# 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2017 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 eighth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Colorado State.

## Schedule

Marshall announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes FIU, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and UTSA.
The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Kent State and Miami of Ohio, both from the Mid-American Conference and travel to Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | Stadium | W 31–26 | 22,463 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at NC State* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN Extra | L 20–37 | 57,430 |
| September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Kent State* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CUSA.TV/WCHS/WVAH | W 21–0 | 24,044 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 35,736 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | WQCW | W 14–3 | 10,584 |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ESPN3 | W 35–3 | 26,097 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN2 | W 38–10 | 13,412 |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | FIU | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | Stadium | L 30–41 | 19,966 |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 25–30 | 15,880 |
| November 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | beIN | W 30–23 | 19,516 |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | Stadium | L 7–9 | 20,148 |
| November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | Stadium | L 27–28 | 18,361 |
| December 16 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Colorado State* | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–28 | 26,087 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### At NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Wolfpack | 3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 37 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Bearcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |

### At Charlotte

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

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |

### At Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 25 |
| Owls | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 30 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 30 |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Roadrunners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### Colorado State–Gildan New Mexico Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |