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American college football season
The 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia , and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by ninth-year head coach Doc Holliday . They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they defeated South Florida .
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Thundering Herd having five players selected.[10]
Offense
Levi Brown – OL
Tyre Brady – WR
Defense
Chase Hancock – LB
Malik Gant – DB
Special teams
Matt Beardall – LS
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[11]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
Florida Atlantic
2
Marshall
3
Middle Tennessee
4
FIU
5
Western Kentucky
6
Old Dominion
7
Charlotte
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2018 football schedule on January 23, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes Middle Tennessee , Florida Atlantic , Charlotte , and UTSA , and will travel to Western Kentucky (WKU), Old Dominion , Southern Miss , and FIU .[12]
The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Eastern Kentucky of the Ohio Valley Conference at the FCS level and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference , and will travel to Miami of Ohio of the Mid-American Conference and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) * ESPN+ W 35–2815,827
September 8 6:30 p.m. Eastern Kentucky * ESPN+ W 32–1624,304
September 22 7:00 p.m. NC State * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 20–3732,349
September 29 7:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky Stadium W 20–1720,811
7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 24–3425,979
October 13 3:30 p.m. at Old Dominion Stadium W 42–2020,118
October 20 2:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN W 31–723,825
November 3 3:00 p.m. at Southern Miss Stadium L 24–2620,375
November 10 2:30 p.m. Charlotte Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 30–1319,418
November 17 2:30 p.m. UTSA Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium W 23–018,502
November 24 12:00 p.m. at FIU Stadium W 28–2514,862
December 1[a] 12:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech * ESPN3 L 20–4131,336
8:00 p.m. at South Florida * ESPN W 38–2014,135
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
^ The game between Marshall and South Carolina , originally scheduled for September 15, 2018, was canceled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence . Seeking bowl eligibility, Virginia Tech scheduled Marshall, as both teams had a game cancelled due to the hurricane and neither had made their respective conference championship games. The game was contingent upon the Hokies defeating rival Virginia, which they did.[13]
Schedule Source: [14]
Game summaries
At Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
14
7
7
7
35
RedHawks
0
7
7
14
28
Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
0
6
7
3
16
Thundering Herd
13
7
7
5
32
NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolfpack
3
20
14
0
37
Thundering Herd
0
7
13
0
20
At Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
3
0
10
20
Hilltoppers
3
7
0
7
17
Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
3
7
14
10
34
Thundering Herd
3
14
0
7
24
At Old Dominion
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
14
7
21
42
Monarchs
0
3
7
10
20
Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
7
0
0
7
Thundering Herd
0
10
14
7
31
At Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
3
7
7
7
24
Golden Eagles
3
14
3
6
26
Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
7
3
3
0
13
Thundering Herd
10
3
17
0
30
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
0
0
0
0
0
Thundering Herd
10
10
3
0
23
At FIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
14
0
7
7
28
Panthers
7
3
0
15
25
At Virginia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
6
0
0
14
20
Hokies
10
21
3
7
41
At South Florida (Gasparilla Bowl)
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
21
7
3
7
38
Bulls
7
3
10
0
20
References
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^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" (Press release). July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards" . July 16, 2018.
^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll" . July 17, 2018.
^ "MCGILL: HERD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HAS ATTRACTIVE HOME GAMES" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Hokies schedule Herd to keep bowl streak alive" . ESPN.com . November 18, 2018.
^ "2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
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