2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| 2012 record | 5–7 (4–4 C-USA) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Legg |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Tony Petersen |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Rippon |
| Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,019) |
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| UCF xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina x | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tulsa xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 West Virginia* | FX | L 34–69 | 59,120 | |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | Western Carolina* | FCS | W 52–24 | 25,317 | |
| September 15 | 6:30 pm | Ohio* |
| L 24–27 | 33,436 | |
| September 22 | 3:30 pm | at Rice | CSS | W 54–51 2OT | 14,204 | |
| September 29 | 3:30 pm | at Purdue* | BTN | L 41–51 | 45,481 | |
| October 6 | 3:30 pm | Tulsa |
| CBSSN | L 38–45 | 27,189 |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | CBSSN | W 59–24 | 24,093 | |
| October 27 | 8:00 pm | UCF |
| CBSSN | L 17–54 | 22,563 |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | Memphis |
| W 38–28 | 22,041 | |
| November 10 | 4:30 pm | at UAB | CSS/CSNH | L 31–38 | 11,981 | |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | Houston |
| CSS/CSNH | W 44–41 | 18,831 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | at East Carolina | CBSSN | L 59–65 2OT | 46,317 | |
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Game summaries
West Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| #11 Mountaineers | 13 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 69 |
Marshall and West Virginia last met in 2011 at Morgantown in a game won by WVU 34–13. Marshall is 0–12 all time against West Virginia.
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Catamounts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
Marshall and Western Carolina last met in 1996 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 56-21. Marshall is 9-9-2 all time against Western Carolina
Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Marshall and Ohio last met in 2011 at Athens in a game won by Ohio 44-7. Marshall is 19-30-6 all time against Ohio.
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 54 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
Marshall and Rice last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 24-20. Marshall is 2-1 all time against Rice
Purdue
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| Boilermakers | 14 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 51 |
Marshall and Purdue will meet for the first time in school history.
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Hurricane | 10 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 45 |
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 38 |
Marshall and Tulsa last met in 2011 at Tulsa in a game won by Tulsa 59–17. Marshall is 0–3 all time against Tulsa. This year's game will be Homecoming.
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Marshall and Southern Miss last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 26-20. Marshall is 2-5 all time against Southern Miss.
Central Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Knights | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 54 |
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Marshall and Central Florida last met in 2011 at Orlando in a game won by UCF 16–6. Marshall is 3–7 all time against UCF.
Memphis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Marshall and Memphis last met in 2011 at Memphis in a game won by Marshall 23–22. Marshall is 5–2 all time against Memphis.
UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Blazers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Marshall and UAB last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 59-14. Marshall is 6-1 all time against UAB.
Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Marshall and Houston last met in 2011 at Houston in a game won by Houston 63-28. Marshall is 2-2 all time against Houston
East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 7 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 59 |
| Pirates | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 65 |
Marshall and East Carolina last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 34–27 in overtime. Marshall is 4–9 all time against ECU. This year's game will be on a Friday.