American college football season
The2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team representedMarshall University in the2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division ofConference USA . They were led by sixth-year head coachJohn "Doc" Holliday and played their home games atJoan C. Edwards Stadium inHuntington, West Virginia . They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to theSt. Petersburg Bowl where they defeatedUConn .
Marshall announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd hosted CUSA foesFlorida International (FIU) ,North Texas ,Old Dominion , andSouthern Miss , and travelled toCharlotte ,Florida Atlantic ,Middle Tennessee , andWestern Kentucky (WKU) .[ 1]
Marshall went undefeated at home but lost three road games, finishing the regular season with a 9–3 record and finishing third in the division. Marshall was invited to theSt. Petersburg Bowl against theUniversity of Connecticut which they won with a final score of 16–10.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 6 3:00 pm Purdue * FS1 W 41–3138,791 September 12 7:00 pm atOhio * ESPN3 L 10–2125,210 September 19 3:30 pm Norfolk State * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ASN W 45–724,114 September 26 3:30 pm atKent State * ASN W 36–292OT 15,424 October 3 3:30 pm Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ASN W 27–718,473 October 9 7:00 pm Southern Miss Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN W 31–1022,763 October 17 12:00 pm atFlorida Atlantic FCS W 33–1717,129 October 24 3:30 pm North Texas Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FSN W 30–1327,217 October 31 3:30 pm atCharlotte FSN W 34–1015,381 November 7 3:30 pm atMiddle Tennessee FSN L 24–273OT 18,760 November 14 3:30 pm FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FSN W 52–026,572 November 27 12:00 pm atWestern Kentucky FS1 L 28–4917,687 December 26 11:00 am vs.UConn * ESPN W 16–1014,652
Schedule source: [ 2] 1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 14 7 7 3 31 Thundering Herd 17 0 10 14 41
1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 7 3 0 10 Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 7 0 0 0 7 Thundering Herd 10 14 14 7 45
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Thundering Herd 7 0 7 8 7 7 36 Golden Flashes 6 7 6 3 7 0 29
1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 0 0 0 7 7 Thundering Herd 7 7 7 6 27
1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 7 3 0 0 10 Thundering Herd 7 10 14 0 31
1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 9 14 7 3 33 Owls 3 7 7 0 17
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 3 3 7 13 Thundering Herd 17 7 3 3 30
1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 17 0 3 34 49ers 0 3 0 7 10
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Thundering Herd 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 24 Blue Raiders 0 7 10 0 7 0 3 27
Florida International [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Thundering Herd 21 17 7 7 52
1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 14 7 7 28 Hilltoppers 7 28 6 8 49
[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 0 3 0 10 Thundering Herd 7 6 0 3 16
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
