael (SMITH, Nick kick), 4-72 1:20
MARSHALL - SMITH, Nick 42 yd field goal, 5-42 1:45
PUR - Anthrop, Danny 9 yd pass from Appleby, Austin (Griggs, Paul kick), 6-75 2:22
PUR - Appleby, Austin 1 yd run (Griggs, Paul kick), 12-72 4:59
MARSHALL - YURACHEK, Ryan 1 yd pass from BIRDSONG, Michael (SMITH, Nick kick), 9-71 3:13
PUR - Jones, Markell 36 yd run (Griggs, Paul kick), 9-70 3:14
PUR - Griggs, Paul 22 yd field goal, 15-70 5:05
MARSHALL - JOHNSON, Devon 6 yd run (SMITH, Nick kick), 11-84 4:41
MARSHALL - LANG, Tiquan 55 yd interception return (SMITH, Nick kick)
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
PUR MARSHALL
28
20
47-184
29-163
270
234
48-31-4
36-23-1
95-454
65-397
0-0
0-0
1-9
3-33
2-41
3-69
1-0
4-117
6-42.7
5-43.6
3-0
2-2
4-53
6-57
34:47
25:13
10 of 22
4 of 11
2 of 2
0 of 0
4-4
4-5
2-14
2-12
RUSHING: Purdue-Knox, D.J. 22-102; Jones, Markell 12-72; Appleby, Austin 12-12; Anthrop, Danny
1-minus 2. Marshall-JOHNSON, Devon 11-89; BIRDSONG, Michael 10-43; WATSON, Remi 6-33; TEAM 2-minus
2.
PASSING: Purdue-Appleby, Austin 31-48-4-270. Marshall-BIRDSONG, Michael 23-36-1-234.
RECEIVING: Purdue-Knox, D.J. 6-36; Yancey, DeAngelo 5-78; Anthrop, Danny 5-18; Mahoungou, Anthony
4-59; Hart, Trae 4-19; Posey, Cameron 3-26; Young, Domonique 2-16; Herdman, Cole 1-11; Phillips,
Gregory 1-7. Marshall-ALLEN, Davonte 5-59; BYRD, Emanuel 4-35; YURACHEK, Ryan 4-29; MCMANUS,
Deon-Tay 3-44; FOSTER, Hyleck 3-15; JOHNSON, Devon 2-27; HUNT, Justin 2-25.
INTERCEPTIONS: Purdue-Clark, Leroy 1-0. Marshall-LANG, Tiquan 2-85; BAXTER, Keith 1-32; LETMAN, Taj
1-0.
FUMBLES: Purdue-Appleby, Austin 2-0; Hart, Trae 1-0. Marshall-JOHNSON, Devon 1-1; BIRDSONG, Michael
1-1.
Purdue (0-1) vs. Marshall (1-0)
Date: Sep 06, 2015 Site: Huntington, W.Va. Stadium: Joan C. Edwards
Attendance: 38791
Box Score (Final)

Marshall vs OHIO (Sep 12, 2015 at Athens, Ohio)
Score by Quarters
Marshall
OHIO
Qtr Time
1st 11:45
2nd 10:07
03:33
3rd 03:44
4th 02:05
Total
0
7
7
7
3
0
0
7
10
21
Scoring play
OHIO - PATTERSON, D. 33 yd run (YAZDANI, J. kick), 7-62 3:15
MARSHALL - JOHNSON, Devon 73 yd run (SMITH, Nick kick), 4-87 1:11
OHIO - SMITH, S. 38 yd pass from SPRAGUE, JD (YAZDANI, J. kick), 4-47 1:29
OHIO - OUELLETTE, A.J. 1 yd run (YAZDANI, J. kick), 15-85 5:53
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
MARSHALL
10
25-157
106
33-16-2
58-263
0-0
2-5
4-90
1-23
9-47.3
2-2
16-150
25:04
3 of 15
0 of 1
1-2
2-14
OHIO
22
51-229
156
28-15-1
79-385
0-0
7-59
1-23
2-13
9-33.3
2-1
11-120
34:34
6 of 16
1 of 1
1-1
2-20
RUSHING: Marshall-JOHNSON, Devon 21-170; WATSON, Remi 1-7; BIRDSONG, Michael 3-minus 20.
OHIO-OUELLETTE, A.J. 21-77; PATTERSON, D. 10-69; SPRAGUE, JD 11-44; VICK, Derrius 5-22; WHITE, Papi
4-17.
PASSING: Marshall-BIRDSONG, Michael 16-33-2-106. OHIO-SPRAGUE, JD 11-21-0-127; VICK, Derrius
4-7-1-29.
RECEIVING: Marshall-FOSTER, Hyleck 7-33; JOHNSON, Devon 3-27; YURACHEK, Ryan 3-19; MCMANUS, Deon-Tay
2-13; BYRD, Emanuel 1-14. OHIO-SMITH, S. 6-86; REID, Jordan 3-33; WHITE, Papi 3-11; HEITZMAN, K.
2-17; COPE, Brendan 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-LETMAN, Taj 1-23. OHIO-CARPENTER, N. 1-8; WELLS, Ian 1-5.
FUMBLES: Marshall-JOHNSON, Devon 1-1; BIRDSONG, Michael 1-1. OHIO-SPRAGUE, JD 1-0; WHITE, Papi 1-1.
Marshall (1-1) vs. OHIO (2-0)
Date: Sep 12, 2015 Site: Athens, Ohio Stadium: Peden Stadium
Attendance: 25210
Kickoff time: 7:04 pm End of Game: 10:35 PM Total elapsed time: 3:31
Officials: Referee: Greg Sujack; Umpire: John Hanneke; Linesman: Vincent Winters;
Line judge: Jon Shelton; Back judge: Reggie Berry; Field judge: Phillip Hicks;
Side judge: Arthur Lucky; Center judge: Jason Nickleby;
Temperature: 62 Wind: NW 2MPH Weather: Cloudy
Kickoff time: 3:05 PM End of Game: 6:46 PM Total elapsed time: 3:41
Officials: Referee: Ken Antee; Umpire: Chad Craig; Linesman: George Eason;
Line judge: Ronald Tubbs; Back judge: Trawick Boger; Field judge: Chris Cockrell;
Side judge: Tony Meyer;
Temperature: 89 Wind: NE 2 mph Weather: Sunny - 41% humidity
All- me Marshall Senior Bowl Par cipants (8)

98 - John Wade, OL
00 - Chad Pennington, QB
03 - Steve Sciullo, OL
11 - Lee Smith, TE
12 - Vinny Curry, DL
13 - Aaron Dobson, WR
14 Gator Hoskins, TE
15 Chris Jasperse, OL
All- me Marshall Over me Games (7-6)
FBS
2014
Nov. 28 Western Kentucky L, 67-66 (OT)
2013
Sept. 21 -- at Virginia Tech L, 29-21 (3OT)
2012
Sept. 22 at Rice
W, 54-51 (2OT)
Nov. 23 at East Carolina
L, 65-59 (2OT)
2011
Nov. 26 East Carolina
W, 34-27 (OT)
2010
Sept. 10 West Virginia
L, 24-21 (OT)
2008
Nov. 8 at East Carolina
L, 19-16 (OT)
2005
Oct. 1 -- SMU
W, 16-13 (OT)
Nov. 8 -- Southern Miss
L, 27-24 (OT)
2001
Dec. 19 East Carolina
W, 64-61 (2OT)
(GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala.)
Division I-AA
1994
Dec. 3 James Madison
W, 28-21 (OT)
(I-AA playo quarterfinal)
1991
Nov. 2 Western Carolina
W, 27-24 (3OT)
Nov. 30 Western Illinois
W, 20-17
(I-AA playo first round)
Ac ve Marshall Watch Listers
2015
Walter Camp Award - Devon Johnson, RB
Doak Walker Award - Devon Johnson, RB
Lombardi Award - Clint Van Horn, OL; D.J. Hunter, LB
Outland Trophy - Clint Van Horn, OL
Rimington Trophy - Michael Selby, OL
Maxwell Award - Devon Johnson, RB
Senior Bowl - Davonte Allen, WR; D.J. Hunter, LB; Devon Johnson, RB; Clint Van Horn, OL
2014
Ray Guy Award Tyler Williams, P
Rimington Trophy Chris Jasperse, C
Rotary Lombardi Award Clint Van Horn, OT.
College Football Performance Awards Tyler Williams, P; Deandre Reaves, KR.
2013
Ray Guy Award Tyler Williams, P
College Football Performance Awards Williams.

Marshall Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2015)
All games
Team Statistics
MARSHALL
OPP
51
25.5
17
30
9
16
5
320
367
47
54
5.9
160.0
2
340
39-69-3
4.9
8.7
170.0
2
660
123
5.4
330.0
7-159
5-38
5-140
22.7
7.6
28.0
4-4
22-207
103.5
14-644
46.0
39.7
11-667
60.6
36.6
25:08
7/26
27%
0/1
0%
4-26
0
6
3-3
0-0
(5-7) 71%
(3-7) 43%
(6-6) 100%
38791
1/38791
52
26.0
17
50
21
22
7
413
456
43
98
4.2
206.5
5
426
46-76-5
5.6
9.3
213.0
2
839
174
4.8
419.5
3-64
8-68
3-13
21.3
8.5
4.3
5-1
15-173
86.5
15-556
37.1
33.2
10-599
59.9
39.0
34:40
16/38
42%
3/3
100%
4-34
0
7
1-3
0-0
(5-5) 100%
(4-5) 80%
(7-7) 100%
25210
1/25210
0/0
SCORING
Points Per Game
Points Off Turnovers
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
RUSHING YARDAGE
Yards gained rushing
Yards lost rushing
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Average Per Game
TDs Rushing
PASSING YARDAGE
Comp-Att-Int
Average Per Pass
Average Per Catch
Average Per Game
TDs Passing
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Average Per Play
Average Per Game
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
KICK RETURN AVERAGE
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
INT RETURN AVERAGE
FUMBLES-LOST
PENALTIES-Yards
Average Per Game
PUNTS-Yards
Average Per Punt
Net punt average
KICKOFFS-Yards
Average Per Kick
Net kick average
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
3RD-DOWN Conversions
3rd-Down Pct
4TH-DOWN Conversions
4th-Down Pct
SACKS BY-Yards
MISC YARDS
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS
ON-SIDE KICKS
RED-ZONE SCORES
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS
PAT-ATTEMPTS
ATTENDANCE
Games/Avg Per Game
Neutral Site Games
Score by Quarters
Marshall
Opponents
1st 2nd
17
21
7
14
3rd
13
7
4th
14
10
OT
0
0
Total
51
52

Marshall Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2015)
All games
SEASON
Rushing
gp
att
gain loss
net avg
td
lg avg/g
gp
att
gain
loss
net
avg
td
lg
avg/g
2
2
2
1
2
2
32
7
13
2
54
98
264
43
60
0
367
456
259
40
23
-2
320
413
2
0
0
0
2
5
73 129.5
21 20.0
38 11.5
0 -2.0
73 160.0
36 206.5
40
36
2
243
216
13
2067
1114
60
28
28
37
2039
1086
23
8.4
5.0
1.8
22
13
0
75
80
38
51.0
30.2
11.5
JOHNSON, Devon
WATSON, Remi
BIRDSONG, Michael
TEAM
Total
Opponents
Passing
gp
BIRDSONG, Michael
Total
Opponents
Receiving
CAREER
5
3
37
2
47
43
effic comp-att-int
2 98.78
2 98.78
2 103.14
39-69-3
39-69-3
46-76-5
8.1
5.7
1.8
-1.0
5.9
4.2
pct
yds
td
lg avg/g
gp
56.5
56.5
60.5
340
340
426
2
2
2
27 170.0
27 170.0
50 213.0
effic comp-att-int
98.78
39-69-3
pct
yds
td
lg
avg/g
56.5
340
27
170.0
gp
no.
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
gp
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
avg/g
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
10
7
5
5
5
5
2
39
46
48
48
59
57
54
49
25
340
426
4.8
6.9
11.8
11.4
10.8
9.8
12.5
8.7
9.3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
10 24.0
21 24.0
19 29.5
27 28.5
20 27.0
20 24.5
16 12.5
27 170.0
50 213.0
14
16
35
16
40
2
27
28
24
48
31
26
5
11
302
197
956
479
414
49
192
10.8
8.2
19.9
15.5
15.9
9.8
17.5
3
3
8
6
6
0
1
25
21
46
39
52
20
40
21.6
12.3
27.3
29.9
10.4
24.5
7.1
Total Offense
g plays
rush
pass
BIRDSONG, Michael
JOHNSON, Devon
WATSON, Remi
TEAM
Total
Opponents
2
2
2
1
2
2
82
32
7
2
123
174
23
259
40
-2
320
413
340
0
0
0
340
426
Scoring
td
fg
kick
JOHNSON, Devon
SMITH, Nick
LANG, Tiquan
YURACHEK, Ryan
Total
Opponents
3
2
1
6
7
3-3
3-3
1-3
6-6
6-6
7-7
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
5
5
8
38 7.6
38 7.6
68 8.5
0
0
0
28
28
16
62
6.9
28
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
144
15
159
64
24.0
15.0
22.7
21.3
0
0
0
0
42
15
42
25
75
8
1999
129
26.7
16.1
1
0
93
37
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
23
85
32
140
13
11.5
42.5
32.0
28.0
4.3
0
2
0
2
0
23
55
32
55
8
7
4
2
54
92
32
7.7
23.0
16.0
0
2
0
23
55
32
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
FOSTER, Hyleck
YURACHEK, Ryan
ALLEN, Davonte
MCMANUS, Deon-Tay
JOHNSON, Devon
BYRD, Emanuel
HUNT, Justin
Total
Opponents
FOSTER, Hyleck
Total
Opponents
Kick Returns
REAVES, Deandre
WATSON, Remi
Total
Opponents
Interceptions
no.
6
1
7
3
no.
total avg/g
363
259
40
-2
660
839
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
LETMAN, Taj
LANG, Tiquan
BAXTER, Keith
Total
Opponents
2
2
1
5
3
Fumble Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
0
0
0 0.0
0 0.0
0
0
0
0
Total
Opponents
181.5
129.5
20.0
-2.0
330.0
419.5
plays
rush
pass
total
avg/g
2
40
36
82
243
216
23
2039
1086
340
0
0
363
2039
1086
181.5
51.0
30.2
pts
td
fg
kick
18
15
12
6
51
52
28
2
3
3-3
-
7-7
-
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
pts
168
16
12
18

Marshall Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2015)
All games
SEASON
CAREER
All Purpose
rush
rcv
pr
kr
ir
total avg/g
rush
rcv
pr
kr
ir
total
avg/g
JOHNSON, Devo
REAVES, Deand
FOSTER, Hyleck
LANG, Tiquan
ALLEN, Davonte
MCMANUS, Deo
WATSON, Remi
BYRD, Emanuel
YURACHEK, Ry
BAXTER, Keith
HUNT, Justin
BIRDSONG, Mic
LETMAN, Taj
TEAM
Total
Opponents
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
259
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
0
0
23
0
-2
320
413
54
0
48
0
59
57
0
49
48
0
25
0
0
0
340
426
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
68
0
144
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
159
64
0
0
0
85
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
23
0
140
13
313 156.5
144 72.0
86 43.0
85 42.5
59 29.5
57 28.5
55 27.5
49 24.5
48 24.0
32 16.0
25 12.5
23 11.5
23 11.5
-2 -2.0
997 498.5
984 492.0
40
40
14
27
35
16
36
2
16
31
27
2
30
2039
3
12
0
0
4
1086
0
0
0
0
23
0
414
68
302
0
956
479
108
49
197
0
192
0
0
0
51
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1999
27
0
0
0
129
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
92
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
54
2453
2121
403
92
956
483
1323
49
197
32
192
23
54
61.3
53.0
28.8
3.4
27.3
30.2
36.8
24.5
12.3
1.0
7.1
11.5
1.8
Field Goals
att good
SMITH, Nick
Total
Opponents
3
3
3
3
3
1
long
blkd
att
good
long
blkd
42
42
22
0
0
0
42
Punting
no. yds avg
WILLIAMS, Tyler
Total
Opponents
14 644 46.0 60
14 644 46.0 60
15 556 37.1 50
lg blk
no.
0
0
0
yds
avg
lg
blk
155 6804
43.9
66
Kickoffs
no. yds avg
tb ob
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
CURRAJ, Amoreto
Total
Opponents
11 667 60.6
11 667 60.6
10 599 59.9
8
8
2
108 6829
63.2
60
## Defensive Leaders
21
31
10
59
22
13
7
51
1A
73
93
44
99
45
17
94
5
98
88
95
36
37
12
35
47
LANG, Tiquan
MCKELVEY, Evan
TINDAL, Corey
THOMPSON, Gary
HUNTER, D.J.
DANIEL, Armonze
ROWE, Antavis
TYLER, Devontre'a
ALLEN, Rodney
MASSAQUOI, Joe
DILLON, Steve
KELLER, Blake
WILLIAMS, Ricardo
HUSKEY, Raheim
LETMAN, Taj
SAMUEL, Jarquez
BAXTER, Keith
SMITH, Jason
CINCOTTA, Matt
ONE, Tomell
CARTER, Cody
HANCOCK, Chase
WILLIAMS-HALL, Chris
HERNANDEZ, Frankie
JOHNSON, Devon
Total
Opponents
gp
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
ua
0
0
1
a total
11 15 26
10 13 23
12
7 19
8
8 16
3 11 14
6
6 12
4
7 11
2
8 10
4
5
9
1
8
9
.
9
9
2
6
8
3
5
8
2
6
8
2
6
8
2
4
6
2
1
3
.
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
.
2
2
.
1
1
1
.
1
1
.
1
1
.
1
7 9 1 32 2 11
5 7 6 6 1 23
tfl sack int pbu
0.0
.
1.5
.
0.0
.
3.5 2.0
0.0
.
1.5 1.0
1.5
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.5
.
0.0
.
0.5
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
1.0 1.0
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
0.0
.
10
4
10
4
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
3
.
1
4
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
1
.
.
1
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
9
9
fr
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
4
ff blk
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
2
4
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
gp
27
30
30
25
42
31
14
2
16
19
41
2
15
15
30
41
31
2
42
12
15
2
1
2
40
ua
76 54
85 73
89 64
31 33
9 9 1 47
22 28
16 18
2
8
9 11
11 32
19 56
2
6
9 16
11 21
72 80
25 44
27 21
.
2
7
3
6 11
4
7
.
1
1
.
1
.
14 14
total
tfl
130 3.0
158 9.5
153 7.0
64 12.0
246 15.0
50 4.5
34 2.5
10 0.0
20 0.0
43 4.0
75 5.0
8 0.5
25 3.0
32 3.0
152 1.0
69 10.0
48 1.0
2 0.0
10 0.0
17 2.0
11 0.0
1 0.0
1 0.0
1 0.0
28 0.0
sack int pbu
.
0 .5
2 .0
7 .0
5 .5
1 .0
.
.
.
2 .0
4 .0
.
.
2 .0
.
2 .0
.
.
.
2 .0
.
.
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.
.
4 9
1 4
1 22
2 5
. 3
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1
1
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1
2
.
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2
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the game did not produce anything faster.

Redshirt freshman right guard Jordan Dowrey made his first

Marshalls team total of 117 interception return yards is the third

Lang had a career high 17 tackles. His previous high was 10 in a

Devon Johnsons 73-yard touchdown run (10:07 second quarter)

Marshalls first punt of the season, a 54-yarder by senior Tyler

Devon Johnson passed the 100-yard rushing mark in the second

Senior running back Devon Johnsons first-quarter touchdown

With 28 career touchdowns (22 rushing, six receiving), Devon

Slot receiver Nick Mathews (0:38 left, first quarter), of Haymarket,

With a 42-yard kick return to start the second half, senior

With 7:30 remaining in the game, Devon Johnson totaled 2,039

Sundays attendance of 38,791 is the third largest crowd in Joan

Holliday received a six-year contract extension this past spring,

Protecting the Home Turf

Perfect vs. Texas at Home

Leaves Fall, Herd Wins

Bowling for wins

Marshall has won nine of its last 10 bowl appearances, including

(marketing) and linebacker Evan McKelvey (marketing and

studies outside the classroom and the campus libraries. The

In mid-July, the Marshall University Sports Medicine Institute

The 20,000-square-foot sports Medicine Institute and Harless

The extension puts Holliday among the top three in football

Our intent is to continue to move forward and continue to

Hamrick came to Marshall after AD stints at Arkansas-Little Rock,

In 2014, Goebbel led Dominican to an 11-2 mark, an NCAA

The former Herd linebacker has spearheaded the ongoing Vision

In 2013, ODU finished 10-1 and was Great Lakes Intercollegiate

The 101,000-square foot Cline Complex includes an indoor

Goebbel directed a high-octane Panther offense in 2012, as

The Vision Campaign also allowed the Herd to build Hoops

Under Goebbels tutelage, ODU has enjoyed its most prolific

Hamricks years at Marshall also have included a commitment

The Panthers finished 2011 as the third-best offense in the

Im very humbled and appreciative that my alma mater,

Prior to joining the Marshall football coaching staff, Goebbel

THUNDERING HERD SPECIALISTS

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Marshall vs. Ranked Opponents

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2015 Season Superlatives

2015 Conference USA Standings

UPCOMING CONFERENCE USA SCHEDULE (all times ET)

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2015 Marshall Football Fall Roster

Miami, Fla. (South Miami)

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