2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Sun Belt Conference East Division 6–7 (3–5 Sun Belt) Charles Huff (3rd season) Clint Trickett (2nd season) Multiple Jason Semore (1st season) Multiple Joan C. Edwards Stadium
The 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2023 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 the Sun Belt Conference . The team was coached by third-year head coach Charles Huff . The Marshall Thundering Herd football team drew an average home attendance of 23,198 in 2023.
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in fourth place in the East division.
Offensive lineman Logan Osburn, Defensive lineman Owen Porter, linebacker Eli Neal, and defensive back Micah Abraham were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Running back Rasheen Ali and offensive lineman Ethan Driskell were named to the second team.
On February 7 defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was hired by the University of Miami to be their defensive coordinator.
On February 9 the Thundering herd hired Jason Semore to be their defensive coordinator. He was previously the safeties and special teams coach at Georgia Tech .
The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. Albany* Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV ESPN+ W 21–17 25,101 September 9 4:00 p.m. at East Carolina* Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC (rivalry) ESPNU W 31–13 38,211 September 23 12:00 p.m. Virginia Tech* Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV ESPN2 W 24–17 31,475 September 30 3:30 p.m. Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV ESPN+ W 41–35 22,652 October 7 2:00 p.m. at NC State* Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC The CW L 41–48 56,919 October 14 7:00 p.m. at Georgia State Center Parc StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN2 L 24–41 16,718 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 19 7:00 p.m. James Madison Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV ESPN L 9–20 22,109 October 28 6:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina Brooks StadiumConway, SC NFLN L 6–34 21,324 November 4 6:00 p.m. at Appalachian State Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (rivalry) NFLN L 9–31 34,057 November 11 7:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV NFLN W 38–33 19,175 November 18 5:00 p.m. at South Alabama Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL ESPN+ L 0–28 14,105 November 25 3:30 p.m. Arkansas State Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV ESPN+ W 35–21 18,673 December 19 9:00 p.m. vs. UTSA* Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Bowl) ESPN L 17–35 11,215 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time
Statistics ALB MRSH
First downs 19 21 Plays–yards 74–300 61–413 Rushes–yards 36–106 26–145 Passing yards 194 268 Passing: comp–att–int 22–38–0 28–35–1 Time of possession 35:09 24:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Reese Poffenbarger 22/38, 194 yards, 1 TD Rushing Nate Larkins 13 carries, 39 yards Receiving Jackson Parker 5 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD Passing Cam Fancher 28/35, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chuck Montgomery 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Statistics MRSH ECU
First downs 22 13 Plays–yards 68–392 69–269 Rushes–yards 38–131 38–146 Passing yards 261 123 Passing: comp–att–int 17–30–0 13–31–2 Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Cam Fancher 15/28, 178 yards Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 85 yards, 3 TD Receiving Caleb McMillan 4 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD Passing Mason Garcia 10/23, 62 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Mason Garcia 16 carries, 118 yards Receiving Jsi Hatfield 4 receptions, 57 yards
Statistics VT MRSH
First downs 16 19 Plays–yards 65–343 71–380 Rushes–yards 30–184 44–214 Passing yards 159 166 Passing: comp–att–int 19–35–0 16–27–2 Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Kyron Drones 19/35, 159 yards Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 9 carries, 88 yards Receiving Benji Gosnell 4 receptions, 52 yards Passing Cam Fancher 16/27, 166 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Coombs 4 receptions, 41 yards
Statistics ODU MRSH
First downs 11 30 Plays–yards 54–434 84–464 Rushes–yards 31–339 49–186 Passing yards 95 278 Passing: comp–att–int 11–23–3 29–35–1 Time of possession 18:39 41:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Jack Shields 11/23, 95 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Kadarius Calloway 11 carries, 236 yards, 3 TD Receiving Reymello Murphy 1 reception, 42 yards Passing Cam Fancher 29/35, 278 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cam Fancher 15 carries, 102 yards Receiving Caleb Coombs 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Statistics MRSH NCSU
First downs 22 15 Plays–yards 90–419 66–401 Rushes–yards 38–104 34–136 Passing yards 315 265 Passing: comp–att–int 29–52–1 17–32–3 Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Cam Fancher 29/51, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 14 carries, 63 yards Receiving Darryle Simmons 8 receptions, 87 yards Passing MJ Morris 17/32, 265 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Michael Allen 9 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kevin Concepcion 8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
Statistics MRSH GSU
First downs 23 25 Plays–yards 68–457 73–474 Rushes–yards 34–156 42–240 Passing yards 301 234 Passing: comp–att–int 27–34–0 21–31–0 Time of possession 24:43 35:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Cam Fancher 27/34, 301 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rasheen Ali 19 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD Receiving Rasheen Ali 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Passing Darren Grainger 21/31, 234 yards, 1 TD Rushing Marcus Carroll 28 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tailique Williams 6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Statistics JMU MRSH
First downs 19 10 Plays–yards 69–405 62–169 Rushes–yards 36–131 32–-4 Passing yards 274 173 Passing: comp–att–int 22–33–1 17–30–1 Time of possession 33:49 26:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Jordan McCloud 21/31, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordan McCloud 6 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD Receiving Reggie Brown 6 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD Passing Cam Fancher 17/30, 173 yards, 1 INT Rushing Ethan Payne 20 carries, 62 yards Receiving Jayden Harrison 4 receptions, 40 yards
Statistics MRSH CCU
First downs 17 20 Plays–yards 71–283 62–427 Rushes–yards 26–81 40–145 Passing yards 202 282 Passing: comp–att–int 23–45–4 15–22–1 Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Cam Fancher 11/22, 125 yards, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 12 carries, 52 yards Receiving DeMarcus Harris 5 receptions, 61 yards Passing Jarrett Guest 14/20, 289 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ethan Vasko 5 carries, 37 yards Receiving Jared Brown 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
Statistics MRSH APP
First downs 13 24 Plays–yards 50–252 67–377 Rushes–yards 25–108 40–148 Passing yards 144 229 Passing: comp–att–int 14–25–3 20–27–0 Time of possession 24:20 35:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Cam Fancher 14/25, 144 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 13 carries, 74 yards Receiving Jayden Harrison 1 reception, 35 yards Passing Joey Aguilar 20/27, 229 yards, 3 TD Rushing Joey Aguilar 10 carries, 44 yards Receiving Kaedin Robinson 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD
Statistics GASO MRSH
First downs 18 14 Plays–yards 80–384 54–370 Rushes–yards 24–77 33–169 Passing yards 307 201 Passing: comp–att–int 29–56–0 15–21–1 Time of possession 32:42 27:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Davis Brin 29/54, 307 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jalen White 17 carries, 67 yards Receiving Jaylon Barden 6 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD Passing Cole Pennington 15/20, 201 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 24 carries, 165 yards, 3 TD Receiving DeMarcus Harris 4 receptions, 147 yards
Statistics MRSH USA
First downs 10 20 Plays–yards 56–201 72–393 Rushes–yards 2–42 10–197 Passing yards 159 196 Passing: comp–att–int 22–36–3 19–26–0 Time of possession 23:33 36:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Cole Pennington 22/36, 159 yards, 3 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 16 carries, 55 yards Receiving Rasheen Ali 4 receptions, 41 yards Passing Carter Bradley 17/23, 176 yards, 2 TD Rushing La'Damian Webb 24 carries, 117 yards, TD Receiving Caullin Lacy 9 receptions, 126 yards
Statistics ARST MRSH
First downs 20 23 Plays–yards 67–305 75–493 Rushes–yards 29–42 53–279 Passing yards 263 214 Passing: comp–att–int 19–38–1 16–22–0 Time of possession 23:04 36:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Jaylen Raynor 19/38, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ja'Quez Cross 11 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD Receiving Corey Rucker 5 receptions, 87 yards Passing Cam Fancher 16/22, 214 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ethan Payne 19 carries, 113 yards Receiving Chuck Montgomery 4 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD
Statistics UTSA MRSH
First downs 20 13 Plays–yards 72–386 68–367 Rushes–yards 41–135 34–109 Passing yards 251 258 Passing: comp–att–int 22–31–2 15–34–1 Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Owen McCown 22/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 11 carries, 43 yards, TD Receiving Joshua Cephus 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD Passing Cole Pennington 15/33, 258 yards Rushing Rasheen Ali 9 carries, 92 yards, TD Receiving Jayden Harrison 6 receptions, 132 yards
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