2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions, they played West Division champions Rice in the C-USA Championship Game, losing to the Owls 24–41. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Maryland 31–20.

2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football
C-USA East Division champion
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 31–20 vs. Maryland
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record10–4 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Heater (1st season)
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,227)
2013 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  7 –1   10 –4  
East Carolina  6 –2   10 –3  
Middle Tennessee  6 –2   8 –5  
Florida Atlantic  4 –4   6 –6  
UAB  1 –7   2 –10  
Southern Miss  1 –7   1 –11  
FIU  1 –7   1 –11  
West Division
Rice x$  7 –1   10 –4  
UTSA  6 –2   7 –5  
North Texas  6 –2   9 –4  
Tulane  5 –3   7 –6  
Louisiana Tech  3 –5   4 –8  
Tulsa  2 –6   3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmMiami (OH)*
CBSSNW 52–1427,148
September 76:30 pmGardner–Webb*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 55–026,317
September 148:00 pmat Ohio*
ESPNewsL 31–3424,836
September 2112:00 pmat Virginia Tech*
ESPNUL 21–29 3OT64,060
October 52:00 pmUTSAdagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
TW TXW 34–1028,837
October 125:00 pmat Florida Atlantic
FCSW 24–2319,760
October 247:30 pmat Middle Tennessee
FS1L 49–5119,898
November 212:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNW 61–1320,398
November 912:00 pmUAB
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CSSW 56–1422,321
November 147:30 pmat Tulsa
FS1W 45–3416,723
November 236:00 pmat FIU
FCSW 48–1015,891
November 2912:00 pmEast Carolina
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
CBSSNW 59–2825,117
December 712:00 pmat Rice
ESPN2L 24–4120,247
December 272:30 pmvs. Maryland*
ESPNW 31–2030,163

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Game summaries

Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 7 0 0 14
Thundering Herd 0 14 21 17 52

This was the 42nd time these two teams have faced each other, both in the Buckeye Conference (1933–1939) and in the Mid-American Conference (1953–1968; 1997–2004) over the years. Miami leads the overall win–loss record 29–11–1. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2004, a 33–25 win over the RedHawks at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Gardner-Webb
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Thundering Herd 14 20 21 0 55

This was the first time these two teams had faced each other.

Ohio
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 3 7 14 31
Bobcats 7 10 7 10 34
Further information: Battle for the Bell

This was the fifty seventh time these two teams had faced each other. Ohio leads the overall win–loss record 31–19–6. Previously, the last time these two teams faced each other was in 2012.

Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 0 0000 21
Hokies 14 0 0 7008 29

This will be the eleventh time these two teams have faced each other. Virginia Tech leads the overall win–loss record 8–2. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2011.

UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 3 0 7 10
Thundering Herd 17 7 0 10 34

This will be the first time these two schools have faced each other.

Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 10 24
Owls 0 3 13 7 23

This will be the first time these two teams have faced each other.

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 14 14 49
Blue Raiders 14 7 17 13 51

This will be the third time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall leads the overall win–loss record 2–0. The last meeting between Marshall and Middle Tennessee was in 1994, when both schools were still in what was then known as Division I-AA (now FCS).

Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 10 3 0 13
Thundering Herd 28 7 13 13 61

This will be the ninth time these two teams have faced each other. Southern Miss leads the overall win–loss record 5–3. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2012, when Southern Miss slipped from the Conference USA championship in 2011 to 0–12 last season. Marshall picked up its second win in Hattiesburg, Miss. at M. M. Roberts Stadium, 59–24.

UAB
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 7 0 0 14
Thundering Herd 21 14 14 7 56

This will be the ninth time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall leads the overall win–loss record 6–2. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2012, a 38–31 UAB win at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala.

Tulsa
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 21 10 0 14 45
Golden Hurricane 0 14 17 3 34

This will be the fifth time these two teams have faced each other. Tulsa leads the overall win–loss record 4–0. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2012, a 45–38 TU win at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Tulsa won Conference USA in 2012, and Marshall plays at TU for the second time in three seasons.

FIU
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 20 14 14 48
Panthers 3 0 0 7 10

This will be the second time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall leads the overall win–loss record 1–0. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2011 in the Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg (Fla.) at Tropicana Field, a 20–10 Thundering Herd win.

East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 10 10 8 28
Thundering Herd 17 7 21 14 59

This will be the fifteenth time these two teams have faced each other. East Carolina leads the overall win–loss record 10–4. The last time these two teams faced each other was in 2012.

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 10 0 14 24
Owls 14 7 13 7 41
See also: 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game

This will be the fifth time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall lead the overall series 3–1. The last time these two teams faced each other was in 2012 at Houston. Marshall won that game 54–51 in double overtime.

Maryland–Military Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 3 0 14 31
Terrapins 7 6 0 7 20
See also: 2013 Maryland Terrapins football team and 2013 Military Bowl

This will be the first time these two teams have faced each other.

References
  1. 2013 Marshall Football Schedule
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