2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season February 2026 May 2023 December 2013 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg 150 Conference USA East Division C-USA 10–4 7–1 Doc Holliday 4th Bill Legg 4th Chuck Heater 1st Spread 3–4 Joan C. Edwards Stadium C-USA East Division championMilitary Bowl champion C-USA Championship Game L 24–41 vs. Rice Military Bowl W 31–20 vs. Maryland The 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions, they played West Division champions Rice in the C-USA Championship Game, losing to the Owls 24–41. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Maryland 31–20. Schedule 2013 AP Eastern August 31 7:00 pm w y Miami (OH) Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN 52–14 27,148 September 7 6:30 pm w y Gardner–Webb Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV 55–0 26,317 September 14 8:00 pm l y y Ohio Battle for the Bell Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPNews 31–34 24,836 September 21 12:00 pm l y y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 21–29 3OT 64,060 October 5 2:00 pm w y UTSA Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV TW TX 34–10 28,837 October 12 5:00 pm w y Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL FCS 24–23 19,760 October 24 7:30 pm l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN FS1 49–51 19,898 November 2 12:00 pm w Southern Miss Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN 61–13 20,398 November 9 12:00 pm w UAB Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CSS 56–14 22,321 November 14 7:30 pm w y Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FS1 45–34 16,723 November 23 6:00 pm w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL FCS 48–10 15,891 November 29 12:00 pm w East Carolina rivalry Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN 59–28 25,117 December 7 12:00 pm l y Rice C-USA Championship Rice Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 24–41 20,247 December 27 2:30 pm w y y Maryland Military Bowl Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD ESPN 31–20 30,1632013 Marshall Football Schedule Game summaries Miami (OH) RedHawks 7 7 0 0 Thundering Herd 0 14 21 17 This was the 42nd time these two teams have faced each other, both in the Buckeye Conference (1933–1939) and in the Mid-American Conference (1953–1968; 1997–2004) over the years. Miami leads the overall win–loss record 29–11–1. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2004, a 33–25 win over the RedHawks at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 Thundering Herd 14 20 21 0 This was the first time these two teams had faced each other. Ohio Thundering Herd 7 3 7 14 Bobcats 7 10 7 10 Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio) This was the fifty seventh time these two teams had faced each other. Ohio leads the overall win–loss record 31–19–6. Previously, the last time these two teams faced each other was in 2012. Virginia Tech Thundering Herd 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 Hokies 14 0 0 7 0 0 8 This will be the eleventh time these two teams have faced each other. Virginia Tech leads the overall win–loss record 8–2. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2011. UTSA Roadrunners 0 3 0 7 Thundering Herd 17 7 0 10 This will be the first time these two schools have faced each other. Florida Atlantic Thundering Herd 0 7 7 10 Owls 0 3 13 7 This will be the first time these two teams have faced each other. Middle Tennessee Thundering Herd 7 14 14 14 49 Blue Raiders 14 7 17 13 51 This will be the third time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall leads the overall win–loss record 2–0. The last meeting between Marshall and Middle Tennessee was in 1994, when both schools were still in what was then known as Division I-AA (now FCS). Southern Miss Golden Eagles 0 10 3 0 Thundering Herd 28 7 13 13 This will be the ninth time these two teams have faced each other. Southern Miss leads the overall win–loss record 5–3. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2012, when Southern Miss slipped from the Conference USA championship in 2011 to 0–12 last season. Marshall picked up its second win in Hattiesburg, Miss. at M. M. Roberts Stadium, 59–24. UAB Blazers 7 7 0 0 Thundering Herd 21 14 14 7 This will be the ninth time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall leads the overall win–loss record 6–2. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2012, a 38–31 UAB win at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. Tulsa Thundering Herd 21 10 0 14 Golden Hurricane 0 14 17 3 This will be the fifth time these two teams have faced each other. Tulsa leads the overall win–loss record 4–0. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2012, a 45–38 TU win at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Tulsa won Conference USA in 2012, and Marshall plays at TU for the second time in three seasons. FIU Thundering Herd 0 20 14 14 Panthers 3 0 0 7 This will be the second time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall leads the overall win–loss record 1–0. The last times these two teams faced each other was in 2011 in the Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg (Fla.) at Tropicana Field, a 20–10 Thundering Herd win. East Carolina Pirates 0 10 10 8 28 Thundering Herd 17 7 21 14 59 This will be the fifteenth time these two teams have faced each other. East Carolina leads the overall win–loss record 10–4. The last time these two teams faced each other was in 2012. Rice Thundering Herd 0 10 0 14 Owls 14 7 13 7 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game This will be the fifth time these two teams have faced each other. Marshall lead the overall series 3–1. The last time these two teams faced each other was in 2012 at Houston. Marshall won that game 54–51 in double overtime. Maryland–Military Bowl Thundering Herd 14 3 0 14 Terrapins 7 6 0 7 2013 Maryland Terrapins football team 2013 Military Bowl This will be the first time these two teams have faced each other. References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Category:Military Bowl champion seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football