2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 25–48 vs. UCF
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorJ. C. Price (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrad Lambert (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
2019 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
Marshall  6 –2   8 –5  
Western Kentucky  6 –2   9 –4  
Charlotte  5 –3   7 –6  
Middle Tennessee  3 –5   4 –8  
FIU  3 –5   6 –7  
Old Dominion  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 –2   9 –5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 –2   10 –3  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
North Texas  3 –5   4 –8  
UTSA  3 –5   4 –8  
Rice  3 –5   3 –9  
UTEP  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by tenth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They lost to UCF in Gasparilla bowl.

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in first place in the East Division.[1]

East Division
Predicted finish Team
1Marshall
2FIU
3Florida Atlantic
4Middle Tennessee
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

Schedule

Marshall announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[2] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.VMI*
StadiumW 56–1723,875
September 69:00 p.m.at No. 24 Boise State*
ESPN2L 7–1431,951
September 146:30 p.m.Ohio*
Stadium FacebookW 33–3127,323
September 285:00 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSN FacebookL 14–5232,192
October 53:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
CBSSN FacebookL 13–2415,023
October 122:30 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
StadiumW 31–1718,351
October 186:30 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
CBSSNW 36–3115,138
October 262:30 p.m.Western Kentuckydagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (Moonshine Throwdown)
Stadium FacebookW 26–2322,099
November 23:30 p.m.at Rice
Stadium FacebookW 20–717,385
November 157:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNW 31–1019,893
November 233:30 p.m.at Charlotte
Stadium FacebookL 13–2410,526
November 3012:00 p.m.FIU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNW 30–27 OT18,596
December 232:30 p.m.vs. UCF*
ESPNL 25–4828,987
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

VMI

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

At Boise State

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

Ohio

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

Cincinnati

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

At Middle Tennessee

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

Old Dominion

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

At Florida Atlantic

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

Western Kentucky

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

At Rice

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

Louisiana Tech

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

At Charlotte

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

FIU

1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 0 7 0 173 27
Thundering Herd 0 10 7 76 30

Vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

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

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5159Justin RohrwasserKNew England Patriots
7243Chris JacksonSTennessee Titans

References

  1. ↑ "FB: Preseason Media Poll". July 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "MCGILL: Marshall's 2019 football schedule is perfect". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.


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