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Marshall Football 2011

Marshall Media Relations Contact Information

Jason Corriher (Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations)Work: 304-696-4660Cell: 740-331-1497E-mail: [email protected] Website: HerdZone.com

Steve Schoon (Secondary Contact)Work: 304-696-2418Cell: 620-218-1693E-mail: [email protected]

Weekly Media Opportunities

Tuesday, Nov. 22- Coach Holliday’s weekly press conference is at 1 p.m. in the Joan C. Edwards Stadium Big Green Room. Selected players available following practice at roughly 5:45 p.m. ET.

Wednesday, Nov. 23 - Coach Holliday and selected players available following the game in the postgame press conference.

Online Resources

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Marshall University Thundering Herd 2011 Football Game NotesThe Marshall Thundering Herd (5-6, 4-3 C-USA) vs. East Carolina (5-6, 4-3 C-USA)Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 - 3:30 p.m. ET - Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,000) - Huntington, W.Va.TV: CBSSN

Marshall University Information

Location ___________________________________________Huntington, W.Va.Founded __________________________________ 1837 (as Marshall Academy)Enrollment __________________________________________________ 14,000Nickname __________________________________________ Thundering HerdColors _______________________________ Kelly Green (PMS 356C) and WhiteStadium ______________________________________Joan C. Edwards StadiumCapacity ____________________________________________________ 38,019Year Opened _______________________ 1991 (as Marshall University Stadium)Surface ________________________________FieldTurf (installed August 2006)Conference ______________________________ Conference USA (East Division)President _________________________ Dr. Stephen J. Kopp (Notre Dame, 1973)Director of Athletics ________________________Mike Hamrick (Marshall, 1980)Head Coach ___________________________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979)Holliday’s Career Record ________________________________________ 10-13Holliday’s Record at Marshall _____________________________________ sameHolliday’s C-USA Record ___________________________________________ 8-7Marshall’s 2010 Record ____________________________________________ 5-72010 C-USA Record/Finish ________________________________ 4-4 (4th, East)Off ense ____________________________________________________MultipleDefense ____________________________________________________MultipleOff ensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 7/4Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 6/5Letterwinners Returning/Lost ____________________________________41/16

MARSHALL FOOTBALL STAFF

Head Coach ___________________________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979)Ast. H.C./Co-Off ensive Cord./QBs_____________Tony Petersen (Marshall, 1988)*Off ensive Coordinator/Line __________________ Bill Legg (West Virginia, 1985)Defensive Cord./Linebackers ____Chris Rippon (Southern Connecticut St., 1982)Defensive Secondary ______________________ Mike Cassity (Kentucky, 1976)*Defensive Line __________________________ Fred Tate (Southern Miss, 1997)*Tight Ends __________________________________ Phil Ratliff (Marshall, 1994)*Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. _________ JaJuan Seider (West Virginia, 2000)Wide Receivers ____________________________Gerad Parker (Kentucky, 2003)Safeties __________________________________ Todd Hartley (Georgia, 2008)*Assistant AD for Football Ops ____________ Mark Gale (Oklahoma State, 1981)Strength and Conditioning ___________________ Joe Miday (Kent State, 2002)Dir. of High School Relations _____________________Mike Waugh (Ohio, 2008)

* DENOTES COACH IN BOOTH

2011 Marshall Football ScheduleDate Opponent (TV) Time/Result

Sept. 4 at #24 West Virginia (ESPN) L, 34-13Sept. 10 SOUTHERN MISS (CSS) W, 26-20

Sept. 17 at Ohio (ESPN3.COM) L, 44-7Sept. 24 #13/13 VIRGINIA TECH (CBS C) L, 30-10Oct. 1 at Louisville (WOWK) W, 17-13Oct. 8 at UCF (WSAZ) L, 16-6

Oct. 15 RICE W, 24-20

Oct. 22 at Houston (CSS) L, 63-28

Oct. 29 UAB (CSS) W, 59-14

Nov. 12 at Tulsa (FSN) L, 59-17

Nov. 17 at Memphis (FSN) W, 23-22

Nov. 26 EAST CAROLINA (CBS C) 3:30 p.m.

Bold - Indicates a C-USA gameHome games in CAPSAll times are Eastern Time Zone and subject to change.


Thundering Herd Notes

Marshall vs. East Carolina: East Carolina leads 9-3.

Year .... Date . Result .. Score ......................... Site1967.... 11/18 ........Lost ... 13-29 .................Huntington1968 .... 11/16 ........Lost ... 20-49 ............ Greenville, NC1969.... 11/15 .......Won ......38-7 .................Huntington1970.... 11/14 ........Lost ... 14-17 ....................Greenville1978.... 11/18 ........Lost ......0-45 ....................Greenville2001 .....12/19 .Won (2OT) 64-61 ...................Mobile, AL2005.....11/19 ........Lost ... 29-34 .................Huntington2006 .....11/11 ........Lost ... 33-20 ....................Greenville2007.....11/10 .......Won ......26-7 .................Huntington2008 .......11/8 ..Lost (OT) ... 19-16 ....................Greenville2009.......10/3 ........Lost ... 21-17 .................Huntington2010.......10/23 ........Lost ... 37-10 .................Greenville

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING2011 Team Statistical Comparison

Marshall ..........................................................................................East Carolina 325.4 YPG ..........................................Total Off ense .............................................. 393.2 YPG 124.8 YPG ...................................... Rushing Off ense ........................................... 107.0 YPG 200.5 YPG .......................................Passing Off ense............................................ 286.2 YPG 20.9 PPG .........................................Scoring Off ense ............................................. 26.2 PPG 417.9 YPG ......................................... Total Defense .............................................. 370.1 YPG 157.1 YPG ......................................Rushing Defense .......................................... 180.5 YPG 260.8 YPG ...................................... Passing Defense ........................................... 189.5 YPG 30.5 PPG ........................................ Scoring Defense ............................................. 32.1 PPG

Strength of Schedule: According to gberatings.com, the Herd has the 12th strongest strength of schedule in the nation, which is also the highest among non-BCS schools. Marshall started the season by heading to Morgantown to face nationally-ranked West Virginia and hosted Virginia Tech, another ranked program, three weeks later. The team then played #8 Houston and Tulsa on the road in league play this season, who are a combined 14-0 in C-USA play. Another road opponent, Ohio, is 8-3 and has captured its third MAC East championship in the last six years. The Herd also owns wins over Southern Mississippi, who was also nationally-ranked until recently, and another over Big East foe Louisville. The win over the Cards was the fi rst non-conference road win in eight years.

Battle for the Bowl: Saturday’s game against ECU will mean the end of the line for one team and bowl eligibility for the other as both teams enter the game at 5-6 overall. A win would also give Marshall its sixth win over an FBS opponent, the fi rst time the program has accomplished that total in the regular season since 2004. The 2009 Herd’s sixth FBS win came against Ohio in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

National Highlights: Marshall currently stands second nationally in tackles for loss (90), and is tied for 12th in fumbles recovered (13). Individually, Vinny Curry is tied for second nationally with six forced fumbles and is also second on the national leaderboard in tackles for loss (20.5) and is also tied for fourth in sacks (11.0). George Carpenter is tied for sixth with three fumble recoveries.

Curry Moves Up The Charts: With 1.5 tackles for loss in the loss at Memphis, Vinny Curry has the lead in career tackles for loss among active FBS student-athletes with 47.5. The complete list is below:

1 Vinny Curry, Marshall SR DL 47.5 2 Cordarro Law, Southern Miss. SR DL 46.02 Sean Spence, Miami SR LB 46.02 Sammy Brown, Houston SR LB 46.05 Miles Burris, San Diego State SR LB 43.5

Curry is also climbing the school’s record book in tackles for loss and sacks as well.

Tackles For Loss (Top 10)1. 80-378 BJ Cohen, 1994-972. 63.5-275 Jonathan Goddard, 2001-043. 53-228 Billy Lyon, 1993-964. 52-195 John Grace, 1996-994. 52-152 Giradie Mercer, 1996-996. 50-197 William King, 1990-937. 47.5-188 Jamus Martin, 2001-04 47.5-233 Vinny Curry, 2008-present9. 39-208 Albert McClellan, 2005-0910. 38-205 John Duncan, 1993-96

Sacks (Top 10)1. 51-287 BJ Cohen, 1994-972. 30-207 Billy Lyon, 1993-963. 27.5-179 Jonathan Goddard, 2001-044. 26.5-166 Vinny Curry, 2008-present5. 23-175 John Duncan, 1993-965. 23-142 Cecil Fletcher, 1985-877. 20-145 Albert McClellan, 2005-098. 19.5-134 Jamus Martin, 2001-049. 16.5-108 Rodney Garrett, 1990-9310. 16-111 Nick McKnight, 1986-8810. 16-110 Tony Bolland, 1985-8710. 16-102 Ralph Street, 1998-01

Coming Through in the Clutch: Marshall is one of just three programs in the country that has an undefeated mark in at least three games that have been decided by one score or less. The list is below:

Wyoming 4, (4-0), 15

Auburn 3, (3-0), 14Marshall 3, (3-0), 14

Whitehead Pins Them Back: Marshall punter Kase Whitehead, who was recently named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List, has been adept at pinning the opposition deep in its own territory, with 18 kicks that have been downed inside the 20-yard line this season. That total ranks in a tie for 21st nationally. Whitehead has punted, in his career and through 11 games in 2011, 269 times (a Marshall record) for a Marshall career record 10,641 yards (39.56 career average) with 77 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, only 20 touchbacks and 79 fair catches. He will join three other Marshall punters since 1950 to lead the Herd in punting in all four seasons.

This season’s Inside the 20 list is below:

1. Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech 36 2. Steven Clark, Auburn 30 3. Tress Way, Oklahoma 29 4. Will Atterberry, North Texas 25 Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss 25 6. Jay Karutz, Eastern Michigan 24 Kyle Martens, Rice 24 8. Brad Elkin, Boise State 23 Ryan Quigley, Boston College 23 Brett Baer, Louisiana 23 Josh Hubner, Arizona State 23 12. Ben Buchanan, Ohio State 22 Hendrix Brakefi eld, Western Kentucky 22 14. Brad Wing, LSU 21 Tom Hornsey, Memphis 21 16. Brett Maher, Nebraska 20 Darragh O’Neill, Colorado 20 Wil Baumann, NC State 20 Paul Hershey, Ohio 20 20. Pat O’Donnell, Cincinnati 19 21. Kyle Negrete, USC 18 Brian Anger, Cal 18 Kase Whitehead, Marshall 18

Gale Named Academic All-District: Marshall linebacker Tyson Gale has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 2 football team.

The senior linebacker, who holds a 3.72 grade point average in Exercise Physiology, is a co-captain on the 2011 Marshall squad. He is the third-leading tackler on the team with 76 stops (32 solo, 44 assisted), which includes 10 tackles for loss. He has also posted an interception and three pass breakups.

He was named Conference USA’s Defensive Player of the Week following the Herd’s 17-13 win at Big East foe Louisville when he had a team-high seven tackles, including a tackle for loss, and the biggest play of the game when he stepped in front of Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s pass to pick it off at the UL 30-yard line with 4:32 left. That turnover put the Herd off ense in business deep in Cardinal territory and allowed it to cash in nearly three minutes later for the game-winning score. Gale led a defense that allowed just 60 yards rushing on 29 attempts (2.1 per carry) that day, including (-9) yards total off ense in the fi rst quarter.

Curry Invited to Senior Bowl: Marshall defensive end Vinny Curry has been invited to participate in the 2012 Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The game will be held on January 28 at 4 p.m. and will be televised on the NFL Network.

Curry is also in the running for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation’s best defensive player), the Chuck Bednarik Award (nation’s best defensive player) and the Rotary Lombardi Award (nation’s best lineman).

He was named Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week following his 4.0 TFL, 3.5 sack performance in the 24-20 Homecoming win over Rice on Oct. 15. That award came on the heels of National Defensive Lineman of the Week honor by the College Football Performance Awards after his 4.5 tackle for loss, three sack day in the 26-20 win over Southern Miss on Sept. 10.

The Senior Bowl is home to a one-of-a-kind NFL Convention. In addition to the two NFL coaching staff s who coach the two Senior Bowl teams each year, over 800 NFL general managers, head coaches, assistant coaches, personnel directors, scouts and other front offi ce personnel from the 32 NFL teams annually attend Senior Bowl Week in Mobile.

Coaching staff s for the game each year are selected by the NFL offi ce. In addition to the coaches, each NFL team chosen by the league to coach the Senior Bowl teams also brings its training, video and equipment staff s to the contest to work with the Senior Bowl players and maximize the many benefi ts that the players will receive by playing in the contest.

Struggling With Second: Marshall has been outscored 137-68 in the second quarter this season, after also being outscored 102-68 in the second stanza last season. The Herd outscored the opposition 110-93 in the second quarter in 2009. Marshall does hold a 61-55 edge in the third quarter this season, however.

Statistical Struggles: Currently, the Herd ranks near the bottom of the FBS in third down conversion percentage (103rd, 35.58 percent), total off ense (105th, 325.36), scoring off ense (106th, 20.91), fi rst downs gained (108th, 16.45), fourth down conversion percentage (117th, 21.43 percent) and rushing touchdowns (T-117th, 7).

Marshall vs. Ranked OpponentsThe 2011 season is the fi rst year that the Marshall program has faced three ranked opponents in a single season. Since moving to Division I-A (FBS) in 1997, the Herd has enjoyed a pair of landmark victories against nationally-ranked opponents. The following is the Marshall Thundering Herd’s game-by-game results against NCAA FBS


opponents ranked in the Associated Press (since 1936), UPI (1950-92), CNN (1993-96), ESPN/USA Today (1997-2004) or USA Today (since 2005) Top 25 polls since 1936.

Date Opponent Result9/11/76 Miami (Ohio) W, 21-16 #20 (Associated Press)8/31/95 NC State L, 16-33 #25 (CNN)12/27/99 BYU (Motor City Bowl) W, 21-3 #25 (ESPN)9/9/00 Michigan State L, 24-34 #23 (ESPN)/#24 (Associated Press)9/1/01 Florida L, 14-49 #1 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/12/02 Virginia Tech L, 21-47 #7 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/6/03 Tennessee L, 24-34 #11 (Associated Press/#12 (ESPN)9/20/03 Kansas State W, 27-20 #6 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/11/04 Ohio State L, 21-24 #9 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/18/04 Georgia L, 3-13 #3 (Associated Press/ESPN)10/7/05 Virginia Tech L, 14-41 #3 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/2/06 West Virginia L, 10-42 #5 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/23/06 Tennessee L, 7-33 #15 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/8/07 West Virginia L, 23-48 #3 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/6/08 Wisconsin L, 14-51 #11 (Associated Press)9/12/09 Virginia Tech L, 52-10 #14/#15 (Associated Press/ESPN) 9/2/10 Ohio State L, 7-45 #2/#2 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/10/10 West Virginia L, 24-21 OT #22/#23 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/4/11 West Virginia L, 34-13 #24/#24 (Associated Press/USA Today)9/24/11 Virginia Tech L, 30-10 #13/#11 (Associated Press/USA Today)10/22/11 Houston L, 63-28 #21/20 (Associated Press/USA Today)

Tulsa Notes: Travon Van’s 69-yard rushing touchdown was the longest rush for the program since Darius Marshall also ran for 69 yards against Memphis on Sept. 26, 2009. Aaron Dobson recorded his eighth touchdown catch of the year, which ties him for Cody Slate’s 2008 mark for the most single-season TD catches since Darius Watts’ 11 in 2003. The Marshall defense allowed 682 yards of total off ense, the most for the program since its elevation to I-A (FBS) in 1997.

UAB Notes: There were several notes to be taken from Marshall’s 59-14 win over UAB. First, the Herd’s 59 points scored was its most since Marshall’s 66-21 win over Buff alo on Oct. 12, 2002. Marshall also led 38-0 at halftime, the fi rst time MU had shutout an opponent in the fi rst half since the Herd led 10-0 against ECU on Nov. 10, 2007. The last time the Thundering Herd scored at least 38 points in a half was that same game when it scored 52 against the Bulls. A.J. Graham threw for fi ve touchdowns. It was the fi rst time a Herd quarterback had thrown for fi ve touchdowns since Stan Hill threw for fi ve against Kent State on Oct. 11, 2003. Gator Hoskins and Troy Evans’ both recorded two touchdowns. It was the fi rst time two Marshall players recorded two receiving touchdowns since Denero Marriott and Demetrius Doss accomplished the feat on Dec. 18, 2002 against Louisville in the GMAC Bowl. Defensive touchdowns by Omar Brown and Billy Mitchell made it the fi rst time Marshall had two defensive scores since the GMAC Bowl on Dec. 19, 2001. That game had four defensive touchdowns, two by each team. Terence Tarpley and Ralph Street each had a 25-yard interception return for the Herd.

Houston Notes: The Herd racked up 506 yards total off ense in the loss at Houston, the most for the program against any opponent since Sept. 15, 2007 vs. New Hampshire (48-35 UNH win) and the most against an FBS (I-A) opponent since Nov. 5, 2004 at Akron when it went for 554 in a 31-28 loss to the Zips. Marshall also held the ball for 42 minutes and 15 seconds, the highest total for the program in at least the last 11 years. On the downside, Marshall gave up 63 points to the Cougars, the most since the program gave up that many at Georgia Southern in a 63-21 loss on Nov. 18, 1989. UH’s 479 passing yards were the most by an MU opponent since UTEP notched 517 yards in a 52-21 win over the Herd.

0-For-Texas: Marshall has yet to win a football game in the state of Texas. The Thundering Herd is now 0-8 all-time in games played in the Lonestar State and that total includes loses at UTEP in 2005 and 2009, the 2006 and 2010 losses at SMU, a loss at Rice in 2008 and losses at Houston in 2007 and 2011. Marshall also lost the 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, in a game played at TCU, to Cincinnati. Interestingly enough, Marshall has never lost to a school from Texas at home. The Thundering Herd is a perfect 8-0 against Texas schools in games played in Huntington. Marshall owns a win over North Texas (1988), a win over Houston (2008), two wins over Rice (2007 and 2011), two wins over SMU (2005 and 2009) and a pair of wins over UTEP (2006 and 2010).

Curry Named National, Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: Marshall senior defensive lineman Vinny Curry was selected as the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, one day after being picked by Conference USA for the same honor, following the Herd’s 24-20 Homecoming victory over Rice. Curry is the third Marshall defender to win the conference award this season, following

linebackers George Carpenter (Sept. 12) and Tyson Gale (Oct. 3), and it is the fi fth time a Herd player has won a weekly honor (two Special Teams honors for punter Kase Whitehead).

The Neptune, N.J. native had another monster game Saturday, racking up nine tackles, which included four tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, to go with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. All four of the sacks Curry had a hand in came on third down, eff ectively killing each drive in the process. Another one of his quarterback pressures resulted in a Rice fumble that Curry himself recovered at the Owls’ 25-yard line. Finally, his strip of Rice RB Sam McGuffi e set up the Herd off ense at the Rice 23 with 3:31 left, with the Herd facing a 20-17 defi cit. Marshall then scored the game-winning touchdown fi ve plays later on a four-yard Tron Martinez scamper.

Rice Notes: Marshall quarterback A.J. Graham had a big day under center for the Herd, making his fi rst career start in the 24-20 win over Rice. His 129 rushing yards were the most for a Marshall player since Martin Ward’s 136 vs. SMU (Marshall 34-31 win) on Nov. 21, 2009. Graham’s rushing yardage was the fi rst 100-yard game for a Marshall quarterback since Bernard Morris rushed for 126 yards on 11 carries in a 26-7 win over ECU on Nov. 10, 2007. Graham’s second touchdown, which came on an 87-yard drive that concluded in the second quarter with his fi ve-yard touchdown run, was the team’s longest scoring drive of the season. As a team, the Herd rushed for 217 yards in the win, the most since it piled up 262 in the aforementioned win over SMU in 2009. Finally, Tyler Warner’s 45-yard fi eld goal to the end the fi rst half tied his career-long.

Gale, Whitehead Claim Weekly Honors: Marshall linebacker Tyson Gale (Alva, Okla.) and punter Kase Whitehead (Maryville, Tenn.) both racked up weekly honors Monday following the Herd’s 17-13 win at Big East foe Louisville on Saturday.

Gale was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week by two outlets, one by a vote of the league’s media and the other by College Sports Madness (CollegeSportsMadness.com) after the program’s fi rst non-conference road win and fi rst victory over a BCS school since 2003. Whitehead was named the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Gale, a captain, had a team-high seven tackles on the day, including a tackle for loss, and the biggest play of the game when he stepped in front of Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s pass to pick it off at the UL 30-yard line with 4:32 left. That turnover put the Herd off ense in business deep in Cardinal territory and allowed it to cash in nearly three minutes later for the game-winning score. Gale led a defense that allowed just 60 yards rushing on 29 attempts (2.1 per carry) Saturday, including (-9) yards total off ense in the fi rst quarter.

Whitehead continued the pinpoint accuracy with his punting as he dropped four of his fi ve punts inside the 20 in Saturday’s victory. He also claimed the honor after Marshall’s 26-20 win over Southern Mississippi when he averaged 42.5 yards on eight punts and dropped fi ve kicks inside the eight-yard line.

Louisville Notes: Marshall’s 17-13 win at Louisville was not only the program’s fi rst win over a BCS team since a 2003 victory at sixth-ranked Kansas State (snapping a 19-game losing streak against BCS schools), it was also the fi rst non-conference road win since that victory as well. The Herd held the ball for 34 minutes, 44 seconds against the Cards, the longest for the school since a 36:08 mark in the 21-17 win over Ohio in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The 13 Cardinal points were the fewest the Herd has allowed in a non-conference game since falling 13-3 at No. 3 Georgia in 2004, and the fewest by a non-league foe in a Marshall victory since a 21-3 defeat of BYU in the 1999 Motor City Bowl.

UCF Notes: The Herd off ense struggled mightily in the downpour that took place in the loss at UCF. The 130 yards of total off ense, six fi rst downs and 19 minutes, 46 seconds of Time of Possession were the lowest totals for the program since entering Conference USA in 2005.

Hokie Notes: The Herd’s Vinny Curry blocked an extra point in the 30-10 loss to Virginia Tech, the fi rst time a Marshall player had accomplished the feat since Johnny Jones did so in a 52-21 loss at UTEP on Nov. 28, 2009. Marshall’s six rushing yards against VT was the lowest for the program since recording a -3 total in the 2004 Fort Worth Bowl in a 32-14 loss vs. Cincinnati.

SIX!: The Thundering Herd defense forced six turnovers in the 26-20 win over Southern Miss, the most since the program forced that many in a 59-14 win over Delaware in the second round of the I-AA playoff s on Nov. 30, 1996.

Herd Earns Several Weekly Honors: Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato, linebacker George Carpenter, defensive lineman Vinny Curry and punter Kase Whitehead all claimed weekly honors following the Herd’s 26-20 victory over Southern Mississippi Saturday afternoon at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Cato was named National Freshman of the Week by Rivals.com after his performance. The Miami, Fla. native completed 64.3 percent of his passes when he connected on 27 of 42 attempts for 275 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. With the Herd facing a 14-point fi rst half defi cit, the signal-caller engineered three touchdown drives, two of which ended with scoring tosses to wideout Aaron Dobson and the other to tight end Gator Hoskins.

Carpenter claimed Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week honors from the league offi ce and College Sports Madness (CollegeSportsMadness.com) after he recorded a game-high 13 tackles, including two tackles for loss, one sack, a forced one fumble and two fumble recoveries in a stellar all-around performance. His second fumble recovery was one of the biggest plays of the game, as he drilled USM’s Kendrick Hardy on the second play of the second half and alertly fell on the loose ball. That turnover set up the Marshall off ense deep in USM territory and allowed the Herd to tie the game fi ve plays later. He and his defensive teammates helped hold the Golden Eagles to just 75 rushing yards on 28 carries, while piling up fi ve sacks and forcing six USM turnovers.


One of those teammates was defensive end Vinny Curry, who was named National Defensive Lineman of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards (CollegeFootballPerformance.com). Curry had six stops on the day, including 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. One of those tackles for loss was a safety with 9:15 left in the contest when he caught Hardy in the end zone to give the Herd a 26-17 lead.

Whitehead might have been Marshall’s most important player in the Herd’s win as was named C-USA’s Special Teams Player of the Week. He averaged 42.5 yards on eight punts, but backed up the Golden Eagle off ense inside the 8-yard line on fi ve of those eight kicks. That fi eld position led to two Marshall touchdowns on the ensuing possessions and another resulted in a safety, giving the home team a nine-point lead.

Booker Shines: Return man Andre Booker had a whale of a game in the season-opening loss to West Virginia. He put the Herd up by a 7-0 mark quickly when he exploded for an 87-yard punt return for touchdown and followed that up with 93 kick return yards on four attempts to give him 180 all-purpose yards for the game. Prior to the punt return, Booker was also the last Marshall student-athlete to return a punt for touchdown when he victimized the Ohio Bobcats with a 58-yard return in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. He followed that performance with four kick returns for 95 yards in the 26-20 win over Southern Miss.

Youth Movement: Marshall played 12 true freshmen and 28 redshirt and true freshmen in 2010, a fi gure that ranked among this highest in the nation. True freshmen Trevor Black, Zach Dunston, Demetrius Evans, Gator Hoskins, Jermaine Kelson, Tron Martinez, Darryl Roberts, T.J. Ross, Jeremiah Taylor, Garrett Scott, Brandon Sparrow and Eddie Sullivan all saw game action.

FBS MOST TRUE FRESHMEN PLAYED, 2010Air Force 19Florida 17Tennessee 16Syracuse 15Oklahoma State 14UNLV 14Florida State 13Vanderbilt 13Auburn 12Marshall 12Oklahoma 12Texas 12Tulane 12Western Kentucky 12

FBS TOTAL FRESHMEN PLAYED, 2010Florida 31Marshall 28Tennessee 26W. Kentucky 24

Vinny Gets it Done: Thundering Herd senior defensive end Vinny Curry had a great year in 2010 with 94 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss and a C-USA leading 12.0 sacks. Last year, he was selected to SI.com’s Midseason All-America First-Team and was named to Phil Steele’s Midseason All-America squad as a third team selection. He ranked sixth in the nation in total sacks with 12. He had another fi ne performance against Southern Miss, when he was named National Defensive Lineman of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards (CollegeFootballPerformance.com). Curry had six stops on the day, including 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks.

Tough Road: Last season, Marshall played seven consecutive opponents that advanced to a bowl game last year to start the season. The Thundering Herd opened the season with games at #2 Ohio State, vs. #23 West Virginia, at Bowling Green, vs. Ohio, at Southern Miss, vs. UCF and at ECU. In 2011, the Herd will face two nationally-ranked opponents in #24 West Virginia and #13 Virginia Tech.

Lots from Florida: Marshall is among the nation’s leaders in total Florida football players attending a non-Florida BCS school. The list is below.

1. Troy 362. Western Kentucky 333. Marshall 314. Wake Forest 305. Louisville 286. Purdue 21 Navy 21 Middle Tennessee 219. West Virginia 1810. South Carolina 17

Marshall Football on National TV

Marshall football games began appearing on local television as far back as the 1950s, however the Thundering Herd made its national television debut in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA National Champion-ship game against Northeast Louisiana. Marshall has appeared on national television (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, CSTV, Fox, CBS or ABC) 71 times posting a record of 30-41. The following is a list of Herd national television appearances with results:

12/19/87.......... NE Louisiana (ESPN) .............................................. L 43-42 12/21/91.......... YSU (CBS) .................................................................. L 25-17 12/19/92.......... YSU (CBS) ................................................................ W 31-28 12/18/93.......... YSU (ESPN) ..................................................................L 17-5 12/16/95.......... Montana (ESPN) ..................................................... L 22-20 12/21/96.......... Montana (ESPN) ................................................... W 49-29 12/5/97 ............ Toledo (ESPN2) ..................................................... W 34-14 12/26/97.......... Ole Miss (ESPN2) .................................................... L 34-31 12/4/98 ............ Toledo (ESPN2) ..................................................... W 23-17 12/23/98.......... Louisville (ESPN2) ................................................ W 48-29 10/14/99.......... Toledo (ESPN) ........................................................ W 38-13 11/26/99.......... Ohio (Fox) ..................................................................W 34-3 12/3/99 ............ Western Michigan (ESPN2) ............................... W 34-30 12/27/99.......... BYU (ESPN2) ..............................................................W 21-3 9/9/00 .............. Michigan St. (ESPN) ............................................... L 34-24 10/5/00 ............ Western Michigan (ESPN) ................................... L 30-10 12/2/00 ............ Western Michigan(ABC) .................................... W 19-14 12/27/00.......... Cincinnati (ESPN2) ............................................... W 25-14 9/1/01 .............. Florida (ESPN2) ....................................................... L 49-14 11/30/01.......... Toledo (ESPN) ......................................................... L, 41-36 12/19/01.......... East Carolina (ESPN2) .........................................W, 64-61 9/12/02 ............ Virginia Tech (ESPN) ............................................. L, 47-21 9/20/02 ............ UCF (ESPN2) ...........................................................W, 26-21 11/12/02.......... Miami (ESPN) .........................................................W, 36-34 11/30/02.......... Ball State (ESPN2) ................................................W, 38-14 12/7/02 ............ Toledo (ESPN2) .....................................................W, 49-45 12/18/02.......... Louisville (ESPN2) ................................................W, 38-15 9/6/03 .............. Tennessee (ESPN2) ............................................... L, 34-24 9/12/03 ............ Toledo (ESPN) ......................................................... L, 24-17 9/13/03 ............ Kansas State (Fox Sports Net)..........................W, 27-20 11/12/03.......... Miami (ESPN2) ..........................................................L, 45-6 11/19/03.......... UCF (ESPN2) .............................................................W, 21-7 9/11/04 ............ Ohio State (ABC) ................................................... L, 24-21 9/29/04 ............ Miami (ESPN2) ......................................................W, 33-25 11/5/04 ............ Akron (ESPN2) ........................................................ L, 31-28 12/23/04.......... Cincinnati (ESPN) .................................................. L, 32-14 9/10/05 ............ Kansas State (ESPN2) ........................................... L, 21-19 10/1/05 ............ SMU (CSTV) ..................................................W, 16-13 (OT) 10/8/05 ............ Virginia Tech (ESPN2) ........................................... L, 41-14 10/15/05.......... UAB (CSTV on i).....................................................W, 20-19 10/22/05.......... UTEP (CSTV on i) .......................................................L, 31-3 10/29/05.......... Tulane (CSTV) ........................................................W, 27-26 11/8/05 ............ Southern Miss (ESPN2) ..............................L, 27-24 (OT) 11/26/05.......... Memphis (CSTV) ......................................................L, 26-3 9/16/06 ............ Kansas State (FSN) ...................................................L, 23-7 10/4/06 ............ UCF (ESPN2) ............................................................ L, 23-22 11/4/06 ............ Tulane (CSTV) ........................................................W, 42-21 11/25/06.......... Southern Miss (CSTV) .............................................L, 42-7 8/1/07 .............. Miami (Fla.) (ESPNU) ...............................................L, 31-3 8/8/07 .............. West Virginia (ESPN2) .......................................... L, 48-23 10/2/07 ............ Memphis (ESPN2) ................................................. L, 24-21 10/21/07.......... Southern Miss (ESPN) .......................................... L, 33-24 10/27/07.......... Rice (CSTV) .............................................................W, 34-21 10/3/08 ............ Cincinnati (ESPN) .................................................. L, 33-10 10/28/08.......... Houston (ESPN2) ..................................................W, 37-23 11/8/2008 ....... East Carolina (CBSSN) .................................L, 19-16 (OT) 11/22/2008 ..... Rice (CBSSN) ........................................................... L, 35-10 10/24/2009 ..... East Carolina (CBSSN) .......................................... L, 21-17 11/1/2009 ....... UCF (ESPN) .............................................................. L, 21-20 12/26/2009 ..... Ohio (ESPN) ............................................................W, 21-17 9/2/2010.......... Ohio State (Big Ten) ................................................L, 45-7 9/10/2010 ....... West Virginia (ESPN)....................................L, 24-21 (OT) 10/2/2010 ....... Southern Miss (CBSSN) ....................................... L, 41-16 10/13/2010 ..... UCF (ESPN) .............................................................. L, 35-14 11/27/2010 ..... Tulane (CBSSN) .....................................................W, 38-23 9/4/2011.......... West Virginia (ESPN)............................................. L, 34-13 9/10/2011 ....... Southern Miss (ESPN3) ......................................W, 26-20 9/17/2011 ....... Ohio (ESPN3) .............................................................L, 44-7 9/24/2011 ....... Virginia Tech (CBSSN) .......................................... L, 30-10 11/12/2011 ..... Tulsa (Fox Sports Net) ......................................... L, 59-17 11/17/2011 ..... Memphis (Fox Sports Net) ................................W, 23-22


2011 Conference USA Standings Conf. OverallEAST DIVISION W L W L Southern Miss 5 2 9 2East Carolina 4 3 5 6 Marshall 4 3 5 6UAB 3 5 3 8UCF 2 5 4 7 Memphis 1 6 2 9 WEST DIVISION W L W L Houston 7 0 11 0 Tulsa 7 0 8 3SMU 4 3 6 5 Rice 3 4 4 7 UTEP 2 5 5 6 Tulane 1 7 2 10 THIS WEEK’S CONFERENCE USA SCHEDULE (all times ET)Friday, Nov. 25Houston at Tulsa, 12 p.m., FSNUTEP at UCF, 7 p.m., CBSSN

Saturday, Nov. 26Rice at SMU, 12 p.m., FSNEast Carolina at Marshall, 3:30 p.m., CBSSNMemphis at Southern Miss, 4 p.m., CSSUAB at Florida Atlantic, 4 p.m.Tulane at Hawaii, 11 p.m.

2011 Season SuperlativesOverall Record .......................................................................................5-6Current Streak ..................................................................................... W-1C-USA Record ........................................................................................4-3Division Record .....................................................................................3-1Non-Conference Record ....................................................................1-3Home Record .........................................................................................3-1Current Home Streak ........................................................................ W-2Road Record ..........................................................................................2-5Current Road Streak .......................................................................... W-1Day Games .............................................................................................4-4Night Games ..........................................................................................1-2Natural Grass .........................................................................................0-1Artifi cial Turf ..........................................................................................5-5MU Wins Coin Toss ...............................................................................2-2MU Loses Coin Toss .............................................................................3-4MU leads after 1st Quarter ...............................................................3-1MU trails after 1st Quarter ................................................................1-5MU leads at Halftime ..........................................................................2-0MU trails at Halftime ...........................................................................3-6MU leads after 3rd Quarter ...............................................................2-0MU trails after 3rd Quarter ...............................................................3-6In September .........................................................................................1-3In October ..............................................................................................3-2In November ..........................................................................................1-1In December ..........................................................................................0-0vs. Top 25 teams ...................................................................................0-3vs. unranked teams .............................................................................5-3With 100-yard rusher ..........................................................................1-1vs. 100-yard rusher ..............................................................................0-4With 300-yard passer ..........................................................................0-0vs. 300-yard passer ..............................................................................1-2When MU scores fi rst ..........................................................................5-1When Opp. scores fi rst .......................................................................0-5On Big Ten Network ............................................................................0-0On ESPN ..................................................................................................0-1On ESPN2 ................................................................................................0-0On ESPN3 ................................................................................................0-1On CBS Sports Network .....................................................................0-1On CSS .....................................................................................................2-1On WSAZ-TV ...........................................................................................0-0On Fox Sports Net ................................................................................1-1

THE LAST MEETING...

Marshall Football Falls at East Carolina

(Oct. 23, 2010)

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Jon Williams ran for 111 yards and a touchdown to help East Carolina stay perfect in Conference USA by beating Marshall 37-10 on Saturday. Dominique Davis threw for 208 yards and two scores for the Pirates (5-2, 4-0), who are off to their best start in league play since going 5-0 in 2001. The two-time defending league champions have won 10 straight against C-USA opponents, including last season’s win against Houston in the title game. East Carolina has also won three straight overall since consecutive road losses to Atlantic Coast Conference teams Virginia Tech and North Carolina. East Carolina shook off a sluggish start by scoring twice in the fi nal 2 1/2 minutes of the fi rst half to take a 20-10 halftime lead. The Pirates then scored on their fi rst three drives of the second half to blow the game open against the Thundering Herd (1-6, 0-3).

Marshall opened the game with a dime formation that seemed to keep the Pirates off balance for most of the fi rst half. Marshall was able to limit ECU’s high-powered off ense to only 167 yards of off ense in the fi rst half. The Thundering Herd recorded 186 total yards of off ense and actually recorded 15 fi rst downs to the Pirates 10. However, ECU took advantage of three Marshall turnovers to post a 20-10 lead at the half.

Marshall quarterback Brian Anderson was intercepted three times in the fi rst half and all three turnovers led to ECU scoring drives. The fi rst interception at the 1:28 mark came deep in ECU territory and was returned to the 50-yardline where ECU managed a fi eld goal. The second came with 3:30 to go in the half and led to a Jon Williams 29-yard touchdown run just seven plays later to put the Pirates up 17-10. Anderson had a third pass defl ect off of an off ensive lineman that was picked out of the air by defensive lineman Michael Brooks. That play led to an ECU 40-yard fi eld goal to close out the half.

The Pirates were able to make several adjustments at halftime and they went on to out-score the Herd 17-0 in the second half to post the 37-10 win.


Doc Holliday

Head Coach - Second Season

Marshall University Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick introduced Doc Holliday as the Thundering Herd’s 29th head football coach on December 17, 2009.

Holliday, a Hurricane W.Va. native, is widely regarded as one of the top recruiters in the nation and he brings with him 31 years of collegiate coaching experience to Marshall that includes stops at Florida, NC State and West Virginia.

“This was an extensive search. I looked at a lot of head coaches, coordinators and others and I could not convince myself of anyone that was better for this job than Doc Holliday,” Hamrick said. “He is a state native that understands and has a passion for this state and I am excited to have him as our head football coach.”

His fi rst Herd squad won four of its last fi ve games in 2010 and featured two fi rst-team All-Conference USA performers in defensive end Vinny Curry and linebacker

Mario Harvey. Marshall got it done in the classroom as well as tight end Lee Smith was named to C-USA’s All-Academic Team and the squad, as a whole, was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) for its outstanding graduation rate. The Herd was one of just 15 schools in major college football to have a graduation rate of 90 percent or better based on the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate formula.

During his coaching career, Holliday has coached in 20 bowl games, three national championship games and coached 11 players that have gone on to the National Football League. He has also coached four All-Americans and 16 student-athletes that have earned all-conference or All-East honors.

“My ultimate goal has always been to be a Division I head football coach at a major university and to have this opportunity at Marshall, a school rich in tradition and full of potential, is a dream come true,” Holliday said.

Holliday comes to Marshall after serving as associate head coach at West Virginia for the past two seasons where he also served as the director of recruiting while coaching tight ends and fullbacks for the Mountaineers. Rivals.com has named him one of the Top 25 recruiters in the nation and he helped WVU amass a 2009 recruiting class that was nationally ranked No. 22 by Scout.com and No. 27 by Rivals.com.

Prior to that, he worked as the associate head coach and safeties coach at the University of Florida from 2005 to 2007 and as the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at NC State from 2000-04. During his tenure at Florida, the Gators won the 2006 National Championship and the UF secondary led the SEC in interceptions in both 2005 and 2006. He also coached two All-SEC standouts Reggie Nelson and Major Wright. At NC State, he coached three of the top eight receivers in Wolfpack history (Koren Robinson, Bryan Peterson and Jerricho Cotchery) and the 2003 N.C. State team set six diff erent school-records for passing including yards, yards per game, passing touchdowns and completion percentage.

He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 1979 and went on to serve in a variety of coaching positions at his alma mater that included serving as the wide receivers coach from 1983-1989 and again from 1993-1999, the inside linebackers coach from 1990-92 and as the assistant head coach from 1995-99. Holliday was a three-year letter-winner at linebacker at West Virginia (1976-78) and has earned both a bachelor’s degree (1979) and a master’s degree (1981) from WVU. He and his wife Diana have four children - Meghan, Cade, Chase and Cody.


NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown/Previous School

1 A.J. Graham QB 6-4 218 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby2 Tron Martinez RB 5-9 202 So. Hampton, Va./Hampton3 Aaron Dobson WR 6-3 204 Jr. Dunbar, W.Va./South Charleston4 Troy Evans WR 5-9 204 Sr. Oakland, Calif. /Hayward (Laney College)5 Rashad Jackson DB 5-9 180 r-Sr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central (Joliet C.C.)5 Remi Watson RB 5-11 200 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson6 Phillip Warren DB 5-10 189 r-Fr. Miami, Fla./Southridge6 Davonte Allen WR 6-2 202 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 7 Travon Van RB 5-10 200 r-Fr. La Mesa, Calif./Milford Academy Prep8 Keith Baxter S 5-11 190 Fr. Homestead, Fla./Homestead9 Antavious Wilson WR 6-1 197 r-Jr. Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee 10 Eddie Sullivan QB 6-1 200 So. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton11 Wayne Bonner WR 6-3 205 r-Sr. Milledgeville, Ga./Baldwin (East Mississippi C.C.)12 Rakeem Cato QB 6-1 180 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Central13 Armonze Daniel LB 6-4 232 Fr. Avon, Ind./Avon14 Raheem Waiters S 6-1 196 Fr. Quincy, W.Va./Riverside15 Blake Frohnapfel QB 6-6 229 Fr. Staff ord, Va./Colonial Forge16 Lawrence Johnson DB 6-1 205 Jr. West Bloomfi eld, Mich./West Bloomfi eld17 Tommy Shuler WR 5-9 182 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Central18 Jermaine Kelson WR 5-8 178 So. Miami, Fla./Southridge19 Andre Booker WR 5-10 176 Jr. Sarasota, Fla. /Riverview20 Derek Robinson DB 5-10 170 r-Fr. Davie, Fla./Nova21 C.J. Crawford TE 6-2 228 r-So. Huntington, W.Va./Huntington22 D.J. Hunter S 6-0 200 Fr. Middletown, Ohio/Middletown23 Justin Haig K 5-8 182 r-Fr. Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage23 Lorenzo Steele DB 5-9 170 Fr. District Heights, Md./Suitland24 Isaiah “Jazz” King WR 5-11 190 r-Fr. Duncan, S.C./James F. Byrnes25 Devin Arrington LB 6-2 209 r-Jr. Portsmouth, Va./Deep Creek26 Harold “Gator” Hoskins TE 6-2 238 So. Gainesville, Fla./Eastside27 Billy Mitchell LB 6-3 226 r-So. Navarre, Fla./Navarre27 Matt Preston WR 5-11 219 So. Warren, Ohio/Howland28 Ardy Holmes DB 5-9 188 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte28 Corie Wilson DB 5-10 180 Fr. Miami, Fla./Edison29 Martin Ward RB 5-10 209 r-Jr. Jonesboro, Ga./Mount Zion30 Evan McKelvey S 6-1 205 Fr. Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkley31 Omar Brown S 5-11 195 Sr. Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkeley32 Tyrone Carper DB 5-9 173 r-Sr. Bluefi eld, Va./Graham33 T.J. Ross LB 6-0 220 So. Durham, N.C./Southern Durham34 Zach Dunston S 6-1 199 So. Virginia Beach, Va./Green Run35 Kellen Harris LB 6-3 234 r-Sr. Sharon, Pa./Sharon36 Monterius Lovett DB 5-11 175 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla. /Rickards37 Tyler Warner K 6-4 214 Sr. Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg38 Cedric Walker DB 5-9 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep39 Darryl Roberts DB 5-11 177 So. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland40 Ra’Shawde Myers DL 6-3 226 r-Fr. Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa41 Kase Whitehead P 5-10 193 Sr. Maryville, Tenn./William Blount 42 Essray Taliaferro RB 5-8 180 r-So. Washington D.C./Briarwoods43 Trevor Black DL 6-2 242 So. Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg (Hargrave)44 Derek Mitchell S 6-2 200 r-So. Point Pleasant, W.Va./Point Pleasant45 Matt Pickett DL 6-2 236 r-So. Charlotte, N.C./Providence46 Jermaine Holmes LB 5-11 238 Fr. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta47 Tyson Gale LB 6-3 228 Sr. Alva, Okla./Alva48 George Carpenter LB 5-11 224 Sr. Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster49 Cortez Carter LB 6-0 220 Fr. Bealeton, Va./Liberty50 Robert Way LB 6-2 208 Fr. Bella Glade, Fla./Glades Central51 Deon Meadows LB 5-11 225 Fr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna52 Malcolm Strong DL 6-4 227 r-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson53 Alex Bazzie DL 6-2 235 r-So. Silver Spring, Md./Northwood (Fork Union)55 Zach Wellman LB 6-0 232 r-Fr. Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley56 Grady Kerr OL 6-2 307 r-Fr. New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach57 Seth Doss LB 5-11 218 Fr. Marlinton, W.Va./Pocahontas58 Jeremiah Taylor DL 6-4 250 So. South Point, Ohio/South Point

2011 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER


60 Chris Jasperse OL 6-4 296 r-Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Page62 James Allen OL 6-2 280 r-Fr. Bradenton, Fla./St. Stephens Episcopal63 Chris Bowers OL 6-2 285 r-Jr. Ona, W.Va./Cabell Midland64 John Bruhin OL 6-4 305 r-Sr. Powell, Tenn./Powell66 Channing Smith OL 5-11 276 Fr. Huntington, W.Va./Pike County67 Pierre Maignan OL 6-4 255 Fr. Miami, Fla./Norland68 Anthony Spano OL 6-2 275 Fr. Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast69 Trevor Mendelson OL 6-6 291 r-Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Jerome70 Corey Tenney OL 6-7 298 r-So. New Castle, Va. /Craig County71 Sebastian Johansson OL 6-5 307 Fr. Sweden/Raceland (Ky.) HS73 Ryan Tillman OL 6-5 288 r-Sr. Centreville, Va./Hargrave Military74 Alex Schooler OL 6-6 290 r-So. Wichita, Kan./Collegiate75 C.J. Wood OL 6-5 295 Sr. Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville76 Garrett Scott OL 6-4 296 So. Douglas, Ga./Coff ee County77 Jordan Jeff ries OL 6-7 305 r-So. Oswego, Ill. /Oswego 78 Clint Van Horn OL 6-5 305 Fr. Beckley, W.Va. (Woodrow Wilson)79 Josh Lovell OL 6-6 290 r-Fr. Christchurch, Va./Christchurch81 Craig Wilkins WR 5-11 183 Fr. Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah82 Bryce Williams TE 6-5 186 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./North Davidson83 Eric Frohnapfel TE 6-6 223 Fr. Staff ord, Va./Colonial Forge84 Dameon Garrett WR 6-0 201 r-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/North College Hill85 Trent Martin K 6-1 205 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam86 Jamie Hatten TE 6-5 240 r-Jr. Hendersonville, N.C./Hendersonville87 Austin Dumas P 6-1 184 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Christian88 Demetrius Evans WR 6-2 191 So. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central89 Joe Woodrum TE 6-5 230 Fr. Bluefi eld, W.Va./Bluefi eld90 Blake Brooks DL 6-1 328 So. Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston91 Darien Moody DL 6-2 233 Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Lincoln92 James Rouse DL 6-5 250 r-So. Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg93 Brandon Bullock DL 6-3 350 r-Sr. Egg Harbor City, N.J./Absegami94 Jarquez Samuel DL 6-5 270 Fr. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta95 James Power LS 6-3 227 r-Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach96 Brandon Sparrow DL 6-4 280 So. Bedford, Va./Liberty97 Marques Aiken DL 6-4 270 r-So. Lauderhill, Fla./Boyd Anderson98 Delvin Johnson DL 6-3 312 r-Sr. Woodruff , S.C./Woodruff 99 Vinny Curry DL 6-4 263 r-Sr. Neptune, N.J./Harmony (Ohio)

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ROSTER BY CAREER STARTS

THUNDERING HERD DEFENSEDEFENSIVE LINE CORNERBACKS SAFETIES LINEBACKERSVinny Curry (36) Rashad Jackson (17) Omar Brown (33) Kellen Harris (21)Delvin Johnson (28) Darryl Roberts (12) Devin Arrington (22) Tyson Gale (19) James Rouse (7) Monterius Lovett (16) George Carpenter (11) Marquis Aiken (13) Zach Dunston (1) Jermaine Holmes (7)Brandon Bullock (3) Phillip Warren (1) Billy Mitchell (1)Brandon Sparrow (2) Trevor Black (1)Jeremiah Taylor (8) THUNDERING HERD OFFENSE TIGHT ENDS QUARTERBACKS RUNNING BACKS OFFENSIVE LINE WIDE RECEIVERSJamie Hatten (2) Rakeem Cato (7) Martin Ward (8) Chris Bowers (1) Aaron Dobson (25)Eric Frohnapfel (3) A.J. Graham (4) Tron Martinez (11) Corey Tenney (2) Troy Evans (11)

Gator Hoskins (8) Travon Van (2) Ryan TIllman (44) Antavious Wilson (28) C.J. Wood (36) Demetrius Evans (2) Jordan Jeff ries (3) Jermaine Kelson (3) Alex Schooler (1) Andre Booker (2) Garrett Scott (11) Chris Jasperse (11) John Bruhin (10) THUNDERING HERD SPECIALISTSLONG SNAPPER KICKER PUNTER HOLDERTyson Gale (22) Tyler Warner (25) Kase Whitehead (46) Kase Whitehead (34) Justin Haig (1)


Marshall’s Projected Depth chart

OFFENSE

Z WR- #9 ANTAVIOUS WILSON (6-1, 191, R-Jr., Pahokee, Fla.) #88 DEMETRIUS EVANS (6-2, 191, So., Belle Glade, Fla.) OR #81 CRAIG WILKINS (5-11, 183, Fr., Hialeah, Fla.)

X WR- #3 AARON DOBSON (6-3, 204, Jr., Dunbar, W.Va.) #11 WAYNE BONNER (6-4, 205, Sr., Milledgeville, Ga.) OR #24 JAZZ KING (5-11, 190, R-Fr., Duncan, S.C.)

LT- #73 RYAN TILLMAN (6-5, 288, R-Sr., Centreville, Va.) #77 JORDAN JEFFRIES (6-7, 305, R- So., Oswego, Ill.)

LG- #76 GARRETT SCOTT (6-4, 296, So., Douglas, Ga.) #74 ALEX SCHOOLER (6-6, 290, R-So., Wichita, Kan.)

C- #60 CHRIS JASPERSE (6-4, 296, R-Fr., Greensboro, N.C.) #63 CHRIS BOWERS (6-2, 285, R-Jr., Ona, W.Va.)

RG- #64 JOHN BRUHIN (6-4, 305, R-Sr., Powell, Tenn.) #70 CORY TENNEY (6-7, 298, R-So., New Castle, Va.)

RT- #75 C.J. WOOD (6-5, 295, Sr., Gainesville, Ga.) #79 JOSH LOVELL (6-6, 290, R-Fr., Christ Church, Va.) TE- #26 GATOR HOSKINS (6-2, 238, So., Gainesville, Fla.) OR #21 C.J. CRAWFORD (6-2, 228, R-So., Huntington, W.Va.) OR #83 ERIC FROHNAPHEL (6-6, 223, Fr., Staff ord, Va.) QB- #12 RAKEEM CATO (6-1, 180, Fr., Miami, Fla.) #1 A.J. GRAHAM (6-4, 218, R-So., Tallahassee, Fla.) RB- #2 TRON MARTINEZ (5-9, 202, So., Hampton, Va.) OR #7 TRAVON VAN (5-10, 200, R-Fr., San Diego, Ca.) #42 ESSRAY TALIAFERRO (5-8, 180, R-So., Ashburn, Va.) OR #29 MARTIN WARD (5-10, 209, R-Jr., Jonesboro, Ga.)

H WR- #4 TROY EVANS (5-9, 204, Sr., Oakland, Ca.) OR #18 JERMAINE KELSON (5-8, 178, So., Miami, Fla.) OR #17 TOMMY SHULER (5-9, 182, Fr., Miami, Fla.) OR #19 ANDRE BOOKER (5-10, 176, Jr., Sarasota, Fla.)

DEFENSE

DE- #99 VINNY CURRY (6-4, 263, R-Sr., Neptune, N.J.) #40 RA’SHAWDE MYERS (6-3, 226, R-Fr., Cocoa, Fla.)

DT- #97 MARQUES AIKEN (6-4, 270, R-So., Lauderhill, Fla.) #96 BRANDON SPARROW (6-4, 280, So., Bedford, Va.)

NT- #98 DELVIN JOHNSON (6-3, 312, R-Sr., Woodruff , S.C.) #93 BRANDON BULLOCK (6-3, 350, R-Sr., Egg Harbor City, N.J.)

DE- #58 JEREMIAH TAYLOR (6-4, 250, So., South Point, Ohio) #43 TREVOR BLACK (6-2, 242, So., Charlotte, N.C.)


SLB- #48 GEORGE CARPENTER (5-11, 224, Sr., Lancaster, Ohio) #27 BILLY MITCHELL (6-3, 226, R-So., Navarre, Fla.)

MLB- #46 JERMAINE HOLMES (5-11, 238, Fr., Valdosta, Ga.) #35 KELLEN HARRIS (6-3, 234, R-Sr., Sharon, Pa.) WLB- #47 TYSON GALE (6-3, 228, Sr., Alva, Okla.) #33 T.J. ROSS (6-0, 220, So., Durham, N.C.)

CB- #5 RASHAD JACKSON (5-9, 180, R-Sr., Belle Glade, Fla.) #32 TYRONE CARPER (5-9, 173, R-Sr., Bluefi eld, Va.)

SS- #25 DEVIN ARRINGTON (6-2, 209, R-Jr., Portsmouth, Va.) #6 PHILLIP WARREN (5-10, 189, R-Fr., Miami, Fla.) #44 DEREK MITCHELL (6-2, 200, R-So., Point Pleasant, W.Va.)

FS- #31 OMAR BROWN (5-11, 195, Sr., Moncks Corner, S.C.) #30 EVAN MCKELVEY (6-1, 205, Fr., Moncks Corner, S.C.) #44 DEREK MITCHELL (6-2, 200, R-So., Point Pleasant, W.Va.)

CB- #39 DARRYL ROBERTS (5-11, 177, So., Lakeland, Fla.) or #36 MONTERIUS LOVETT (5-11, 175, R-Fr., Tallahassee, Fla.) #8 KEITH BAXTER (5-11, 190, Fr., Homestead, Fla.)

SPECIALISTS

K- #37 TYLER WARNER (6-4, 214, Sr., Parkersburg, W.Va.) OR #23 JUSTIN HAIG (5-8, 182, R-Fr., Delray Beach, Fla.)

KO- #23 JUSTIN HAIG (5-8, 182, R-Fr., Delray Beach, Fla.)

P- #41 KASE WHITEHEAD (5-10, 173, Sr., Maryville, Tenn.)

H- #41 KASE WHITEHEAD (5-10, 173, Sr., Maryville, Tenn.) SNAP- #47 TYSON GALE (6-3, 228, Sr., Alva, Okla.)

PR- #19 ANDRE BOOKER (5-10, 176, Jr., Sarasota, Fla.)

KR- #19 ANDRE BOOKER (5-10, 176, Jr., Sarasota, Fla.) #29 MARTIN WARD (5-10, 209, R-Jr., Jonesboro, Ga.)


The Last Time ...MarshallShut Out An Opponent: November 28, 2003, vs. Ohio (Marshall 28, Ohio 0)Shut Out An Opponent in the First Half: Oct. 29, 2011 vs. UAB (38-0 fi rst half, 59-14 win)Rushed For More Than 300 Yards: Oct. 21, 2006, at UAB (46 carries for 317 yards)Rushed For More Than 400 Yards: Nov. 8, 1940, vs. Detroit Tech (576 yards)Passed For More Than 300 Yards: Oct. 22, 2011 at Houston (A.J. Graham-27-35 for 257 yards and 2 TDs, Rakeem Cato-2-4 for 52 yards and 1 TD) (309 yards)Passed For More Than 400 Yards: Sept. 15, 2007, Bernard Morris vs. New Hampshire (31-of-42 for 417 yards and 3 TDs)Passed For More Than 500 Yards: Byron Leftwich, Dec. 19, 2001, vs. ECU (GMAC Bowl), 41-70, 576 yardsPassed For Four Touchdowns: Stan Hill, vs. Buffalo, Oct. 23, 2004, (19-26, 269 yards, 4 TDs)Passed For Five Touchdowns: Stan Hill, vs. Kent State, Oct. 11, 2003, (27-32, 392 yards, 5 TDs)Passed For Six Touchdowns: A.J. Graham (5) and Rakeem Cato (1), vs. UAB, Oct. 29, 2011, (21-30, 291 yards, 6 TDs)Failed To Pass For A Touchdown: Oct. 15, 2011 vs. Rice (W, 24-20)Had More Than 500 Yards Offense: Oct. 22, 2011 at Houston (86 plays for 506 yards)Had More Than 600 Yards Offense: Oct. 11, 2003, vs. Kent State, (73 plays, 604 yards)Had More Than 700 Yards Offense: Oct. 12, 2002, vs. Buffalo (71 plays for 733 yards)Scored More Than 50 Points: Oct. 29, 2011, vs. UAB (Marshall 59, UAB 14)Scored More Than 60 Points: Oct. 12, 2002, vs. Buffalo, Marshall-66, Buffalo-21Failed to Pass for More than 100 Yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (87 yards)Failed to Pass for More than 100 Yards in Back-to-Back games: Nov. 15, 2008 vs. UCF (84 yards); Nov. 22, 2008 at Rice (83 yards)Failed to Rush for More Than 50 yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (43 yards on 21 carries)Held An Opponent to Less Than 50 yards Rushing: Sept. 4, 2011 at West Virginia (42 yards on 26 attempts)Held An Opponent to Negative yards Rushing: Sept. 9, 2006, vs. Hofstra (-5 yards on 18 carries)Held An Opponent To Less Than 100 Yards Passing: Nov. 15, 2008 vs. UCF (29 yards of 4 of 17 passing)Held An Opponent To Negative yards Passing: Nov. 26, 2005 at Memphis (1 of 8 for -3 yards)Held An Opponent To Less Than 200 Yards Total Offense: Oct. 1, 2005 vs. SMU (191 total yards)Failed To Score A Touchdown: Sept. 27, 2008 at West Virginia (L, 27-3)Failed To Score an Offensive Touchdown: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (L, 16-6)Did Not Punt in a Game: Oct. 21, 2006, at UABReturned A Kickoff For A Touchdown: Oct. 2, 2010 at Southern Miss (Troy Evans, 100 yards)Returned A Punt For A Touchdown: Sept. 4, 2011 at West Virginia (Andre Booker, 87 yards)Returned A Blocked Punt For A Touchdown: Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Tulane (Kevin Perry, 2 yards)Returned A Blocked FG For A Touchdown: Sept. 2, 1010 at Ohio State (Ahmed Shakoor, 61 yards)Player Had 20 or more tackles: Mario Harvey vs. Tulane, Nov. 27, 2010 (21 total tackles, 9 solo)Blocked A Punt: Nov. 17, 2011 at Memphis (Derek Mitchell)Blocked A FG: Sept. 10, 2010 vs West Virginia (Johnny Jones)Blocked An EP: Nov. 17, 2011 at Memphis (Vinny Curry)Returned An Interception For A Touchdown: Oct. 29, 2011 vs. UAB (Omar Brown, 48 yards)Returned A Fumble For A Touchdown: Oct. 29, 2011 vs. UAB (Billy Mitchell, 20 yards)Returned A PAT for 2 points: Oct. 30, 2010 vs. UTEP (Donald Brown INT return)Scored A Safety: Sept. 10, 2011 vs. Southern Miss (Vinny Curry tackled Kendrick Hardy in the end zone)Player Rushed For More Than 100 Yards: Nov. 12, 2011 at Tulsa (Travon Van rushed for 114 yards and 1 TD on 17 carries)Two Players Rushed For More Than 100 Yards: Nov. 21, 2009 vs. SMU (Martin Ward, 25 for 136 yards, 1 TD, Terrell Edwards-Maye, 22 for 113, 1TD)Player Rushed For More Than 200 Yards: Darius Marshall vs. Memphis on Sept. 26, 2009 (25 carries for 203 yards and 3 TDs)Player Rushed For Three Touchdowns: Darius Marshall vs. Memphis on Sept. 26, 2009 (3 TDS on 25 carries for 203 yards)Player Had More Than 100 Yards Receiving: Troy Evans vs. UAB on Oct. 29, 2011 (6 catches for 106 yards and 2 TDs)Player Had More Than 200 Yards Receiving: Josh Davis, Aug. 31, 2002, vs. Appalachian State (11 receptions for 264 yards)Two Players Had More Than 100 Yards Receiving: Chuck Walker (119) and Cody Slate (114), Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Southern IllinoisPlayer Had Three Touchdowns Receiving: Josh Davis, Oct. 11, 2003, vs. Kent State (3 TDs, 18, 27 and 3 yds.)Two Receivers Had Two Touchdowns Receiving: Troy Evans and Gator Hoskins, Oct. 29, 2011, vs. UABPlayer Had Two Interceptions: Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Tulane (2 INT by Omar Brown)Allowed six or more sacks: Nov. 14, 2008, vs. Southern Miss, (allowed seven sacks)Played An Overtime Game: Sept. 10, 2010 vs. West Virginia (Lost 24-21 in 1st OT)Ranked In The Final Season Poll: ESPN/USA Today 2002 #19, Associated Press 2002-#24Ranked In The Top 10 Of Regular Season Poll: ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Final Poll 1999, #10Ranked In 11-25 Of Regular Season Poll: ESPN/USA Today 2002 #19, Associated Press 2002-#24 (Final week)Defeated a Nationally-Ranked Opponent: Sept. 20, 2003 at #6 (AP) Kansas State (27-20)


An OpponentShut Out Marshall: Oct. 14, 2000, at Toledo, Toledo-42, Marshall-0Shut Out Marshall in the fi rst half: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (trailed 16-0, MU lost 16-6)Rushed For More Than 200 Yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (51 carries for 240 yards)Rushed For More Than 300 Yards: Nov. 12, 2011 at Tulsa (52 carries for 380 yards)Rushed For More Than 400 Yards: Sept. 12, 2009 at Virginia Tech (53 carries for 444 yards)Passed For More Than 300 Yards: Nov. 12, 2011 at Tulsa (302 yards)Passed For More Than 400 Yards: Oct. 22, 2011 at Houston (479 yards)Passed For Seven Touchdowns: Oct. 22, 2011 at Houston (Case Keenum-6, Cotton Turner-1)Had More Than 500 Yards Total Offense: Sept. 17, 2011 at Ohio (85 plays for 559 yards)Had More Than 600 Yards Total Offense: Nov. 12, 2011 at Tulsa (86 plays for 682 yards)Scored 50 Points: Nov. 12, 2011 at Tulsa, Marshall-17, Tulsa-59Scored 60 Points: Oct. 22, 2011 at Houston, Marshall 28, Houston 63Returned A Kickoff For A Touchdown: Tavon Austin, West Virginia, Sept. 4, 2011 (100 yards)Returned A Punt For A Touchdown: Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech, Sept. 12, 2009 (64 yards)Returned an Interception For A Touchdown: A.J. Boyue, Oct. 13, 2010 vs. UCF (42 yards)Returned Two Interceptions For A Touchdown: Sept. 18, 2010 at Bowling Green (Dwayne Woods-78 yards and Jerry Gates-28 yards) Returned A Fumble For A Touchdown: Frank Trotter, Memphis, Nov. 17, 2011 (18 yards)Returned Two Fumbles For A Touchdown: Nov. 17, 2011 at Memphis (Kendrick Golden-36 yards and Frank Trotter-18 yards)Blocked A Punt: Nov. 17, 2011 at Memphis (Charles Harris blocked a Kase Whitehead punt)Returned A Blocked Punt For A Touchdown: Kyle Hopton at Southern Miss on Nov. 25, 2006 (0 yards)Blocked A Field Goal: Oct. 1, 2011 at Louisville - William Savoy blocked a Tyler Warner FG attemptBlocked An Extra Point Attempt: Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Ohio (Ernie Hodge blocked a Tyler Warner PAT)Scored A Safety: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (MU’s Gator Hoskins was called for holding in the end zone)Player Rushed For 100 Yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (Brynn Harvey rushed for 180 yards on 30 carries)Two Players Rushed For 100 Yards: Nov. 12, 2011 at Tulsa (Ja’Terian Douglas-194 yards on 10 carries, Trey Watts-144 yards on 16 carries and one TD)Player Rushed For 200 Yards: Nov. 20, 2010 at SMU (Zach Line rushed for 202 yards on 30 carries with 1 TD)Player Had More Than 100 Yards Receiving: Nov. 12, 2011 at Tulsa (Bryan Burnham, 10 catches for 146 yards and a TD)

The Last Time ...


Marshall (5 - 6 - 0)Thru: 11/19/2011 - Week 12

2011 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 5-6 W-1

Conference USA Conference Record: 4-3

Sun 09/04/2011 @ West Virginia 13 - 34 L

Sat 09/10/2011 SOUTHERN MISS. 26 - 20 W

Sat 09/17/2011 @ Ohio * 7 - 44 L

Sat 09/24/2011 VIRGINIA TECH 10 - 30 L

Sat 10/01/2011 @ Louisville 17 - 13 W

Sat 10/08/2011 @ UCF 6 - 16 L

Sat 10/15/2011 RICE 24 - 20 W

Sat 10/22/2011 @ Houston 28 - 63 L

Sat 10/29/2011 UAB 59 - 14 W

Sat 11/12/2011 @ Tulsa 17 - 59 L

Thu 11/17/2011 @ Memphis * 23 - 22 W

Sat 11/26/2011 EAST CAROLINA

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TEAM RANKINGS120 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision

12 teams ranked in the Conference USA Conference

Category NationalRank Actual National

Leader Actual ConfRank

Conference USAConference Leader Actual

Rushing Offense 87 124.82 Army 350.91 7 Tulsa 208.55

Passing Offense 81 200.55 Houston 447.45 10 Houston 447.45

Total Offense 105 325.36 Houston 618.27 11 Houston 618.27

Scoring Offense 106 20.91 Houston 53.09 10 Houston 53.09

Rushing Defense 64 157.09 Alabama 74.64 5 UCF 112.73

Pass Efficiency Defense 90 137.97 Alabama 84.79 9 UCF 111.31

Total Defense 89 417.91 Alabama 195.91 8 UCF 302.27

Scoring Defense 87 30.45 Alabama 8.36 7 UCF 18.73

Net Punting 73 35.97 Florida St. 42.50 6 UTEP 41.83

Punt Returns 22 11.43 Ole Miss 20.45 4 Houston 14.00

Kickoff Returns 37 23.00 UCF 27.53 3 UCF 27.53

Turnover Margin 58 .00 LSU 1.64 4 Memphis 1.09

Pass Defense 96 260.82 Alabama 121.27 8 East Carolina 189.55

Passing Efficiency 86 121.72 Baylor 192.09 7 Houston 181.81

Sacks T-38 2.18 Texas A&M 3.73 2 Houston 2.64

Tackles For Loss 5 8.18 South Fla. 8.80 2 Houston 8.36

Sacks Allowed 62 2.00 Oklahoma .60 7 Houston 1.09T=tied at this ranking

PLAYER RANKINGSPlayer must have played in 75% of team's games

Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders15 categories ranked

Category Player National

Rank Actual NationalLeader Actual Conf

RankConference USAConference Leader Actual

Rushing Tron Martinez 56.00 James (Oregon) 142.78 10 Line (SMU) 122.40

Travon Van 41.45 14

Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Rakeem Cato 89 115.94 Wilson (Wisconsin) 199.27 11 Keenum (Houston) 186.93

Total Offense Rakeem Cato 138.36 Griffin III (Baylor) 412.20 10 Keenum (Houston) 393.00

Tron Martinez 56.00 23

Receptions Per Game Aaron Dobson 3.45 White (Western Mich.) 10.80 T-19 Beasley (SMU) 7.20

Receiving Yards Per Game Aaron Dobson 43.36 White (Western Mich.) 138.90 19 Edwards (Houston) 119.55

Antavious Wilson 38.80 25

Interceptions Omar Brown T-18 .36 Amerson (North Carolina St.) 1.00 T-2 Callahan (Rice) .55

Rashad Jackson .20 T-12

Devin Arrington .18 T-14

Monterius Lovett .18 T-14

Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Kase Whitehead 63 40.08 Powell (Florida St.) 47.58 7 Campbell (UTEP) 46.38

Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Abbrederis (Wisconsin) 16.93 Lampley (Southern Miss.) 10.91

Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Andre Booker 26 25.66 Lockett (Kansas St.) 35.19 3 Hall (UCF) 31.55

Demetrius Evans 60 23.33 6

Field Goals Tyler Warner T-80 .80 Sturgis (Florida) 2.10 T-10 Hrapmann (Southern Miss.) 1.73

Justin Haig .09 T-13

Scoring Tyler Warner 5.00 Ball (Wisconsin) 16.36 17 Line (SMU) 10.20

Aaron Dobson 4.36 T-20

All-Purpose Runners Andre Booker 89.82 Rogers (New Mexico St.) 216.10 13 Kelley (Tulane) 138.42

Tron Martinez 68.30 25

Sacks Vinny Curry T-4 1.00 Mercilus (Illinois) 1.23 2 Brown (Houston) 1.14

George Carpenter .36 T-12

Tackles Omar Brown T-48 8.73 Kuechly (Boston College) 16.55 8 Arnick (Tulsa) 12.18

George Carpenter 7.27 16

Tyson Gale 6.91 21

Tackles For Loss Vinny Curry 2 1.86 Brown (Houston) 2.36 2 Brown (Houston) 2.36

Tyson Gale .91 T-12

Delvin Johnson .91 T-12

George Carpenter .73 T-20 T=tied at this ranking


East Carolina (5 - 6 - 0)Thru: 11/19/2011 - Week 12

2011 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 5-6 W-1

Conference USA Conference Record: 4-3

Sat 09/03/2011 SOUTH CAROLINA * ^ 37 - 56 L

Sat 09/10/2011 VIRGINIA TECH 10 - 17 L

Sat 09/24/2011 UAB 28 - 23 W

Sat 10/01/2011 NORTH CAROLINA * 20 - 35 L

Sat 10/08/2011 @ Houston * 3 - 56 L

Sat 10/15/2011 @ Memphis 35 - 17 W

Sat 10/22/2011 @ Navy 38 - 35 W

Sat 10/29/2011 TULANE 34 - 13 W

Sat 11/05/2011 SOUTHERN MISS. 28 - 48 L

Sat 11/12/2011 @ UTEP * 17 - 22 L

Sat 11/19/2011 UCF 38 - 31 W

Sat 11/26/2011 @ Marshall

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TEAM RANKINGS120 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision

12 teams ranked in the Conference USA Conference

Category NationalRank Actual National

Leader Actual ConfRank

Conference USAConference Leader Actual

Rushing Offense 108 107.00 Army 350.91 11 Tulsa 208.55

Passing Offense 20 286.18 Houston 447.45 3 Houston 447.45

Total Offense 57 393.18 Houston 618.27 6 Houston 618.27

Scoring Offense 66 26.18 Houston 53.09 6 Houston 53.09

Rushing Defense 81 180.55 Alabama 74.64 8 UCF 112.73

Pass Efficiency Defense 47 123.61 Alabama 84.79 5 UCF 111.31

Total Defense 51 370.09 Alabama 195.91 4 UCF 302.27

Scoring Defense 95 32.09 Alabama 8.36 8 UCF 18.73

Net Punting 120 29.08 Florida St. 42.50 12 UTEP 41.83

Punt Returns 29 10.80 Ole Miss 20.45 6 Houston 14.00

Kickoff Returns 104 19.24 UCF 27.53 11 UCF 27.53

Turnover Margin 116 -1.09 LSU 1.64 11 Memphis 1.09

Pass Defense T-17 189.55 Alabama 121.27 1 East Carolina 189.55

Passing Efficiency 59 131.56 Baylor 192.09 5 Houston 181.81

Sacks T-75 1.73 Texas A&M 3.73 8 Houston 2.64

Tackles For Loss 107 4.45 South Fla. 8.80 11 Houston 8.36

Sacks Allowed 98 2.64 Oklahoma .60 11 Houston 1.09T=tied at this ranking

PLAYER RANKINGSPlayer must have played in 75% of team's games

Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders15 categories ranked

Category Player National

Rank Actual NationalLeader Actual Conf

RankConference USAConference Leader Actual

Rushing Torrance Hunt 40.64 James (Oregon) 142.78 15 Line (SMU) 122.40

Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Dominique Davis 57 132.19 Wilson (Wisconsin) 199.27 6 Keenum (Houston) 186.93

Total Offense Dominique Davis 23 278.73 Griffin III (Baylor) 412.20 2 Keenum (Houston) 393.00

Receptions Per Game Lance Lewis 23 6.67 White (Western Mich.) 10.80 3 Beasley (SMU) 7.20

Justin Hardy T-44 5.70 T-7

Danny Webster 3.91 T-16

Andrew Bodenheimer 3.45 T-19

Receiving Yards Per Game Lance Lewis 69 66.67 White (Western Mich.) 138.90 7 Edwards (Houston) 119.55

Justin Hardy 56.60 11

Reese Wiggins 41.89 21

Andrew Bodenheimer 39.36 24

Interceptions Damon Magazu T-18 .36 Amerson (North Carolina St.) 1.00 T-2 Callahan (Rice) .55

Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Powell (Florida St.) 47.58 Campbell (UTEP) 46.38

Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Abbrederis (Wisconsin) 16.93 Lampley (Southern Miss.) 10.91

Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Michael Bowman 20.95 Lockett (Kansas St.) 35.19 12 Hall (UCF) 31.55

Field Goals Michael Barbour T-61 .91 Sturgis (Florida) 2.10 T-7 Hrapmann (Southern Miss.) 1.73

Scoring Michael Barbour 6.00 Ball (Wisconsin) 16.36 12 Line (SMU) 10.20

Lance Lewis 5.33 15

All-Purpose Runners Lance Lewis 82.22 Rogers (New Mexico St.) 216.10 16 Kelley (Tulane) 138.42

Sacks Cliff Perryman .27 Mercilus (Illinois) 1.23 T-22 Brown (Houston) 1.14

Derrell Johnson .27 T-22

Tackles Jeremy Grove 7 11.30 Kuechly (Boston College) 16.55 3 Arnick (Tulsa) 12.18

Damon Magazu 6.82 T-22

Daniel Drake 6.50 25

Tackles For Loss Brown (Houston) 2.36 Brown (Houston) 2.36T=tied at this ranking


Box Score (Final)2011 Marshall Football

Marshall vs #24 WEST VIRGINIA (Sep 04, 2011 at Morgantown, W.Va.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 7 3 3 0 13WEST VIRGINIA 3 17 7 7 34

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 10:18 MARSHALL - BOOKER, Andre 87 yd punt return (WARNER, Tyler kick)

05:36 WVU - BITANCURT, Tyle 27 yd field goal, 10-71 4:382nd 13:51 WVU - MCCARTNEY, Ivan 4 yd pass from SMITH, Geno (BITANCURT, Tyle kick), 10-62 3:32

05:25 WVU - BAILEY, Stedman 15 yd pass from SMITH, Geno (BITANCURT, Tyle kick), 13-62 6:0501:55 WVU - BITANCURT, Tyle 43 yd field goal, 7-23 2:1400:00 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 24 yd field goal, 10-72 1:55

3rd 05:14 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 21 yd field goal, 12-47 5:1104:59 WVU - AUSTIN, Tavon 100 yd kickoff return (BITANCURT, Tyle kick)

4th 14:36 WVU - ROBERTS, V. 1 yd run (BITANCURT, Tyle kick), 11-54 3:46

MARSHALL WVUFIRST DOWNS 9 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-72 26-42PASSING YDS (NET) 115 249Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-15-0 35-26-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 44-187 61-291Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-87 3-46Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-102 2-119Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-44.8 2-50.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 7-35 2-15Possession Time 20:33 24:51Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 1-7

RUSHING: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 10-76; CATO, Rakeem 2-3; VAN, Travon 10-1; TEAM 1-minus 8. WESTVIRGINIA-BUIE, Andrew 15-30; ROBERTS, V. 7-12; SMITH, Geno 3-7; AUSTIN, Tavon 1-minus 7.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 15-21-0-115. WEST VIRGINIA-SMITH, Geno 26-35-0-249.

RECEIVING: Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 6-22; WILSON, Antavious 4-64; KELSON, Jermaine 2-13; CRAWFORD,C.J. 1-16; MARTINEZ, Tron 1-1; HOSKINS, Gator 1-minus 1. WEST VIRGINIA-BAILEY, Stedman 5-76;MCCARTNEY, Ivan 5-31; BROWN, Devon 4-42; BUIE, Andrew 4-11; AUSTIN, Tavon 3-32; GARRISON, D. 2-9;MILHOUSE, Willi 1-29; STARKS, Brad 1-11; URBAN, Tyler 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-None. WEST VIRGINIA-None.

FUMBLES: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 1-0. WEST VIRGINIA-SMITH, Geno 1-0.

Marshall (0-1) vs. WEST VIRGINIA (1-0)Date: Sep 04, 2011 • Site: Morgantown, W.Va. • Stadium: Milan Puskar StadiumAttendance: 60758

Kickoff time: 3:37 p.m • End of Game: 10:24pm • Total elapsed time: 2:25Officials: Referee: John McDaid; Umpire: Jeffrey Akers; Linesman: Jon Stabile;Line judge: Hugh Campbell; Back judge: Bryan Platt; Field judge: Rick Santilli;Side judge: Bruce Williams; Scorer: Mark DeVault;Temperature: 89 • Wind: Calm • Weather: Overcastid-992810


Southern Miss vs Marshall (Sep 10, 2011 at Huntington, WV)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern Miss 7 10 0 3 20Marshall 3 7 14 2 26

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 06:29 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 32 yd field goal, 12-64 5:10

01:15 USM - LLANOS, F. 13 yd pass from DAVIS, Austin (HRAPMANN, Danny kick), 13-72 5:142nd 10:41 USM - HRAPMANN, Danny 36 yd field goal, 11-41 4:08

05:30 USM - LLANOS, F. 90 yd pass from DAVIS, Austin (HRAPMANN, Danny kick), 1-95 0:1500:27 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 10 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 7-41 1:29

3rd 13:15 MARSHALL - HOSKINS, Gator 11 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 5-35 1:1201:19 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 17 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 6-50 1:36

4th 09:15 MARSHALL - CURRY, Vinny safety01:22 USM - HRAPMANN, Danny 28 yd field goal, 7-50 1:12

USM MARSHALLFIRST DOWNS 20 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-75 37-103PASSING YDS (NET) 309 275Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-25-3 42-27-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-384 79-378Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 2-25Punt Returns-Yards 3-43 2-22Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-91 4-95Interception Returns-Yards 2-48 3-29Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 8-42.5Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-20 9-80Possession Time 27:14 32:46Third-Down Conversions 9 of 20 7 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 5-37

RUSHING: Southern Miss-WOODYARD, Jamal 11-54; HARDY, Kendrick 7-33; LAMPLEY, Tracy 2-16; DAVIS,Austin 8-minus 28. Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 17-69; VAN, Travon 11-30; CATO, Rakeem 7-5; TEAM 2-minus1.

PASSING: Southern Miss-DAVIS, Austin 25-49-3-309. Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 27-42-2-275.

RECEIVING: Southern Miss-LLANOS, F. 5-132; BALENTINE, Ryan 5-51; SULLIVAN, D. 4-58; LAMPLEY, Tracy4-29; HARDY, Kendrick 4-27; SPIGHT, William 2-10; PIERCE, Quentin 1-2. Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 7-69;WILSON, Antavious 4-30; VAN, Travon 4-23; SHULER, Tommy 3-62; HOSKINS, Gator 3-33; MARTINEZ, Tron2-21; CRAWFORD, C.J. 2-14; EVANS, Demetrius 1-21; KELSON, Jermaine 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Southern Miss-WILLIAMS, Korey 1-26; THORNTON, R. 1-22. Marshall-JACKSON, Rashad 1-29;LOVETT, Monterius 1-0; ARRINGTON, Devin 1-0.

FUMBLES: Southern Miss-BALENTINE, Ryan 1-1; SPIGHT, William 1-1; HARDY, Kendrick 1-1. Marshall-None.

Southern Miss (1-0) vs. Marshall (0-1)Date: Sep 10, 2011 • Site: Huntington, WV • Stadium: Joan C. EdwardsAttendance: 24247

Kickoff time: 3:39 PM • End of Game: 7:15 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:36Officials: Referee: Randy Smith; Umpire: Jeff Tomlin; Linesman: RG Detillier;Line judge: R. Pearson; Back judge: Larry C Neal Jr; Field judge: Justin Larrew;Side judge: Tony Lombardo; Scorer: Robert Stigall;Temperature: 76 • Wind: SE 5 MPH • Weather: Sunny


Marshall vs Ohio University (Sep 17, 2011 at Athens, Ohio)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 7 0 0 0 7Ohio University 10 24 3 7 44

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 11:50 OHIO - BRAZILL, LaVon 2 yd pass from TETTLETON, T (WELLER, Matt kick), 6-39 2:32

10:28 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 45 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 3-61 1:1606:43 OHIO - WELLER, Matt 20 yd field goal, 8-16 3:30

2nd 14:17 OHIO - TETTLETON, T 7 yd run (WELLER, Matt kick), 5-33 2:3207:59 OHIO - WELLER, Matt 21 yd field goal, 8-72 2:4002:27 OHIO - BATES, Phil 50 yd pass from TETTLETON, T (WELLER, Matt kick), 7-80 2:4300:25 OHIO - BRAZILL, LaVon 22 yd pass from TETTLETON, T (WELLER, Matt kick), 5-50 1:13

3rd 10:34 OHIO - WELLER, Matt 34 yd field goal, 13-64 4:194th 10:32 OHIO - BOYKIN, Ryan 1 yd run (WELLER, Matt kick), 11-80 5:07

MARSHALL OHIOFIRST DOWNS 14 30RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-172 55-271PASSING YDS (NET) 159 288Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-11-4 30-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-331 85-559Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-12Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-135 2-88Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-24Punts (Number-Avg) 4-45.8 2-30.0Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2Penalties-Yards 10-82 7-45Possession Time 23:50 36:10Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 8 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-7

RUSHING: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 9-72; VAN, Travon 16-68; TALIAFERRO, Essray 5-20; WARD, Martin1-12; GRAHAM, A.J. 1-6; CATO, Rakeem 2-minus 6. Ohio University-BOYKIN, Ryan 25-130; TETTLETON, T9-53; HARDEN, Donte 8-42; BLANKENSHIP, Be 7-21; SNYDER, Kyle 2-18; HERSHEY, Paul 1-13; BATES, Phil2-0; BRAZILL, LaVon 1-minus 6.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 9-21-4-116; GRAHAM, A.J. 2-8-0-43. Ohio University-TETTLETON, T20-29-0-285; SNYDER, Kyle 1-1-0-3.

RECEIVING: Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 2-51; EVANS, Troy 2-37; VAN, Travon 2-15; MARTINEZ, Tron 1-16;FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 1-13; CRAWFORD, C.J. 1-13; TALIAFERRO, Essray 1-10; HOSKINS, Gator 1-4. OhioUniversity-BATES, Phil 3-71; HARDEN, Donte 3-45; BRAZILL, LaVon 3-32; THOMPSON, Jorda 3-27; BUSSEY,Bakari 2-26; BOYKIN, Ryan 2-20; FUTRELL, Tyler 1-28; CLARK, Zac 1-16; FOSTER, Donte 1-11; SMITH,Landon 1-9; BLANKENSHIP, Be 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-None. Ohio University-CARRIE, Travis 2-0; HUGHES, Xavier 1-24; LEFTWICH,Omar 1-0.

FUMBLES: Marshall-VAN, Travon 1-1; CRAWFORD, C.J. 1-1. Ohio University-BLANKENSHIP, Be 1-1; BOYKIN,Ryan 1-1.

Marshall (1-2,1-0) vs. Ohio University (3-0)Date: Sep 17, 2011 • Site: Athens, Ohio • Stadium: Peden StadiumAttendance: 24244

Kickoff time: 7 pm • End of Game: 10:05 • Total elapsed time: 3:05Officials: Referee: Ron Snodgrass; Umpire: Bob Holcomb; Linesman: Brian Bolinger;Line judge: Jeff Baur; Back judge: Brad Horchem; Field judge: Richard Ames;Side judge: Jeff Latkiewicz;Temperature: 55 • Wind: • Weather: cool amd crisp


#13 Virginia Tech vs Marshall (Sep 24, 2011 at Huntington, W.Va.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalVirginia Tech 13 10 0 7 30Marshall 0 10 0 0 10

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 07:00 VT - Thomas, L 5 yd run (Journell, C kick), 6-50 2:33

02:21 VT - Wilson, D 3 yd run (Journell, C kick blockd), 6-58 2:572nd 14:48 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 45 yd field goal, 7-27 2:33

10:31 VT - Oglesby, J 4 yd run (Journell, C kick), 9-71 4:1701:10 VT - Journell, C 41 yd field goal, 8-35 4:1500:32 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 29 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 3-71 0:38

4th 13:52 VT - Oglesby, J 5 yd run (Journell, C kick), 8-86 3:38

VT MARSHALLFIRST DOWNS 21 12RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-215 24-6PASSING YDS (NET) 229 245Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-22-1 33-17-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-444 57-251Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5Punt Returns-Yards 3-33 1--7Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-78 5-136Interception Returns-Yards 1-36 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-34.5 8-35.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 5-41 4-33Possession Time 35:58 24:02Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 3 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 0-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-25 0-0

RUSHING: Virginia Tech-Wilson, D 26-132; Oglesby, J 12-75; Thomas, L 3-8. Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron7-10; VAN, Travon 9-8; CATO, Rakeem 8-minus 12.

PASSING: Virginia Tech-Thomas, L 22-33-1-229. Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 17-33-1-245.

RECEIVING: Virginia Tech-Coles, DJ 8-66; Coale, D 7-107; Wilson, D 2-11; Martin, E 1-15; Drager, C1-11; Oglesby, J 1-8; Fuller, C 1-7; Davis, M 1-4. Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 5-103; WILSON, Antavious3-72; MARTINEZ, Tron 3-16; KELSON, Jermaine 2-26; VAN, Travon 2-14; HOSKINS, Gator 2-14.

INTERCEPTIONS: Virginia Tech-Exum, A 1-36. Marshall-LOVETT, Monterius 1-0.

FUMBLES: Virginia Tech-Wilson, D 1-1; Oglesby, J 1-0. Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 1-1.

Virginia Tech (4-0) vs. Marshall (1-3)Date: Sep 24, 2011 • Site: Huntington, W.Va. • Stadium: Joan C. EdwardsAttendance: 34424

Kickoff time: 3:35 PM • End of Game: 6:52 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:17Officials: Referee: Ed Ardito; Umpire: Mark Baynes; Linesman: Gary Calip;Line judge: Clay Martin; Back judge: Tom Healey; Field judge: Scott Gasaway;Side judge: Greg Shields; Scorer: Robert Stigall;Temperature: 69 • Wind: SSW 5MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy



Marshall vs LOUISVILLE (Oct 01, 2011 at Louisville, KY)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 7 0 3 7 17LOUISVILLE 0 13 0 0 13

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 08:28 MARSHALL - KING, Jazz 2 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 12-79 6:322nd 03:48 LOU - BRIDGEWATER, T. 9 yd run (PHILPOTT, Chris kick), 15-93 5:51

00:33 LOU - ANDERSON, Vic 41 yd pass from BRIDGEWATER, T. (PHILPOTT, Chris kick blockd), 3-69 0:543rd 01:00 MARSHALL - HAIG, Justin 24 yd field goal, 7-62 2:544th 01:49 MARSHALL - CRAWFORD, C.J. 3 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (HAIG, Justin kick), 5-30 2:43

MARSHALL LOUFIRST DOWNS 21 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-117 29-60PASSING YDS (NET) 236 221Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-18-0 29-20-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-353 58-281Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-60 2-33Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.0 6-42.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-25 11-91Possession Time 34:44 25:16Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-20 2-11

RUSHING: Marshall-VAN, Travon 15-54; MARTINEZ, Tron 19-49; CATO, Rakeem 7-19; TEAM 4-minus 5.LOUISVILLE-ANDERSON, Vic 6-24; BRIDGEWATER, T. 14-16; PERRY, Senorise 2-16; BROWN, D. 6-11; TEAM1-minus 7.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 18-30-0-236. LOUISVILLE-BRIDGEWATER, T. 20-29-2-221.

RECEIVING: Marshall-BOOKER, Andre 3-66; KELSON, Jermaine 3-40; CRAWFORD, C.J. 3-21; BONNER, Wayne2-38; SHULER, Tommy 2-2; DOBSON, Aaron 1-27; MARTINEZ, Tron 1-25; FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 1-12; HOSKINS,Gator 1-3; KING, Jazz 1-2. LOUISVILLE-HARRIS, M. 4-34; CHICHESTER, J. 3-62; DAVIS, Jarrett 3-32;BELLAMY, Josh 3-19; ANDERSON, Vic 2-40; SMITH, Andrell 2-18; PARKER, DeVante 1-9; BROWN, D. 1-6;WRIGHT, Jeremy 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-BROWN, Omar 1-0; GALE, Tyson 1-0. LOUISVILLE-None.

FUMBLES: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 1-0. LOUISVILLE-RADCLIFF, Scott 1-0.

Marshall (2-3,1-0) vs. LOUISVILLE (2-2)Date: Oct 01, 2011 • Site: Louisville, KY • Stadium: Papa John's CardinalAttendance: 53267

Kickoff time: 3:35pm • End of Game: 6:32pm • Total elapsed time: 2:57Officials: Referee: B. Rogers; Umpire: R. Kozica; Linesman: K. Hunter;Line judge: H. Cruz; Back judge: P. Jones; Field judge: M. Windham;Side judge: P. Jones;Temperature: 59 • Wind: NNW11mph • Weather: Cloudy


Marshall vs UCF (Oct 08, 2011 at Orlando, Fla.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 0 0 6 0 6UCF 14 2 0 0 16

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 10:43 UCF - GUYTON, A.J. 5 yd pass from GODFREY, Jeff (MOFFITT, Shawn kick), 7-67 4:17

00:09 UCF - MURRAY, L. 4 yd run (MOFFITT, Shawn kick), 6-69 3:162nd 08:54 UCF - TEAM safety3rd 03:17 MARSHALL - JACKSON, Rashad 12 yd fumble recovery (CATO, Rakeem pass failed)

MARSHALL UCFFIRST DOWNS 6 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-43 51-240PASSING YDS (NET) 87 147Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-11-0 22-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 50-130 73-387Fumble Returns-Yards 1-12 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-16Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-62 3-68Interception Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 8-41.5 7-33.4Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 4-28 5-45Possession Time 19:46 40:14Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 4 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 2-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 1-9

RUSHING: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 11-33; CATO, Rakeem 4-6; VAN, Travon 5-6; TEAM 1-minus 2.UCF-HARVEY, Brynn 30-180; WILLIAMS, K. 3-34; GODFREY, Jeff 4-19; MURRAY, L. 3-11; WEAVER, Ronnie9-3; TEAM 1-minus 3; BORTLES, Blake 1-minus 4.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 11-29-0-87. UCF-GODFREY, Jeff 13-22-1-147; BORTLES, Blake 0-0-0-0.

RECEIVING: Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 3-33; MARTINEZ, Tron 2-24; VAN, Travon 2-10; KELSON, Jermaine 2-1;EVANS, Troy 1-12; CRAWFORD, C.J. 1-7. UCF-REESE, Josh 4-42; WORTON, J.J. 2-36; NISSLEY, Adam 2-16;WILLIAMS, K. 1-27; HARVEY, Brynn 1-17; GUYTON, A.J. 1-5; FLOYD, D. 1-3; GIOVANETTI, B. 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-BROWN, Omar 1-7. UCF-None.

FUMBLES: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 1-1. UCF-WEAVER, Ronnie 1-1; HARVEY, Brynn 1-1.

Marshall (2-4,1-1) vs. UCF (3-2,1-0)Date: Oct 08, 2011 • Site: Orlando, Fla. • Stadium: BHNSAttendance: 24750

Kickoff time: 7:04 pm • End of Game: 9:51 • Total elapsed time: 2:47Officials: Referee: Steve Barth; Umpire: Ramon George; Linesman: Gregory Allen;Line judge: George Geiss; Back judge: Jabir Walker; Field judge: Glen Fucik;Side judge: Tony Meyer; Scorer: Pat Hernan;Temperature: 68 • Wind: ENE 8mph • Weather: Rain


RICE vs Marshall (Oct 15, 2011 at Huntington, W.Va.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalRICE 0 6 14 0 20Marshall 7 10 0 7 24

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 04:56 MARSHALL - GRAHAM, A.J. 15 yd run (WARNER, Tyler kick), 11-69 3:422nd 13:17 MARSHALL - GRAHAM, A.J. 5 yd run (WARNER, Tyler kick), 11-87 4:38

08:47 RICE - BOSWELL, Chris 35 yd field goal, 7-43 1:5301:12 RICE - BOSWELL, Chris 24 yd field goal, 10-50 5:4200:00 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 45 yd field goal, 6-54 1:12

3rd 08:57 RICE - McDONALD, Vance 49 yd pass from McHARGUE, Taylo (BOSWELL, Chris kick), 6-86 3:1504:08 RICE - McGUFFIE, Sam 4 yd run (BOSWELL, Chris kick), 7-79 3:15

4th 01:49 MARSHALL - MARTINEZ, Tron 4 yd run (WARNER, Tyler kick), 5-23 1:42

RICE MARSHALLFIRST DOWNS 20 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-194 43-217PASSING YDS (NET) 167 111Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-12-0 27-14-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-361 70-328Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-15Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-69 4-80Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-40.8 7-40.1Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 5-35 3-20Possession Time 31:27 28:33Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 4-28

RUSHING: RICE-McGUFFIE, Sam 10-70; PETERSEN, Turne 7-55; SMITH, Tyler 5-39; McHARGUE, Taylo 17-33;FANUZZI, Nick 2-minus 3. Marshall-GRAHAM, A.J. 20-129; MARTINEZ, Tron 12-58; VAN, Travon 9-34; TEAM2-minus 4.

PASSING: RICE-McHARGUE, Taylo 10-16-0-150; FANUZZI, Nick 1-4-0-11; PETERSEN, Turne 1-1-0-6.Marshall-GRAHAM, A.J. 12-23-1-110; CATO, Rakeem 2-4-0-1.

RECEIVING: RICE-SMITH, Tyler 4-41; McDONALD, Vance 3-68; HULL, Mario 2-44; WILLSON, Luke 1-11;GAUTREAUX, Andr 1-4; McGUFFIE, Sam 1-minus 1. Marshall-EVANS, Troy 4-22; WILSON, Antavious 3-37;KELSON, Jermaine 3-18; BOOKER, Andre 1-32; DOBSON, Aaron 1-4; HOSKINS, Gator 1-3; MARTINEZ, Tron1-minus 5.

INTERCEPTIONS: RICE-PORRAS, Paul 1-0. Marshall-None.

FUMBLES: RICE-McGUFFIE, Sam 1-1; McHARGUE, Taylo 1-1. Marshall-GRAHAM, A.J. 1-0.

RICE (2-4,1-2) vs. Marshall (3-4,2-1)Date: Oct 15, 2011 • Site: Huntington, W.Va. • Stadium: Joan C. EdwardsAttendance: 27509

Kickoff time: 3:07 PM • End of Game: 6:13 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:06Officials: Referee: Wayne Winkler; Umpire: Gregory Adams; Linesman: M. Scherrens;Line judge: Gerald Woodruff; Back judge: Tom Healey; Field judge: Ed Kierce;Side judge: Scott Gasaway; Scorer: Robert Stigall;Temperature: 65 • Wind: W 12 mph • Weather: Sunny


Marshall vs #19 Houston (Oct 22, 2011 at Houston, Texas)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 7 7 7 7 28Houston 14 21 14 14 63

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 13:52 HOU - EDWARDS, P. 70 yd pass from KEENUM, Case (HOGAN, Matt kick), 3-69 1:08

03:56 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 1 yd pass from GRAHAM, A.J. (WARNER, Tyler kick), 12-89 5:1502:33 HOU - CARRIER, Tyron 12 yd pass from KEENUM, Case (HOGAN, Matt kick), 5-71 1:23

2nd 14:53 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 17 yd pass from GRAHAM, A.J. (WARNER, Tyler kick), 6-63 2:4012:08 HOU - SIMS, Charles 6 yd run (HOGAN, Matt kick), 7-88 2:4510:29 HOU - HAYES, Michael 49 yd pass from KEENUM, Case (HOGAN, Matt kick), 1-49 0:1204:34 HOU - HAYES, Michael 35 yd pass from KEENUM, Case (HOGAN, Matt kick), 4-71 1:07

3rd 09:43 MARSHALL - GRAHAM, A.J. 6 yd run (WARNER, Tyler kick), 10-79 5:1709:10 HOU - JOHNSON, Justin 17 yd pass from KEENUM, Case (HOGAN, Matt kick), 2-60 0:3304:49 HOU - MATHEWS, D. 20 yd interception return (HOGAN, Matt kick)

4th 12:03 HOU - SMITH, E.J. 3 yd pass from KEENUM, Case (HOGAN, Matt kick), 4-20 1:2006:45 HOU - SPENCER, Daniel 10 yd pass from TURNER, Cotton (HOGAN, Matt kick), 6-81 2:1703:35 MARSHALL - BONNER, Wayne 8 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 7-72 3:10

MARSHALL HOUFIRST DOWNS 28 25RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-197 20-142PASSING YDS (NET) 309 479Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-29-2 37-29-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 86-506 57-621Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1--4 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-129 4-91Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-89Punts (Number-Avg) 5-38.4 2-44.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-30 7-58Possession Time 42:15 17:45Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 5 of 8Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-9

RUSHING: Marshall-GRAHAM, A.J. 12-74; MARTINEZ, Tron 16-45; VAN, Travon 12-43; TALIAFERRO, Essray5-23; CRAWFORD, C.J. 1-11; DOBSON, Aaron 1-1. Houston-SIMS, Charles 7-75; HAYES, Michael 5-20;KEENUM, Case 2-16; TURNER, Cotton 2-15; WELFORD, B. 3-10; HOLLIMON, R. 1-6.

PASSING: Marshall-GRAHAM, A.J. 27-35-2-257; CATO, Rakeem 2-4-0-52. Houston-KEENUM, Case 24-28-0-376;TURNER, Cotton 5-9-0-103.

RECEIVING: Marshall-EVANS, Troy 6-86; WILSON, Antavious 6-79; SHULER, Tommy 4-28; DOBSON, Aaron4-20; BONNER, Wayne 2-52; HOSKINS, Gator 2-23; FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 2-14; KELSON, Jermaine 1-5; VAN,Travon 1-2; CRAWFORD, C.J. 1-0. Houston-EDWARDS, P. 7-109; CARRIER, Tyron 7-97; HAYES, Michael 3-90;SPENCER, Daniel 3-61; JOHNSON, Justin 3-54; SMITH, E.J. 3-19; SIMS, Charles 2-40; LAZARD, Darian1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-None. Houston-KING, Kelvin 1-69; MATHEWS, D. 1-20.

FUMBLES: Marshall-None. Houston-None.

Marshall (3-5,2-2) vs. Houston (7-0,3-0)Date: Oct 22, 2011 • Site: Houston, Texas • Stadium: Robertson StadiumAttendance: 32107



UAB vs Marshall (Oct 28, 2011 at Huntington, W.Va.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalUAB 0 0 7 7 14Marshall 10 28 14 7 59

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 13:04 MARSHALL - EVANS, Troy 16 yd pass from GRAHAM, A.J. (WARNER, Tyler kick), 5-54 1:56

03:22 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 26 yd field goal, 11-55 5:042nd 12:58 MARSHALL - HOSKINS, Gator 3 yd pass from GRAHAM, A.J. (WARNER, Tyler kick), 7-52 2:29

09:09 MARSHALL - BROWN, Omar 48 yd interception return (WARNER, Tyler kick)06:23 MARSHALL - FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 4 yd pass from GRAHAM, A.J. (WARNER, Tyler kick), 4-20 1:5004:46 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 23 yd pass from GRAHAM, A.J. (WARNER, Tyler kick), 4-44 1:06

3rd 11:02 UAB - ADAMS, Nick 6 yd run (LONG, Ty kick), 9-61 3:5809:03 MARSHALL - EVANS, Troy 38 yd pass from GRAHAM, A.J. (WARNER, Tyler kick), 5-67 1:5907:30 MARSHALL - MITCHELL, Billy 20 yd fumble recovery (WARNER, Tyler kick)

4th 10:59 MARSHALL - HOSKINS, Gator 34 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 4-36 1:5003:12 UAB - REAVES, Darrin 5 yd run (LONG, Ty kick), 6-58 2:40

UAB MARSHALLFIRST DOWNS 19 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-70 36-138PASSING YDS (NET) 240 291Passes Att-Comp-Int 43-21-3 30-21-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-310 66-429Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-20Punt Returns-Yards 3--4 1-4Kickoff Returns-Yards 10-205 3-93Interception Returns-Yards 1-16 3-74Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.2 5-32.6Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0Penalties-Yards 4-40 8-60Possession Time 30:22 29:38Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 4-27

RUSHING: UAB-REAVES, Darrin 11-55; FRANKLIN, Greg 7-20; JACKSON, Dontav 4-18; ADAMS, Nick 1-6;NELSON, Jamarcu 1-4; WILLIAMS, Jacki 1-1; BENTO, Joe 1-minus 7; PERRY, Jonathan 8-minus 27.Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 8-54; VAN, Travon 14-43; TALIAFERRO, Essray 9-28; WARD, Martin 3-8; CATO,Rakeem 2-5.

PASSING: UAB-PERRY, Jonathan 18-33-2-215; BENTO, Joe 3-10-1-25. Marshall-GRAHAM, A.J. 19-27-1-239;CATO, Rakeem 2-3-0-52.

RECEIVING: UAB-HEARN, Patrick 4-45; DAVIS, Jay 4-44; SMITH, Nolen 3-31; FRANKLIN, Greg 2-38; NELSON,Jamarcu 2-33; WILLIAMS, Jacki 2-20; ADAMS, Nick 1-15; JACKSON, Dontav 1-7; ACCURSIO, Sam 1-6;REAVES, Darrin 1-1. Marshall-EVANS, Troy 6-106; DOBSON, Aaron 4-61; WILSON, Antavious 4-48; HOSKINS,Gator 2-37; KELSON, Jermaine 2-15; KING, Jazz 1-18; FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 1-4; SHULER, Tommy 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: UAB-BALLOU, T.J. 1-16. Marshall-BROWN, Omar 1-48; JACKSON, Rashad 1-18; ARRINGTON,Devin 1-8.

FUMBLES: UAB-WILLIAMS, Jacki 1-0; PERRY, Jonathan 1-1; BENTO, Joe 1-1; JACKSON, Dontav 1-0.Marshall-None.

UAB (1-7,1-4) vs. Marshall (4-5,3-2)Date: Oct 28, 2011 • Site: Huntington, W.Va. • Stadium: Joan C. EdwardsAttendance: 20735

Kickoff time: 12:08 PM • End of Game: 3:15 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:07Officials: Referee: Ken Antee; Umpire: Ben Young; Linesman: Stephen Fleming;Line judge: Jerry Harris; Back judge: Michael Bailey; Field judge: Avery Fields Jr;Side judge: D. Gautreaux; Scorer: Robert Stigall;Temperature: 45 • Wind: NW 5 MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy


Marshall vs Tulsa (Nov 12, 2011 at Tulsa, Okla.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 3 0 14 0 17Tulsa 14 28 7 10 59

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 13:36 TLS - WATTS,T. 4 yd run (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 2-52 0:30

10:18 TLS - SEARS,Clay 2 yd pass from KINNE,G.J. (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 6-53 1:5000:54 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 30 yd field goal, 9-57 3:38

2nd 13:45 TLS - CARTER,W. 26 yd pass from KINNE,G.J. (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 6-64 2:0307:37 TLS - SINGLETON,A. 1 yd run (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 10-80 2:4600:56 TLS - SINGLETON,A. 2 yd run (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 9-76 2:2600:48 TLS - SEARS,Clay 16 yd pass from KINNE,G.J. (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 1-16 0:05

3rd 12:54 MARSHALL - VAN, Travon 69 yd run (WARNER, Tyler kick), 4-80 2:0611:04 TLS - BURNHAM,B. 35 yd pass from KINNE,G.J. (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 5-64 1:4605:31 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 31 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 8-73 2:24

4th 12:25 TLS - SINGLETON,A. 3 yd run (FITZPATRICK,K. kick), 2-85 0:3806:54 TLS - FITZPATRICK,K. 20 yd field goal, 9-70 3:55

MARSHALL TLSFIRST DOWNS 16 32RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-165 52-380PASSING YDS (NET) 228 302Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-20-1 34-24-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-393 86-682Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-9Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-89 3-61Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-45.9 4-38.5Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-15 2-19Possession Time 31:03 28:57Third-Down Conversions 8 of 19 5 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 7-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 3-15

RUSHING: Marshall-VAN, Travon 17-114; GRAHAM, A.J. 7-28; TALIAFERRO, Essray 7-21; CATO, Rakeem 7-2.Tulsa-DOUGLAS,J. 10-194; WATTS,T. 16-144; SINGLETON,A. 17-22; KINNE,G.J. 3-19; HENDERSON,K. 5-6;OWENS,G. 1-minus 5.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 16-26-1-163; GRAHAM, A.J. 4-10-0-65. Tulsa-KINNE,G.J. 24-31-1-302;HENDERSON,K. 0-3-0-0.

RECEIVING: Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 3-65; CRAWFORD, C.J. 3-37; SHULER, Tommy 3-21; KELSON, Jermaine2-36; FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 2-18; BOOKER, Andre 2-18; TALIAFERRO, Essray 2-11; VAN, Travon 1-10; WILSON,Antavious 1-6; EVANS, Troy 1-6. Tulsa-BURNHAM,B. 10-146; CARTER,W. 5-59; SEARS,Clay 4-41; LARGEN,N.2-34; WATTS,T. 2-23; JAMES,J. 1-minus 1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-BROWN, Omar 1-0. Tulsa-MCCOIL,D. 1-0.

FUMBLES: Marshall-TALIAFERRO, Essray 1-1; TEAM 1-1. Tulsa-JAMES,J. 1-1.

Marshall (4-6,3-3) vs. Tulsa (7-3,6-0)Date: Nov 12, 2011 • Site: Tulsa, Okla. • Stadium: H.A. Chapman StadiumAttendance: 17672

Kickoff time: 11:00 am • End of Game: 2:19 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:19Officials: Referee: Ed Ardito; Umpire: Mark Baynes; Linesman: Gary Calip;Line judge: Gerald Woodruff; Back judge: Tom Healey; Field judge: Mark Windham;Side judge: Greg Shields; Scorer: TU AMR;Temperature: 59 • Wind: S 20 mph • Weather: partly cloudy


Marshall vs MEMPHIS (Nov 17, 2011 at Memphis, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 7 3 0 13 23MEMPHIS 7 6 3 6 22

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 13:43 MARSHALL - WILSON, Antavious 44 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 3-57 1:17

06:56 MEMPHIS - FOSTER, Billy 1 yd run (HENRIQUES, P. kick), 10-69 6:382nd 14:41 MEMPHIS - GOLDEN, Kendrk 36 yd fumble recovery (HENRIQUES, P. kick blockd)

01:28 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 20 yd field goal, 14-77 7:203rd 00:58 MEMPHIS - HENRIQUES, P. 26 yd field goal, 8-26 4:004th 11:22 MEMPHIS - TROTTER, Frank 18 yd fumble recovery (HENRIQUES, P. rush fumbld)

11:01 MARSHALL - MARTINEZ, Tron 21 yd run (WARNER, Tyler kick), 1-21 0:1006:10 MARSHALL - VAN, Travon 19 yd run (CATO, Rakeem pass failed), 9-55 3:43

MARSHALL MEMPHISFIRST DOWNS 15 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-143 26-39PASSING YDS (NET) 150 238Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-13-2 47-23-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-293 73-277Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 2-54Punt Returns-Yards 6-43 1-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-169 5-75Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-6Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.0 7-38.9Fumbles-Lost 4-4 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-54 5-50Possession Time 26:56 33:04Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 5 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 2-14

RUSHING: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 22-94; VAN, Travon 7-55; CATO, Rakeem 7-8; TEAM 2-minus 3;WHITEHEAD, Kase 1-minus 11. MEMPHIS-HORNSEY, Tom 1-27; FOSTER, Billy 16-20; GIBSON, Artaves 3-1;REED, Taylor 5-minus 3; SUMMERLIN, Andy 1-minus 6.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 13-23-2-150. MEMPHIS-SUMMERLIN, Andy 11-26-0-129; REED, Taylor12-20-0-109; Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Marshall-WILSON, Antavious 2-52; DOBSON, Aaron 2-22; CRAWFORD, C.J. 2-17; MARTINEZ, Tron2-16; FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 2-7; EVANS, Troy 1-23; HOSKINS, Gator 1-7; VAN, Travon 1-6. MEMPHIS-REHRER,Tannar 9-91; WRIGHT, Kevin 8-83; TRAVIS, Reggie 2-21; HENDERSON, Jus. 1-20; FOSTER, Billy 1-9;JOHNSON, Curtis 1-9; GIBSON, Artaves 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-None. MEMPHIS-EDWARDS, L. 1-6; HUELSING, Mitch 1-0.

FUMBLES: Marshall-MITCHELL, Derek 1-1; MARTINEZ, Tron 1-1; WHITEHEAD, Kase 1-1; CATO, Rakeem 1-1.MEMPHIS-None.

Marshall (5-6,4-3) vs. MEMPHIS (2-9,1-6)Date: Nov 17, 2011 • Site: Memphis, Tenn. • Stadium: Liberty Bowl MemoriaAttendance: 15101

Kickoff time: 7:10 • End of Game: 10:32 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:22Officials: Referee: Steve Barth; Umpire: Ramon George; Linesman: Rg Detillier;Line judge: George Geiss; Back judge: Jabir Walker; Field judge: Glen Fucik;Side judge: Tony Meyer; Scorer: UofM;Temperature: 43 • Wind: NE @ 5 • Weather: mostly cloudy

2011 Marshall FootballMarshall Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 18, 2011)

All games

Team Statistics MARSHALL OPPSCORING 230 335 Points Per Game 20.9 30.5FIRST DOWNS 181 238 R u s h i n g 77 90 P a s s i n g 95 134 P e n a l t y 9 14RUSHING YARDAGE 1373 1728 Yards gained rushing 1633 2094 Yards lost rushing 260 366 Rushing Attempts 387 403 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.3 Average Per Game 124.8 157.1 TDs Rushing 7 18PASSING YARDAGE 2206 2869 C o m p - A t t - I n t 196-339-14 236-380-11 Average Per Pass 6.5 7.6 Average Per Catch 11.3 12.2 Average Per Game 200.5 260.8 TDs Passing 18 21TOTAL OFFENSE 3579 4597 Total Plays 726 783 Average Per Play 4.9 5.9 Average Per Game 325.4 417.9KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 50-1150 43-978PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-160 22-177INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-110 14-219KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.0 22.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.4 8.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.0 15.6FUMBLES-LOST 13-10 18-13PENALTIES-Yards 61-462 58-459 Average Per Game 42.0 41.7PUNTS-Yards 65-2615 49-1898 Average Per Punt 40.2 38.7 Net punt average 36.0 33.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 3 3 3 0 : 0 73RD-DOWN Conversions 58/163 59/154 3rd-Down Pct 36% 38%4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/14 4/14 4th-Down Pct 21% 29%SACKS BY-Yards 24-150 22-123MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 43FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-13 12-15ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 2-2RED-ZONE SCORES (24-28) 86% (40-49) 82%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-28) 61% (29-49) 59%PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-27) 100% (39-43) 91%ATTENDANCE 106915 227899 Games/Avg Per Game 4/26729 7/32557 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMarshall 58 68 61 43 0 230Opponents 82 137 55 61 0 335

2011 Marshall FootballMarshall Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 18, 2011)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMARTINEZ, Tron 10-9 131 598 38 560 4.3 2 22 56.0VAN, Travon 11-2 125 512 56 456 3.6 2 69 41.5GRAHAM, A.J. 5 - 4 40 258 21 237 5.9 3 18 47.4TALIAFERRO, Essray 11-0 26 95 3 92 3.5 0 10 8.4CATO, Rakeem 11-7 46 137 107 30 0.7 0 11 2.7WARD, Martin 9 - 0 4 21 1 20 5.0 0 12 2.2CRAWFORD, C.J. 11-0 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.0DOBSON, Aaron 11-11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1WHITEHEAD, Kase 11-0 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 -1.0TEAM 8 - 0 12 0 23 -23 -1.9 0 0 -2.9Total 11 387 1633 260 1373 3.5 7 69 124.8Opponents 11 403 2094 366 1728 4.3 18 82 157.1

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gCATO, Rakeem 11-7 115.94 132-236-10 55.9 1492 11 45 135.6GRAHAM, A.J. 5 - 4 135.03 64-103-4 62.1 714 7 38 142.8Total 11 121.74 196-339-14 57.8 2206 18 45 200.5Opponents 11 137.97 236-380-11 62.1 2869 21 90 260.8

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gDOBSON, Aaron 11-11 38 477 12.6 8 45 43.4WILSON, Antavious 10-9 27 388 14.4 1 44 38.8EVANS, Troy 9 - 7 21 292 13.9 2 38 32.4KELSON, Jermaine 11-3 18 156 8.7 0 35 14.2CRAWFORD, C.J. 11-0 14 125 8.9 1 27 11.4HOSKINS, Gator 11-9 14 123 8.8 3 34 11.2SHULER, Tommy 8 - 0 13 115 8.8 0 39 14.4MARTINEZ, Tron 10-9 13 114 8.8 0 25 11.4VAN, Travon 11-2 13 80 6.2 0 19 7.3FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 11-3 9 68 7.6 1 13 6.2BOOKER, Andre 11-2 6 116 19.3 0 32 10.5BONNER, Wayne 9 - 0 4 90 22.5 1 44 10.0TALIAFERRO, Essray 11-0 3 21 7.0 0 10 1.9KING, Jazz 7 - 0 2 20 10.0 1 18 2.9EVANS, Demetrius 2 - 0 1 21 21.0 0 21 10.5Total 11 196 2206 11.3 18 45 200.5Opponents 11 236 2869 12.2 21 90 260.8

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgBOOKER, Andre 12 128 10.7 1 87KELSON, Jermaine 1 22 22.0 0 0MITCHELL, Derek 1 10 10.0 0 10Total 14 160 11.4 1 87Opponents 22 177 8.0 0 22

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgBROWN, Omar 4 55 13.8 1 48JACKSON, Rashad 2 47 23.5 0 29ARRINGTON, Devin 2 8 4.0 0 8LOVETT, Monterius 2 0 0.0 0 0GALE, Tyson 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 11 110 10.0 1 48Opponents 14 219 15.6 1 69

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgBOOKER, Andre 29 744 25.7 0 65EVANS, Troy 15 350 23.3 0 37WARD, Martin 3 45 15.0 0 16BAZZIE, Alex 1 2 2.0 0 2MARTINEZ, Tron 1 9 9.0 0 9TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 50 1150 23.0 0 65Opponents 43 978 22.7 1 100

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgMITCHELL, Billy 2 39 19.5 1 20JACKSON, Rashad 1 12 12.0 1 12LOVETT, Monterius 1 5 5.0 0 5CARPENTER, George 1 6 6.0 0 6Total 5 62 12.4 2 20Opponents 2 54 27.0 2 36


All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsWARNER, Tyler - 8-11 26-26 - - - - - 50DOBSON, Aaron 8 - - - - - - - 48GRAHAM, A.J. 3 - - - - - - - 18HOSKINS, Gator 3 - - - - - - - 18VAN, Travon 2 - - - - - - - 12EVANS, Troy 2 - - - - - - - 12MARTINEZ, Tron 2 - - - - - - - 12WILSON, Antavious 1 - - - - - - - 6BOOKER, Andre 1 - - - - - - - 6KING, Jazz 1 - - - - - - - 6BONNER, Wayne 1 - - - - - - - 6FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 1 - - - - - - - 6CRAWFORD, C.J. 1 - - - - - - - 6BROWN, Omar 1 - - - - - - - 6JACKSON, Rashad 1 - - - - - - - 6MITCHELL, Billy 1 - - - - - - - 6HAIG, Justin - 1-2 1-1 - - - - - 4CURRY, Vinny - - - - - - - 1 2CATO, Rakeem - - - - - 0-2 - - 0GALE, Tyson - - - - - - - - 0LOVETT, Monterius - - - - - - - - 0Total 29 9-13 27-27 - - 0-2 - 1 230Opponents 43 12-15 39-43 - - - - 1 335

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gCATO, Rakeem 11 282 30 1492 1522 138.4GRAHAM, A.J. 5 143 237 714 951 190.2MARTINEZ, Tron 10 131 560 0 560 56.0VAN, Travon 11 125 456 0 456 41.5TALIAFERRO, Essray 11 26 92 0 92 8.4WARD, Martin 9 4 20 0 20 2.2CRAWFORD, C.J. 11 1 11 0 11 1.0DOBSON, Aaron 11 1 1 0 1 0.1WHITEHEAD, Kase 11 1 -11 0 -11 -1.0TEAM 8 12 -23 0 -23 -2.9Total 11 726 1373 2206 3579 325.4Opponents 11 783 1728 2869 4597 417.9

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkWARNER, Tyler 8-11 72.7 0-1 4-4 2-2 2-4 0-0 45 1HAIG, Justin 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 24 0

FG Sequence Marshall OpponentsWEST VIRGINIA (24),(21) (27),(43)Southern Miss (32),41 (36),(28)Ohio University - (20),(21),(34)Virginia Tech (45) (41),37LOUISVILLE 48,19,(24) 47UCF 40 -RICE (45) (35),(24)Houston - -UAB (26) -Tulsa (30) (20)MEMPHIS (20) 45,(26)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkWHITEHEAD, Kase 65 2605 40.1 64 5 16 18 5 1TEAM 0 10 0.0 10 0 0 0 0 0Total 65 2615 40.2 64 5 16 18 5 1Opponents 49 1898 38.7 67 4 10 17 5 3

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnHAIG, Justin 47 2787 59.3 1 2Total 47 2787 59.3 1 2 22.7 38.1 31Opponents 65 4057 62.4 15 0 23.0 40.1 29


All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBOOKER, Andre 11 0 116 128 744 0 988 89.8MARTINEZ, Tro 10 560 114 0 9 0 683 68.3EVANS, Troy 9 0 292 0 350 0 642 71.3VAN, Travon 11 456 80 0 0 0 536 48.7DOBSON, Aaro 11 1 477 0 0 0 478 43.5WILSON, Antavi 10 0 388 0 0 0 388 38.8GRAHAM, A.J. 5 237 0 0 0 0 237 47.4KELSON, Jerma 11 0 156 22 0 0 178 16.2CRAWFORD, C. 11 11 125 0 0 0 136 12.4HOSKINS, Gato 11 0 123 0 0 0 123 11.2SHULER, Tomm 8 0 115 0 0 0 115 14.4TALIAFERRO, E 11 92 21 0 0 0 113 10.3BONNER, Wayn 9 0 90 0 0 0 90 10.0F R O H N A P F E L , 11 0 68 0 0 0 68 6.2WARD, Martin 9 20 0 0 45 0 65 7.2BROWN, Omar 11 0 0 0 0 55 55 5.0JACKSON, Ras 10 0 0 0 0 47 47 4.7CATO, Rakeem 11 30 0 0 0 0 30 2.7EVANS, Demetri 2 0 21 0 0 0 21 10.5KING, Jazz 7 0 20 0 0 0 20 2.9MITCHELL, Der 11 0 0 10 0 0 10 0.9ARRINGTON, D 11 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.7BAZZIE, Alex 11 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2WHITEHEAD, K 11 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -1.0TEAM 8 -23 0 0 0 0 -23 -2.9Total 11 1373 2206 160 1150 110 4999 454.5Opponents 11 1728 2869 177 978 219 5971 542.8

2011 Marshall FootballMarshall Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 18, 2011)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf31 BROWN, Omar 11-11 58 38 96 3.5-8 . 4-55 3 . . 3 . .48 CARPENTER, George 11-11 30 50 80 8.0-44 4.0-25 . 1 7 3-6 2 . .47 GALE, Tyson 11-11 32 44 76 10.0-31 . 1-0 3 . . . . .99 CURRY, Vinny 11-11 38 24 62 20.5-107 11.0-69 . . 5 1-0 6 3 125 ARRINGTON, Devin 11-11 32 28 60 2.5-4 . 2-8 4 . . 2 . .35 HARRIS, Kellen 11-4 14 38 52 4.5-6 0.5-1 . . 2 . 1 . .36 LOVETT, Monterius 11-7 39 13 52 . . 2-0 3 . 2-5 . . .5 JACKSON, Rashad 10-8 27 10 37 4.5-10 . 2-47 8 . 1-12 . . .98 JOHNSON, Delvin 11-10 17 18 35 10.0-22 2.0-9 . 1 5 1-0 . . .58 TAYLOR, Jeremiah 10-9 11 22 33 6.0-25 2.5-21 . . 10 1-0 . . .97 AIKEN, Marques 10-10 11 22 33 5.5-13 1.0-8 . 2 2 1-0 . . .39 ROBERTS, Darryl 11-7 20 10 30 1.0-1 . . 7 . . . 1 .46 HOLMES, Jermaine 11-7 9 15 24 2.5-5 . . 1 1 . . . .44 MITCHELL, Derek 11-0 13 9 22 . . . 1 . . . 1 .96 SPARROW, Brandon 11-1 7 14 21 2.0-8 1.0-3 . . 2 1-0 . . .43 BLACK, Trevor 8-0 12 8 20 4.5-10 . . 2 3 . . . .53 BAZZIE, Alex 11-0 5 12 17 . . . . 3 . . . .27 MITCHELL, Billy 11-1 10 7 17 . . . 2 2 2-39 . . .6 WARREN, Phillip 10-1 7 5 12 0.5-3 . . 2 . . . . .40 MYERS, Ra'Shawde 11-0 1 8 9 1.5-8 1.0-7 . . 1 . . . .93 BULLOCK, Brandon 9-0 2 6 8 2.5-10 1.0-7 . . . . . . .33 ROSS, T.J. 10-0 2 5 7 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . .32 CARPER, Tyrone 11-0 1 6 7 . . . . . . . . .49 CARTER, Cortez 10-0 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .14 WAITERS, Raheem 9-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .23 HAIG, Justin 11-0 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .8 BAXTER, Keith 6-0 1 3 4 . . . 1 . . . . .51 MEADOWS, Deon 11-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .1C HOLMES, Ardy 2-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .19 BOOKER, Andre 11-2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .2 MARTINEZ, Tron 10-9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .73 TILLMAN, Ryan 10-10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .92 ROUSE, James 3-1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .30 MCKELVEY, Evan 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .29 WARD, Martin 9-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .42 TALIAFERRO, Essray 11-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .21 CRAWFORD, C.J. 11-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9 WILSON, Antavious 10-9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .3 DOBSON, Aaron 11-11 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .7 VAN, Travon 11-2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .45 PICKETT, Matt 10-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .34 DUNSTON, Zach 4-0 . . . . . . . 1 . . . .18 KELSON, Jermaine 11-3 . . . . . . . . . . 1 .

Total 11 418 428 846 90-316 24-150 11-110 42 45 13-62 14 6 1Opponents 11 373 421 794 68-238 22-123 14-219 31 38 9-54 7 2 1

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