2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2012 record57 (44 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Legg
Co-offensive coordinatorTony Petersen
Defensive coordinatorChris Rippon
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,019)
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
UCF xy  7 1     10 4  
East Carolina x  7 1     8 5  
Marshall  4 4     5 7  
Memphis  4 4     4 8  
UAB  2 6     3 9  
Southern Miss  0 8     0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$  7 1     11 3  
SMU  5 3     7 6  
Rice  4 4     7 6  
Houston  4 4     5 7  
UTEP  2 6     3 9  
Tulane  2 6     2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 pmat No. 11 West Virginia*FXL 34–6959,120
September 87:00 pmWestern Carolina*FCSW 52–2425,317
September 156:30 pmOhio*
L 24–2733,436
September 223:30 pmat RiceCSSW 54–51 2OT14,204
September 293:30 pmat Purdue*BTNL 41–5145,481
October 63:30 pmTulsa
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNL 38–4527,189
October 207:00 pmat Southern MissCBSSNW 59–2424,093
October 278:00 pmUCF
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNL 17–5422,563
November 32:00 pmMemphis
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–2822,041
November 104:30 pmat UABCSS/CSNHL 31–3811,981
November 1712:00 pmHouston
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CSS/CSNHW 44–4118,831
November 232:00 pmat East CarolinaCBSSNL 59–65 2OT46,317
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 0 10 10 14 34
#11 Mountaineers 13 21 21 14 69

Marshall and West Virginia last met in 2011 at Morgantown in a game won by WVU 34–13. Marshall is 0–12 all time against West Virginia.

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 3 7 14 24
Thundering Herd 3 21 21 7 52

Marshall and Western Carolina last met in 1996 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 56-21. Marshall is 9-9-2 all time against Western Carolina

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 17 0 10 27
Thundering Herd 14 0 7 3 24

Marshall and Ohio last met in 2011 at Athens in a game won by Ohio 44-7. Marshall is 19-30-6 all time against Ohio.

Rice

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 14 7 14 676 54
Owls 7 7 14 1373 51

Marshall and Rice last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 24-20. Marshall is 2-1 all time against Rice

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 7 14 13 41
Boilermakers 14 28 3 6 51

Marshall and Purdue will meet for the first time in school history.

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 10 7 20 8 45
Thundering Herd 3 14 15 6 38

Marshall and Tulsa last met in 2011 at Tulsa in a game won by Tulsa 59–17. Marshall is 0–3 all time against Tulsa. This year's game will be Homecoming.

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 10 21 14 14 59
Golden Eagles 3 14 0 7 24

Marshall and Southern Miss last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 26-20. Marshall is 2-5 all time against Southern Miss.

Central Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 7 20 20 7 54
Thundering Herd 3 7 0 7 17

Marshall and Central Florida last met in 2011 at Orlando in a game won by UCF 16–6. Marshall is 3–7 all time against UCF.

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 7 14 28
Thundering Herd 10 7 14 7 38

Marshall and Memphis last met in 2011 at Memphis in a game won by Marshall 23–22. Marshall is 5–2 all time against Memphis.

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 7 17 31
Blazers 14 10 7 7 38

Marshall and UAB last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 59-14. Marshall is 6-1 all time against UAB.

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 10 14 17 41
Thundering Herd 10 21 7 6 44

Marshall and Houston last met in 2011 at Houston in a game won by Houston 63-28. Marshall is 2-2 all time against Houston

East Carolina

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 21 7 1770 59
Pirates 14 21 7 1076 65

Marshall and East Carolina last met in 2011 at Huntington in a game won by Marshall 34–27 in overtime. Marshall is 4–9 all time against ECU. This year's game will be on a Friday.

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