December 27, 2013 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Md. Marshall H Maryland
Marshall Headed to Military Bowl
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ongratulations to head coach Doc C Holliday, his staff and team on earning an invitation to the sixth annu- al Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman benefitting the USO. The Thundering Herd will be meet- ing the Maryland Terrapins on Decem- ber 27th in Navy-Marine Corps Memo- rial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN. We hope you can follow Coach Hol- liday and the Herd to Annapolis for this special occasion, but if you can- not, remember to follow the action on the Thundering Herd IMG Sports Network family of stations.
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Game Day Activities Stadium Directions Friday – December 27th
Military Bowl Parade Begins at City Dock – Concludes at Stadium 11:00 a.m. Parking Options
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Frequently Asked Questions Military Bowl Tailgate Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Live Music – Food & Beverage for Purchase 11:00 a.m. until Kickoff
Free and Open to the Public
Kickoff – 2:30 p.m.
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Head Coach Doc Holliday
• Fourth-year coach has guided Herd to its 11th bowl appearance
• Coached in 22 bowl games, including three national championship games
• Also coached 11 players who have gone on to NFL careers
• Guided Marshall to 20 Conference USA victories and first-ever league title game
• His 2012 offense led the nation in passing yardage while his 2013 defense has been one of the country’s most improved
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2013 Military Bowl 2013 Game Results
Aug. 31 | Huntington, W.Va. | W, 52-14 Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 7 | Huntington, W.Va. | W, 55-0 Gardner-Webb
Sept. 14 | Athens, Ohio | L, 31-34 Ohio
Sept. 21 | Blacksburg, Va. | L, 21-29 (3ot) Virginia Tech
Oct. 5 | Huntington, W.Va. | W, 34-10 UTSA
Oct. 12 | Boca Raton, Fla. | W, 24-23 FAU
Oct. 24 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | L, 49-51 Middle Tennessee
Nov. 2 | Huntington, W.Va. | W, 61-13 Southern Miss
Nov. 9 | Huntington, W.Va. | W, 56-14 UAB
Nov. 14 | Tulsa, Ok. | W, 45-34 Tulsa
Nov. 23 | Miami, Fla. | W, 48-10 FIU
Nov. 29 | Huntington, W.Va. | W, 59-28 East Carolina
Dec. 7 | Houston, Texas | L, 24-41 TM Rice (C-USA Championship)
2013 Military Bowl 2013 Game Summaries
IMPRESSIVE START Cato throws for five TDs in romp over vs. RedHawks
Game 1 Recap
TOSSING A SHUTOUT Herd blanks opponent for first time vs. since 2003
Game 2 Recap
SLOW START LEADS TO “L” Marshall wins stats battle but can’t at overcome four turnovers
Game 3 Recap
Rakeem Cato guided Herd to 50+ points in 2013’s first two outings – the first back-to-back 50-point games for Marshall since the 1996 NCAA I-AA playoffs. Monterius Lovett’s “Pick 6” vs Gardner-Webb
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Around Here We Believe 2013 Game Summaries
DAMP DEFEAT Herd’s great effort comes up short in the rain in triple OT at Game 4 Recap
HAPPY HOMECOMING Quick start, impressive defense vs. combine for “W”
Game 5 Recap
IT’S GOOD! Haig field goal caps at dramatic victory
Game 6 Recap
The Herd defense limited UTSA’s high-powered attack to 254 yards with three interceptions, three sacks & 13 tackles for loss. Justin Haig’s game-winner at FAU
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LAST SECOND LOSS Wild contest sees Herd fall at on final play
Game 7 Recap
PILING UP POINTS Marshall totals 300+ yards both on the vs. ground and in the air
Game 8 Recap
IN A RUSH Three running backs gain more vs. than 100 yards
Game 9 Recap
Essray Taliaferro became first Herd rusher with 100+ yards in three straight games (MTSU, USM, UAB) since 2009. Steward Butler sprints for six of Marshall’s 61 points against Southern Miss.
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2013 Game Summaries
BIG WIN ON SPECIAL DAY Cato throws for career-high 456 yards in at Nov 14 triumph
Game 10 Recap
CRUISIN’ IN SOUTH FLA Miami product Tommy Shuler becomes first at Herd player with two 80-catch seasons
Game 11 Recap
DIVISION CHAMPS Herd plunders Pirates in vs. surprising blow out
Game 12 Recap
LEAGUE TITLE GOES TO OWLS Rice prevails on home field for at C-USA championship
Game 13 Recap
There was much to celebrate after Marshall’s decisive win over ECU captured the C-USA East Division crown.
2013 Military Bowl 2013 Statistical Leaders Rushing Essray Taliaferro (202 carries for 1,059 yards / 5.2 avg / 81.5 ypg, 9 TDs)
Passing Rakeem Cato (270 completions in 455 attempts for 3,579 yards / 36 TDs)
Receiving Tommy Shuler (97 receptions for 1,097 yards / 11.3 avg / 9 TDs)
Scoring Justin Haig (10 field goals / 73 PATs / 103 points) Gator Hoskins (13 TDs / 78 points)
Tackles Evan McKelvey (88) Jermaine Holmes (82)
Tackles For Loss James Rouse (12 TFLs / 4 sacks)
Interceptions A.J. Leggett (3)
Pass Breakups Monterius Lovett (10)
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Gator Haskins leads the nation in TD catches (13) by a tight end.
2013 Military Bowl 2013 C-USA Honors
Tommy Shuler Corey Tindal James Rouse Rakeem Cato Gator Hoskins Chris Jasperse
Offensive Player of the Year Rakeem Cato
Freshman of the Year Corey Tindal
All-Conference First Team (Offense) Te – Gator Hoskins Ol – Chris Jasperse Wr – Tommy Shuler
(Defense) Dl – James Rouse
Second Team (Offense) Qb – Rakeem Cato Ol – Garrett Scott Ol – Clint Van Horn
(Defense) Lb – Jermaine Holmes
(Special Teams) Pr – Devon Smith
C–USA Honors James Rouse, one of the leaders of a resurgent herd defense.
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2013 Military Bowl MARYLAND Terrapins
• First bowl appearance since 2010
• Last postseason trip also to Military Bowl — a 51-20 win over East Carolina
• Head coach Randy Edsall is in his third season with the Terps
• Quarterback C.J. Brown is a threat both passing (59% completion rate, 11 TDs) and running (538 yards, 12 TDs)
• Linebacker Cole Farrand is a leader of Terrapin defense with 84 tackles
• First-ever meeting with Quarterback Thundering Herd C.J. Brown
University of Maryland
2013 Season Results Aug. 31 FIU W 43-10 Sept. 7 Old Dominion W 47-10 Sept. 14 at Connecticut W 32-21 Sept. 21 West Virginia W 37-0 Oct. 5 at Florida State L 0-63 Oct. 12 Virginia W 27-26 Oct. 19 at Wake Forest L 10-34
Head Coach Oct. 26 Clemson L 27-40 Randy Edsall Nov. 9 Syracuse L 3-20 Nov. 16 at Virginia Tech W (ot) 27-24 Nov. 23 Boston College L 26-29 Nov. 30 at NC State W 41-21
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