2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football

C-USA champion
C-USA East Division champion
Boca Raton Bowl champion

C-USA Championship Game, W 26–23 vs. Louisiana Tech

Boca Raton Bowl, W 52–23 vs. Northern Illinois

Conference| Conference USA
Division| East Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 22
AP| No. 23
Record| 13–1 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Doc Holliday (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Legg (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Chuck Heater (2nd season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Joan C. Edwards Stadium

Seasons

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2015 ->

2014 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
No. 23 Marshall x$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Western Kentucky |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
UAB |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Old Dominion*  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
FIU |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Florida Atlantic |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
Louisiana Tech x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
Rice |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
UTEP |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
UTSA |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
North Texas |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Southern Miss |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS

As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions, they played West Division champion Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Championship Game, defeating the Bulldogs 26–23 to become C-USA Champions. They were invited to the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl, where they defeated MAC champion Northern Illinois, 52–23.

## Preseason

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### Media poll

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In the C-USA preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in first place in the East division.[1]

Media poll (East division)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes
1 | Marshall | 91
2 | Middle Tennessee | 73
3 | Florida Atlantic | 60
4 | Western Kentucky | 57
5 | Old Dominion | 33
6 | UAB | 31
7 | FIU | 19

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 3:30 pm| at Miami (OH)*| |

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH

| ESPN3| W 42–27| 19,005
September 6| 7:00 pm| Rhode Island*| |

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| ASN| W 48–7| 25,106
September 13| 12:00 pm| Ohio*| |

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

| CBSSN| W 44–14| 31,710
September 20| 2:00 pm| at Akron*| |

* InfoCision Stadium
* Akron, OH

| ESPN3| W 48–17| 13,357
October 4| 12:00 pm| at Old Dominion| |

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| FSN| W 56–14| 20,118
October 11| 12:00 pm| Middle Tennessee| |

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| FSN| W 49–24| 30,210
October 18| 6:00 pm| at FIU| No. 25|

* FIU Stadium
* Miami, FL

| ASN| W 45–13| 13,163
October 25| 3:30 pm| Florida Atlantic| No. 23|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| FS1| W 35–16| 27,236
November 8| 7:00 pm| at Southern Miss| |

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| ASN| W 63–17| 22,949
November 15| 2:30 pm| Rice| |

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| FSN| W 41–14| 30,680
November 22| 12:00 pm| at UAB| |

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| WCHS| W 23–18| 28,355
November 28| 12:00 pm| Western Kentucky| No. 24|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| FS1| L 66–67 OT| 23,576
December 6| 12:00 pm| Louisiana Tech| |

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV (C-USA Championship)

| ESPN2| W 26–23| 23,711
December 23| 6:00 pm| vs. Northern Illinois*| |

* FAU Stadium
* Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl)

| ESPN| W 52–23| 29,419

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries

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### Miami (OH)

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Thundering Herd | 14  | 14  | 0  | 14 | 42
RedHawks  | 0  | 3  | 17  | 7 | 27

### Rhode Island

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Rams  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Thundering Herd | 7  | 10  | 21  | 10 | 48

### Ohio

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Bobcats  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14
Thundering Herd | 17  | 10  | 14  | 3 | 44

Further information: Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio)

### Akron

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Thundering Herd | 17  | 14  | 10  | 7 | 48
Zips  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 14 | 17

### Old Dominion

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Thundering Herd | 28  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 56
Monarchs  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 14

### Middle Tennessee

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Blue Raiders  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 24
Thundering Herd | 14  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 49

### Florida International

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#25 Thundering Herd | 7  | 7  | 10  | 21 | 45
Panthers  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 13

### Florida Atlantic

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Owls  | 3  | 13  | 0  | 0 | 16
#23 Thundering Herd | 7  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 35

### Southern Miss

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#23 Thundering Herd | 7  | 21  | 14  | 21 | 63
Golden Eagles  | 14  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 17

### Rice

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Owls  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
#21 Thundering Herd | 3  | 17  | 14  | 7 | 41

### UAB

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#18 Thundering Herd | 7  | 10  | 0  | 6 | 23
Blazers  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 6 | 18

### Western Kentucky

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Hilltoppers | 28  | 21  | 0  | 10| 8 | 67
#19 Thundering Herd  | 21  | 21  | 7  | 10| 7 | 66

### Louisiana Tech

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Bulldogs  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 0 | 23
Thundering Herd | 0  | 13  | 3  | 10 | 26

See also: 2014 Conference USA Football Championship Game

### Northern Illinois–Boca Raton Bowl

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Thundering Herd | 14  | 10  | 14  | 14 | 52
Huskies  | 7  | 6  | 7  | 3 | 23

See also: 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2014 Boca Raton Bowl

## Rankings

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Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 25| 23| 23| 23| 21| 18| 19| RV| RV| 23
Coaches| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 24| 22| 23| 22| 21| 18| 20| RV| RV| 22
CFP| Not released| —| —| —| —| 24| —| —| Not released

## References

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1. ^ "C-USA Football Preseason Poll Announced". Conference USA. July 16, 2014. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
2. ^ "2014 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

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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

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

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Conference USA football champions

* Houston & Southern Miss (1996)
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