# 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by tenth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They lost to UCF in Gasparilla bowl.

## Preseason
### CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in first place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Marshall |
| 2 | FIU |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee |
| 5 | Western Kentucky |
| 6 | Old Dominion |
| 7 | Charlotte |

### Preseason All-CUSA teams

To be released

## Schedule

Marshall announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | VMI* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | Stadium | W 56–17 | 23,875 |
| September 6 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Boise State* | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPN2 | L 7–14 | 31,951 |
| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Ohio* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV (Battle for the Bell) | Stadium Facebook | W 33–31 | 27,323 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN Facebook | L 14–52 | 32,192 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | CBSSN Facebook | L 13–24 | 15,023 |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | Stadium | W 31–17 | 18,351 |
| October 18 | 6:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | W 36–31 | 15,138 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV (Moonshine Throwdown) | Stadium Facebook | W 26–23 | 22,099 |
| November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | Stadium Facebook | W 20–7 | 17,385 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | W 31–10 | 19,893 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | Stadium Facebook | L 13–24 | 10,526 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | FIU | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 18,596 |
| December 23 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. UCF* | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl) | ESPN | L 25–48 | 28,987 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 24 Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 33 |

### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| Owls | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 |

### At Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### Vs. UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
| Knights | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 45 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 5 | 159 | Justin Rohrwasser | K | New England Patriots |
| 7 | 243 | Chris Jackson | S | Tennessee Titans |