2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football
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Conference	Conference USA East Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	John "Doc" Holliday (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Heater (4th year)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,227)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	0
WKU		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team will represent Marshall University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd will play their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by seventh year head coach John "Doc" Holliday.

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 will play 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#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10		Morgan State*		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
September 17		Akron*		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
September 24		Louisville*		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
October 1		at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
October 8		at North Texas		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
October 15		Florida Atlantic		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
October 22		Charlotte		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
October 29		at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
November 5		at Old Dominion		Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA
November 12		Middle Tennessee		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
November 19		at FIU		FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
November 26		WKU		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:

Game notes

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Thundering Herd					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips					0
Thundering Herd					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2014	MARSH, 48–17

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals					0
Thundering Herd					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–16	2011	MARSH, 17–13

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd					0
Mean Green					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	MARSH, 30–13

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Thundering Herd					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2015	MARSH, 33–17

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers					0
Thundering Herd					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	MARSH, 34–10

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd					0
Golden Eagles					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2015	MARSH, 31–10

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd					0
Monarchs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	MARSH, 27–7

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders					0
Thundering Herd					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2015	MTSU, 27–24

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd					0
Panthers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2015	MARSH, 52–0

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers					0
Thundering Herd					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2015	WKU, 49–28