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Marshall University Thundering Herd 2020 Football Game Notes Marshall Thundering Herd (4-0, 2-0 C-USA) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (1-0, 1-0 C-USA) Saturday, October 24, 2020-2:30 p.m. ET Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,144) - Huntington, W.Va. BROADCAST: Stadium (FOX Regional Networks) - Chris Hassel (PBP), AJ Hawk (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 6-1. 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________________________________________ 82-51 (.617) 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.s 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) App-4 Tavante Beckett, 5 Sheldon Evans, 32 Koby Cumberlander, 50 Will Ulmer Offensive Line/Recruiting Coord._____________ _ Greg Adkins (Marshall, 1990) WKU-3 Steven Gilmore, 4 Tavante Beckett, 5 Sheldon Evans, 62 Cain Madden Wide Receivers_____________ _________________ Dallas Baker (Florida, 2006) LA Tech-4 Tavante Beckett, 5 Steven Gilmore, 32 Koby Cumblerlander, 79 Josh Ball FAU-4 T. Beckett, 5 S. Evans, 20 B. Knox, 32 K. Cumberlander, 55 A. Mollette 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) Time (ET)/Result Sept. 5 EASTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN) W, 59-0 Stat Comparison (2020 NCAA Ranks) Sept. 19 #23 APPALACHIAN STATE (CBS) W, 17-7 Oct. 10 at WKU (Stadium) W, 38-14 Marshall Florida Atlantic Oct. 17 at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) W, 35-17 Oct. 24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Stadium/FOX Regional) 2:30 p.m. Scoring Offense 37.3 (19th) 21.0 (66th) Oct. 30 at FIU (CBSSN) 7 p.m. Scoring Defense 9.5 (3rd) 17.0 (9th) Nov. 7 UMASS 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CBSSN) 12 p.m. Total Offense 437.8 (24th) 315.0 (69th) Nov. 21 CHARLOTTE (Stadium) 12:30 p.m. Bold - Indicates a C-USA game Total Defense 272.8 (5th) 396.0 (36th) Home games in CAPS Rushing Offense 213.5 (15th) 217.0 (13th) All times are Eastern Time Zone and subject to change. Rushing Defense 68.5 (3rd) 82.0 (6th) Passing Offense 224.3 (44th) 98.0 (72nd) Passing Defense 204.3 (22nd) 314.0 (71st) Marshall Football 2020 Thundering Herd Fall Notes win at Kent State in 2004 (1-of-15). Thundering Herd Back in National Polls Louisiana Tech was held to 7 rushing yards, the 11th-fewest Marshall Football is back in the national college football by a Marshall opponent in school history. polls. The Thundering Herd is now ranked 22nd by the Associated Press and 25th in the Amway USA Today The Marshall defense has not allowed a team to gain 100 Coaches Poll. rushing yards this season and has not allowed an individual 100-yard rusher in five consecutive games. Marshall Marshall initially climbed into the Associated Press poll at sophomore receiver Corey Gammage tied a career-high 25 this season, after defeating then-ranked Appalachian with five receptions and set a new season-high with 65 State (17-7) on September 19. Sunday’s ranking in the receiving yards. He also scored his first touchdown this Coaches poll is the Thundering Herd’s first there since season and second of his career. checking in at 20 on November 23, 2014. Senior receiver Artie Henry had his first three catches of Marshall won 35-17 at Louisiana Tech yesterday on the the season, setting a new career-high for receiving yards strength of two touchdown runs by Brenden Knox, with 72 and catching his first touchdown of the season. He two scoring passes by Grant Wells and six sacks by the has four career touchdown receptions. Thundering Herd’s defensive unit. Marshall also allowed just seven yards rushing Saturday, the 11th-fewest by a Redshirt freshman tight end Amir Richardson made his Thundering Herd opponent in school history. first career start. Marshall, who is 4-0 for the first time since 2014, is set to The interception by linebacker Eli Neal is his first at face Florida Atlantic (1-0) Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET in the Marshall. Thundering Herd’s annual Homecoming game. The game, which will be produced by Stadium, is set to air on FOX’s The first quarter touchdown by redshirt freshman regional networks, the FOX Sports Go app and Stadium quarterback Grant Wells was his second on the ground this Plus on YouTube TV. season. The Owls defeated Charlotte 21-17 at home on October 3 Junior defensive back Steven Gilmore recorded the first sack of his career. Notes at Louisiana Tech The game captains for Marshall were junior running back Marshall has scored first in all four games this season. Sheldon Evans and senior offensive lineman Josh Ball on offense, and senior linebacker Tavante Beckett and junior Junior Sheldon Evans fumbled on a kickoff return, the defensive end Koby Cumberlander on defense. This was Herd’s first fumble and lost fumble this season. Ball’s first time as a game captain. The Marshall defense held the opposition scoreless in the Marshall is 4-0 for the first time since the 2014 season. opening quarter for the third time in four games. The Thundering Herd now leads the all-time series with Louisiana Tech’s second quarter field goal are the first Louisiana Tech, 3-1. This is Marshall’s first win in Ruston, points by a Herd opponent in the second quarter this Louisiana (last visit: 1942). season. Marshall junior running back Brenden Knox moved up Marshall’s six team sacks are the defense’s most this season. two spots on the program’s career rushing list, passing Erik Thomas (2,357 yards from 1993-96) and Devon Johnson Feeling the Sunshine (2,373 yards from 2012-15). Knox now ranks No. 8 all-time Since the beginning of the 2013 season, Doc Holliday is at Marshall in rushing yards with 2,420 yards. 14-4 in games contested in the state of Florida and/or against Florida schools. Knox surpassed 100 rushing yards for the 13th time in his career. He scored twice on the ground, giving him Dominating Third Down seven touchdowns this season and 22 career rushing Marshall’s offense has now converted on 33 of 55 touchdowns. attempts (60 percent) on the season. Alabama is first at 61.9. Marshall’s opponents have converted 10-of-47 times Marshall finished Saturday 13-for-16 on third downs (81.6 for 21.3%. That’s a figure that stands third nationally. percent), this second best single-game performance in Oklahoma State (16.3) and Notre Dame (20.8) hold the top school history (14-for-15, 93.3 percent, vs. Morehead two spots. State in 1977). The 13 conversions are tied for No. 3 on the all-time Marshall list, trailing only the 14 in that 1977 Playing Keep-away Morehead State game and also 14 in the 45-34 win at Tulsa Marshall’s average time of possession through four games in 2013. is 34:09 - which is No. 3 in the nation. Louisiana Tech only managed the one third down Stingy Defense conversion in 10 attempts. The last time a Marshall Marshall’s defense is allowing only 68.5 rushing yards per opponent converted only one third down was in a 27-17 game (No. 3 nationally), 9.5 points per game (No. 3) and Marshall Football 2020 272.8 total yards per game (No. 5). 4. 2,982 (558 attempts), Ahmad Bradshaw, 2004-06 5.