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Marshall University Thundering Herd 2017 Football Game Notes Marshall Thundering Herd (4-1, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Old Dominion Monarchs (2-2, 0-0 C-USA) Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017- 2:30 p.m. ET - Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,227) - Huntington, W.Va. TV: ESPN3 (Keith Morehouse-Play-by-Play, Doug Chapman-Analyst) 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 Marshall leads the all-time series between the two schools, 2-1. Capacity_______________________________________________ _____ 38,227 Year Opened____________________ __ 1991 (as Marshall University Stadium) Online Resources Surface______________________________________________ _____ FieldTurf HerdZone.com Conference__________________________ ____Conference USA (East Division) Herdzone.com is Marshall Athletics’ offi cial website. Roster, President_____________________ Dr. Jerome Gilbert (Mississippi State, 1977) biographical information, Marshall’s football record book, Director of Athletics____________________ ____Mike Hamrick (Marshall, 1980) complete statistics and historical information regarding Head Coach________________________ ___Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979) Thundering Herd football can be found here. Each week game Record at Marshall________________________________________ 57-38 (.600) notes, statistics and other media resources can be found here. Career Record___________________________________________ _____ same Marshall’s 2016 Record_____________________________________ ______ 3-9 CollegePressBox.Com 2016 C-USA Record/Finish_____________________________ _2-6 (T-6th, East) Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Off ense______________________________________________ ______Multiple Conference USA football. Access and download weekly game Defense_____________________________________________ ______Multiple notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the Off ensive Starters Returning/Lost______________________________ _____ 7/4 conference and each of its 14 member schools throughout Defensive Starters Returning/Lost______________________________ ____ 7/4 the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited Letterwinners Returning/Lost_______________________________ _____52/20 media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Marshall Football Staff ConferenceUSA.com Head Coach_______________ ____________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979) Weekly conference statistics and an interactive online Off ensive Coord./TEs________ _______________ Bill Legg (West Virginia, 1985) conference media guide are available at www.ConferenceUSA. Defensive Coord./Secondary___ ____________ Chuck Heater (Michigan, 1975) com. Asst. HC/Special Teams Coord./LBs__________ Adam Fuller (Sacred Heart, 1998) Co-OC/Quarterbacks __ ______________ Todd Goebbel (Northern Iowa, 1998) 2017 Game-by-Game Captains Wide Receivers_____________ _________________ Dallas Baker (Florida, 2006) Miami (Ohio)-6 Marquis Couch, 16 Kaare Vedvik, 85 Ryan Yurachek Defensive Ends_____________ __________Cornell Brown (Virginia Tech, 1997) NC State-9 Marcel Williams, 16 Kaare Vedvik, 91 Ryan Bee Off ensive Line_____________ ____________________ Alex Mirabal (FIU, 1993) Kent State-8 Tyre Brady, 21 Artis Johnson, 37 Chase Hancock Running Backs_____________ _____________ Pepe Pearson (Ohio State, 1998) Cincinnati-28 D’Andre Wilson, 37 Chase Hancock, 61 Levi Brown Defensive Tackles___________ _______________ J.C. Price (Virginia Tech, 1998) Charlotte-14 Chase Litton, 23 Tony Pittman, 91 Ryan Bee Assistant AD for Football Ops __________ Mark Gale (Oklahoma State, 1981) Old Dominion- 2017 Marshall Football Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET)/Result Sept. 2 MIAMI (OHIO) (Stadium) W, 31-26 Sept. 9 at NC State (ESPN3) L, 37-20 Stat Comparison (2017 NCAA Ranks) Sept. 16 KENT STATE (Stadium/CUSA.tv) W, 21-0 Sept. 30 at Cincinnati (ESPN3) W, 38-21 Marshall Old Dominion Oct. 7 at Charlotte (WQCW/WCCB) W, 14-3 Scoring Off ense 24.8 (93rd) 19.8 (112th) Oct. 14 OLD DOMINION (ESPN3) 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Scoring Defense 17.4 (18th) 34.6 (110th) Oct. 28 FIU (Stadium) 2:30 p.m. Total Off ense 373.8 (88th) 305.4 (119th) Nov. 3 at Florida Atlantic (CBS Sports Network) 6 p.m. Nov. 11 WKU (beIN SPORTS) 6:30 p.m. Total Defense 346.8 (36th) 450.0 (108th) Nov. 18 at UTSA (Stadium) 7 p.m. Rushing Off ense 132.6 (95th) 141.8 (87th) Nov. 25 SOUTHERN MISS (Stadium) 2:30 p.m. Rushing Defense 127.0 (38th) 234.0 (115th) Bold - Indicates a C-USA game Home games in CAPS Passing Off ense 241.2 (59th) 163.6 (113th) All times are Eastern Time Zone and subject to change. Passing Defense 219.8 (59th) 216.0 (53rd) Marshall Football 2017 Notes from Charlotte Leading the League The game captains, as selected by Marshall head coach Doc Marshall stands atop the league in scoring defense (17.4), Holliday and his staff , were junior quarterback Chase Litton punting (41.2), sacks allowed (2), red zone defense (60.0%) and (off ense), junior defensive lineman Ryan Bee (defense) and red zone touchdown percentage allowed (40.0%). Individually, senior Tony Pittman (special teams). Tyre Brady is fi rst in receiving yards per game (99.0). Chris Jackson is tops in interceptions (3). Junior linebacker Juwon Young saw his fi rst action of the season for Marshall. He lasted played a collegiate game on Dec. 26, 2015 Stingy D for the University of Miami in the Sun Bowl against Washington The Marshall defense held Charlotte to 4.1 yards per play. The State. Herd has won 28 of its last 30 when holding off enses to 5.0 yards per play or fewer. Marshall’s defense allowed 212 yards to the There were three fi rst-time starters for the Herd – two on off ense 49ers. The Herd has won 17 straight when allowing fewer than and one on defense. Redshirt freshmen Will Ulmer (left tackle) 300 yards. Eleven times in Doc Holliday’s eight seasons has the and Cody Mitchell (tight end) made their fi rst collegiate starts. Herd allowed 125 yards passing or fewer. Marshall is 10-1 (.909) Young was the other, although he made fi ve starts at Miami. in those games. Junior running back Keion Davis surpassed 1,000 career rushing The Thundering Herd defense shut out its third consecutive yards on a 9-yard carry in the fi rst quarter. opponent in the fi rst half in the win over Charlotte (Kent State, Cincinnati). Marshall has outscored its opponents 31-0 in the Senior tight end Ryan Yurachek cleared a personal milestone fi rst half during those games. The last time Marshall allowed a by eclipsing 1,000 career receiving yards on a 4-yard reception fi rst half point was with 16 seconds left in the second quarter at in the fi rst quarter. Yurachek reached 100 career receptions last NC State. week. The Thundering Herd defense has not allowed a touchdown in Quarterback Chase Litton moved past Todd Donnan for No. 6 in the fi rst quarter this season (fi ve games). The Herd has outscored MU history in career attempts. Donnan had 912. Litton currently its opponents 31-6 in the fi rst quarter through fi ve games (two has 932. fi eld goals). Junior wide receiver Tyre Brady collected two touchdown Finally, Marshall’s defense has not allowed a play of 50-plus receptions for the fi rst time in his collegiate career. yards, one of 11 teams who have yet to do so. Litton had his 17th-career multi-touchdown game. He has three Feel the Rush in fi ve games this season. Marshall’s ground game continued its strong performance in the win at Charlotte with 212 yards on the ground. The Herd is Marshall won a road game on the second straight weekend -- an now 29-3 (.9096) in the last fi ve seasons when rushing for 150+ 8-day stretch -- for the fi rst time since 2004. yards and 25-2 (.926) the last 5 years with 200+ on the ground. The Marshall defense gave up three points, the fewest allowed The Thundering Herd has also gotten it done on the ground in in a conference opener for the Herd since Sept. 18, 1993 (13-3 crunch time. Marshall has outrushed the opposition 276-81 in W vs. Georgia Southern). That is the fewest points Marshall has the fourth quarter thus far in 2017. allowed in a true road game since Oct. 23, 1999 at Buff alo (59-3, W). Pass Protection Marshall’s off ensive line did not allow a sack versus Charlotte (28 Marshall’s defense allowed nine fi rst downs (tied for second pass attempts) and has yielded just two this season (178 pass nationally last weekend) and 212 yards (fi fth last weekend) to attempts). The Thundering Herd is tied for fourth nationally in Charlotte, with the yardage registering as the third-fewest for this statistic. Only UCF, Army and Minnesota have allowed fewer. the program since 2010. Streaks! Keion Davis became the 16th diff erent 100-yard rusher under Marshall QB Chase Litton connected with Tyre Brady for a 37- Doc Holliday. Five are on the current roster. yard touchdown pass in the fi rst quarter at Charlotte, which extended Litton’s touchdown pass streak to 26 games, the The last time Marshall allowed 24 or fewer points over a three- second-longest in the nation behind Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfi eld game stretch (during the same season) was all the way back in (31). Litton also has a streak of 89 consecutive throws without 1999. an interception, with the last one coming in the second quarter versus Kent State (Sept. 16). The last time Marshall won a game in which it scored 14 or fewer points was the 13-10 win at Clemson in 1999. Tight end Ryan Yurachek caught a pass for the 34th consecutive game at Charlotte, a streak that dates back to his freshman National Team Rankings (Top 25) season and is the fourth-longest nationally.