Marshall University Thundering Herd 2014 Football Game Notes the Marshall Thundering Herd (0-0) at Miami (Ohio) (0-0) Saturday, Aug
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Marshall University Thundering Herd 2014 Football Game Notes The Marshall Thundering Herd (0-0) at Miami (Ohio) (0-0) Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 - 3:30 p.m. ET - Yager Stadium (24,286) - Oxford, Ohio TV: ESPN3.com (Shawn Kenney, Rocky Boiman) 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 356C) and White Online Resources Stadium ______________________________________Joan C. Edwards Stadium HerdZone.com Capacity ____________________________________________________ 38,227 Herdzone.com is Marshall Athletic’s offi cial website. Roster, Year Opened _______________________ 1991 (as Marshall University Stadium) biographical information, Marshall’s football record book, Surface ___________________________________________________ FieldTurf complete statistics and historical information regarding Conference ______________________________ Conference USA (East Division) Thundering Herd football can be found here. Each week game President _________________________Dr. Stephen J. Kopp (Notre Dame, 1973) notes, statistics and other media resources can be found here. Director of Athletics ________________________Mike Hamrick (Marshall, 1980) Head Coach ___________________________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979) CollegePressBox.Com Record at Marshall _____________________________________________ 27-24 Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Career Record _________________________________________________ same Conference USA football. Access and download weekly game Marshall’s 2013 Record ___________________________________________10-4 notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the 2013 C-USA Record/Finish _________________________________7-1 (1st, East) conference and each of its 12 member schools throughout Off ense ____________________________________________________Multiple the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited Defense ____________________________________________________Multiple media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to Off ensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 6/5 [email protected]. Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________________8/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ____________________________________59/15 ConferenceUSA.com Weekly conference statistics and an interactive online conference media guide are available at www.ConferenceUSA. Marshall Football Staff com. Head Coach ________________ Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979) Off ensive Coord./QBs _________ Bill Legg (West Virginia, 1985) 2013 Game-by-Game Captains Defensive Coord./Secondary ___ Chuck Heater (Michigan, 1975) Miami (Ohio)-16 Essray Taliaferro, 36 Monterius Lovett, 58 Jeremiah Taylor, 76 Garrett Scott Gardner-Webb-11 James Rouse, 12 Rakeem Cato, 26 Gator Hoskins, 53 Alex Bazzie Running Backs ______________ Chris Barclay (Wake Forest, 2009) Ohio-1 Tommy Shuler, 10 Corey Tindal, 11 James Rouse, 60 Chris Jasperse Virginia Tech-7 Darryl Roberts, 11 James Rouse, 12 Rakeem Cato, 60 Chris Jasperse Defensive Ends ______________ Sean Cronin (Georgetown, Ky., 2003) UTSA-7 Darryl Roberts, 16 Essray Taliaferro, 36 Monterius Lovett, 60 Chris Jasperse Linebackers _________________ Adam Fuller (Sacred Heart, 1998) FAU-12 Rakeem Cato, 40 Ra’Shawde Myers, 43 Neville Hewitt, 60 Chris Jasperse MTSU-7 Darryl Roberts, 11 James Rouse, 60 Chris Jasperse, 76 Garrett Scott Wide Receivers ______________ Mike Furrey (Northern Iowa, 2000) USM-31 Evan McKelvey, 36 Monterius Lovett, 60 Chris Jasperse, 74 Alex Schooler Tight Ends/Recruiting Coord. ___ Todd Hartley (Georgia, 2008) UAB-12 Rakeem Cato, 46 Jermaine Holmes, 78 Clint Van Horn, 96 Brandon Sparrow Tulsa-11 James Rouse, 12 Rakeem Cato, 36 Monterius Lovett, 60 Chris Jasperse Off ensive Line _______________ Alex Mirabal (FIU, 1993) FIU-1 Tommy Shuler, 12 Rakeem Cato, 26 Gator Hoskins, #40 Ra’Shawde Myers, #53 Alex Bazzie Defensive Tackles ____________ J.C. Price (Virginia Tech, 1998) ECU-11 James Rouse, 12 Rakeem Cato, 26 Gator Hoskins, 36 Monterius Lovett Rice-11 James Rouse, 12 Rakeem Cato, 26 Gator Hoskins, 36 Monterius Lovett Assistant AD for Football Ops __ Mark Gale (Oklahoma State, 1981) Maryland-11 James Rouse, 12 Rakeem Cato, 26 Gator Hoskins, 36 Monterius Lovett, 60 Chris Jasperse 2014 Marshall Football Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET)/Result Aug. 30 at Miami (ESPN3.com) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 6 RHODE ISLAND (WCHS or WVAH) 7 p.m. Sept. 13 OHIO (CBS Sports Network) 12 p.m. Sept. 20 at Akron (ESPN Family of Networks) 12-day window Oct. 4 at Old Dominion (FSN or FS1) 12-day window Oct. 11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FSN or FS1) 12-day window Oct. 18 at FIU 6 p.m. Oct. 25 FAU (Fox College Sports) 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Southern Miss (Sinclair-TBA) 7 p.m. Nov. 15 RICE (FSN or FS1) 12-day window Nov. 22 at UAB 1 p.m. Nov. 28 WESTERN KENTUCKY (FS1) 12 p.m. Bold - Indicates a C-USA game Home games in CAPS All times are Eastern Time Zone and subject to change. Marshall Football 2014 Leaves Fall, Herd Wins: The Herd is 16-5 after Oct. 28 in Doc Holliday’s four years Scoring Defense/Game (2013): 22.9-tied-31st nationally as head coach, including a perfect 10-0 mark at home. Scoring Defense/Game (2012): 43.1-123rd nationally 2013 Season Wrapup: The Herd takes is 8-3 in bowls following its 31-20 Military Sacks (2013): 32-tied-31st nationally Bowl victory over Maryland...Marshall tight end Gator Hoskins was named a third- Sacks (2012): 19-91st nationally team All-American by CollegeSportsMadness.com...Quarterback Rakeem Cato was named Conference USA’s Off ensive Player of the Year, while nickel Corey Total Defense/Game (2013): 368.7-tied-35th nationally Tindal was named Co-Freshman of the Year. Center Chris Japerse, wide receiver Total Defense/Game (2012): 456.8-103rd nationally Tommy Shuler, tight end Gator Hoskins and defensive lineman James Rouse were named to the fi rst team, while Cato, off ensive linemen Garrett Scott and Clint Opponents’ First Downs/Game (2013): 19.6-tied-39th nationally Van Horn, linebacker Jermaine Holmes and punt returner Devon Smith made Opponents’ First Downs/Game (2012): 25.5-118th nationally the second team. Running back Essray Taliaferro, defensive linemen Alex Bazzie and Ra’Shawde Myers, linebacker Evan McKelvey, defensive backs Darryl Roberts, Rush Defense/Game (2013): 160.64-59th nationally Monterius Lovett and Tindal were all named honorable mention all-conference. Rush Defense/Game (2012): 203.25-105th nationally Off ensive lineman Michael Selby, defensive lineman Gary Thompson, linebacker Stefan Houston and defensive backs A.J. Leggett and Tindal were named to the Fewest 20+ yard scrimmage plays allowed (2013): 59-tied-67th nationally All-Freshman team...At its team banquet, Rouse was named Team and Defensive Fewest 20+ yard scrimmage plays allowed (2012): 57-tied-67th nationally MVP, while Cato was selected as the Off ensive MVP. Linebacker Derek Mitchell was named the Special Teams MVP...Rouse, Cato, Hoskins, Lovett and Jasperse were Fewest 10+yard scrimmage plays allowed (2013): 187-tied-78th nationally selected at 2013 team captains. Fewest 10+ yard scrimmage plays allowed (2012): 193-93rd nationally MARSHALL’S PLAYERS IN THE 2013 NCAA RANKINGS (Top 25) Marshall’s Cato Named to Manning Award Watch List: Marshall senior TD Passes-Rakeem Cato (3rd, 39) quarterback Rakeem Cato, a 2014 Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp and Maxwell Yards Per Carry-Steward Butler (3rd, 8.79) Award candidate, was named Thursday to the watch list for the 2015 Manning Touchdown Catches-Gator Hoskins (T-3rd, 15) Award. Touchbacks-Amoreto Curraj (4th, 52) Points Responsible For-Rakeem Cato (5th, 270) It is Cato’s fi fth national watch list mention in the current preseason. He also is Punt Return Avg.-Devon Smith (10th, 14.65) on watch lists for the Walter Camp, Maxwell, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Kickoff Avg.-Amoreto Curraj (11th, 63.53) and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards. Receptions/Game-Tommy Shuler (14th, 7.6) Passing Yds./Game-Rakeem Cato (16th, 279.7) The Manning Award is presented annually in January to college football’s Touchback Pct.-Amoreto Curraj (17th, 53.61) top quarterback by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Prior to the 2004 season, the Total Off ense/Game-Rakeem Cato (19th, 300.7) Manning Award was created by the Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football Completions/Game-Rakeem Cato (19th, 21.29) accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only college football QB award that includes the candidates’ bowl performances in its balloting; MARSHALL’S PLAYERS IN THE 2013 C-USA RANKINGS (Top 10) therefore, it is presented annually following the completion of the bowl season. Rushing Avg.-Essray Taliaferro (7th, 81.4) The winner is selected by a panel of national media covering college football, as Passing Avg.-Rakeem Cato (2nd, 279.7 YPG) well as each of the Mannings. Pass Effi ciency-Rakeem Cato (2nd, 147.8) Receptions/Game-Tommy Shuler (2nd, 7.6) Cato is among 32 quarterbacks on the 2014-15 Manning watch list, and one of Receiving Yds./Game-Tommy Shuler (3rd, 83.2), Gator Hoskins (8th, 58.6) 18