2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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American college football season

2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football

Conference| Conference USA
Division| East Division
Record| 5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Doc Holliday (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Legg (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Tony Petersen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Chris Rippon (3rd season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Joan C. Edwards Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
UCF xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
East Carolina x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Marshall |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Memphis |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
UAB |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Southern Miss |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 12  |
West Division
Tulsa xy$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
SMU |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Rice |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Houston |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
UTEP |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Tulane |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

## Schedule

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September 1| 12:00 pm| at No. 11 West Virginia*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl)

| FX| L 34–69| 59,120
September 8| 7:00 pm| Western Carolina*|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| FCS| W 52–24| 25,317
September 15| 6:30 pm| Ohio*|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)

| | L 24–27| 33,436
September 22| 3:30 pm| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| CSS| W 54–51 2OT| 14,204
September 29| 3:30 pm| at Purdue*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| BTN| L 41–51| 45,481
October 6| 3:30 pm| Tulsa|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| CBSSN| L 38–45| 27,189
October 20| 7:00 pm| at Southern Miss|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| CBSSN| W 59–24| 24,093
October 27| 8:00 pm| UCF|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| CBSSN| L 17–54| 22,563
November 3| 2:00 pm| Memphis|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| | W 38–28| 22,041
November 10| 4:30 pm| at UAB|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| CSS/CSNH| L 31–38| 11,981
November 17| 12:00 pm| Houston|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| CSS/CSNH| W 44–41| 18,831
November 23| 2:00 pm| at East Carolina|

* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC (rivalry)

| CBSSN| L 59–65 2OT| 46,317

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### West Virginia

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Thundering Herd  | 0  | 10  | 10  | 14 | 34
#11 Mountaineers | 13  | 21  | 21  | 14 | 69

Further information: Friends of Coal Bowl

Marshall and West Virginia last met in 2011 at Morgantown in a game won by WVU 34–13. Marshall is 0–12 all time against West Virginia.

### Western Carolina

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Catamounts  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 14 | 24
Thundering Herd | 3  | 21  | 21  | 7 | 52

Marshall and Western Carolina last met in 1996 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 56-21. Marshall is 9-9-2 all time against Western Carolina

### Ohio

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Bobcats | 0  | 17  | 0  | 10 | 27
Thundering Herd  | 14  | 0  | 7  | 3 | 24

Further information: Battle for the Bell

Marshall and Ohio last met in 2011 at Athens in a game won by Ohio 44-7. Marshall is 19-30-6 all time against Ohio.

### Rice

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Thundering Herd | 14  | 7  | 14  | 6| 7| 6 | 54
Owls  | 7  | 7  | 14  | 13| 7| 3 | 51

Marshall and Rice last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 24-20. Marshall is 2-1 all time against Rice

### Purdue

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Thundering Herd  | 7  | 7  | 14  | 13 | 41
Boilermakers | 14  | 28  | 3  | 6 | 51

Marshall and Purdue will meet for the first time in school history.

### Tulsa

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Golden Hurricane | 10  | 7  | 20  | 8 | 45
Thundering Herd  | 3  | 14  | 15  | 6 | 38

Marshall and Tulsa last met in 2011 at Tulsa in a game won by Tulsa 59–17. Marshall is 0–3 all time against Tulsa. This year's game will be Homecoming.

### Southern Miss

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Thundering Herd | 10  | 21  | 14  | 14 | 59
Golden Eagles  | 3  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 24

Marshall and Southern Miss last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 26-20. Marshall is 2-5 all time against Southern Miss.

### Central Florida

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Knights | 7  | 20  | 20  | 7 | 54
Thundering Herd  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 17

Marshall and Central Florida last met in 2011 at Orlando in a game won by UCF 16–6. Marshall is 3–7 all time against UCF.

### Memphis

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Tigers  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 28
Thundering Herd | 10  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 38

Marshall and Memphis last met in 2011 at Memphis in a game won by Marshall 23–22. Marshall is 5–2 all time against Memphis.

### UAB

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Thundering Herd  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 17 | 31
Blazers | 14  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 38

Marshall and UAB last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 59-14. Marshall is 6-1 all time against UAB.

### Houston

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Cougars  | 0  | 10  | 14  | 17 | 41
Thundering Herd | 10  | 21  | 7  | 6 | 44

Marshall and Houston last met in 2011 at Houston in a game won by Houston 63-28. Marshall is 2-2 all time against Houston

### East Carolina

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Thundering Herd  | 7  | 21  | 7  | 17| 7| 0 | 59
Pirates | 14  | 21  | 7  | 10| 7| 6 | 65

Marshall and East Carolina last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 34–27 in overtime. Marshall is 4–9 all time against ECU. This year's game will be on a Friday.

## References

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Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues|

* Central Field (1895–1927)
* Fairfield Stadium (1928–1990)
* Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Appalachian State
* East Carolina
* Ohio: Battle for the Bell
* West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl

Culture & lore|

* Marco the Bison
* "Sons of Marshall"
* Marching Thunder
* Plane crash
* Marshall University: Ashes to Glory
* We Are Marshall

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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