American college football season
The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia , and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff .
Previous season [ ]
The Thundering Herd finished the 2020 regular season 7–3 and 4–1 in C–USA play to finish in first in the East Division. They competed in the conference championship game and the Camellia Bowl , which the team lost in both to end the season.[1] On January 4, 2021, coach Doc Holliday , announced that his contract with Marshall had not been renewed and that he was out as head coach.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Marshall announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[3] [4] The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 p.m. at Navy * CBSSN W 49–730,131
September 11 6:30 p.m. North Carolina Central * ESPN+ W 44–1024,521
September 18 6:00 p.m. East Carolina * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry ) CBSSN Facebook L 38–4224,833
7:30 p.m. at Appalachian State * ESPN L 30–3128,377
October 2 7:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Stadium L 28–3415,806
October 9 2:00 p.m. Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN Facebook W 20–13 OT 24,172
7:00 p.m. at North Texas CBSSN W 49–2113,123
October 30 3:30 p.m. FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium W 38–018,466
November 6 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN Facebook W 28–1321,803
November 13 3:30 p.m. UAB Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 14–2119,329
November 20 3:30 p.m. at Charlotte Stadium W 49–2813,211
November 27 3:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 21–5319,134
December 18 9:15 p.m. vs. No. 23 Louisiana * ESPN L 21–3621,642
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [3] [5]
Game summaries [ ]
at Navy [ ]
Game One – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
14
7
7 21 49
Midshipmen
0
0
0 7 7
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
Date : Saturday, September 4, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind : SW 5–10 mphGame attendance : 30,131Referee : Scott HardinTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)Pregame line : Marshall –2.5
Game information
First quarter
(12:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Marshall 7–0 )
(6:46) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:46; Marshall 14–0 )
Second quarter
(10:24) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:10; Marshall 21–0 )
Third quarter
(11:56) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 9 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:26; Marshall 28–0 )
Fourth quarter
(12:04) NAVY – Xavier Arline 1 yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:20; Marshall 28–7 )
(8:02) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:02; Marshall 35–7 )
(5:31) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:55; Marshall 42–7 )
(2:01) MRSH – EJ Horton 30 yard pass from Luke Zban, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:07; Marshall 49–7 )
Statistics
MRSH
NAVY
First downs
23
24
Plays–yards
63–464
92–398
Rushes–yards
30–101
76–337
Passing yards
363
61
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
21–33–2
5–16–2
Time of possession
18:41
41:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
20/30, 333 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
14 carries, 59 yards, 4 TD
Receiving
Talik Keaton
5 receptions, 100 yards
Navy
Passing
Maasai Maynor
2/6, 27 yards
Rushing
James Harris II
11 carries, 80 yards
Receiving
Mychal Cooper
2 receptions, 30 yards
North Carolina Central [ ]
Game Two – North Carolina Central Eagles (1–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
0
7
0 3 10
Thundering Herd
6
24
7 7 44
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 11, 2021Game time : 6:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,521Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jake Griffith (play-by-play), Dave Wilson (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –43.5
Game information
First quarter
(9:19) MRSH – Grant Wells 10 yard rush, Grant Wells pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:08; Marshall 6–0 )
Second quarter
(14:05) MRSH – Talik Keaton 14 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Marshall 13–0 )
(8:57) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:46; Marshall 20–0 )
(3:23) NCCU – Mookie Collier 4 yard pass from Davius Richard, Adrian Olivio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:36; Marshall 20–7 )
(2:04) MRSH – Talik Keaton 46 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:19; Marshall 27–7 )
(0:25) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 27 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:51; Marshall 30–7 )
Third quarter
(4:40) MRSH – Knowledge McDaniel 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:02; Marshall 37–7 )
Fourth quarter
(7:28) MRSH – Ethan Payne 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 99 yards, 4:57; Marshall 44–7 )
(0:53) NCCU – Adrian Olivio 21 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:35; Marshall 44–10 )
Statistics
NCCU
MRSH
First downs
9
38
Plays–yards
60–177
100–700
Rushes–yards
28–71
42–237
Passing yards
106
463
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14–32–0
42–58–2
Time of possession
27:24
32:36
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NC Central
Passing
Davius Richard
14/32, 106 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Jamal Currie-Elliott
9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Tyler Barnes
3 receptions, 40 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
34/47, 347 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Knowledge McDaniel
7 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jayden Harrison
4 receptions, 81 yards
East Carolina [ ]
Game Three – East Carolina Pirates (0–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Pirates
7
14
0 21 42
Thundering Herd
10
14
14 0 38
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 18, 2021Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,833Referee : Luke RichardTV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook ) : Michael Grady (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –9.5
Game information
First quarter
(12:20) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 29 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:40; Marshall 3–0 )
(9:13) ECU – Tyler Snead 24 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; East Carolina 7–3 )
(5:20) MRSH – Willie Johnson 19 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:42; Marshall 10–7 )
Second quarter
(12:33) ECU – Keaton Mitchell 88 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 1:24; East Carolina 14–10 )
(10:28) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 26 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Marshall 17–14 )
(7:31) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21; Marshall 24–14 )
(0:08) ECU – Shane Calhoun 5 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 3:25; Marshall 24–21 )
Third quarter
(10:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 49 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:34; Marshall 31–21 )
(1:03) MRSH – Grant Wells 6 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:00; Marshall 38–21 )
Fourth quarter
(7:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 5 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:33; Marshall 38–28 )
(2:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 27 yard pass from Tyler Snead, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Marshall 38–35 )
(0:55) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:36; East Carolina 42–38 )
Statistics
ECU
MRSH
First downs
27
24
Plays–yards
91–563
76–647
Rushes–yards
40–168
36–214
Passing yards
395
433
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
31–51–0
24–40–2
Time of possession
30:19
29:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
East Carolina
Passing
Holton Ahlers
30/48, 368 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Keaton Mitchell
14 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Shane Calhoun
8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
24/39, 433 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
24 carries, 189 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Gammage
8 receptions, 180 yards
at Appalachian State [ ]
Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–1) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
6
14
10 0 30
Mountaineers
7
14
0 10 31
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
Date : Thursday, September 23, 2021Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind : NW 3 mphGame attendance : 28,377Referee : Kevin VicknairTV announcers (ESPN ) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst)Pregame line : App State –7.0
Game information
First quarter
(9:38) APP – Camerun Peoples 1 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08; Appalachian State 7–0 )
(5:36) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:02; Appalachian State 7–3 )
(0:39) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 33 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:11; Appalachian State 7–6 )
Second quarter
(12:36) MRSH – Xavier Gainers 56 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:36; Marshall 13–7 )
(7:13) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Appalachian State 14–13 )
(7:01) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 97 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 20–14 )
(0:04) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:54; Appalachian State 21–20 )
Third quarter
(7:54) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 46 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:03; Marshall 23–21 )
(4:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:15; Marshall 30–21 )
Fourth quarter
(14:09) APP – Corey Sutton 24 yard pass from Chase Brice , Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 1:41; Marshall 30–28 )
(5:45) APP – Chandler Staton 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:32; Appalachian State 31–30 )
Statistics
MRSH
APP
First downs
20
39
Plays–yards
61–397
93–566
Rushes–yards
28–127
54–283
Passing yards
270
283
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18–33–0
24–39–1
Time of possession
22:38
37:22
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
18/33, 270 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
17 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Xavier Gaines
5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
App State
Passing
Chase Brice
24/39, 283 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Nate Noel
20 carries, 187 yards
Receiving
Corey Sutton
10 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD
at Middle Tennessee [ ]
Game Five – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–3)
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
0
14
0 14 28
Blue Raiders
7
21
6 0 34
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Date : Saturday, October 2, 2021Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind : N 4 mphGame attendance : 15,806Referee : Kevin VicknairTV announcers (Stadium ) : Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –10.5
Game information
First quarter
(9:04) MTSU – Mike DeLiello 3 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:18; Middle Tennessee 7–0 )
Second quarter
(12:41) MTSU – Jarrin Pierce 13 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:28; Middle Tennessee 14–0 )
(10:56) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 12 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 0:20; Middle Tennessee 14–7 )
(9:04) MTSU – Chaton Mobley 41 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:41; Middle Tennessee 21–7 )
(5:52) MTSU – Jaylin Lane 34 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:02; Middle Tennessee 28–7 )
(0:55) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:05; Middle Tennessee 28–14 )
Third quarter
(2:30) MTSU – Reed Blankenship 90 yard fumble recovery, Zeke Rankin kick blocked (Middle Tennessee 34–14 )
Fourth quarter
(9:44) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 4:25; Middle Tennessee 34–21 )
(1:12) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 3:03; Middle Tennessee 34–28 )
Statistics
MRSH
MTSU
First downs
28
16
Plays–yards
82–493
70–314
Rushes–yards
35–172
49–209
Passing yards
321
105
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
31–47–2
12–21–1
Time of possession
26:45
33:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
31/47, 321 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
19 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Gammage
7 receptions, 81 yards
Middle Tennessee
Passing
Chase Cunningham
12/21, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Chaton Mobley
15 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jaylin Lane
1 reception, 34 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion [ ]
Game Six – Old Dominion Monarchs (1–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–3)
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Monarchs
7
3
0 3 0 13
Thundering Herd
3
3
0 7 7 20
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, October 9, 2021Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,172Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook ) : Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –21.0
Game information
First quarter
(3:59) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –6 yards, 1:21; Marshall 3–0 )
(0:25) ODU – Ali Jennings 33 yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr, Nick Rice kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34; Old Dominion 7–3 )
Second quarter
(6:38) ODU – Nick Rice 47 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48; Old Dominion 10–3 )
(0:25) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:13; Old Dominion 10–6 )
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
(2:37) ODU – Nick Rice 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:05; Old Dominion 13–6 )
(0:33) MRSH – Willie Johnson 52 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Tied 13–13 )
Overtime
MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; Marshall 20–13 )
Statistics
ODU
MRSH
First downs
19
24
Plays–yards
73–314
78–390
Rushes–yards
50–208
32–91
Passing yards
106
299
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
10–23–2
30–46–2
Time of possession
29:56
30:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
D. J. Mack Jr
9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Blake Watson
26 carries, 168 yards
Receiving
Ali Jennings
1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
30/46, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
21 carries, 77 yards
Receiving
Shadeed Ahmed
7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
at North Texas [ ]
Game Seven – Marshall Thundering Herd (3–3) at North Texas Mean Green (1–4)
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
14
28
0 7 49
Mean Green
0
7
0 14 21
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
Date : Friday, October 15, 2021Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind : N 22 mphGame attendance : 13,123Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –11.0
Game information
First quarter
(9:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:42; Marshall 7–0 )
(3:41) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:22; Marshall 14–0 )
Second quarter
(14:24) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 6 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:47; Marshall 21–0 )
(7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:45; Marshall 28–0 )
(4:45) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 33 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciuccie kick (Drive: 1 plays, 33 yards, 0:11; Marshall 35–0 )
(4:24) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 75 yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:21; Marshall 35–7 )
(2:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:06; Marshall 42–7 )
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
(12:09) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:03; Marshall 49–7 )
(9:49) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 51 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:20; Marshall 49–14 )
(2:37) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 14 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:35; Marshall 49–21 )
Statistics
MRSH
UNT
First downs
24
18
Plays–yards
72–477
78–411
Rushes–yards
40–154
46–277
Passing yards
323
134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
24–32–1
17–32–2
Time of possession
32:14
27:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Xavier Gaines
5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
North Texas
Passing
Austin Aune
16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
DeAndre Torrey
20 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jason Pirtle
5 receptions, 35 yards
FIU [ ]
Game Eight – FIU Panthers (1–6) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3)
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
0
0
0 0 0
Thundering Herd
3
21
7 7 38
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, October 30, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 18,466Referee : Rodney BurnetteTV : Stadium Pregame line : Marshall –21.5
Game information
First quarter
(6:50) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:30; Marshall 3–0 )
Second quarter
(9:00) MRSH – Grant Wells 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:56; Marshall 10–0 )
(7:33) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 41 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:37; Marshall 17–0 )
(3:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 6 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:46; Marshall 24–0 )
Third quarter
(0:30) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:56; Marshall 31–0 )
Fourth quarter
(9:16) MRSH – Ethan Payne 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:08; Marshall 38–0 )
Statistics
FIU
MRSH
First downs
15
24
Plays–yards
66–288
77–456
Rushes–yards
31–108
46–246
Passing yards
180
210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18–35–1
24–31–0
Time of possession
29:13
30:47
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
FIU
Passing
Max Bortenschlager
14/28, 128 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
D'vonte Price
10 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
Rivaldo Fairweather
4 receptions, 59 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
20/25, 184 yards
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
26 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Shadeed Ahmed
5 receptions, 52 yards
at Florida Atlantic [ ]
Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (5–3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (5–3)
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
7
14
7 0 28
Owls
10
3
0 0 13
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
Date : Saturday, November 6, 2021Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 21,803Referee : Patrick FoyTV : CBS Sports Facebook Pregame line : Marshall –1.5
Game information
First quarter
(14:46) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 99 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 7–0 )
(12:45) FAU – Brandon Robinson 27 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Aaron Shahriari kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Tied 7–7 )
(6:52) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 37 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:25; Florida Atlantic 10–7 )
Second quarter
(13:31) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 38 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:05; Florida Atlantic 13–7 )
(9:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Marshall 14–13 )
(0:37) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 21 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:24; Marshall 21–13 )
Third quarter
(1:51) MRSH – Willie Johnson 65 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:36; Marshall 28–13 )
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics
MRSH
FAU
First downs
20
21
Plays–yards
63–447
78–441
Rushes–yards
25–96
47–243
Passing yards
351
198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
26–38–1
15–31–0
Time of possession
29:41
30:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
26/38, 351 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
18 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Willie Johnson
5 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic
Passing
N'Kosi Perry
15/29, 198 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Johnny Ford
13 carries, 138 yards
Receiving
Willie Wright
2 receptions, 69 yards
UAB [ ]
Game Ten – UAB Blazers (6–3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (6–3)
1
2
3 4 Total
Blazers
14
0
7 0 21
Thundering Herd
0
7
7 0 14
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 13, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 19,329Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBSSN ) : John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –4.5
Game information
First quarter
(12:39) UAB – DeWayne McBride 3 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:21; UAB 7–0 )
(1:25) UAB – DeWayne McBride 15 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:13; UAB 14–0 )
Second quarter
(1:05) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 36 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 1:43; UAB 14–7 )
Third quarter
(4:18) MRSH – Corey Gammage 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:33; Tied 14–14 )
(0:36) UAB – Dylan Hopkins 1 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; UAB 21–14 )
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics
UAB
MRSH
First downs
17
16
Plays–yards
65–338
60–269
Rushes–yards
47–88
21–37
Passing yards
250
232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
13–18–0
22–39–1
Time of possession
37:43
22:17
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB
Passing
Dylan Hopkins
13/18, 250 yards
Rushing
DeWayne McBride
25 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Garrit Prince
5 receptions, 100 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
22/39, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
16 carries, 41 yards
Receiving
Corey Gammage
8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
at Charlotte [ ]
Game Eleven – Marshall Thundering Herd (6–4) at Charlotte 49ers (5–5)
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
7
14
21 7 49
49ers
7
7
0 14 28
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Saturday, November 20, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind : S 3 mphGame attendance : 13,211Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (Stadium ) : Josh Appel (play-by-play), Patrick Russell (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –14.5
Game information
First quarter
(8:42) CLT – Keith Pearson Jr. 6 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:18; Charlotte 7–0 )
(5:14) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Tied 7–7 )
Second quarter
(12:12) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 5 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:28; Marshall 14–7 )
(4:13) CLT – Cameron Dollar 21 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:43; Tied 14–14 )
(3:26) MRSH – Corey Gammage 64 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Marshall 21–14 )
Third quarter
(11:49) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:11; Marshall 28–14 )
(7:45) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 15 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:21; Marshall 35–14 )
(2:07) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:52; Marshall 42–14 )
Fourth quarter
(11:37) CLT – Cameron Dollar 4 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 5:24; Marshall 42–21 )
(8:36) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 3:01; Marshall 49–21 )
(4:33) CLT – ChaVon McEachern 5 yard pass from James Foster, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:57; Marshall 49–28 )
Statistics
MRSH
CLT
First downs
29
23
Plays–yards
72–588
73–364
Rushes–yards
44–321
32–119
Passing yards
267
245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
21–28–0
25–41–1
Time of possession
29:03
30:57
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
21/28, 267 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
23 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Gammage
3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Charlotte
Passing
Chris Reynolds
19/34, 176 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Shadrick Byrd
14 carries, 61 yards
Receiving
Grant DuBose
6 receptions, 70 yards
Western Kentucky [ ]
Game Twelve – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (7–4)
1
2
3 4 Total
Hilltoppers
0
6
23 24 53
Thundering Herd
7
7
0 7 21
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 27, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 19,134Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –1.0
Game information
First quarter
(7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 6:58; Marshall 7–0 )
Second quarter
(14:22) MRSH – Devin Miller 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:57; Marshall 14–0 )
(8:05) WKU – Brayden Narveson 41 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:56; Marshall 14–3 )
(2:48) WKU – Brayden Narveson 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 3:12; Marshall 14–6 )
Third quarter
(13:41) WKU – Daewood Davis 47 yard pass from Bailey Zappe , Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:23; Marshall 14–13 )
(9:10) WKU – Corley Malachi 14 yard pass from Bailey Zappe , Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:21; Western Kentucky 20–14 )
(7:28) WKU – Daewood Davis 50 yard pass from Bailey Zappe , two-point conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09; Western Kentucky 26–14 )
(3:25) WKU – Brayden Narveson 53 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:30; Western Kentcuky 29–14 )
Fourth quarter
(14:18) WKU – Dalvin Smith 8 yard pass from Bailey Zappe , Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:30; Western Kentucky 36–14 )
(12:23) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 41 yard pass from Luke Zban, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Western Kentucky 36–21 )
(12:16) WKU – A.J. Brathwaite 43 yard kickoff return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 43–21 )
(1:12) WKU – Brayden Narveson 39 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 21 yards, 7:18; Western Kentcuky 46–21 )
(0:53) WKU – Davion Williams 45 yard interception return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 53–21 )
Statistics
WKU
MRSH
First downs
25
20
Plays–yards
82–485
79–325
Rushes–yards
34–157
40–126
Passing yards
328
199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
25–48–0
26–39–1
Time of possession
30:34
29:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Western Kentucky
Passing
Bailey Zappe
25/48, 328 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Noah Whittington
14 carries, 69 yards
Receiving
Daewood Davis
3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD
Marshall
Passing
Luke Zban
16/25, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
24 carries, 99 yards
Receiving
Corey Gammage
7 receptions, 44 yards
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