The 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...
in the
2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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as members of the East Division of
Conference USA
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. They were led by sixth-year head coach
John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
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in
Huntington, West Virginia
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. 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
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where they defeated
UConn
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.
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
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,
Old Dominion
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*The Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia
** Colony of Virginia
*Old Dominion University, a public university in Norfolk, Virginia
**Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams represe ...
, and
Southern Miss
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, and travelled to
Charlotte
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,
Florida Atlantic,
Middle Tennessee
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, 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
The Gasparilla Bowl is an annual NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game played in the Tampa Bay area. It was first played in 2008 as the St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was renamed the G ...
against the
University of Connecticut
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which they won with a final score of 16–10.
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Game summaries
Purdue
Ohio
Norfolk State
Kent State
Old Dominion
Southern Miss
Florida Atlantic
North Texas
Charlotte
Middle Tennessee
Florida International
Western Kentucky
UConn (St. Petersburg Bowl)
References
Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
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Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons
Gasparilla Bowl champion seasons
Marshall Thundering Herd football
The Marshall Thundering Herd football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Marshall University. The team represents the university as a member of the Sun Belt Conference East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Associat ...
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