# 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they defeated UConn.

## Schedule

Marshall announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd hosted CUSA foes Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and travelled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU).
Marshall went undefeated at home but lost three road games, finishing the regular season with a 9–3 record and finishing third in the division. Marshall was invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl against the University of Connecticut which they won with a final score of 16–10.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 3:00 pm | Purdue* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | FS1 | W 41–31 | 38,791 |
| September 12 | 7:00 pm | at Ohio* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH (Battle for the Bell) | ESPN3 | L 10–21 | 25,210 |
| September 19 | 3:30 pm | Norfolk State* | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ASN | W 45–7 | 24,114 |
| September 26 | 3:30 pm | at Kent State* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ASN | W 36–29 $^{2OT}$ | 15,424 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | Old Dominion | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ASN | W 27–7 | 18,473 |
| October 9 | 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | W 31–10 | 22,763 |
| October 17 | 12:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | FCS | W 33–17 | 17,129 |
| October 24 | 3:30 pm | North Texas | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | FSN | W 30–13 | 27,217 |
| October 31 | 3:30 pm | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | FSN | W 34–10 | 15,381 |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FSN | L 24–27 $^{3OT}$ | 18,760 |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | FIU | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | FSN | W 52–0 | 26,572 |
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | FS1 | L 28–49 | 17,687 |
| December 26 | 11:00 am | vs. UConn* | Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl) | ESPN | W 16–10 | 14,652 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Thundering Herd | 17 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 41 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| Golden Flashes | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 29 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Owls | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Thundering Herd | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### Florida International

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thundering Herd | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 52 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 49 |

### UConn (St. Petersburg Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |