American college football season
The 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2017 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 eighth-year head coach Doc Holliday . They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Colorado State .
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes FIU , Old Dominion , Southern Miss , and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Charlotte , Florida Atlantic , Middle Tennessee , and UTSA .[ 1]
The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Kent State and Miami of Ohio, both from the Mid-American Conference and travel to Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * Stadium W 31–2622,463
September 9 6:00 p.m. at NC State * ACCN Extra L 20–3757,430
September 16 6:30 p.m. Kent State * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CUSA.TV /WCHS /WVAH W 21–024,044
September 30 7:00 p.m. at Cincinnati * ESPN3 W 38–2135,736
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Charlotte WQCW W 14–310,584
October 14 2:30 p.m. Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN3 W 35–326,097
7:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN2 W 38–1013,412
October 28 2:30 p.m. FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium L 30–4119,966
6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN L 25–3015,880
November 11 6:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV beIN W 30–2319,516
November 18 7:00 p.m. at UTSA Stadium L 7–920,148
November 25 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium L 27–2818,361
December 16 4:30 p.m. vs. Colorado State * ESPN W 31–2826,087
Schedule Source: [ 2]
Game summaries
Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
3
10
7
6
26
Thundering Herd
7
14
7
3
31
At NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
10
10
0
0
20
Wolfpack
3
20
7
7
37
Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
0
0
0
0
0
Thundering Herd
0
7
0
14
21
At Cincinnati
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
17
7
7
38
Bearcats
0
0
7
14
21
At Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
0
7
0
14
49ers
0
0
3
0
3
Old Dominion
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
3
0
0
3
Thundering Herd
0
7
7
21
35
At Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
24
0
7
38
Blue Raiders
3
7
0
0
10
FIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
14
14
7
6
41
Thundering Herd
0
7
7
16
30
At Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
3
13
9
25
Owls
13
3
7
7
30
Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
7
0
3
13
23
Thundering Herd
0
13
17
0
30
At UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
0
0
7
7
Roadrunners
3
3
0
3
9
Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
14
7
7
28
Thundering Herd
0
14
7
6
27
Colorado State–Gildan New Mexico Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
21
10
0
31
Rams
0
14
0
14
28
References
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