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2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Frisco Bowl, L 17–35 vs. UTSA
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClint Trickett (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJason Semore (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
James Madison* x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Appalachian State y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Coastal Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
West Division
Troy xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Texas State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
South Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2023 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 the Sun Belt Conference. The team was coached by third-year head coach Charles Huff.

Preseason[edit]

Media poll[edit]

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in fourth place in the East division.[1]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 78 (4)
2 Appalachian State 75 (4)
3 Coastal Carolina 71 (1)
4 Marshall 68 (1)
5 Georgia Southern 52 (1)
6 Georgia State 31
7 Old Dominion 17

Offensive lineman Logan Osburn, Defensive lineman Owen Porter, linebacker Eli Neal, and defensive back Micah Abraham were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Running back Rasheen Ali and offensive lineman Ethan Driskell were named to the second team.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

On February 7 defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was hired by the University of Miami to be their defensive coordinator.[2]

On February 9 the Thundering herd hired Jason Semore to be their defensive coordinator. He was previously the safeties and special teams coach at Georgia Tech.[3]

Schedule[edit]

The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Albany*
ESPN+W 21–1725,101
September 94:00 p.m.at East Carolina*
ESPNUW 31–1338,211
September 2312:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN2W 24–1731,475
September 303:30 p.m.Old Dominiondagger
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN+W 41–3522,652
October 72:00 p.m.at NC State*
The CWL 41–4856,919
October 147:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN2L 24–4116,718
October 197:00 p.m.James Madison
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPNL 9–2022,109
October 286:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
NFLNL 6–3421,324
November 46:00 p.m.at Appalachian State
NFLNL 9–3134,057
November 117:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
NFLNW 38–3319,175
November 185:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN+L 0–2814,105
November 253:30 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN+W 35–2118,673
December 199:00 p.m.vs. UTSA*
ESPNL 17–3511,215

Roster[edit]

2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Cole Pennington  Fr
QB 14 Cam Fancher  So
RB 22 Rasheen Ali Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game Summaries[edit]

Albany[edit]

See also: 2023 Albany Great Danes football team
Game One – Albany Great Danes (1–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Great Danes 0 3 14017
Thundering Herd 0 0 14721

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,101
  • Referee: Javarro Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Martin (play-by-play), Carl Lee (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –22.0
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (0:06) ALB – John Opalko 46 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:03; Albany 3–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:35) ALB – Jackson Parker 19 yard pass from Reese Poffenbarger, John Opalko kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:25; Albany 10–0)
  • (6:50) MRSH – Chuck Montgomery 19 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:38; Albany 10–7)
  • (3:31) ALB – Reese Poffenbarger 54 yard run, John Opalko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Albany 17–7)
  • (2:22) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 13 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:09; Albany 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:53) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 30 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:30; Marshall 21–17)
Statistics ALB MRSH
First downs 19 21
Plays–yards 74–300 61–413
Rushes–yards 36–106 26–145
Passing yards 194 268
Passing: comp–att–int 22–38–0 28–35–1
Time of possession 35:09 24:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Albany Passing Reese Poffenbarger 22/38, 194 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Nate Larkins 13 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Jackson Parker 5 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 28/35, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chuck Montgomery 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

at East Carolina[edit]

See also: 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team
Game Two – Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 0 10 02131
Pirates 0 10 3013

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 38,211
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –3.0
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (11:32) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:37; Marshall 7–0)
  • (6:03) MRSH – Kameron Lake 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:25; Marshall 10–0)
  • (3:53) ECU – Andrew Conrad 39 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:10; Marshall 10–3)
  • (2:22) ECU – Shane Calhoun 2 yard pass from Mason Garcia, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:16; Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
  • (6:04) ECU – Andrew Conrad 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:43; East Carolina 13–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:07) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 75 yard pass from Chuck Montgomery, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Marshall 17–13)
  • (7:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 56 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17; Marshall 24–13)
  • (6:13) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14 yard run, Kameron Lake kick (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:53; Marshall 31–13)
Statistics MRSH ECU
First downs 22 13
Plays–yards 68–392 69–269
Rushes–yards 38–131 38–146
Passing yards 261 123
Passing: comp–att–int 17–30–0 13–31–2
Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 15/28, 178 yards
Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 85 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Caleb McMillan 4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
East Carolina Passing Mason Garcia 10/23, 62 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Mason Garcia 16 carries, 118 yards
Receiving Jsi Hatfield 4 receptions, 57 yards

Virginia Tech[edit]

See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Game Three – Virginia Tech Hokies (1–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Hokies 7 3 0717
Thundering Herd 0 17 7024

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 31,475
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –5.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:59) VT – Kyron Drones 31 yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Virginia Tech 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) MRSH – DeMarcus Harris 12 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:27; Tied 7–7)
  • (11:47) VT – John Love 21 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:03; Virginia Tech 10–7)
  • (9:10) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 56 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Marshall 14–10)
  • (2:55) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 21 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:34; Marshall 17–10)
Third quarter
  • (7:22) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:32; Marshall 24–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:14) VT – Kyron Drones 16 yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:24; Marshall 24–17)
Statistics VT MRSH
First downs 16 19
Plays–yards 65–343 71–380
Rushes–yards 30–184 44–214
Passing yards 159 166
Passing: comp–att–int 19–35–0 16–27–2
Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 19/35, 159 yards
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 9 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Benji Gosnell 4 receptions, 52 yards
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 16/27, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caleb Coombs 4 receptions, 41 yards

Old Dominion[edit]

See also: 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
Game Four – Old Dominion Monarchs (2–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (3–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Monarchs 7 14 7735
Thundering Herd 3 14 21341

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,652
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Martin (play-by-play), Carl Lee (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –14.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:03) ODU – Jack Shields 66 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:49; Old Dominion 7–0)
  • (5:26) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 42 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:40; Old Dominion 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:23) ODU – Jordan Bly 19 yard pass from Jack Shields, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06; Old Dominion 14–3)
  • (11:17) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 70 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Old Dominion 21–3)
  • (9:11) MRSH – Cade Conley 1 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:00; Old Dominion 21–10)
  • (3:31) MRSH – Caleb Coombs 22 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:03; Old Dominion 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (10:10) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:42; Marshall 24–21)
  • (8:13) MRSH – Elijah Alston 85 yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (Marshall 31–21)
  • (7:50) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 69 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23; Marshall 31–28)
  • (2:59) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:44; Marshall 38–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:21) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:59; Marshall 41–28)
  • (8:09) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 75 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Marshall 41–35)
Statistics ODU MRSH
First downs 11 30
Plays–yards 54–434 84–464
Rushes–yards 31–339 49–186
Passing yards 95 278
Passing: comp–att–int 11–23–3 29–35–1
Time of possession 18:39 41:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Jack Shields 11/23, 95 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Kadarius Calloway 11 carries, 236 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Reymello Murphy 1 reception, 42 yards
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 29/35, 278 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Cam Fancher 15 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Caleb Coombs 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

at NC State[edit]

See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team
Game Five – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–0) at NC State Wolfpack (3–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 14 10 10741
Wolfpack 7 14 141348

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 11mph
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (The CW): Evan Lepler (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Tabitha Turner (sideline)
  • Pregame line: North Carolina State –6.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:14) MRSH – Cam Fancher 7 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27; Marshall 7–0)
  • (8:20) NCSU – Kevin Concepcion 17 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:47; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:57) MRSH – Josh Moten 27 yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:13; Marshall 14–7)
Second quarter*
  • (11:43) NCSU – Delbert Mimms III 18 yard run, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 plays, 2:32; Tied 14–14)
  • (9:45) NCSU – Trent Pennix 39 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:07; NC State 21–14)
  • (2:34) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 43 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:56; NC State 21–17)
  • (0:31) MRSH – Cam Fancher 4 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:18; Marshall 24–21)
Third quarter
  • (9:03) NCSU – Michael Allen 37 yard run, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:23; NC State 28–24)
  • (7:31) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 28 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Marshall 31–28)
  • (6:43) NCSU – Trent Pennix 62 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:43; NC State 35–31)
  • (1:24) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 26 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:19; NC State 35–34)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:44) NCSU – Brayden Narveson 40 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:33; NC State 38–34)
  • (7:03) NCSU – Brayden Narveson 27 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:16; NC State 41–34)
  • (6:04) NCSU – Kevin Concepcion 8 yard pass from MJ Morris, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47; NC State 48–34)
  • (1:29) MRSH – Caleb Coombs 16 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 4:30; NC State 48–41)
Statistics MRSH NCSU
First downs 22 15
Plays–yards 90–419 66–401
Rushes–yards 38–104 34–136
Passing yards 315 265
Passing: comp–att–int 29–52–1 17–32–3
Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 29/51, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 14 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Darryle Simmons 8 receptions, 87 yards
NC State Passing MJ Morris 17/32, 265 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Michael Allen 9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kevin Concepcion 8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

at Georgia State[edit]

See also: 2023 Georgia State Panthers football team
Game Six – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–1) at Georgia State Panthers (4–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 7 10 7024
Panthers 14 13 01441

at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,718
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpot (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Georgia State –2.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:03) GSU – Darren Grainger 24 yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; Georgia State 7–0)
  • (10:30) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:33; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:50) GSU – Izaiah Guy 4 yard return of blocked punt, Liam Rickman kick (Georgia State 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:17) GSU – Liam Rickman 34 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:32; Georgia State 17–7)
  • (8:02) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 21 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:15; Georgia State 17–10)
  • (2:47) GSU – Liam Rickman 39 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:15; Georgia State 20–10)
  • (1:19) GSU – Tailique Williams 74 yard pass from Darren Grainger, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:18; Georgia State 27–10)
  • (0:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Georgia State 27–17)
Third quarter
  • (0:00) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 65 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:20; Georgia State 27–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:02) GSU – Darren Grainger 2 yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; Georgia State 34–24)
  • (1:42) GSU – Marcus Carroll 2 yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:17; Georgia State 41–24)
Statistics MRSH GSU
First downs 23 25
Plays–yards 68–457 73–474
Rushes–yards 34–156 42–240
Passing yards 301 234
Passing: comp–att–int 27–34–0 21–31–0
Time of possession 24:43 35:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 27/34, 301 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Rasheen Ali 19 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rasheen Ali 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 21/31, 234 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marcus Carroll 28 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tailique Williams 6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD

James Madison[edit]

See also: 2023 James Madison Dukes football team
Game Seven – James Madison Dukes (6–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Dukes 0 3 10720
Thundering Herd 0 0 279

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,109
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
  • Pregame line: James Madison –3.5
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (11:38) JMU – Camden Wise 27 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:53; James Madison 3–0)
Third quarter
  • (11:57) MRSH – TyQaze Leggs safety (James Madison 3–2)
  • (7:17) JMU – Camden Wise 38 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:00; James Madison 6–2)
  • (1:12) JMU – Jordan McCloud 6 yard run, Camden Wise kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:55; James Madison 13–2)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:08) JMU – Reggie Brown 28 yard pass from Jordan McCloud, Camden Wise kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:17; James Madison 20–2)
  • (13:55) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 94 yard kickoff return, Rece Verhoff kick (James Madison 20–9)
Statistics JMU MRSH
First downs 19 10
Plays–yards 69–405 62–169
Rushes–yards 36–131 32–-4
Passing yards 274 173
Passing: comp–att–int 22–33–1 17–30–1
Time of possession 33:49 26:11
Team Category Player Statistics
James Madison Passing Jordan McCloud 21/31, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jordan McCloud 6 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Reggie Brown 6 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 17/30, 173 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Ethan Payne 20 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Jayden Harrison 4 receptions, 40 yards

at Coastal Carolina[edit]

See also: 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Game Eight – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 0 6 006
Chanticleers 10 17 0734

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,324
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –3.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:55) CCU – Kade Hensley 36 yard field goal (Drive:8 plays, 57 yards, 4:05; Coastal Carolina 3–0)
  • (6:18) CCU – Jarred Brown 30 yards pass from Jarrett Guest, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:07; Coastal Carolina 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:40) CCU – Kade Hensley 33 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:06; Coastal Carolina 13–0)
  • (7:23) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 23 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:47; Coastal Carolina 13–3)
  • (5:00) CCU – Jared Brown 59 yard pass from Jarrett Guest, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:23; Coastal Carolina 20–3)
  • (2:57) CCU – De'Andre Coleman 27 yard pass from Jarrett Guest, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:11; Coastal Carolina 27–3)
  • (0:03) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 44 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 2:54; Coastal Carolina 27–6)
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • (9:49) CCU – Reese White 1 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:50; Coastal Carolina 34–6)
Statistics MRSH CCU
First downs 17 20
Plays–yards 71–283 62–427
Rushes–yards 26–81 40–145
Passing yards 202 282
Passing: comp–att–int 23–45–4 15–22–1
Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 11/22, 125 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 12 carries, 52 yards
Receiving DeMarcus Harris 5 receptions, 61 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Jarrett Guest 14/20, 289 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ethan Vasko 5 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Jared Brown 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

at Appalachian State[edit]

See also: 2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (4–4) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (4–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 0 3 609
Mountaineers 0 21 7331

at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 34,057
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Appalachian State –3.5
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (14:15) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 33 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:04; Marshall 3–0)
  • (10:52) APP – Kaedin Robinson 24 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Appalachian State 7–3)
  • (8:33) APP – Milan Tucker 3 yard run, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:25; Appalachian State 14–3)
  • (1:26) APP – Michael Hetzel 19 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:15; Appalachian State 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:10) APP – Makai Jackson 29 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:19; Appalachian State 28–3)
  • (3:13) MRSH – Sean Sallis 10 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:57; Appalachian State 28–9)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:01) APP – Michael Hughes 32 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:49; Appalachian State 31–9)
Statistics MRSH APP
First downs 13 24
Plays–yards 50–252 67–377
Rushes–yards 25–108 40–148
Passing yards 144 229
Passing: comp–att–int 14–25–3 20–27–0
Time of possession 24:20 35:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 14/25, 144 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 13 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Jayden Harrison 1 reception, 35 yards
Appalachian State Passing Joey Aguilar 20/27, 229 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Joey Aguilar 10 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Kaedin Robinson 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

Georgia Southern[edit]

See also: 2023 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Game Ten – Georgia Southern Eagles (6–3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 17 6733
Thundering Herd 10 7 71438

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 19,175
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Georgia Southern –1.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:45) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 98 yard kickoff return, Rece Verhoff kick (Marshall 7–0)
  • (6:15) GASO – Michael Lantz 35 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:26; Marshall 7–3)
  • (2:49) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 22 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:26; Marshall 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:15) GASO – Jaylon Barden 9 yard pass from Davis Brin, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:32; Tied 10–10)
  • (5:32) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 21 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:39; Marshall 17–10)
  • (3:07) GASO – Dalen Cobb 47 yard pass from Davis Brin, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Tied 17–17)
  • (0:12) GASO – Michael Lantz 38 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 0:59; Georgia Southern 20–17)
Third quarter
  • (6:51) GASO – Michael Lantz 40 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 2:56; Georgia Southern 23–17)
  • (5:06) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:45; Marshall 24–23)
  • (1:56) GASO – Michael Lantz 21 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:10; Georgia Southern 26–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:51) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 55 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09; Marshall 31–26)
  • (2:41) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 9 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06; Marshall 38–26)
  • (0:50) GASO – Derwin Burgess 2 yard pass from Davis Brin, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 1:46; Marshall 38–33)
Statistics GASO MRSH
First downs 18 14
Plays–yards 80–384 54–370
Rushes–yards 24–77 33–169
Passing yards 307 201
Passing: comp–att–int 29–56–0 15–21–1
Time of possession 32:42 27:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Davis Brin 29/54, 307 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jalen White 17 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Jaylon Barden 6 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Cole Pennington 15/20, 201 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 24 carries, 165 yards, 3 TD
Receiving DeMarcus Harris 4 receptions, 147 yards

at South Alabama[edit]

See also: 2023 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Game Eleven – Marshall Thundering Herd (5–5) at South Alabama Jaguars (5–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 0 0 000
Jaguars 14 7 0728

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 14,105
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Pregame line: South Alabama –10.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:37) USA – Diego Guajardo 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:00; South Alabama 3–0)
  • (8:38) USA – Diego Guajardo 43-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:22; South Alabama 6–0)
  • (5:02) USA – Jamaal Pritchett 25-yard pass from Carter Bradley, La'Damian Webb pass (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:49; South Alabama 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (3:19) USA – La'Damian Webb 8-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:04; South Alabama 21–0)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (10:15) USA – La'Damian Webb 6-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:51; South Alabama 28–0)
Statistics MRSH USA
First downs 10 20
Plays–yards 56–201 72–393
Rushes–yards 2–42 10–197
Passing yards 159 196
Passing: comp–att–int 22–36–3 19–26–0
Time of possession 23:33 36:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Cole Pennington 22/36, 159 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Rasheen Ali 16 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Rasheen Ali 4 receptions, 41 yards
South Alabama Passing Carter Bradley 17/23, 176 yards, 2 TD
Rushing La'Damian Webb 24 carries, 117 yards, TD
Receiving Caullin Lacy 9 receptions, 126 yards

Arkansas State[edit]

See also: 2023 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Game Twelve – Arkansas State Red Wolves (6–5) at Marshall Thundering Herd (5–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 0 7 7721
Thundering Herd 14 14 7035

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,673
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Pregame line: Marshall –1.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:05) MRSH – Chuck Montgomery 9 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:32; Marshall 7–0)
  • (1:28) MRSH – Chuck Montgomery 15 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:35; Marshall 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:31) MRSH – Cam Fancher 7 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 99 yards, 1:31; Marshall 21–0)
  • (6:15) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 21 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:23; Marshall 28–0)
  • (1:19) ARST – Ja'Quez Cross 3 yard run, Dominic Zvada kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:12; Marshall 28–7)
Third quarter
  • (6:58) MRSH – Cam Fancher 3 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:35; Marshall 35–7)
  • (2:50) ARST – Courtney Jackson 60 yard punt return, Dominic Zvada kick (Marshall 35–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:54) ARST – Courtney Jackson 2 yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Dominic Zvada kick ('"Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:07; Marshall 35–21)
Statistics ARST MRSH
First downs 20 23
Plays–yards 67–305 75–493
Rushes–yards 29–42 53–279
Passing yards 263 214
Passing: comp–att–int 19–38–1 16–22–0
Time of possession 23:04 36:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Jaylen Raynor 19/38, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ja'Quez Cross 11 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Corey Rucker 5 receptions, 87 yards
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 16/22, 214 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ethan Payne 19 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Chuck Montgomery 4 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD

vs UTSA[edit]

See also: 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team and 2023 Frisco Bowl
2023 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl – UTSA Roadrunners (8–4) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (6–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
UTSA 0 21 7735
Marshall 7 10 0017

at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, December 19, 2023
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: 11 mph (18 km/h) SE
  • Game attendance: 11,215
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
  • Box score
Statistics UTSA MRSH
First downs 20 13
Plays–yards 72–386 68–367
Rushes–yards 41–135 34–109
Passing yards 251 258
Passing: comp–att–int 22–31–2 15–34–1
Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 22/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rocko Griffin 11 carries, 43 yards, TD
Receiving Joshua Cephus 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Marshall Passing Cole Pennington 15/33, 258 yards
Rushing Rasheen Ali 9 carries, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Jayden Harrison 6 receptions, 132 yards

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "AP sources: Miami hiring Lance Guidry from Tulane as DC". apnews.com/. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Reports: Jason Semore to become Marshall defensive coordinator". Metro News. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Marshall Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
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