American college football season
The 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia , and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by seventh-year head coach Doc Holliday . They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host C–USA foes Charlotte , Florida Atlantic , Middle Tennessee , and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas , Old Dominion , and Southern Miss .[1]
The team played four non–conference games, three home games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Morgan State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference , and travel to Pittsburgh from the ACC.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 10 6:00 pm Morgan State * beIN W 62–026,488
September 17 12:00 pm Akron * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 38–6524,258
September 24 8:00 pm No. 3 Louisville * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 28–5940,592
October 1 7:30 pm at Pittsburgh * ACCRSN RTPT L 27–4345,246
October 8 7:00 pm at North Texas ASN L 21–3818,216
October 15 7:00 pm Florida Atlantic Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ASN W 27–2122,839
October 22 5:30 pm Charlotte Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV beIN L 24–2720,904
October 29 7:00 pm at Southern Miss ASN L 14–2431,275
November 5 7:00 pm at Old Dominion ASN L 14–3820,118
November 12 7:00 pm Middle Tennessee Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ASN W 42–1720,841
November 19 7:00 pm at FIU ASN L 14–3115,054
November 26 7:00 pm WKU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPNU L 6–6017,397
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [2]
Game summaries
Morgan State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
0
0
Thundering Herd
21
28
13
0
62
Akron
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
34
7
17
65
Thundering Herd
21
0
10
7
38
Louisville
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Cardinals
7
28
17
7
59
Thundering Herd
0
7
0
21
28
Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
0
14
13
27
Panthers
20
7
3
13
43
North Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
0
14
0
21
Mean Green
7
7
14
10
38
Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
14
7
0
0
21
Thundering Herd
10
6
3
8
27
Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
10
7
3
7
27
Thundering Herd
14
10
0
0
24
Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
0
7
0
7
14
Golden Eagles
7
3
0
14
24
Old Dominion
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
0
0
7
14
Monarchs
14
7
10
7
38
Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
10
7
0
0
17
Thundering Herd
7
7
7
21
42
Florida International
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
0
0
7
14
Panthers
7
7
3
14
31
Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
28
13
9
10
60
Thundering Herd
0
0
6
0
6
References
^ "Seven Home Games, ACC Schools Headline Herd's 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
^ "2016 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
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