2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Frisco Bowl, L 17–35 vs. UTSA | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 6–7 (3–5 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Clint Trickett (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Jason Semore (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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James Madison* x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2023 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 the Sun Belt Conference. The team was coached by third-year head coach Charles Huff.
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in fourth place in the East division.[1]
Media poll (East division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 78 (4) |
2 | Appalachian State | 75 (4) |
3 | Coastal Carolina | 71 (1) |
4 | Marshall | 68 (1) |
5 | Georgia Southern | 52 (1) |
6 | Georgia State | 31 |
7 | Old Dominion | 17 |
Offensive lineman Logan Osburn, Defensive lineman Owen Porter, linebacker Eli Neal, and defensive back Micah Abraham were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Running back Rasheen Ali and offensive lineman Ethan Driskell were named to the second team.[1]
On February 7 defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was hired by the University of Miami to be their defensive coordinator.[2]
On February 9 the Thundering herd hired Jason Semore to be their defensive coordinator. He was previously the safeties and special teams coach at Georgia Tech.[3]
The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Albany* | ESPN+ | W 21–17 | 25,101 | |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | ESPNU | W 31–13 | 38,211 | |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech* |
| ESPN2 | W 24–17 | 31,475 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| ESPN+ | W 41–35 | 22,652 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at NC State* | The CW | L 41–48 | 56,919 | |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN2 | L 24–41 | 16,718 | |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | James Madison |
| ESPN | L 9–20 | 22,109 |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | NFLN | L 6–34 | 21,324 | |
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Appalachian State | NFLN | L 9–31 | 34,057 | |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| NFLN | W 38–33 | 19,175 |
November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN+ | L 0–28 | 14,105 | |
November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 18,673 |
December 19 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. UTSA* | ESPN | L 17–35 | 11,215 | |
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Defense
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Special teams
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See also: 2023 Albany Great Danes football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | MRSH |
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First downs | 19 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 74–300 | 61–413 |
Rushes–yards | 36–106 | 26–145 |
Passing yards | 194 | 268 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–38–0 | 28–35–1 |
Time of possession | 35:09 | 24:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | Reese Poffenbarger | 22/38, 194 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Nate Larkins | 13 carries, 39 yards | |
Receiving | Jackson Parker | 5 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 28/35, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 18 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Chuck Montgomery | 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Pirates | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | ECU |
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First downs | 22 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 68–392 | 69–269 |
Rushes–yards | 38–131 | 38–146 |
Passing yards | 261 | 123 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–30–0 | 13–31–2 |
Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 15/28, 178 yards |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 18 carries, 85 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Caleb McMillan | 4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD | |
East Carolina | Passing | Mason Garcia | 10/23, 62 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Mason Garcia | 16 carries, 118 yards | |
Receiving | Jsi Hatfield | 4 receptions, 57 yards |
See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hokies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Game information |
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Statistics | VT | MRSH |
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First downs | 16 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 65–343 | 71–380 |
Rushes–yards | 30–184 | 44–214 |
Passing yards | 159 | 166 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–35–0 | 16–27–2 |
Time of possession | 27:14 | 32:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 19/35, 159 yards |
Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 9 carries, 88 yards | |
Receiving | Benji Gosnell | 4 receptions, 52 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 16/27, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Caleb Coombs | 4 receptions, 41 yards |
See also: 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Monarchs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
Game information |
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Statistics | ODU | MRSH |
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First downs | 11 | 30 |
Plays–yards | 54–434 | 84–464 |
Rushes–yards | 31–339 | 49–186 |
Passing yards | 95 | 278 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–23–3 | 29–35–1 |
Time of possession | 18:39 | 41:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | Jack Shields | 11/23, 95 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Kadarius Calloway | 11 carries, 236 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Reymello Murphy | 1 reception, 42 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 29/35, 278 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Cam Fancher | 15 carries, 102 yards | |
Receiving | Caleb Coombs | 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 48 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | NCSU |
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First downs | 22 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 90–419 | 66–401 |
Rushes–yards | 38–104 | 34–136 |
Passing yards | 315 | 265 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 29–52–1 | 17–32–3 |
Time of possession | 32:44 | 27:16 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 29/51, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 14 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Darryle Simmons | 8 receptions, 87 yards | |
NC State | Passing | MJ Morris | 17/32, 265 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Michael Allen | 9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Kevin Concepcion | 8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Panthers | 14 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | GSU |
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First downs | 23 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 68–457 | 73–474 |
Rushes–yards | 34–156 | 42–240 |
Passing yards | 301 | 234 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 27–34–0 | 21–31–0 |
Time of possession | 24:43 | 35:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 27/34, 301 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 19 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Rasheen Ali | 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
Georgia State | Passing | Darren Grainger | 21/31, 234 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Marcus Carroll | 28 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tailique Williams | 6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2023 James Madison Dukes football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dukes | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | JMU | MRSH |
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First downs | 19 | 10 |
Plays–yards | 69–405 | 62–169 |
Rushes–yards | 36–131 | 32–-4 |
Passing yards | 274 | 173 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–33–1 | 17–30–1 |
Time of possession | 33:49 | 26:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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James Madison | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 21/31, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jordan McCloud | 6 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Reggie Brown | 6 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 17/30, 173 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ethan Payne | 20 carries, 62 yards | |
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 4 receptions, 40 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Chanticleers | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | CCU |
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First downs | 17 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 71–283 | 62–427 |
Rushes–yards | 26–81 | 40–145 |
Passing yards | 202 | 282 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–45–4 | 15–22–1 |
Time of possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 11/22, 125 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 12 carries, 52 yards | |
Receiving | DeMarcus Harris | 5 receptions, 61 yards | |
Coastal Carolina | Passing | Jarrett Guest | 14/20, 289 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ethan Vasko | 5 carries, 37 yards | |
Receiving | Jared Brown | 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | APP |
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First downs | 13 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 50–252 | 67–377 |
Rushes–yards | 25–108 | 40–148 |
Passing yards | 144 | 229 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–25–3 | 20–27–0 |
Time of possession | 24:20 | 35:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 14/25, 144 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 13 carries, 74 yards | |
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 1 reception, 35 yards | |
Appalachian State | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 20/27, 229 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Joey Aguilar | 10 carries, 44 yards | |
Receiving | Kaedin Robinson | 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | GASO | MRSH |
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First downs | 18 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 80–384 | 54–370 |
Rushes–yards | 24–77 | 33–169 |
Passing yards | 307 | 201 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 29–56–0 | 15–21–1 |
Time of possession | 32:42 | 27:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia Southern | Passing | Davis Brin | 29/54, 307 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jalen White | 17 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Jaylon Barden | 6 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Cole Pennington | 15/20, 201 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 24 carries, 165 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | DeMarcus Harris | 4 receptions, 147 yards |
See also: 2023 South Alabama Jaguars football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama
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Statistics | MRSH | USA |
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First downs | 10 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 56–201 | 72–393 |
Rushes–yards | 2–42 | 10–197 |
Passing yards | 159 | 196 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–36–3 | 19–26–0 |
Time of possession | 23:33 | 36:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Cole Pennington | 22/36, 159 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 16 carries, 55 yards | |
Receiving | Rasheen Ali | 4 receptions, 41 yards | |
South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 17/23, 176 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 24 carries, 117 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Caullin Lacy | 9 receptions, 126 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Wolves | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Game information |
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Statistics | ARST | MRSH |
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First downs | 20 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 67–305 | 75–493 |
Rushes–yards | 29–42 | 53–279 |
Passing yards | 263 | 214 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–38–1 | 16–22–0 |
Time of possession | 23:04 | 36:56 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arkansas State | Passing | Jaylen Raynor | 19/38, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ja'Quez Cross | 11 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Rucker | 5 receptions, 87 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 16/22, 214 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Ethan Payne | 19 carries, 113 yards | |
Receiving | Chuck Montgomery | 4 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD |
See also: 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team and 2023 Frisco Bowl |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UTSA | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Marshall | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas
Statistics | UTSA | MRSH |
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First downs | 20 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 72–386 | 68–367 |
Rushes–yards | 41–135 | 34–109 |
Passing yards | 251 | 258 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–31–2 | 15–34–1 |
Time of possession | 29:59 | 30:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTSA | Passing | Owen McCown | 22/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rocko Griffin | 11 carries, 43 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Cole Pennington | 15/33, 258 yards |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 9 carries, 92 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 6 receptions, 132 yards |