2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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St. Petersburg Bowl champion | |
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 16–10 vs. UConn | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Division | East Division |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Legg (6th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Chuck Heater (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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No.24Western Kentucky x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte* | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Southern Missx | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards StadiuminHuntington, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they defeated UConn.
Marshall announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd hosted CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and travelled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]
Marshall went undefeated at home but lost three road games, finishing the regular season with a 9–3 record and finishing third in the division. Marshall was invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl against the University of Connecticut which they won with a final score of 16–10.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 3:00 pm | Purdue* |
| FS1 | W 41–31 | 38,791 |
September 12 | 7:00 pm | atOhio* |
| ESPN3 | L 10–21 | 25,210 |
September 19 | 3:30 pm | Norfolk State* |
| ASN | W 45–7 | 24,114 |
September 26 | 3:30 pm | atKent State* |
| ASN | W 36–29 2OT | 15,424 |
October 3 | 3:30 pm | Old Dominion |
| ASN | W 27–7 | 18,473 |
October 9 | 7:00 pm | Southern Miss |
| CBSSN | W 31–10 | 22,763 |
October 17 | 12:00 pm | atFlorida Atlantic |
| FCS | W 33–17 | 17,129 |
October 24 | 3:30 pm | North Texas![]() |
| FSN | W 30–13 | 27,217 |
October 31 | 3:30 pm | atCharlotte |
| FSN | W 34–10 | 15,381 |
November 7 | 3:30 pm | atMiddle Tennessee |
| FSN | L 24–27 3OT | 18,760 |
November 14 | 3:30 pm | FIU |
| FSN | W 52–0 | 26,572 |
November 27 | 12:00 pm | atWestern Kentucky |
| FS1 | L 28–49 | 17,687 |
December 26 | 11:00 am | vs. UConn* |
| ESPN | W 16–10 | 14,652 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Boilermakers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Thundering Herd | 17 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
Golden Flashes | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
Owls | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mean Green | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Thundering Herd | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 49 |
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Huskies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
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