American college football season
The 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2023 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 the Sun Belt Conference . The team was coached by third-year head coach Charles Huff .
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in fourth place in the East division.[ 1]
Media poll (East division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 James Madison 78 (4) 2 Appalachian State 75 (4) 3 Coastal Carolina 71 (1) 4 Marshall 68 (1) 5 Georgia Southern 52 (1) 6 Georgia State 31 7 Old Dominion 17
Offensive lineman Logan Osburn, Defensive lineman Owen Porter, linebacker Eli Neal, and defensive back Micah Abraham were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Running back Rasheen Ali and offensive lineman Ethan Driskell were named to the second team.[ 1]
On February 7 defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was hired by the University of Miami to be their defensive coordinator.[ 2]
On February 9 the Thundering herd hired Jason Semore to be their defensive coordinator. He was previously the safeties and special teams coach at Georgia Tech .[ 3]
The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[ 4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. Albany * ESPN+ W 21–1725,101 September 9 4:00 p.m. at East Carolina * ESPNU W 31–1338,211 September 23 12:00 p.m. Virginia Tech * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN2 W 24–1731,475 September 30 3:30 p.m. Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 41–3522,652 October 7 2:00 p.m. at NC State * The CW L 41–4856,919 October 14 7:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN2 L 24–4116,718 7:00 p.m. James Madison Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN L 9–2022,109 October 28 6:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina NFLN L 6–3421,324 November 4 6:00 p.m. at Appalachian State NFLN L 9–3134,057 November 11 7:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV NFLN W 38–3319,175 November 18 5:00 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN+ L 0–2814,105 November 25 3:30 p.m. Arkansas State Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 35–2118,673 9:00 p.m. vs. UTSA * ESPN L 17–3511,215
2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Game One – Albany Great Danes (1–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Great Danes 0 3 14 0 17 Thundering Herd 0 0 14 7 21
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 2, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 91 °F (33 °C)Game attendance : 25,101Referee : Javarro EdwardsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Mark Martin (play-by-play), Carl Lee (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –22.0
Game information First quarter Second quarter (0:06) ALB – John Opalko 46 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:03; Albany 3–0 ) Third quarter (9:35) ALB – Jackson Parker 19 yard pass from Reese Poffenbarger, John Opalko kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:25; Albany 10–0 ) (6:50) MRSH – Chuck Montgomery 19 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:38; Albany 10–7 ) (3:31) ALB – Reese Poffenbarger 54 yard run, John Opalko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Albany 17–7 ) (2:22) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 13 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:09; Albany 17–14 ) Fourth quarter (12:53) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 30 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:30; Marshall 21–17 )
Statistics ALB MRSH First downs 19 21 Plays–yards 74–300 61–413 Rushes–yards 36–106 26–145 Passing yards 194 268 Passing: comp –att –int 22–38–0 28–35–1 Time of possession 35:09 24:51
Team Category Player Statistics Albany Passing Reese Poffenbarger 22/38, 194 yards, 1 TD Rushing Nate Larkins 13 carries, 39 yards Receiving Jackson Parker 5 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 28/35, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chuck Montgomery 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Game Two – Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 10 0 21 31 Pirates 0 10 3 0 13
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : SE 10 mphGame attendance : 38,211Referee : Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –3.0
Game information First quarter Second quarter (11:32) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:37; Marshall 7–0 ) (6:03) MRSH – Kameron Lake 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:25; Marshall 10–0 ) (3:53) ECU – Andrew Conrad 39 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:10; Marshall 10–3 ) (2:22) ECU – Shane Calhoun 2 yard pass from Mason Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:16; Tied 10–10 ) Third quarter (6:04) ECU – Andrew Conrad 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:43; East Carolina 13–10 ) Fourth quarter (11:07) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 75 yard pass from Chuck Montgomery, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Marshall 17–13 ) (7:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 56 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17; Marshall 24–13 ) (6:13) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:53; Marshall 31–13 )
Statistics MRSH ECU First downs 22 13 Plays–yards 68–392 69–269 Rushes–yards 38–131 38–146 Passing yards 261 123 Passing: comp –att –int 17–30–0 13–31–2 Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 15/28, 178 yards Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 85 yards, 3 TD Receiving Caleb McMillan 4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD East Carolina Passing Mason Garcia 10/23, 62 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Mason Garcia 16 carries, 118 yards Receiving Jsi Hatfield 4 receptions, 57 yards
Game Three – Virginia Tech Hokies (1–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 3 0 7 17 Thundering Herd 0 17 7 0 24
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 23, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 31,475Referee : Ted PittsTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)Pregame line : Marshall –5.5
Game information First quarter (11:59) VT – Kyron Drones 31 yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Virginia Tech 7–0 ) Second quarter (14:50) MRSH – DeMarcus Harris 12 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:27; Tied 7–7 ) (11:47) VT – John Love 21 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:03; Virginia Tech 10–7 ) (9:10) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 56 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Marshall 14–10 ) (2:55) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 21 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:34; Marshall 17–10 ) Third quarter (7:22) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:32; Marshall 24–10 ) Fourth quarter (7:14) VT – Kyron Drones 16 yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:24; Marshall 24–17 )
Statistics VT MRSH First downs 16 19 Plays–yards 65–343 71–380 Rushes–yards 30–184 44–214 Passing yards 159 166 Passing: comp –att –int 19–35–0 16–27–2 Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 19/35, 159 yards Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 9 carries, 88 yards Receiving Benji Gosnell 4 receptions, 52 yards Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 16/27, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Coombs 4 receptions, 41 yards
Game Four – Old Dominion Monarchs (2–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 7 14 7 7 35 Thundering Herd 3 14 21 3 41
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 30, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 22,652Referee : Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Mark Martin (play-by-play), Carl Lee (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –14.5
Game information First quarter (14:03) ODU – Jack Shields 66 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:49; Old Dominion 7–0 ) (5:26) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 42 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:40; Old Dominion 7–3 ) Second quarter (13:23) ODU – Jordan Bly 19 yard pass from Jack Shields, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06; Old Dominion 14–3 ) (11:17) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 70 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Old Dominion 21–3 ) (9:11) MRSH – Cade Conley 1 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:00; Old Dominion 21–10 ) (3:31) MRSH – Caleb Coombs 22 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:03; Old Dominion 21–17 ) Third quarter (10:10) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:42; Marshall 24–21 ) (8:13) MRSH – Elijah Alston 85 yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (Marshall 31–21 ) (7:50) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 69 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23; Marshall 31–28 ) (2:59) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:44; Marshall 38–28 ) Fourth quarter (8:21) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:59; Marshall 41–28 ) (8:09) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 75 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Marshall 41–35 )
Statistics ODU MRSH First downs 11 30 Plays–yards 54–434 84–464 Rushes–yards 31–339 49–186 Passing yards 95 278 Passing: comp –att –int 11–23–3 29–35–1 Time of possession 18:39 41:21
Team Category Player Statistics Old Dominion Passing Jack Shields 11/23, 95 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Kadarius Calloway 11 carries, 236 yards, 3 TD Receiving Reymello Murphy 1 reception, 42 yards Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 29/35, 278 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cam Fancher 15 carries, 102 yards Receiving Caleb Coombs 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Game Five – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–0) at NC State Wolfpack (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 10 10 7 41 Wolfpack 7 14 14 13 48
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
Date : Saturday, October 7, 2023Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind : NW 11mphGame attendance : 56,919Referee : Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (The CW ) : Evan Lepler (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Tabitha Turner (sideline)Pregame line : North Carolina State –6.5
Game information First quarter (11:14) MRSH – Cam Fancher 7 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27; Marshall 7–0 ) (8:20) NCSU – Kevin Concepcion 17 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:47; Tied 7–7 ) (2:57) MRSH – Josh Moten 27 yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:13; Marshall 14–7 ) Second quarter* (11:43) NCSU – Delbert Mimms III 18 yard run, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 plays, 2:32; Tied 14–14 ) (9:45) NCSU – Trent Pennix 39 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:07; NC State 21–14 ) (2:34) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 43 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:56; NC State 21–17 ) (0:31) MRSH – Cam Fancher 4 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:18; Marshall 24–21 ) Third quarter (9:03) NCSU – Michael Allen 37 yard run, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:23; NC State 28–24 ) (7:31) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 28 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Marshall 31–28 ) (6:43) NCSU – Trent Pennix 62 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:43; NC State 35–31 ) (1:24) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 26 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:19; NC State 35–34 ) Fourth quarter (14:44) NCSU – Brayden Narveson 40 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:33; NC State 38–34 ) (7:03) NCSU – Brayden Narveson 27 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:16; NC State 41–34 ) (6:04) NCSU – Kevin Concepcion 8 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47; NC State 48–34 ) (1:29) MRSH – Caleb Coombs 16 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 4:30; NC State 48–41 )
Statistics MRSH NCSU First downs 22 15 Plays–yards 90–419 66–401 Rushes–yards 38–104 34–136 Passing yards 315 265 Passing: comp –att –int 29–52–1 17–32–3 Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 29/51, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 14 carries, 63 yards Receiving Darryle Simmons 8 receptions, 87 yards NC State Passing MJ Morris 17/32, 265 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Michael Allen 9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kevin Concepcion 8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
Game Six – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–1) at Georgia State Panthers (4–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 7 10 7 0 24 Panthers 14 13 0 14 41
at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : Saturday, October 14, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 16,718Referee : Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPN2) : Roy Philpot (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)Pregame line : Georgia State –2.0
Game information First quarter (13:03) GSU – Darren Grainger 24 yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; Georgia State 7–0 ) (10:30) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:33; Tied 7–7 ) (6:50) GSU – Izaiah Guy 4 yard return of blocked punt, Liam Rickman kick (Georgia State 14–7 ) Second quarter (13:17) GSU – Liam Rickman 34 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:32; Georgia State 17–7 ) (8:02) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 21 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:15; Georgia State 17–10 ) (2:47) GSU – Liam Rickman 39 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:15; Georgia State 20–10 ) (1:19) GSU – Tailique Williams 74 yard pass from Darren Grainger, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:18; Georgia State 27–10 ) (0:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Georgia State 27–17 ) Third quarter (0:00) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 65 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:20; Georgia State 27–24 ) Fourth quarter (11:02) GSU – Darren Grainger 2 yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; Georgia State 34–24 ) (1:42) GSU – Marcus Carroll 2 yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:17; Georgia State 41–24 )
Statistics MRSH GSU First downs 23 25 Plays–yards 68–457 73–474 Rushes–yards 34–156 42–240 Passing yards 301 234 Passing: comp –att –int 27–34–0 21–31–0 Time of possession 24:43 35:17
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 27/34, 301 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rasheen Ali 19 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD Receiving Rasheen Ali 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 21/31, 234 yards, 1 TD Rushing Marcus Carroll 28 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tailique Williams 6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Game Seven – James Madison Dukes (6–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Dukes 0 3 10 7 20 Thundering Herd 0 0 2 7 9
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Thursday, October 19, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 22,109Referee : Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)Pregame line : James Madison –3.5
Game information First quarter Second quarter (11:38) JMU – Camden Wise 27 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:53; James Madison 3–0 ) Third quarter (11:57) MRSH – TyQaze Leggs safety (James Madison 3–2 ) (7:17) JMU – Camden Wise 38 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:00; James Madison 6–2 ) (1:12) JMU – Jordan McCloud 6 yard run, Camden Wise kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:55; James Madison 13–2 ) Fourth quarter (14:08) JMU – Reggie Brown 28 yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Camden Wise kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:17; James Madison 20–2 ) (13:55) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 94 yard kickoff return, Rece Verhoff kick (James Madison 20–9 )
Statistics JMU MRSH First downs 19 10 Plays–yards 69–405 62–169 Rushes–yards 36–131 32–-4 Passing yards 274 173 Passing: comp –att –int 22–33–1 17–30–1 Time of possession 33:49 26:11
Team Category Player Statistics James Madison Passing Jordan McCloud 21/31, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordan McCloud 6 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD Receiving Reggie Brown 6 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 17/30, 173 yards, 1 INT Rushing Ethan Payne 20 carries, 62 yards Receiving Jayden Harrison 4 receptions, 40 yards
at Coastal Carolina [ edit ] Game Eight – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4–3)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 6 0 0 6 Chanticleers 10 17 0 7 34
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina
Date : Saturday, October 28, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 21,324Referee : Marshall LewisTV announcers (NFLN ) : Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –3.5
Game information First quarter (10:55) CCU – Kade Hensley 36 yard field goal (Drive:8 plays, 57 yards, 4:05; Coastal Carolina 3–0 ) (6:18) CCU – Jarred Brown 30 yards pass from Jarrett Guest, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:07; Coastal Carolina 10–0 ) Second quarter (12:40) CCU – Kade Hensley 33 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:06; Coastal Carolina 13–0 ) (7:23) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 23 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:47; Coastal Carolina 13–3 ) (5:00) CCU – Jared Brown 59 yard pass from Jarrett Guest, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:23; Coastal Carolina 20–3 ) (2:57) CCU – De'Andre Coleman 27 yard pass from Jarrett Guest, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:11; Coastal Carolina 27–3 ) (0:03) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 44 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 2:54; Coastal Carolina 27–6 ) Third quarter Fourth quarter (9:49) CCU – Reese White 1 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:50; Coastal Carolina 34–6 )
Statistics MRSH CCU First downs 17 20 Plays–yards 71–283 62–427 Rushes–yards 26–81 40–145 Passing yards 202 282 Passing: comp –att –int 23–45–4 15–22–1 Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 11/22, 125 yards, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 12 carries, 52 yards Receiving DeMarcus Harris 5 receptions, 61 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Jarrett Guest 14/20, 289 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ethan Vasko 5 carries, 37 yards Receiving Jared Brown 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
at Appalachian State [ edit ] Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–4) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (4–4)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 3 6 0 9 Mountaineers 0 21 7 3 31
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
Date : Saturday, November 4, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 34,057Referee : Ted PittsTV announcers (NFLN) : Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)Pregame line : Appalachian State –3.5
Game information First quarter Second quarter (14:15) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 33 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:04; Marshall 3–0 ) (10:52) APP – Kaedin Robinson 24 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Appalachian State 7–3 ) (8:33) APP – Milan Tucker 3 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:25; Appalachian State 14–3 ) (1:26) APP – Michael Hetzel 19 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:15; Appalachian State 21–3 ) Third quarter (7:10) APP – Makai Jackson 29 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:19; Appalachian State 28–3 ) (3:13) MRSH – Sean Sallis 10 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:57; Appalachian State 28–9 ) Fourth quarter (4:01) APP – Michael Hughes 32 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:49; Appalachian State 31–9 )
Statistics MRSH APP First downs 13 24 Plays–yards 50–252 67–377 Rushes–yards 25–108 40–148 Passing yards 144 229 Passing: comp –att –int 14–25–3 20–27–0 Time of possession 24:20 35:40
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 14/25, 144 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 13 carries, 74 yards Receiving Jayden Harrison 1 reception, 35 yards Appalachian State Passing Joey Aguilar 20/27, 229 yards, 3 TD Rushing Joey Aguilar 10 carries, 44 yards Receiving Kaedin Robinson 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD
Game Ten – Georgia Southern Eagles (6–3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–5)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 17 6 7 33 Thundering Herd 10 7 7 14 38
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 11, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 19,175Referee : Scott BroadwayTV announcers (NFLN) : Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)Pregame line : Georgia Southern –1.5
Game information First quarter (14:45) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 98 yard kickoff return, Rece Verhoff kick (Marshall 7–0 ) (6:15) GASO – Michael Lantz 35 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:26; Marshall 7–3 ) (2:49) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 22 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:26; Marshall 10–3 ) Second quarter (11:15) GASO – Jaylon Barden 9 yard pass from Davis Brin , Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:32; Tied 10–10 ) (5:32) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 21 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:39; Marshall 17–10 ) (3:07) GASO – Dalen Cobb 47 yard pass from Davis Brin, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Tied 17–17 ) (0:12) GASO – Michael Lantz 38 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 0:59; Georgia Southern 20–17 ) Third quarter (6:51) GASO – Michael Lantz 40 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 2:56; Georgia Southern 23–17 ) (5:06) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:45; Marshall 24–23 ) (1:56) GASO – Michael Lantz 21 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:10; Georgia Southern 26–24 ) Fourth quarter (10:51) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 55 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09; Marshall 31–26 ) (2:41) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 9 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06; Marshall 38–26 ) (0:50) GASO – Derwin Burgess 2 yard pass from Davis Brin, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 1:46; Marshall 38–33 )
Statistics GASO MRSH First downs 18 14 Plays–yards 80–384 54–370 Rushes–yards 24–77 33–169 Passing yards 307 201 Passing: comp –att –int 29–56–0 15–21–1 Time of possession 32:42 27:18
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Davis Brin 29/54, 307 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jalen White 17 carries, 67 yards Receiving Jaylon Barden 6 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD Marshall Passing Cole Pennington 15/20, 201 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 24 carries, 165 yards, 3 TD Receiving DeMarcus Harris 4 receptions, 147 yards
Game Eleven – Marshall Thundering Herd (5–5) at South Alabama Jaguars (5–5)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 0 0 0 0 Jaguars 14 7 0 7 28
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama
Date : Saturday, November 18, 2023Game time : 5:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind : S 8 mphGame attendance : 14,105Referee : Marshall LewisTV : ESPN+Pregame line : South Alabama –10.5
Game information First Quarter (10:37) USA – Diego Guajardo 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:00; South Alabama 3–0 ) (8:38) USA – Diego Guajardo 43-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:22; South Alabama 6–0 ) (5:02) USA – Jamaal Pritchett 25-yard pass from Carter Bradley, La'Damian Webb pass (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:49; South Alabama 14–0 ) Second Quarter (3:19) USA – La'Damian Webb 8-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:04; South Alabama 21–0 ) Third Quarter No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter (10:15) USA – La'Damian Webb 6-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:51; South Alabama 28–0 )
Statistics MRSH USA First downs 10 20 Plays–yards 56–201 72–393 Rushes–yards 2–42 10–197 Passing yards 159 196 Passing: comp –att –int 22–36–3 19–26–0 Time of possession 23:33 36:27
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Cole Pennington 22/36, 159 yards, 3 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 16 carries, 55 yards Receiving Rasheen Ali 4 receptions, 41 yards South Alabama Passing Carter Bradley 17/23, 176 yards, 2 TD Rushing La'Damian Webb 24 carries, 117 yards, TD Receiving Caullin Lacy 9 receptions, 126 yards
Game Twelve – Arkansas State Red Wolves (6–5) at Marshall Thundering Herd (5–6)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 0 7 7 7 21 Thundering Herd 14 14 7 0 35
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 25, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 18,673Referee : Jeremy ParkerTV : ESPN+Pregame line : Marshall –1.5
Game information First quarter (8:05) MRSH – Chuck Montgomery 9 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:32; Marshall 7–0 ) (1:28) MRSH – Chuck Montgomery 15 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:35; Marshall 14–0 ) Second quarter (11:31) MRSH – Cam Fancher 7 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 99 yards, 1:31; Marshall 21–0 ) (6:15) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 21 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:23; Marshall 28–0 ) (1:19) ARST – Ja'Quez Cross 3 yard run, Dominic Zvada kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:12; Marshall 28–7 ) Third quarter (6:58) MRSH – Cam Fancher 3 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:35; Marshall 35–7 ) (2:50) ARST – Courtney Jackson 60 yard punt return, Dominic Zvada kick (Marshall 35–14 ) Fourth quarter (2:54) ARST – Courtney Jackson 2 yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Dominic Zvada kick ('"Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:07; Marshall 35–21 )
Statistics ARST MRSH First downs 20 23 Plays–yards 67–305 75–493 Rushes–yards 29–42 53–279 Passing yards 263 214 Passing: comp –att –int 19–38–1 16–22–0 Time of possession 23:04 36:56
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas State Passing Jaylen Raynor 19/38, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ja'Quez Cross 11 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD Receiving Corey Rucker 5 receptions, 87 yards Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 16/22, 214 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ethan Payne 19 carries, 113 yards Receiving Chuck Montgomery 4 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD
2023 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl – UTSA Roadrunners (8–4) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (6–6)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total UTSA 0 21 7 7 35 Marshall 7 10 0 0 17
at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas
Date : Saturday, December 19, 2023Game time : 8:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind : 11 mph (18 km/h) SEGame attendance : 11,215Referee : Rodney BurnetteTV announcers (ESPN ) : Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)Box score
Statistics UTSA MRSH First downs 20 13 Plays–yards 72–386 68–367 Rushes–yards 41–135 34–109 Passing yards 251 258 Passing: comp –att –int 22–31–2 15–34–1 Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics UTSA Passing Owen McCown 22/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 11 carries, 43 yards, TD Receiving Joshua Cephus 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD Marshall Passing Cole Pennington 15/33, 258 yards Rushing Rasheen Ali 9 carries, 92 yards, TD Receiving Jayden Harrison 6 receptions, 132 yards
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