2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by tenth-year head coach Doc Holliday.

2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 25–48 vs. UCF
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2019 record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Holliday (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	J.C Price (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (1st season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,227)

2019 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		5	–	3					7	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Old Dominion		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
UAB xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTSA		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in first place in the East Division.[1]

East Division
Predicted finish	Team
1	Marshall
2	FIU
3	Florida Atlantic
4	Middle Tennessee
5	Western Kentucky
6	Old Dominion
7	Charlotte

Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

Schedule

Marshall announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[2] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	VMI*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	W 56–17	23,875
September 6	9:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Boise State*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 7–14	31,951
September 14	6:30 p.m.	Ohio*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)	Stadium Facebook	W 33–31	27,323
September 28	5:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN Facebook	L 14–52	32,192
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN Facebook	L 13–24	15,023
October 12	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	W 31–17	18,351
October 18	6:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	W 36–31	15,138
October 26	2:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Moonshine Throwdown)	Stadium Facebook	W 26–23	22,099
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	Stadium Facebook	W 20–7	17,385
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 31–10	19,893
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	Stadium Facebook	L 13–24	10,526
November 30	12:00 p.m.	FIU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 30–27 ^OT	18,596
December 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. UCF*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–48	28,987
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	7	0	10	17
Thundering Herd	14	21	14	7	56

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	0	7
No. 24 Broncos	0	7	7	0	14

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	14	7	7	31
Thundering Herd	10	17	0	6	33

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	14	14	17	7	52
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	14	14

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	6	0	0	13
Blue Raiders	10	7	0	7	24

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	10	7	0	17
Thundering Herd	7	10	7	7	31

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	10	7	5	14	36
Owls	14	3	0	14	31

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	7	6	10	23
Thundering Herd	14	6	3	3	26

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	3	14	3	0	20
Owls	0	7	0	0	7

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	3	0	10
Thundering Herd	0	17	7	7	31

at Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	3	3	0	13
49ers	0	7	3	14	24

FIU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	17	3	27
Thundering Herd	0	10	7	7	6	30

vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	7	18	3	28
Knights	21	3	21	0	45

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	159	Justin Rohrwasser	K	New England Patriots
7	243	Chris Jackson	S	Tennessee Titans

References

1. https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
2. "MCGILL: Marshall's 2019 football schedule is perfect". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
3. "2019 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2019.