The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented

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during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the

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, and competed in the East Division of

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(CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff. On October 29, 2021, Marshall announced that this will be the last season for the team in the C-USA and become the Sun Belt Conference in July 1, 2022.

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2020 regular season 7–3 and 4–1 in C–USA play to finish in first in the East Division. They competed in the conference championship game and the

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, which the team lost in both to end the season. On January 4, 2021, coach

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, announced that his contract with Marshall had not been renewed and that he was out as head coach.

Schedule

Marshall announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

at Navy

North Carolina Central

East Carolina

at Appalachian State

at Middle Tennessee

Old Dominion

at North Texas

FIU

at Florida Atlantic

UAB

at Charlotte

Western Kentucky

References

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Marshall Thundering Herd football 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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