# 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 West Virginia* | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl) | FX | L 34–69 | 59,120 |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | Western Carolina* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | FCS | W 52–24 | 25,317 |
| September 15 | 6:30 pm | Ohio* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV (Battle for the Bell) | | L 24–27 | 33,436 |
| September 22 | 3:30 pm | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CSS | W 54–51 $^{2OT}$ | 14,204 |
| September 29 | 3:30 pm | at Purdue* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 41–51 | 45,481 |
| October 6 | 3:30 pm | Tulsa | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | L 38–45 | 27,189 |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | CBSSN | W 59–24 | 24,093 |
| October 27 | 8:00 pm | UCF | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | L 17–54 | 22,563 |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | Memphis | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | | W 38–28 | 22,041 |
| November 10 | 4:30 pm | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | CSS/CSNH | L 31–38 | 11,981 |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | Houston | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CSS/CSNH | W 44–41 | 18,831 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 59–65 $^{2OT}$ | 46,317 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| #11 Mountaineers | 13 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 69 |
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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| 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.