2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football
2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	1–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Charles Huff (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Seth Doege (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Semore (2nd season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	3	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	2	–	0
Appalachian State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	2	–	1
Georgia State	0	–	0	1	–	1
Marshall	0	–	0	1	–	1
Old Dominion	0	–	0	0	–	3
West Division
Louisiana	0	–	0	2	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	2	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Texas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
South Alabama	0	–	0	1	–	2
Southern Miss	0	–	0	1	–	2
Troy	0	–	0	0	–	3
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team will represent Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd are led by Charles Huff in his fourth year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd will play home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On November 26, 2023, offensive coordinator Clint Trickett was fired by the Thundering Herd after serving two seasons in the position.^[1] On December 5, 2023, the Thundering herd hired Seth Doege to be their offensive coordinator. He was previously the tight ends coach at Purdue.^[2]

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish fifth place in the East division.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East division)
1	Appalachian State	96 (12)
2	James Madison	79 (2)
3	Coastal Carolina	67
4	Georgia Southern	50
5	Marshall	49
6	Old Dominion	32
7	Georgia State	19

Offensive lineman Logan Osburn was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team offense.^[4]

Schedule

The football schedule was announced March 1, 2024.^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	Stony Brook*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 45–3	25,032
September 7	4:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	The CW	L 14–31	65,632
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX
September 28		Western Michigan*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
October 5		Appalachian State	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)
October 12		at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2
November 2		Louisiana–Monroe	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
November 9		at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS
November 16		Coastal Carolina	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
November 23		at Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)
November 30		at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Stony Brook

Game One – Stony Brook Seawolves (0–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	0	3	0	3
Thundering Herd	7	10	7	21	45

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 5:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 25,032
Referee: Jeremy Parker
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Martin (play-by-play) and Carl Lee (analyst)
Pregame line: Marshall –32.5

Game information

First quarter

(2:33) MRSH – A. J. Turner 80 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11; Marshall 7–0)

Second quarter

(4:17) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:11; Marshall 10–0)
(1:38) MRSH – Elijah Metcalf 9 yard pass from Stone Earle, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 0:31; Marshall 17–0)

Third quarter

(11:49) MRSH – Elijah Metcalf 28 yard pass from Stone Earle, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Marshall 24–0)
(4:15) SB – Enda Kirby 39 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 4:52; Marshall 24–3)

Fourth quarter

(14:07) MRSH – Christian Fitzpatrick 67 yard pass from Braylon Braxton, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41; Marshall 31–3)
(10:14) MRSH – Carl Chester 7 yard pass from Braylon Braxton, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:58; Marshall 38–3)
(3:45) MRSH – Bralon Brown 16 yard pass from Cole Pennington, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:39; Marshall 45–3)

Statistics	SB	MAR
First downs	15	27
Plays–yards	80–252	68–549
Rushes–yards	47–94	36–259
Passing yards	158	290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–1	21–32–0
Time of possession	35:38	24:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Malachi Marshall	10/20, 96 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	13 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Jayce Freeman	2 receptions, 58 yards
Marshall	Passing	Braylon Braxton	7/11, 141 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	A. J. Turner	8 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Christian Fitzpatrick	4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

at Virginia Tech

Game Two – Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	7	7	0	14
Hokies	7	3	14	7	31

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 4:30 PM
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 65,632
Referee: Justin Elliot
TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
Pregame line: Virginia Tech –20.5

Game information

First quarter

(0:00) VT – Jaylin Lane 58 yard punt return, John Love kick (Virginia Tech 7–0)

Second quarter

(6:22) VT – John Love 42 yard field goal ('"Drive: 8 plays, 10 yards, 4:24; Virginia Tech 10–0)
(3:19) MRSH – Ethan Payne 2 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:09; Virginia Tech 10–7)

Third quarter

(8:02) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 1 yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:33; Virginia Tech 17–7)
(7:16) MRSH – Christian Fitzpatrick 18 yard pass from Stone Earle, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:46; Virginia Tech 17–14)
(4:15) VT – Kyron Drones 3 yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:01; Virginia Tech 24–14)

Fourth quarter

(14:14) VT – Da'Quan Felton 5 yard pass from Kyron Drones, John Love kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:45; Virginia Tech 31–14)

Statistics	MAR	VT
First downs	12	20
Plays–yards	62–278	72–338
Rushes–yards	26–147	51–208
Passing yards	131	130
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–36–1	14–21–0
Time of possession	23:35	36:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Stone Earle	13/36, 131 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	A.J. Turner	6 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Christian Fitzpatrick	4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	14/21, 130 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	22 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Stephen Gosnell	2 receptions, 54 yards

at Ohio State

Game Three – Marshall Thundering Herd (1–1) at No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MAR	OSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Western Michigan

Western Michigan (0–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WMU	MAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Appalachian State

Appalachian State Mountaineers (0–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	APP	MAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgia Southern

Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Georgia Southern Eagles football team (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MAR	GASO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Georgia State

Georgia State Panthers (0–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Date: October 17, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	GSU	MAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Louisiana-Monroe

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Date: November 6, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ULM	MAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Miss

Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MAR	USM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	0	0	0	0
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CCU	MAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Old Dominion

Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

at S.B. Ballard Stadium •Norfolk, VA

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MAR	ODU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Old Dominion	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at James Madison

Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at James Madison Dukes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0
Dukes	0	0	0	0	0

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

Date: November 30, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MAR	JMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
James Madison	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Marshall football fires 4 assistant coaches". WOWK-YV. November 26, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "Marshall hires Seth Doege as offensive coordinator". Metro News. December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Marshall's Logan Osburn Named 2024 Preseason All-SBC 2nd Team". herdzone.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Sun Belt Unveils 2024 Football Schedule" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "2024 Marshall Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[1] "Marshall football fires 4 assistant coaches". WOWK-YV. November 26, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[2] "Marshall hires Seth Doege as offensive coordinator". Metro News. December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[3] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[4] "Marshall's Logan Osburn Named 2024 Preseason All-SBC 2nd Team". herdzone.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[5] "Sun Belt Unveils 2024 Football Schedule" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[6] "2024 Marshall Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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