2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (4th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Marshall   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UAB   6 – 2     9 – 4  
North Texas   5 – 3     6 – 7  
UTEP   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 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 Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff.

On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[2]

Schedule[edit]

Marshall announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[3][4] The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.at Navy*
CBSSNW 49–730,131
September 116:30 p.m.North Carolina Central*
ESPN+W 44–1024,521
September 186:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
CBSSN FacebookL 38–4224,833
September 237:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*
ESPNL 30–3128,377
October 27:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
StadiumL 28–3415,806
October 92:00 p.m.Old Dominiondagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSN FacebookW 20–13 OT24,172
October 157:00 p.m.at North Texas
CBSSNW 49–2113,123
October 303:30 p.m.FIU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
StadiumW 38–018,466
November 66:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
CBSSN FacebookW 28–1321,803
November 133:30 p.m.UAB
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNL 14–2119,329
November 203:30 p.m.at Charlotte
StadiumW 49–2813,211
November 273:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNL 21–5319,134
December 189:15 p.m.vs. No. 23 Louisiana*
ESPNL 21–3621,642
Schedule Source:[3][5]

Game summaries[edit]

At Navy[edit]

See also: 2021 Navy Midshipmen football team
Game One – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 14 7 72149
Midshipmen 0 0 077

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW 5–10 mph
  • Game attendance: 30,131
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –2.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Marshall 7–0)
  • (6:46) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:46; Marshall 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:24) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:10; Marshall 21–0)
Third quarter
  • (11:56) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 9 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:26; Marshall 28–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:04) NAVY – Xavier Arline 1 yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:20; Marshall 28–7)
  • (8:02) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:02; Marshall 35–7)
  • (5:31) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:55; Marshall 42–7)
  • (2:01) MRSH – EJ Horton 30 yard pass from Luke Zban, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:07; Marshall 49–7)
Statistics MRSH NAVY
First downs 23 24
Plays–yards 63–464 92–398
Rushes–yards 30–101 76–337
Passing yards 363 61
Passing: comp–att–int 21–33–2 5–16–2
Time of possession 18:41 41:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 20/30, 333 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 14 carries, 59 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Talik Keaton 5 receptions, 100 yards
Navy Passing Maasai Maynor 2/6, 27 yards
Rushing James Harris II 11 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Mychal Cooper 2 receptions, 30 yards

North Carolina Central[edit]

See also: 2021 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
Game Two – North Carolina Central Eagles (1–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 7 0310
Thundering Herd 6 24 7744

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: None
  • Game attendance: 24,521
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Griffith (play-by-play), Dave Wilson (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –43.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:19) MRSH – Grant Wells 10 yard rush, Grant Wells pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:08; Marshall 6–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:05) MRSH – Talik Keaton 14 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Marshall 13–0)
  • (8:57) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:46; Marshall 20–0)
  • (3:23) NCCU – Mookie Collier 4 yard pass from Davius Richard, Adrian Olivio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:36; Marshall 20–7)
  • (2:04) MRSH – Talik Keaton 46 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:19; Marshall 27–7)
  • (0:25) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 27 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:51; Marshall 30–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:40) MRSH – Knowledge McDaniel 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:02; Marshall 37–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:28) MRSH – Ethan Payne 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 99 yards, 4:57; Marshall 44–7)
  • (0:53) NCCU – Adrian Olivio 21 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:35; Marshall 44–10)
Statistics NCCU MRSH
First downs 9 38
Plays–yards 60–177 100–700
Rushes–yards 28–71 42–237
Passing yards 106 463
Passing: comp–att–int 14–32–0 42–58–2
Time of possession 27:24 32:36
Team Category Player Statistics
NC Central Passing Davius Richard 14/32, 106 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jamal Currie-Elliott 9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Tyler Barnes 3 receptions, 40 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 34/47, 347 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Knowledge McDaniel 7 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jayden Harrison 4 receptions, 81 yards

East Carolina[edit]

See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team
Game Three – East Carolina Pirates (0–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 14 02142
Thundering Herd 10 14 14038

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: None
  • Game attendance: 24,833
  • Referee: Luke Richard
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook): Michael Grady (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –9.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:20) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 29 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:40; Marshall 3–0)
  • (9:13) ECU – Tyler Snead 24 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; East Carolina 7–3)
  • (5:20) MRSH – Willie Johnson 19 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:42; Marshall 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:33) ECU – Keaton Mitchell 88 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 1:24; East Carolina 14–10)
  • (10:28) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 26 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Marshall 17–14)
  • (7:31) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21; Marshall 24–14)
  • (0:08) ECU – Shane Calhoun 5 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 3:25; Marshall 24–21)
Third quarter
  • (10:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 49 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:34; Marshall 31–21)
  • (1:03) MRSH – Grant Wells 6 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:00; Marshall 38–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 5 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:33; Marshall 38–28)
  • (2:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 27 yard pass from Tyler Snead, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Marshall 38–35)
  • (0:55) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:36; East Carolina 42–38)
Statistics ECU MRSH
First downs 27 24
Plays–yards 91–563 76–647
Rushes–yards 40–168 36–214
Passing yards 395 433
Passing: comp–att–int 31–51–0 24–40–2
Time of possession 30:19 29:41
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 30/48, 368 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 14 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Shane Calhoun 8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 24/39, 433 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 24 carries, 189 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Corey Gammage 8 receptions, 180 yards

At Appalachian State[edit]

See also: 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–1) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 6 14 10030
Mountaineers 7 14 01031

at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NW 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 28,377
  • Referee: Kevin Vicknair
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst)
  • Pregame line: App State –7.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:38) APP – Camerun Peoples 1 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08; Appalachian State 7–0)
  • (5:36) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:02; Appalachian State 7–3)
  • (0:39) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 33 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:11; Appalachian State 7–6)
Second quarter
  • (12:36) MRSH – Xavier Gainers 56 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:36; Marshall 13–7)
  • (7:13) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Appalachian State 14–13)
  • (7:01) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 97 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 20–14)
  • (0:04) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:54; Appalachian State 21–20)
Third quarter
  • (7:54) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 46 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:03; Marshall 23–21)
  • (4:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:15; Marshall 30–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:09) APP – Corey Sutton 24 yard pass from Chase Brice, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 1:41; Marshall 30–28)
  • (5:45) APP – Chandler Staton 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:32; Appalachian State 31–30)
Statistics MRSH APP
First downs 20 39
Plays–yards 61–397 93–566
Rushes–yards 28–127 54–283
Passing yards 270 283
Passing: comp–att–int 18–33–0 24–39–1
Time of possession 22:38 37:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 18/33, 270 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Rasheen Ali 17 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Gaines 5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
App State Passing Chase Brice 24/39, 283 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Nate Noel 20 carries, 187 yards
Receiving Corey Sutton 10 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD

At Middle Tennessee[edit]

See also: 2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Game Five – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 0 14 01428
Blue Raiders 7 21 6034

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,806
  • Referee: Kevin Vicknair
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –10.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:04) MTSU – Mike DeLiello 3 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:18; Middle Tennessee 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:41) MTSU – Jarrin Pierce 13 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:28; Middle Tennessee 14–0)
  • (10:56) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 12 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 0:20; Middle Tennessee 14–7)
  • (9:04) MTSU – Chaton Mobley 41 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:41; Middle Tennessee 21–7)
  • (5:52) MTSU – Jaylin Lane 34 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:02; Middle Tennessee 28–7)
  • (0:55) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:05; Middle Tennessee 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (2:30) MTSU – Reed Blankenship 90 yard fumble recovery, Zeke Rankin kick blocked (Middle Tennessee 34–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:44) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 4:25; Middle Tennessee 34–21)
  • (1:12) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 3:03; Middle Tennessee 34–28)
Statistics MRSH MTSU
First downs 28 16
Plays–yards 82–493 70–314
Rushes–yards 35–172 49–209
Passing yards 321 105
Passing: comp–att–int 31–47–2 12–21–1
Time of possession 26:45 33:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 31/47, 321 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 19 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Corey Gammage 7 receptions, 81 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Chase Cunningham 12/21, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Chaton Mobley 15 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaylin Lane 1 reception, 34 yards, 1 TD

Old Dominion[edit]

See also: 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Game Six – Old Dominion Monarchs (1–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–3)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Monarchs 7 3 03013
Thundering Herd 3 3 07720

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: None
  • Game attendance: 24,172
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –21.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:59) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –6 yards, 1:21; Marshall 3–0)
  • (0:25) ODU – Ali Jennings 33 yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr, Nick Rice kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34; Old Dominion 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (6:38) ODU – Nick Rice 47 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48; Old Dominion 10–3)
  • (0:25) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:13; Old Dominion 10–6)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • (2:37) ODU – Nick Rice 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:05; Old Dominion 13–6)
  • (0:33) MRSH – Willie Johnson 52 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Tied 13–13)
Overtime
  • MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; Marshall 20–13)
Statistics ODU MRSH
First downs 19 24
Plays–yards 73–314 78–390
Rushes–yards 50–208 32–91
Passing yards 106 299
Passing: comp–att–int 10–23–2 30–46–2
Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr 9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 26 carries, 168 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 30/46, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 21 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Shadeed Ahmed 7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

At North Texas[edit]

See also: 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team
Game Seven – Marshall Thundering Herd (3–3) at North Texas Mean Green (1–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 14 28 0749
Mean Green 0 7 01421

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: Friday, October 15, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 22 mph
  • Game attendance: 13,123
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –11.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:42; Marshall 7–0)
  • (3:41) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:22; Marshall 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:24) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 6 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:47; Marshall 21–0)
  • (7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:45; Marshall 28–0)
  • (4:45) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 33 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciuccie kick (Drive: 1 plays, 33 yards, 0:11; Marshall 35–0)
  • (4:24) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 75 yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:21; Marshall 35–7)
  • (2:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:06; Marshall 42–7)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • (12:09) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:03; Marshall 49–7)
  • (9:49) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 51 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:20; Marshall 49–14)
  • (2:37) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 14 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:35; Marshall 49–21)
Statistics MRSH UNT
First downs 24 18
Plays–yards 72–477 78–411
Rushes–yards 40–154 46–277
Passing yards 323 134
Passing: comp–att–int 24–32–1 17–32–2
Time of possession 32:14 27:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Xavier Gaines 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT
Rushing DeAndre Torrey 20 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jason Pirtle 5 receptions, 35 yards

FIU[edit]

See also: 2021 FIU Panthers football team
Game Eight – FIU Panthers (1–6) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Thundering Herd 3 21 7738

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N/A
  • Game attendance: 18,466
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Noah Coslov and Max Starks
  • Pregame line: Marshall –21.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:50) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:30; Marshall 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:00) MRSH – Grant Wells 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:56; Marshall 10–0)
  • (7:33) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 41 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:37; Marshall 17–0)
  • (3:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 6 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:46; Marshall 24–0)
Third quarter
  • (0:30) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:56; Marshall 31–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:16) MRSH – Ethan Payne 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:08; Marshall 38–0)
Statistics FIU MRSH
First downs 15 24
Plays–yards 66–288 77–456
Rushes–yards 31–108 46–246
Passing yards 180 210
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–1 24–31–0
Time of possession 29:13 30:47
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 14/28, 128 yards, 1 INT
Rushing D'Vonte Price 10 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 4 receptions, 59 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 20/25, 184 yards
Rushing Rasheen Ali 26 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Shadeed Ahmed 5 receptions, 52 yards

At Florida Atlantic[edit]

See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (5–3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (5–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 7028
Owls 10 3 0013

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N/A
  • Game attendance: 21,803
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV: CBS Sports Facebook
  • Pregame line: Marshall –1.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:46) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 99 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 7–0)
  • (12:45) FAU – Brandon Robinson 27 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Aaron Shahriari kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:52) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 37 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:25; Florida Atlantic 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:31) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 38 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:05; Florida Atlantic 13–7)
  • (9:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Marshall 14–13)
  • (0:37) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 21 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:24; Marshall 21–13)
Third quarter
  • (1:51) MRSH – Willie Johnson 65 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:36; Marshall 28–13)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics MRSH FAU
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 63–447 78–441
Rushes–yards 25–96 47–243
Passing yards 351 198
Passing: comp–att–int 26–38–1 15–31–0
Time of possession 29:41 30:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 26/38, 351 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Willie Johnson 5 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 15/29, 198 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Johnny Ford 13 carries, 138 yards
Receiving Willie Wright 2 receptions, 69 yards

UAB[edit]

See also: 2021 UAB Blazers football team
Game Ten – UAB Blazers (6–3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (6–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Blazers 14 0 7021
Thundering Herd 0 7 7014

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: N/A
  • Game attendance: 19,329
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –4.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:39) UAB – DeWayne McBride 3 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:21; UAB 7–0)
  • (1:25) UAB – DeWayne McBride 15 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:13; UAB 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (1:05) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 36 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 1:43; UAB 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:18) MRSH – Corey Gammage 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:33; Tied 14–14)
  • (0:36) UAB – Dylan Hopkins 1 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; UAB 21–14)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics UAB MRSH
First downs 17 16
Plays–yards 65–338 60–269
Rushes–yards 47–88 21–37
Passing yards 250 232
Passing: comp–att–int 13–18–0 22–39–1
Time of possession 37:43 22:17
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 13/18, 250 yards
Rushing DeWayne McBride 25 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Gerrit Prince 5 receptions, 100 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 22/39, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 16 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Corey Gammage 8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

At Charlotte[edit]

See also: 2021 Charlotte 49ers football team
Game Eleven – Marshall Thundering Herd (6–4) at Charlotte 49ers (5–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 7 14 21749
49ers 7 7 01428

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: S 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 13,211
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Josh Appel (play-by-play), Patrick Russell (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –14.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:42) CLT – Keith Pearson Jr. 6 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:18; Charlotte 7–0)
  • (5:14) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:12) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 5 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:28; Marshall 14–7)
  • (4:13) CLT – Cameron Dollar 21 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:43; Tied 14–14)
  • (3:26) MRSH – Corey Gammage 64 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Marshall 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:49) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:11; Marshall 28–14)
  • (7:45) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 15 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:21; Marshall 35–14)
  • (2:07) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:52; Marshall 42–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:37) CLT – Cameron Dollar 4 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 5:24; Marshall 42–21)
  • (8:36) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 3:01; Marshall 49–21)
  • (4:33) CLT – ChaVon McEachern 5 yard pass from James Foster, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:57; Marshall 49–28)
Statistics MRSH CLT
First downs 29 23
Plays–yards 72–588 73–364
Rushes–yards 44–321 32–119
Passing yards 267 245
Passing: comp–att–int 21–28–0 25–41–1
Time of possession 29:03 30:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 21/28, 267 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Rasheen Ali 23 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Corey Gammage 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 19/34, 176 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Shadrick Byrd 14 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Grant DuBose 6 receptions, 70 yards

Western Kentucky[edit]

See also: 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Game Twelve – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (7–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Hilltoppers 0 6 232453
Thundering Herd 7 7 0721

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: N/A
  • Game attendance: 19,134
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –1.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 6:58; Marshall 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:22) MRSH – Devin Miller 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:57; Marshall 14–0)
  • (8:05) WKU – Brayden Narveson 41 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:56; Marshall 14–3)
  • (2:48) WKU – Brayden Narveson 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 3:12; Marshall 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (13:41) WKU – Daewood Davis 47 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:23; Marshall 14–13)
  • (9:10) WKU – Corley Malachi 14 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:21; Western Kentucky 20–14)
  • (7:28) WKU – Daewood Davis 50 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09; Western Kentucky 26–14)
  • (3:25) WKU – Brayden Narveson 53 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:30; Western Kentcuky 29–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:18) WKU – Dalvin Smith 8 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:30; Western Kentucky 36–14)
  • (12:23) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 41 yard pass from Luke Zban, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Western Kentucky 36–21)
  • (12:16) WKU – A.J. Brathwaite 43 yard kickoff return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 43–21)
  • (1:12) WKU – Brayden Narveson 39 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 21 yards, 7:18; Western Kentcuky 46–21)
  • (0:53) WKU – Davion Williams 45 yard interception return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 53–21)
Statistics WKU MRSH
First downs 25 20
Plays–yards 82–485 79–325
Rushes–yards 34–157 40–126
Passing yards 328 199
Passing: comp–att–int 25–48–0 26–39–1
Time of possession 30:34 29:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Bailey Zappe 25/48, 328 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Noah Whittington 14 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Daewood Davis 3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD
Marshall Passing Luke Zban 16/25, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 24 carries, 99 yards
Receiving Corey Gammage 7 receptions, 44 yards

vs Louisiana[edit]

See also: 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2021 New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans Bowl – No. 23 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (12–1) vs Marshall Thundering Herd (7–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns 10 6 02036
Thundering Herd 7 7 7021

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021
  • Game time: 9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST)
  • Game attendance: 21,642
  • Referee: Mike Cutton
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Louisiana –6.0
Game information
First quarter
  • 9:26 UL – Kyren Lacy 9-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:34. Louisiana 7–0
  • 1:29 UL – Nate Snyder 42-yard field goal. Drive: 13 plays, 40 yards, 6:35. Louisiana 10–0
  • 0:50 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 63-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:39. Louisiana 10–7
Second quarter
  • 10:32 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:10. Marshall 14–10
  • 1:28 UL – Nate Snyder 25-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:27. Marshall 14–13
  • 0:00 UL – Nate Snyder 24-yard field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:43. Louisiana 16–14
Third quarter
  • 1:01 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 9-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:20. Marshall 21–16
Fourth quarter
  • 8:20 UL – Emani Bailey 4-yard run, conversion pass failed. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:34. Louisiana 22–21
  • 3:54 UL – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:34. Louisiana 29–21
  • 1:41 UL – Emani Bailey 2-yard run, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:45. Louisiana 36–21
Statistics UL MRSH
First downs 22 13
Plays–yards 83–498 56–278
Rushes–yards 51–220 30–179
Passing yards 278 99
Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–0 15–26–2
Time of possession 37:26 22:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19/31, 270 yards, TD
Rushing Emani Bailey 17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Michael Jefferson 3 receptions, 108 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 15/26, 99 yards, INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 20 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Corey Gammage 9 receptions, 50 yards

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

See also: 2022 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 259 Nazeeh Johnson S Kansas City Chiefs

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Siegel, Jake (January 27, 2021). "Marshall Football releases 2021 schedule". WOWKTV. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Thundering Herd Opens with Navy for 2021 Football Season". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team&oldid=1215695862"