2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football
New Mexico Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (8th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChuck Heater (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
FIU   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Marshall   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
North Texas x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
UAB   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Rice   1 – 7     1 – 11  
UTEP   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*
StadiumW 31–2622,463
September 96:00 p.m.at NC State*
ACCN ExtraL 20–3757,430
September 166:30 p.m.Kent State*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CUSA.TV/WCHS/WVAHW 21–024,044
September 307:00 p.m.at Cincinnati*
ESPN3W 38–2135,736
October 76:00 p.m.at Charlotte
WQCWW 14–310,584
October 142:30 p.m.Old Dominiondagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN3W 35–326,097
October 207:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN2W 38–1013,412
October 282:30 p.m.FIU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
StadiumL 30–4119,966
November 36:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
CBSSNL 25–3015,880
November 116:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
beINW 30–2319,516
November 187:00 p.m.at UTSA
StadiumL 7–920,148
November 252:30 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
StadiumL 27–2818,361
December 164:30 p.m.vs. Colorado State*
ESPNW 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

  1. ^ "NC State, Cincinnati Highlight 2017 @HerdFB Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2017.


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