American college football season
2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football |
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C-USA champion C-USA East Division champion Boca Raton Bowl champion |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | East Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 22 |
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AP | No. 23 |
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Record | 13–1 (7–1 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Doc Holliday (5th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Legg (5th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Chuck Heater (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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The 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions, they played West Division champion Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Championship Game, defeating the Bulldogs 26–23 to become C-USA Champions. They were invited to the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl, where they defeated MAC champion Northern Illinois, 52–23.
Preseason
Media poll
In the C-USA preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in first place in the East division.[1]
Media poll (East division) |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
1 | Marshall | 91 |
2 | Middle Tennessee | 73 |
3 | Florida Atlantic | 60 |
4 | Western Kentucky | 57 |
5 | Old Dominion | 33 |
6 | UAB | 31 |
7 | FIU | 19 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:30 pm | at Miami (OH)* | | | ESPN3 | W 42–27 | 19,005 |
September 6 | 7:00 pm | Rhode Island* | | | ASN | W 48–7 | 25,106 |
September 13 | 12:00 pm | Ohio* | | | CBSSN | W 44–14 | 31,710 |
September 20 | 2:00 pm | at Akron* | | | ESPN3 | W 48–17 | 13,357 |
October 4 | 12:00 pm | at Old Dominion | | | FSN | W 56–14 | 20,118 |
October 11 | 12:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| FSN | W 49–24 | 30,210 |
October 18 | 6:00 pm | at FIU | No. 25 | | ASN | W 45–13 | 13,163 |
October 25 | 3:30 pm | Florida Atlantic | No. 23 | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| FS1 | W 35–16 | 27,236 |
November 8 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | | | ASN | W 63–17 | 22,949 |
November 15 | 2:30 pm | Rice | | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| FSN | W 41–14 | 30,680 |
November 22 | 12:00 pm | at UAB | | | WCHS | W 23–18 | 28,355 |
November 28 | 12:00 pm | Western Kentucky | No. 24 | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| FS1 | L 66–67 OT | 23,576 |
December 6 | 12:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | | | ESPN2 | W 26–23 | 23,711 |
December 23 | 6:00 pm | vs. Northern Illinois* | | | ESPN | W 52–23 | 29,419 |
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Game summaries
Miami (OH)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Thundering Herd | 17 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
Akron
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
Zips | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
Monarchs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Florida International
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
#23 Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#23 Thundering Herd | 7 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
Golden Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#21 Thundering Herd | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#18 Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Blazers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Hilltoppers | 28 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 67 |
#19 Thundering Herd | 21 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 66 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
Northern Illinois–Boca Raton Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
Huskies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | 23 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | RV | RV | 22 |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ "C-USA Football Preseason Poll Announced". Conference USA. July 16, 2014. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
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