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Marshall University Thundering Herd 2020 Football Game Notes Marshall Thundering Herd (1-0) vs. #23 Appalachian State Mountaineers (1-0) Saturday, September 19, 2020-3:30 p.m. ET Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,144) - Huntington, W.Va. BROADCAST: CBS (Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Sherree Burruss) Marshall Media Relations Contact Information Marshall University Information Jason Corriher (Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations) Location______________________________________ _____ Huntington, W.Va. Work: 304-696-4660 Founded______________________________ ____ 1837 (as Marshall Academy) Cell: 740-331-1497 Enrollment____________________________________________ ______ 14,000 E-mail: [email protected] Website: HerdZone.com Nickname______________________________________ ____ Thundering Herd Colors _______________________________ _____ Green (PMS 354) and White Series Stadium__________________________________ ___ Joan C. Edwards Stadium Appalachian State leads the all-time series 14-8. Capacity_______________________________________________ _____ 38,144 Year Opened____________________ __ 1991 (as Marshall University Stadium) Online Resources Surface______________________________________________ _____ FieldTurf HerdZone.com HerdZone.com is Marshall Athletics’ official website. Roster, Conference__________________________ ____ Conference USA (East Division) biographical information, Marshall’s football record book, President_____________________ Dr. Jerome Gilbert (Mississippi State, 1977) complete statistics and historical information regarding Director of Athletics____________________ ____ Mike Hamrick (Marshall, 1980) Thundering Herd football can be found here. Each week game Head Coach________________________ ___ Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979) notes, statistics and other media resources can be found here. Record at Marshall________________________________________ 79-51 (.608) Career Record___________________________________________ _____ same CollegePressBox.Com Marshall’s 2019 Record_____________________________________ ______ 8-5 Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for 2019 C-USA Record/Finish_____________________________ _ 6-2 (T-2nd, East) Conference USA football. Access and download weekly game Offense______________________________________________ ______ Multiple notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the Defense_____________________________________________ ______ Multiple conference and each of its 14 member schools throughout Offensive Starters Returning/Lost______________________________ _____ 8/3 the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited Defensive Starters Returning/Lost______________________________ ____ 4/7 media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to Letterwinners Returning/Lost_______________________________ _____ 48/22 [email protected]. ConferenceUSA.com Marshall Football Staff Weekly conference statistics and an interactive online conference media guide are available at www.ConferenceUSA. Head Coach_______________ ____________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979) com. Offensive Coord./QBs________ ________ Tim Cramsey (New Hampshire, 1997) Defensive Coord./Safeties _______________ Brad Lambert (Kansas State, 1987) 2020 Game-by-Game Captains EKU-4 Tavante Beckett, 5 Sheldon Evans, 13 Nazeeh Johnson, 55 Alex Mollette Co-Defensive Coord./DTs___________ ________ J.C. Price (Virginia Tech, 1998) ASU-4 Tavante Beckett, 5 Sheldon Evans, 32 Koby Cumberlander, 50 Will Ulmer Offensive Line/Recruiting Coord._____________ _ Greg Adkins (Marshall, 1990) Wide Receivers_____________ _________________ Dallas Baker (Florida, 2006) Cornerbacks ________________________________ Patrick Bastien (UAB, 2014) Defensive Ends_____________ __________Cornell Brown (Virginia Tech, 1997) Linebackers/ST Coord.___ ________________Jordon Hankins (UT-Martin, 2005) Running Backs_____________ _____________ Pepe Pearson (Ohio State, 1998) Tight Ends/Co-ST Coord. __ __________ Kyle Segler (Sam Houston State, 2006) Assistant AD for Football Ops __________ Mark Gale (Oklahoma State, 1981) 2020 Marshall Football Schedule Date Opponent (TV TBA) Time (ET)/Result Sept. 5 EASTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN) W, 59-0 Stat Comparison (2020 NCAA Ranks) Sept. 19 APPALACHIAN STATE (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at WKU (Stadium) 7:30 p.m. Marshall ASU Oct. 17 at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 6 p.m. Oct. 24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Stadium) 2:30 p.m. Scoring Offense 59.0 (T-1st) 35.0 (T-14th) Oct. 30 at FIU (CBSSN) 7 p.m. Scoring Defense 0.0 (T-1st) 20.0 (16th) Nov. 14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CBSSN) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 21 CHARLOTTE (Stadium) 12:30 p.m. Total Offense 627.0 (3rd) 512.0 (10th) Bold - Indicates a C-USA game Home games in CAPS Total Defense 166.0 (4th) 286.0 (13th) All times are Eastern Time Zone and subject to change. Rushing Offense 282.0 (10th) 308.0 (6th) Rushing Defense 86.0 (12th) 146.0 (22nd) Passing Offense 345.0 (8th) 204.0 (24th) Passing Defense 80.0 (4th) 140.0 (13th) Marshall Football 2020 Thundering Herd Fall Notes Junior running back Brenden Knox reached a career Wells Racks up Honors after EKU Victory milestone in the first half, surpassing 2,000 rushing Marshall quarterback Grant Wells racked up two more yards. Knox also passed Keion Davis for No. 14 on the honors Tuesday, following the Thundering Herd’s 59-0 program’s career rushing list. blowout win over Eastern Kentucky. Senior tight end Garet Morrell hauled in a 45-yard The Charleston native was Pro Football Focus pass in the first half, a career long. College’s highest-graded player in the nation on the first weekend of play, recording a grade of 94.7 with Sophomore receiver Talik Keaton established a new five “big-time” throws and no turnover-worthy plays. career-high for receiving yards in a single game. Keaton’s 47-yard reception in the second quarter is a He was also one of eight Manning Award Stars of the career long. Week for his performance, a 16-for-23 day with 307 passing, four touchdowns and no interceptions. He Sophomore running back Knowledge McDaniel also posted 30 yards rushing on the afternoon. For his made his debut carrying the ball, rushing for a team- efforts, he earned Conference USA’s Offensive Player high 93 yards. of the Week honor. Senior receiver Jaron Woodyard caught his first Wells, who completed his first eight passes, became collegiate touchdown. the first Marshall quarterback with 300-plus passing yards in a debut, exceeding the previous record of Freshman tight end Amir Richardson caught his first 292 by Stan Hill vs Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 11, 2002. He collegiate touchdown. tied the school record for most passing touchdowns in a debut with four, equaling the mark set by Hill vs. Sophomore quarterback Luke Zban completed his Miami and Chase Litton vs. Norfolk State in 2015. first career pass and touchdown. Notes Versus EKU Junior defensive tackle Rodney Croom combined on The game captains for Marshall were senior offensive a sack, the first of his career. lineman Alex Mollette and junior running back Sheldon Evans, and senior defensive back Nazeeh Sophomore linebacker Eli Neal set a new single game Johnson and senior linebacker Tavante Beckett on career high for tackles with eight (previous best: four defense. This is Evans’ first time serving as a game vs. Cincinnati in 2019). captain. Junior defensive end Koby Cumberlander established After Saturday’s win, Marshall leads the all-time a new single game career high for tackles with five series 12-8-1. The Thundering Herd has won four (previous best: four – accomplished three times in consecutive games in the series. 2019). Saturday’s win is Marshall’s 10th in a row in home Sophomore defensive end Owen Porter set a new openers. single game career high with five tackles (previous best: two – twice in 2019). Two offensive players made their first career start for Marshall: Redshirt freshman quarterback Grant Wells Marshall tied the school record for fewest punts with and senior offensive lineman Alex Salguero. zero, which has now been accomplished seven times. The most recent occurrence before Saturday: UAB in Four defensive players made their first career start 2006. for the Herd: Junior defensive tackle Jamare Edwards, sophomore linebacker Eli Neal, junior linebacker Eastern Kentucky gained only 166 yards in the contest, Abraham Beauplan and junior safety Derrek Pitts. the fewest for a Marshall opponent since UTSA gained only 137 in that 23-0 Herd win in 2018. EKU managed Redshirt freshman quarterback Grant Wells became only seven first downs against Marshall, which is the the first Marshall quarterback with 300-plus passing fewest that MU has allowed in a game since SMU yards in a debut, passing for 307 yards. The previous had seven in the Herd’s 16-13 overtime win in 2005 - record: Stan Hill vs Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 11, 2002 (292 Marshall’s very first C-USA victory. passing yards). Behind Wells and company, Marshall gained 627 Wells tied the record for most passing touchdowns yards of total offense - the Herd’s most since gaining in a debut with four, equaling the mark set by Hill vs. 630 at Charlotte in 2015. Miami and Chase Litton vs. Norfolk State in 2015. Marshall Football 2020 The Luke Zban to Amir Richardson scoring strike marked the first pair of native West Virginians to Feel the Rush connect on a touchdown pass since Mark Zban’s 80- The Herd is now 45-7 (.865) in the last seven-plus yard toss to Randy Moss at Central Michigan in 1997. seasons when rushing for 150+ yards and 35-5 (.875) the last seven-plus years with 200+ on the ground. Holliday Moves