2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg 150 Conference USA East Division C-USA 10–3 6–2 Doc Holliday 6th Bill Legg 6th Chuck Heater 3rd Spread 3–4 Joan C. Edwards Stadium St. Petersburg Bowl champion St. Petersburg Bowl W 16–10 vs. UConn The 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. 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 where they defeated UConn. 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, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, and travelled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU).http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020215aaa.html Marshall Welcomes Purdue to Open 2015 Football Schedule Marshall University Department of Athletics February 2, 2015 March 24, 2015 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 against the University of Connecticut which they won with a final score of 16–10. 2015 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern September 6 Sunday 3:00 pm w y Purdue Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FS1 41–31 38,791 September 12 7:00 pm l y y Ohio Battle for the Bell Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN3 10–21 25,210 September 19 3:30 pm w y Norfolk State Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ASN 45–7 24,114 September 26 3:30 pm w y y Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH ASN 36–29 2OT 15,424 October 3 3:30 pm w Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ASN 27–7 18,473 October 9 Friday 7:00 pm w Southern Miss Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN 31–10 22,763 October 17 12:00 pm w y Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL FCS 33–17 17,129 October 24 3:30 pm w y North Texas Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FSN 30–13 27,217 October 31 3:30 pm w y Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC FSN 34–10 15,381 November 7 3:30 pm l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN FSN 24–27 3OT 18,760 November 14 3:30 pm w FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FSN 52–0 26,572 November 27 Friday 12:00 pm l y Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY FS1 28–49 17,687 December 26 11:00 am w y y UConn St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL ESPN 16–10 14,652 Schedule source:2015 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/conf-usa/2015-marshall-thundering-herd-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 24, 2015 Game summaries Purdue Boilermakers 14 7 7 3 Thundering Herd 17 0 10 14 Ohio Thundering Herd 0 7 3 0 Bobcats 7 7 0 7 Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio) Norfolk State Spartans 7 0 0 0 Thundering Herd 10 14 14 7 Kent State Thundering Herd 7 0 7 8 7 7 Golden Flashes 6 7 6 3 7 0 Old Dominion Monarchs 0 0 0 7 Thundering Herd 7 7 7 6 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 7 3 0 0 Thundering Herd 7 10 14 0 Florida Atlantic Thundering Herd 9 14 7 3 Owls 3 7 7 0 North Texas Mean Green 0 3 3 7 Thundering Herd 17 7 3 3 Charlotte Thundering Herd 14 17 0 3 49ers 0 3 0 7 Middle Tennessee Thundering Herd 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 Blue Raiders 0 7 10 0 7 0 3 Florida International Panthers 0 0 0 0 Thundering Herd 21 17 7 7 Western Kentucky Thundering Herd 0 14 7 7 Hilltoppers 7 28 6 8 UConn (St. Petersburg Bowl) Huskies 7 0 3 0 Thundering Herd 7 6 0 3 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Category:Gasparilla Bowl champion seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football