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Marshall

Thundering Herd3-310th in Sun Belt
Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, WV · 38,016
TeamCarried by the offense
OffensePassing attack · weakweak point: avoiding disruption, 114th
DefensePorous · poorweak point: pass defense, 138th

The season

Best win
W 30-24 @ #141 Missouri State
Wk 3 · Sep 19 · won as a 40% underdog
Worst loss
L 21-27 vs #127 Coastal Carolina
Wk 6 · Oct 10 · lost as a 57% favorite

Schedule

model 4/6 straight up

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

  1. Week 1 · Sep 5
    L 0–45
    Win chance 12%Model margin -15.9Game details
  2. Week 2 · Sep 12
    W 28–26
    Win chance 58%Model margin +2.8Game details
  3. Week 3 · Sep 19
    W 30–24
    Win chance 40%Model margin -3.6Game details
  4. Week 4 · Sep 26
    vsGardner-Webb
    W 36–35
    Win chance 91%Model margin +18.2Game details
  5. Week 5 · Oct 3
    L 17–45
    Win chance 3%Model margin -24.7Game details
  6. Week 6 · Oct 10
    L 21–27
    Win chance 57%Model margin +2.2Game details
  7. Week 8 · Oct 20
    Win chance 48%Model margin -0.6Game details
  8. Week 9 · Oct 31
    Win chance 42%Model margin -2.6Game details
  9. Week 10 · Nov 7
    Win chance 40%Model margin -3.5Game details
  10. Week 11 · Nov 14
    Win chance 55%Model margin +1.8Game details
  11. Week 12 · Nov 21
    Win chance 50%Model margin 0.0Game details
  12. Week 13 · Nov 28
    Win chance 79%Model margin +10.7Game details

Profile

Team DNA

rank of 138
Offense efficiency
48
#76 of 138
Defense efficiency
12
#127 of 138
Efficiency
#850.11
EPA / play
#1350.31
#620.25
Pass
#1380.50
#1070.01
Rush
#1120.15
#6444%
Success
#11746%
Big plays & havoc
#661.24
Explosive
#1071.31
#11417%
Havoc
#11313%
Position groupsby overall player grade
QB91st
RB101st
WR136th
TE87th
OL93rd
DL52nd
LB129th
DB79th

Roster

Core lineup

overall grade
Offense
QB
Carlos Del Rio-WilsonSR
977 yds · 6 TD · 2 INT
72.8
131st QB
RB
TJ LesterSO
107 yds · 2 TD · 4.9 YPC
76.3
145th RB
WR
Xayvion Turner-BradshawSR
22 rec · 324 yds · 4 TD
67.1
375th WR
WR
Adrian NortonSR
14 rec · 106 yds · 0 TD
61.9
607th WR
TE
Toby PayneSR
19 rec · 147 yds · 0 TD
65.9
149th TE
Defense
LB
Brysen DaviesFR
4 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sk
72.4
281st LB
LB
Chason ClarkJR
3 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sk
67.0
498th LB
S
Kendell AndersonJR
3 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
81.7
44th DB
S
Pete SchuhSR
8 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
71.1
371st DB
S
Terrente HintonSR
24 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
70.2
430th DB

Past seasons

Year by year
-9.1 points since 2022
405060708060.8202252.4202358.7202451.72025
2022 60.82023 52.42024 58.72025 51.7

2025

5-7
D-I rank
#104
Rating
51.7
Listed games · 12
LLWWLWWLLWLL
369 pts scored363 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 at GeorgiaL 7–45
  2. W2 vs Missouri StateL 20–21
  3. W3 vs Eastern KentuckyW 38–7
  4. W4 at Middle TennesseeW 42–28
  5. W5 at LouisianaL 51–54
  6. W7 vs Old DominionW 48–24
  7. W8 vs Texas StateW 40–37
  8. W10 at Coastal CarolinaL 27–44
  9. W11 vs James MadisonL 23–35
  10. W12 at Georgia StateW 30–18
  11. W13 at App StateL 24–26
  12. W14 vs Georgia SouthernL 19–24

2024

10-3
D-I rank
#75
Rating
58.7
Listed games · 13
WLLWWLWWWWWWW
414 pts scored300 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 vs Stony BrookW 45–3
  2. W2 at Virginia TechL 14–31
  3. W4 at Ohio StateL 14–49
  4. W5 vs Western MichiganW 27–20
  5. W6 vs App StateW 52–37
  6. W7 at Georgia SouthernL 23–24
  7. W8 vs Georgia StateW 35–20
  8. W10 vs UL MonroeW 28–23
  9. W11 at Southern MissW 37–3
  10. W12 vs Coastal CarolinaW 31–19
  11. W13 at Old DominionW 42–35
  12. W14 at James MadisonW 35–33
  13. W15 at LouisianaW 31–3

2023

6-6
D-I rank
#107
Rating
52.4
Listed games · 12
WWWWLLLLLWLW
279 pts scored338 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 vs UAlbanyW 21–17
  2. W2 at East CarolinaW 31–13
  3. W4 vs Virginia TechW 24–17
  4. W5 vs Old DominionW 41–35
  5. W6 at NC StateL 41–48
  6. W7 at Georgia StateL 24–41
  7. W8 vs James MadisonL 9–20
  8. W9 at Coastal CarolinaL 6–34
  9. W10 at App StateL 9–31
  10. W11 vs Georgia SouthernW 38–33
  11. W12 at South AlabamaL 0–28
  12. W13 vs Arkansas StateW 35–21

2022

8-4
D-I rank
#70
Rating
60.8
Listed games · 12
WWLLWLWLWWWW
290 pts scored194 allowed
Season schedule
  1. W1 vs Norfolk StateW 55–3
  2. W2 at Notre DameW 26–21
  3. W3 at Bowling GreenL 31–34
  4. W4 at TroyL 7–16
  5. W5 vs Gardner-WebbW 28–7
  6. W7 vs LouisianaL 13–23
  7. W8 at James MadisonW 26–12
  8. W9 vs Coastal CarolinaL 13–24
  9. W10 at Old DominionW 12–0
  10. W11 vs App StateW 28–21
  11. W12 at Georgia SouthernW 23–10
  12. W13 vs Georgia StateW 28–23