# 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.
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* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | beIN | W 62–0 | 26,488 |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | Akron* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | L 38–65 | 24,258 |
| September 24 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Louisville* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | L 28–59 | 40,592 |
| October 1 | 7:30 pm | at Pittsburgh* | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCRSN RTPT | L 27–43 | 45,246 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ASN | L 21–38 | 18,216 |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ASN | W 27–21 | 22,839 |
| October 22 | 5:30 pm | Charlotte | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | beIN | L 24–27 | 20,904 |
| October 29 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ASN | L 14–24 | 31,275 |
| November 5 | 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ASN | L 14–38 | 20,118 |
| November 12 | 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ASN | W 42–17 | 20,841 |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | at FIU | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ASN | L 14–31 | 15,054 |
| November 26 | 7:00 pm | WKU | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ESPNU | L 6–60 | 17,397 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## 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 |