2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Shannon
Defensive coordinatorRick Minter (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,019)
2009 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   7 – 1     9 – 5  
UCF   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
  4 – 4     7 – 6  
UAB   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Memphis   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Houston xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
SMU x   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Tulsa   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UTEP   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Tulane   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2009 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 finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Conference USA play. They were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, where they defeated Ohio, 21–17.

On November 29, it was announced that Mark Snyder had resigned as head coach.[1] Defensive coordinator Rick Minter was elevated to interim head coach for the bowl game. Marshall hired Doc Holliday as Snyder's permanent replacement.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 54:30 pmSouthern Illinois*
W 31–2824,012[2]
September 121:30 pmat No. 14 Virginia Tech*
ESPN360L 10–5266,233
September 197:00 pmBowling Green*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
WSAZW 17–1023,029
September 261:00 pmat Memphis
CSSW 27–1620,063
October 312:00 pmEast Carolinadagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
CBSCSL 17–2126,814
October 103:30 pmat Tulane
CSSW 31–1028,312
October 173:30 pmat West Virginia*
ESPN PlusL 7–2454,432
October 2412:00 pmUAB
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CSSW 27–718,878
November 18:15 pmat UCF
ESPNL 20–2135,676
November 144:30 pmSouthern Miss
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 20–2721,036
November 214:30 pmSMU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–3119,646
November 283:00 pmat UTEP
WSAZL 21–5219,736
December 261:00 pmvs. Ohio
ESPNW 21–1730,311
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 7 7 7 28
Thundering Herd 0 7 21 3 31

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 3 10
#14 Hokies 7 28 10 7 52

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 0 3 10
Thundering Herd 0 0 7 10 17

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 3 14 0 10 27
Tigers 7 3 3 3 16

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 7 0 21
Thundering Herd 0 7 10 0 17

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 7 3 7 31
Green Wave 7 0 0 3 10

West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 0 7
Mountaineers 0 3 7 14 24
Further information: Friends of Coal Bowl

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 7 0 0 7
Thundering Herd 3 14 7 3 27

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 17 3 0 20
Knights 0 7 0 14 21

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 7 6 7 27
Thundering Herd 0 13 0 7 20

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 3 7 14 31
Thundering Herd 7 3 14 10 34

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 14 7 0 21
Miners 13 7 22 10 52

Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 7 0 0 21
Bobcats 0 7 10 0 17
Further information: 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

Roster

2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Mark Cann So
QB 12 Brian Anderson Jr
TE 16 Lee Smith Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 98 Delvin Johnson Jr
DE 99 Vinny Curry Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Rick Minter – Defensive coordinator (2nd Season)
  • Todd Goebbel – Special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach (5th season)
  • Alex Atkins – Graduate assistant (1st season)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Snyder Resigns as Head Coach". WSAZ. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  2. ^ Hefferman, Todd (September 6, 2009). "Salukis drop opener". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Future Marshall Thundering Herd Schedules". College Football Palace. January 4, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
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