2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Shannon
Defensive coordinatorRick Minter (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Memphis   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UCF   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Marshall   3 – 5     4 – 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Rice x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Houston   6 – 2     8 – 5  
UTEP   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 10  
SMU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Snyder. Marshall finished the season with a 4–8 record (3–5).[1]

Before the season, Sports Illustrated ranked Marshall the 115th team in the FBS (out of 120) and predicted they would finish with a 1–11 record. Against 11th-ranked Wisconsin, the Herd led 14–0 in the second quarter, but gave up 51 unanswered points in the remainder of the game. Later in the season, Marshall upset Houston, 37–23, after having led 37–9 earlier in the final period. The following week, they lost in overtime to favorite East Carolina by a field goal, 19–16. Marshall held Rice quarterback Chase Clement to 84 passing yards in the first half, which was tied at 7, but went on to lose, 35–10. In the season closer, they proved competitive for eventual Conference USA runners-up Tulsa.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 304:30 pmIllinois State*
ESPN+W 35–1025,661[3]
September 612:00 pmat No. 11 Wisconsin*
BTNL 14–5180,386
September 137:00 pmMemphis
CSSW 17–1627,349
September 203:30 pmat Southern Miss
CSSW 34–2728,178
September 273:30 pmat West Virginia*
ESPN+L 3–2760,154
October 38:00 pmCincinnati*
ESPNL 10–3329,237
October 184:00 pmat UAB
L 21–2317,868
October 288:00 pmHouston
ESPN2W 37–2320,716
November 83:30 pmat East Carolina
CBSCSL 16–19 OT43,515
November 154:30 pmUCF
CSSL 14–3024,059
November 223:30 pmat Rice
CBSCSL 10–3515,131
November 293:30 pmTulsa
L 35–3821,571
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "Marshall 200". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  2. ^ Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 210, 2009.
  3. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (August 31, 2008). "Illinois State Falls Against Marshall". Herald and Review. Lee News Service. p. C6. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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