2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Rippon (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,019)
2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
East Carolina   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     8 – 5  
  4 – 4     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Memphis   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
SMU xy   6 – 2     7 – 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Houston   4 – 4     5 – 7  
UTEP   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Tulane   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team competed in the East Division of Conference USA. The season was the first for head coach Doc Holliday. Marshall finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play.

Previous season

In the 2009 season under former head coach Mark Snyder, the Thundering Herd finished with an overall record of 7–6 and 4–4 within Conference USA. They played in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, defeating the Ohio University Bobcats 21–17. It was Marshall first bowl game since the 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, and the Herd's first bowl win since the 2002 GMAC Bowl. Snyder is currently the defensive coordinator of the University of South Florida Bulls.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 pmat No. 2 Ohio State*
BTNL 7–45105,040[1]
September 107:00 pmNo. 23 West Virginia*
ESPNL 21–24 OT41,382[2]
September 187:00 pmat Bowling Green*
WSAZL 28–4420,515
September 257:00 pmOhio*
WSAZW 24–2328,143
October 28:00 pmat Southern Miss
CBSCSL 16–4127,518
October 138:00 pmUCF
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNL 14–3523,601
October 234:15 pmat East Carolina
CSSL 10–3750,145
October 303:00 pmUTEPdagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 16–1224,740
November 64:15 pmat UAB
CSSW 31–1717,860
November 133:00 pmMemphis
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 28–1325,108
November 203:00 pmat SMU
L 17–3117,513
November 2712:00 pmTulane
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSCSW 38–2319,302
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 0 7
#2 Buckeyes 21 14 7 3 45

West Virginia

1 2 3 4OT Total
#23 Mountaineers 3 0 3 153 24
Thundering Herd 7 7 0 70 21
Further information: Friends of Coal Bowl

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 14 14 0 28
Falcons 14 14 0 16 44

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 3 14 6 23
Thundering Herd 7 6 3 8 24
Further information: Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio)

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 0 7 9 16
Golden Eagles 14 14 6 7 41

Central Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 7 7 14 7 35
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 0 14

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 3 7 0 0 10
Pirates 7 13 10 7 37

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 3 6 12
Thundering Herd 7 0 0 9 16

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 3 0 14 31
Blazers 7 7 0 3 17

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 0 3 13
Thundering Herd 0 0 14 14 28

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 0 10 7 17
Mustangs 7 17 7 0 31

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 7 7 7 2 23
Thundering Herd 7 24 7 0 38

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2011 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Lee Smith Tight End 5 159 New England Patriots

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References

  1. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Marshall Thundering Herd Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Future Marshall Thundering Herd Schedules". FBSchedules.com. March 16, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
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