2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football
2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Holliday (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Heater (4th season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium; (Capacity: 38,227)

The 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2016 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 seventh-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

2016 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Old Dominion x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Middle Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	5
FIU	4	–	4	4	–	8
Charlotte	3	–	5	4	–	8
Marshall	2	–	6	3	–	9
Florida Atlantic	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
UTSA	5	–	3	6	–	7
Southern Miss	4	–	4	7	–	6
North Texas	3	–	5	5	–	8
Rice	2	–	6	3	–	9
UTEP	2	–	6	4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Marshall announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host C–USA foes Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.[1]

The team played four non–conference games, three home games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Morgan State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and travel to Pittsburgh from the ACC.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	6:00 pm	Morgan State*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	beIN	W 62–0	26,488
September 17	12:00 pm	Akron*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 38–65	24,258
September 24	8:00 pm	No. 3 Louisville*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 28–59	40,592
October 1	7:30 pm	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN RTPT	L 27–43	45,246
October 8	7:00 pm	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ASN	L 21–38	18,216
October 15	7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ASN	W 27–21	22,839
October 22	5:30 pm	Charlotte	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	beIN	L 24–27	20,904
October 29	7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ASN	L 14–24	31,275
November 5	7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ASN	L 14–38	20,118
November 12	7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ASN	W 42–17	20,841
November 19	7:00 pm	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ASN	L 14–31	15,054
November 26	7:00 pm	WKU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPNU	L 6–60	17,397
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	21	28	13	0	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	34	7	17	65
Thundering Herd	21	0	10	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Cardinals	7	28	17	7	59
Thundering Herd	0	7	0	21	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	14	13	27
Panthers	20	7	3	13	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	14	0	21
Mean Green	7	7	14	10	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	7	0	0	21
Thundering Herd	10	6	3	8	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	10	7	3	7	27
Thundering Herd	14	10	0	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Eagles	7	3	0	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	7	14
Monarchs	14	7	10	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	10	7	0	0	17
Thundering Herd	7	7	7	21	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	7	14
Panthers	7	7	3	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	28	13	9	10	60
Thundering Herd	0	0	6	0	6

"Seven Home Games, ACC Schools Headline Herd's 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
"2016 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

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