The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 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 (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff.
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New Orleans Bowl, L 21–36 vs. Louisiana | |
Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 7–6 (5–3 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Guidry (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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Western Kentucky xy | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UTSA xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[2]
Schedule
editMarshall announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[3][4] The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSSN | W 49–7 | 30,131 | |
September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | ESPN+ | W 44–10 | 24,521 | |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| CBSSN Facebook | L 38–42 | 24,833 |
September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | ESPN | L 30–31 | 28,377 | |
October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Stadium | L 28–34 | 15,806 | |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| CBSSN Facebook | W 20–13 OT | 24,172 |
October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Texas | CBSSN | W 49–21 | 13,123 | |
October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU |
| Stadium | W 38–0 | 18,466 |
November 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | CBSSN Facebook | W 28–13 | 21,803 | |
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB |
| CBSSN | L 14–21 | 19,329 |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Stadium | W 49–28 | 13,211 | |
November 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| CBSSN | L 21–53 | 19,134 |
December 18 | 9:15 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Louisiana* | ESPN | L 21–36 | 21,642 | |
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Game summaries
editAt Navy
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW 5–10 mph
- Game attendance: 30,131
- Referee: Scott Hardin
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
- Pregame line: Marshall –2.5
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Statistics | MRSH | NAVY |
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First downs | 23 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 63–464 | 92–398 |
Rushes–yards | 30–101 | 76–337 |
Passing yards | 363 | 61 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–33–2 | 5–16–2 |
Time of possession | 18:41 | 41:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 20/30, 333 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 14 carries, 59 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Talik Keaton | 5 receptions, 100 yards | |
Navy | Passing | Maasai Maynor | 2/6, 27 yards |
Rushing | James Harris II | 11 carries, 80 yards | |
Receiving | Mychal Cooper | 2 receptions, 30 yards |
North Carolina Central
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Thundering Herd | 6 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
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Statistics | NCCU | MRSH |
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First downs | 9 | 38 |
Plays–yards | 60–177 | 100–700 |
Rushes–yards | 28–71 | 42–237 |
Passing yards | 106 | 463 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–32–0 | 42–58–2 |
Time of possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NC Central | Passing | Davius Richard | 14/32, 106 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jamal Currie-Elliott | 9 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Tyler Barnes | 3 receptions, 40 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 34/47, 347 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Knowledge McDaniel | 7 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 4 receptions, 81 yards |
East Carolina
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
- Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: None
- Game attendance: 24,833
- Referee: Luke Richard
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook): Michael Grady (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst)
- Pregame line: Marshall –9.5
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Statistics | ECU | MRSH |
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First downs | 27 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 91–563 | 76–647 |
Rushes–yards | 40–168 | 36–214 |
Passing yards | 395 | 433 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 31–51–0 | 24–40–2 |
Time of possession | 30:19 | 29:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 30/48, 368 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 14 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Shane Calhoun | 8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 24/39, 433 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 24 carries, 189 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 8 receptions, 180 yards |
At Appalachian State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
- Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NW 3 mph
- Game attendance: 28,377
- Referee: Kevin Vicknair
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst)
- Pregame line: App State –7.0
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Statistics | MRSH | APP |
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First downs | 20 | 39 |
Plays–yards | 61–397 | 93–566 |
Rushes–yards | 28–127 | 54–283 |
Passing yards | 270 | 283 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–33–0 | 24–39–1 |
Time of possession | 22:38 | 37:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 18/33, 270 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 17 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Gaines | 5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD | |
App State | Passing | Chase Brice | 24/39, 283 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Nate Noel | 20 carries, 187 yards | |
Receiving | Corey Sutton | 10 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD |
At Middle Tennessee
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
- Game attendance: 15,806
- Referee: Kevin Vicknair
- TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)
- Pregame line: Marshall –10.5
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Statistics | MRSH | MTSU |
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First downs | 28 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 82–493 | 70–314 |
Rushes–yards | 35–172 | 49–209 |
Passing yards | 321 | 105 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 31–47–2 | 12–21–1 |
Time of possession | 26:45 | 33:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 31/47, 321 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 19 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 7 receptions, 81 yards | |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Chase Cunningham | 12/21, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Chaton Mobley | 15 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 1 reception, 34 yards, 1 TD |
Old Dominion
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Thundering Herd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
- Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: None
- Game attendance: 24,172
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst)
- Pregame line: Marshall –21.0
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Statistics | ODU | MRSH |
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First downs | 19 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 73–314 | 78–390 |
Rushes–yards | 50–208 | 32–91 |
Passing yards | 106 | 299 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 10–23–2 | 30–46–2 |
Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | D. J. Mack Jr | 9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 26 carries, 168 yards | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings | 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 30/46, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 21 carries, 77 yards | |
Receiving | Shadeed Ahmed | 7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD |
At North Texas
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 49 |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
- Date: Friday, October 15, 2021
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 22 mph
- Game attendance: 13,123
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst)
- Pregame line: Marshall –11.0
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Statistics | MRSH | UNT |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 72–477 | 78–411 |
Rushes–yards | 40–154 | 46–277 |
Passing yards | 323 | 134 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 24–32–1 | 17–32–2 |
Time of possession | 32:14 | 27:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Gaines | 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD | |
North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | DeAndre Torrey | 20 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jason Pirtle | 5 receptions, 35 yards |
FIU
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
- Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N/A
- Game attendance: 18,466
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (Stadium): Noah Coslov and Max Starks
- Pregame line: Marshall –21.5
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Statistics | FIU | MRSH |
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First downs | 15 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 66–288 | 77–456 |
Rushes–yards | 31–108 | 46–246 |
Passing yards | 180 | 210 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–35–1 | 24–31–0 |
Time of possession | 29:13 | 30:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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FIU | Passing | Max Bortenschlager | 14/28, 128 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | D'Vonte Price | 10 carries, 51 yards | |
Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 4 receptions, 59 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 20/25, 184 yards |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 26 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Shadeed Ahmed | 5 receptions, 52 yards |
At Florida Atlantic
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Owls | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
- Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N/A
- Game attendance: 21,803
- Referee: Patrick Foy
- TV: CBS Sports Facebook
- Pregame line: Marshall –1.5
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Statistics | MRSH | FAU |
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First downs | 20 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 63–447 | 78–441 |
Rushes–yards | 25–96 | 47–243 |
Passing yards | 351 | 198 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 26–38–1 | 15–31–0 |
Time of possession | 29:41 | 30:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 26/38, 351 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 18 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Willie Johnson | 5 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD | |
Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 15/29, 198 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Johnny Ford | 13 carries, 138 yards | |
Receiving | Willie Wright | 2 receptions, 69 yards |
UAB
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blazers | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
- Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: N/A
- Game attendance: 19,329
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst)
- Pregame line: Marshall –4.5
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Statistics | UAB | MRSH |
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First downs | 17 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 65–338 | 60–269 |
Rushes–yards | 47–88 | 21–37 |
Passing yards | 250 | 232 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–18–0 | 22–39–1 |
Time of possession | 37:43 | 22:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 13/18, 250 yards |
Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 25 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Gerrit Prince | 5 receptions, 100 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 22/39, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 16 carries, 41 yards | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD |
At Charlotte
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
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Statistics | MRSH | CLT |
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First downs | 29 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 72–588 | 73–364 |
Rushes–yards | 44–321 | 32–119 |
Passing yards | 267 | 245 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–28–0 | 25–41–1 |
Time of possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 21/28, 267 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 23 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD | |
Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 19/34, 176 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Shadrick Byrd | 14 carries, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Grant DuBose | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
Western Kentucky
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 53 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
- Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: N/A
- Game attendance: 19,134
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)
- Pregame line: Marshall –1.0
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Statistics | WKU | MRSH |
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First downs | 25 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 82–485 | 79–325 |
Rushes–yards | 34–157 | 40–126 |
Passing yards | 328 | 199 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–48–0 | 26–39–1 |
Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Kentucky | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 25/48, 328 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Noah Whittington | 14 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Daewood Davis | 3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Luke Zban | 16/25, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 24 carries, 99 yards | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 7 receptions, 44 yards |
vs Louisiana
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 36 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021
- Game time: 9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST)
- Game attendance: 21,642
- Referee: Mike Cutton
- TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
- Pregame line: Louisiana –6.0
Game information |
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Statistics | UL | MRSH |
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First downs | 22 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 83–498 | 56–278 |
Rushes–yards | 51–220 | 30–179 |
Passing yards | 278 | 99 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–0 | 15–26–2 |
Time of possession | 37:26 | 22:34 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana | Passing | Levi Lewis | 19/31, 270 yards, TD |
Rushing | Emani Bailey | 17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Michael Jefferson | 3 receptions, 108 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 15/26, 99 yards, INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 20 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 9 receptions, 50 yards |
Players drafted into the NFL
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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7 | 259 | Nazeeh Johnson | S | Kansas City Chiefs |
References
edit- ^ "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ a b Siegel, Jake (January 27, 2021). "Marshall Football releases 2021 schedule". WOWKTV. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Thundering Herd Opens with Navy for 2021 Football Season". Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 31, 2021.