2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Holliday (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium

2012 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 pm	at No. 11 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl)	FX	L 34–69	59,120
September 8	7:00 pm	Western Carolina*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	FCS	W 52–24	25,317
September 15	6:30 pm	Ohio*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)		L 24–27	33,436
September 22	3:30 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CSS	W 54–51 2OT	14,204
September 29	3:30 pm	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 41–51	45,481
October 6	3:30 pm	Tulsa	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 38–45	27,189
October 20	7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	W 59–24	24,093
October 27	8:00 pm	UCF	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 17–54	22,563
November 3	2:00 pm	Memphis	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 38–28	22,041
November 10	4:30 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS/CSNH	L 31–38	11,981
November 17	12:00 pm	Houston	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSS/CSNH	W 44–41	18,831
November 23	2:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 59–65 2OT	46,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	10	10	14	34
#11 Mountaineers	13	21	21	14	69

Further information: Friends of Coal Bowl

Marshall and West Virginia last met in 2011 at Morgantown in a game won by WVU 34–13. Marshall is 0–12 all time against West Virginia.

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	3	7	14	24
Thundering Herd	3	21	21	7	52

Marshall and Western Carolina last met in 1996 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 56-21. Marshall is 9-9-2 all time against Western Carolina

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	17	0	10	27
Thundering Herd	14	0	7	3	24

Further information: Battle for the Bell

Marshall and Ohio last met in 2011 at Athens in a game won by Ohio 44-7. Marshall is 19-30-6 all time against Ohio.

Rice

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Thundering Herd	14	7	14	6	7	6	54
Owls	7	7	14	13	7	3	51

Marshall and Rice last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 24-20. Marshall is 2-1 all time against Rice

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	7	14	13	41
Boilermakers	14	28	3	6	51

Marshall and Purdue will meet for the first time in school history.

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	10	7	20	8	45
Thundering Herd	3	14	15	6	38

Marshall and Tulsa last met in 2011 at Tulsa in a game won by Tulsa 59–17. Marshall is 0–3 all time against Tulsa. This year's game will be Homecoming.

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	10	21	14	14	59
Golden Eagles	3	14	0	7	24

Marshall and Southern Miss last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 26-20. Marshall is 2-5 all time against Southern Miss.

Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	20	20	7	54
Thundering Herd	3	7	0	7	17

Marshall and Central Florida last met in 2011 at Orlando in a game won by UCF 16–6. Marshall is 3–7 all time against UCF.

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	7	14	28
Thundering Herd	10	7	14	7	38

Marshall and Memphis last met in 2011 at Memphis in a game won by Marshall 23–22. Marshall is 5–2 all time against Memphis.

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	7	17	31
Blazers	14	10	7	7	38

Marshall and UAB last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 59-14. Marshall is 6-1 all time against UAB.

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	10	14	17	41
Thundering Herd	10	21	7	6	44

Marshall and Houston last met in 2011 at Houston in a game won by Houston 63-28. Marshall is 2-2 all time against Houston

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Thundering Herd	7	21	7	17	7	0	59
Pirates	14	21	7	10	7	6	65

Marshall and East Carolina last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 34–27 in overtime. Marshall is 4–9 all time against ECU. This year's game will be on a Friday.