2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg Conference USA East C-USA 4–8 3–5 Mark Snyder 4th John Shannon Rick Minter 1st 3–4 Joan C. Edwards Stadium The 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Snyder. Marshall finished the season with a 4–8 record (3–5).http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3790&year=2008 Marshall 200 College Football Data Warehouse June 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121013205736/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3790&year=2008 2012-10-13 dead Before the season, Sports Illustrated ranked Marshall the 115th team in the FBS (out of 120) and predicted they would finish with a 1–11 record. Against 11th-ranked Wisconsin, the Herd led 14–0 in the second quarter, but gave up 51 unanswered points in the remainder of the game. Later in the season, Marshall upset Houston, 37–23, after having led 37–9 earlier in the final period. The following week, they lost in overtime to favorite East Carolina by a field goal, 19–16. Marshall held Rice quarterback Chase Clement to 84 passing yards in the first half, which was tied at 7, but went on to lose, 35–10. In the season closer, they proved competitive for eventual Conference USA runners-up Tulsa.Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 210, 2009. Schedule 2008 AP Eastern August 30 4:30 pm w y Illinois State Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN Plus 35–10 25,661 Reinhardt Randy Illinois State Falls Against Marshall https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86696324/ October 10, 2021 Herald and Review Lee News Service August 31, 2008 C6 Newspapers.com September 6 12:00 pm l y y Wisconsin 11 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN 14–51 80,386 September 13 7:00 pm w Memphis Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CSS 17–16 27,349 September 20 3:30 pm w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CSS 34–27 28,178 September 27 3:30 pm l y y West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Friends of Coal Bowl ESPN Plus 3–27 60,154 October 3 8:00 pm l y Cincinnati Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN 10–33 29,237 October 18 4:00 pm l y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL 21–23 17,868 October 28 8:00 pm w Houston Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN2 37–23 20,716 November 8 3:30 pm l y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC rivalry CBSCS 16–19 OT 43,515 November 15 4:30 pm l UCF Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CSS 14–30 24,059 November 22 3:30 pm l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX CBSCS 10–35 15,131 November 29 3:30 pm l Tulsa Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV 35–38 21,571 References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football