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2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football
C-USA East Division champion
Camellia Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Buffalo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–3 (4–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorBrad Lambert (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJ. C. Price (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy   4 1     7 3  
Florida Atlantic   4 2     5 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     5 7  
Charlotte   2 2     2 4  
Middle Tennessee   2 4     3 6  
FIU   0 3     0 5  
West Division
UAB xy$   3 1     6 3  
UTSA   5 2     7 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 2     5 5  
North Texas   3 4     4 6  
Rice   2 3     2 3  
Southern Miss   2 4     3 7  
UTEP   0 4     3 5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by eleventh-year head coach Doc Holliday.

The game against Middle Tennessee marked the 50th anniversary of the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, which took place on November 14, 1970, and killed 75 people, 70 of whom were connected to the Marshall football program.

Preseason

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CUSA media days

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The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Charlotte
2 FIU
3 Florida Atlantic
4 Marshall
5 Middle Tennessee
6 Old Dominion
7 Western Kentucky

Schedule

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Marshall announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

The Thundering Herd had games scheduled against Boise State, East Carolina, Ohio, Old Dominion, and Pittsburgh, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3][4][5][6][7] These were partially replaced with games against Appalachian State, Eastern Kentucky, and UMass.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:30 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*ESPNW 59–012,001
September 193:30 p.m.No. 23 Appalachian State*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSW 17–712,050
October 107:30 p.m.at Western KentuckyStadiumW 38–144,428
October 176:00 p.m.at Louisiana TechCBSSNW 35–177,140
October 242:30 p.m.Florida AtlanticdaggerNo. 22
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
StadiumW 20–912,002
November 72:30 p.m.UMass*No. 16
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN+W 51–1011,711
November 1412:00 p.m.Middle TennesseeNo. 16
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CBSSNW 42–1412,224
December 512:00 p.m.RiceNo. 21
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN+L 0–2010,429
December 187:00 p.m.UAB
CBSSNL 13–228,324
December 252:30 p.m.vs. Buffalo*ESPNL 10–172,512

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Game summaries

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Eastern Kentucky

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Game One – Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Marshall Thundering Herd
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels 0 0 000
Thundering Herd 21 17 14759

at Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 5, 2020
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: ENE 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –25.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:19) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:41; Marshall 7–0)
  • (8:04) MRSH – Brendan Knox 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:31; Marshall 14–0)
  • (2:01) MRSH – Talik Keaton 21 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:05; Marshall 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:02) MRSH – Garet Morrell 2 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:12; Marshall 28–0)
  • (6:07) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 23 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:37; Marshall 31–0)
  • (3:07) MRSH – Jaron Woodyard 42 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:06; Marshall 38–0)
Third quarter
  • (7:04) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 6 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:05; Marshall 45–0)
  • (0:43) MRSH – Lawrence Papillon 13 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:47; Marshall 52–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:02) MRSH – Amir Richardson 3 yard pass from Luke Zban, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:22; Marshall 59–0)
Statistics EKU MRSH
First downs 7 34
Plays–yards 47–166 83–627
Rushes–yards 31–86 54–282
Passing yards 80 345
Passing: compattint 10–16–1 22–29–0
Time of possession 25:37 34:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Kentucky Passing Parker McKinney 7/10, 71 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Quentin Pringle 6 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Keyion Dixon 3 receptions, 34 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 16/23, 307 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Knowledge McDaniel 14 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Talik Keaton 2 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

Appalachian State

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Game Two – No. 23 Appalachian State Mountaineers at Marshall Thundering Herd
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Mountaineers 7 0 007
Thundering Herd 7 3 7017

at Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
  • Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear and Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SSW 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 12,050
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline)
  • Pregame line: App State –4.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:29) MRSH – Brenden Knox 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:31; Marshall 7–0)
  • (7:11) APP – Jalen Virgil 11 yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:18; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (2:28) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 6:08; Marshall 10–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:44) MRSH – Grant Wells 12 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:34; Marshall 17–7)
Statistics APP MRSH
First downs 26 22
Plays–yards 72–364 70–379
Rushes–yards 33–96 45–216
Passing yards 268 163
Passing: compattint 22–39–1 11–25–1
Time of possession 28:01 31:59
Team Category Player Statistics
App State Passing Zac Thomas 22/38, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Camerun Peoples 12 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Thomas Hennigan 5 receptions, 88 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 11/25, 163 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Brenden Knox 28 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Gaines 2 receptions, 68 yards

At Western Kentucky

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Game Three – Marshall Thundering Herd at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 14 14 10038
Hilltoppers 0 0 7714

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, Kentucky

  • Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: E 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,428
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –7.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:22) MRSH – Brenden Knox 45 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:38; Marshall 7–0)
  • (2:21) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 5 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:30; Marshall 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (2:14) MRSH – Brenden Knox 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:49; Marshall 21–0)
  • (0:27) MRSH – Brenden Knox 9 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:33; Marshall 28–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:20) MRSH – Tavante Beckett 38 yard fumble return, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:42; Marshall 35–0)
  • (2:22) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 28 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 34 yards, 5:20; Marshall 38–0)
  • (0:00) WKU – Kevaris Thomas 2 yard rush, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Marshall 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (0:06) WKU – Dalvin Smith 26 yard pass from Kevaris Thomas, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 1:37; Marshall 38–14)
Statistics MRSH WKU
First downs 17 15
Plays–yards 61–344 64–294
Rushes–yards 40–182 25–85
Passing yards 162 209
Passing: compattint 16–22–0 21–39–0
Time of possession 34:41 25:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 16/22, 162 yards
Rushing Brenden Knox 15 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Broc Thompson 4 receptions, 94 yards
WKU Passing Kevaris Thomas 9/18, 148 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kevaris Thomas 7 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Lane 4 receptions, 74 yards

At Louisiana Tech

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Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 7 7 14735
Bulldogs 0 3 7717

at Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, Louisiana

  • Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
  • Game time: 6:02 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: S 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 7,140
  • Referee: Chris Bynum
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), AJ Ross (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –13.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:36) MRSH – Grant Wells 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:43; Marshall 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:04) LT – Jacob Barnes 35 yard field (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:11; Marshall 7–3)
  • (1:57) MRSH – Brenden Knox 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:20; Marshall 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:34) MRSH – Brenden Knox 7 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:56; Marshall 21–3)
  • (5:41) LT – Adrian Hardy 12 yard pass from Luke Anthony, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:53; Marshall 21-10)
  • (3:09) MRSH – Artie Henry 46 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Marshall 28–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:03) MRSH – Corey Gammage 26 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:49; Marshall 35–10)
  • (0:36) LT – Isaiah Graham 9 yard pass from Aaron Allen, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:45; Marshall 35–17)
Statistics MRSH LT
First downs 25 17
Plays–yards 71–402 58–267
Rushes–yards 47–175 24–7
Passing yards 227 260
Passing: compattint 19–24–1 26–34–1
Time of possession 35:11 24:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 19/24, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Brenden Knox 32 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Artie Henry 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
La Tech Passing Luke Anthony 18/25, 180 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Israel Tucker 4 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Adrian Hardy 9 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

Florida Atlantic

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Game Five – Florida Atlantic Owls at No. 22 Marshall Thundering Herd
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 6 309
No. 22 Thundering Herd 7 0 10320

at Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy• Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: S 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 12,002
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –19.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:40) MRSH – Brenden Knox 58 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:08; Marshall 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (2:28) FAU – Malcolm Davidson 11 yard rush, Vladimir Rivas PAT blocked (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:53; Marshall 7–6)
Third quarter
  • (8:12) FAU – Vladimir Rivas 43 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 6:48; FAU 9–7)
  • (6:24) MRSH – Artie Henry 41 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:48; Marshall 14–9)
  • (3:13) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:25; Marshall 17–9)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:53) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:20; Marshall 20–9)
Statistics FAU MRSH
First downs 17 19
Plays–yards 68–234 64–385
Rushes–yards 37–86 30–134
Passing yards 148 251
Passing: compattint 18–30–1 18–31–2
Time of possession 33:12 26:48
Team Category Player Statistics
FAU Passing Nick Tronti 18/30, 148 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Malcolm Davidson 8 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Merrell 5 receptions, 48 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 18/31, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brenden Knox 25 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Corey Gammage 6 receptions, 79 yards

UMass

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Game Six – UMass Minutemen at No. 16 Marshall Thundering Herd
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Minutemen 7 3 0010
No. 16 Thundering Herd 14 17 13751

at Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 2:35 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear and Sunny• Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: Calm
  • Game attendance: 11,711
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Martin (play-by-play), Jake Griffith (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –45.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:28) MRSH – Brenden Knox 45 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Marshall 7–0)
  • (7:01) MASS – Samuel Emilus 2 yard pass from Will Koch, Jeremy Martin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:48; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:02) MRSH – Brenden Knox 14 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:59; Marshall 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:52) MRSH – Corey Gammage 19 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:00; Marshall 21–7)
  • (6:04) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 43 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:13; Marshall 24–7)
  • (2:38) MASS – Jeremy Martin 46 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:26; Marshall 24–10)
  • (0:38) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 11 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:00; Marshall 31–10)
Third quarter
  • (6:47) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 13 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci rush failed (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:12; Marshall 37–10)
  • (3:46) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 16 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:44; Marshall 44–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:04) MRSH – Knowledge McDaniel 14 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:37; Marshall 51–10)
Statistics MASS MRSH
First downs 12 33
Plays–yards 55–190 73–495
Rushes–yards 29–41 41–267
Passing yards 149 228
Passing: compattint 17–26–0 21–32–0
Time of possession 26:53 33:07
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Will Koch 12/18, 99 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ellis Merriweather 10 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Taylor Edwards 1 reception, 37 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 21/30, 228 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Brenden Knox 14 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Artie Henry 5 receptions, 71 yards

Middle Tennessee

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Game Seven – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at No. 16 Marshall Thundering Herd
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 0 7 7014
No. 16 Thundering Herd 7 14 21042

at Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 12:06 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: WSW 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 12,224
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –23.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:18) MRSH – Willie Johnson 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:44; Marshall 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:29) MTSU – Jarrin Pierce 4 yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Crews Holt kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 2:53; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:08) MRSH – Hayden Hagler 1 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:25; Marshall 14–7)
  • (0:32) MRSH – Corey Gammmage 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:00; Marshall 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (11:32) MRSH – Corey Gammmage 28 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 92 yards, 1:34; Marshall 28–7)
  • (6:51) MTSU – Asher O'Hara 2 yard rush, Crews Holt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:02; Marshall 28–14)
  • (5:40) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 26 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:11; Marshall 35–14)
  • (7:18) MRSH – Willie Johnson 23 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:09; Marshall 42–14)
Statistics MTSU MRSH
First downs 18 26
Plays–yards 68–303 75–520
Rushes–yards 23–56 38–184
Passing yards 247 336
Passing: compattint 30–45–0 25–37–0
Time of possession 24:46 35:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 29/44, 241 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Asher O'Hara 11 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jarrin Pierce 9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 25/37, 336 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Brenden Knox 16 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Willie Johnson 8 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD

Rice

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Game Eight – Rice Owls at No. 21 Marshall Thundering Herd
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 3 10020
No. 21 Thundering Herd 0 0 000

at Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: WNW 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 10,429
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Griffith (play–by–play) and Dave Wilson (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –24.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (1:06) RICE – Jordan Myers 1 yard rush, Collin Riccitelli kick (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 6:48; Rice 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (5:49) RICE – Collin Riccitelli 39 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21; Rice 10–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:24) RICE – Collin Riccitelli 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:21; Rice 13–0)
  • (7:50) RICE – Naeem Smith 36 yard interception return, Collin Riccitelli kick (Drive: 3 plays, -5 yards, 1:34; Rice 20–0)
Statistics RICE MRSH
First downs 17 19
Plays–yards 63–213 63–245
Rushes–yards 46–127 28–80
Passing yards 86 165
Passing: compattint 10–14–0 18–35–5
Time of possession 36:26 23:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing JoVoni Johnson 10/14, 86 yards
Rushing Ari Broussard 19 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Jake Bailey 7 receptions, 57 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 18/35, 165 yards, 5 INT
Rushing Brenden Knox 20 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Talik Keaton 7 receptions, 48 yards

UAB (Conference USA Championship)

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Game Nine – UAB Blazers at Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA Championship)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers 3 6 01322
Thundering Herd 0 0 7613

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, December 18, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: W 3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 8,324
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (1:45) UAB – Matt Quinn 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:10; UAB 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:55) UAB – Hayden Pittman 19-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Matt Quinn kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:54; UAB 9–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:17) MRSH – Artie Henry 7-yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:06; UAB 9–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:55) UAB – Matt Quinn 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 6:22; UAB 12–7)
  • (5:55) UAB – Matt Quinn 48-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 6:47; UAB 15–7)
  • (5:38) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 70-yard pass from Grant Wells, Grant Wells pass failed (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:17; UAB 15–13)
  • (4:02) UAB – Trea Shropshire 71-yard pass from T Johnston III, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; UAB 22–13)
Statistics UAB MRSH
First downs 21 10
Plays–yards 74–468 51–268
Rushes–yards 52–216 27–130
Passing yards 252 138
Passing: compattint 12–22–0 8–24–1
Time of possession 41:26 18:34
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Tyler Johnston III 12/22, 252 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Spencer Brown 30 carries, 149 yards
Receiving Trea Shropshire 5 receptions, 180 yards, TD
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 8/23, 138 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brenden Knox 17 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Xavier Gaines 1 reception, 70 yards, TD

Buffalo (Camellia Bowl)

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Game Ten – Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Buffalo Bulls (2020 Camellia Bowl)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 0 7 3010
Bulls 0 10 0717

at Cramton BowlMontgomery, Alabama

Game information
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (11:43) UB – Kyle Vantrease 1 yard rush, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:31; Buffalo 7–0)
  • (5:33) UB – Alex McNulty 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:20; Buffalo 10–0)
  • (0:42) MRSH – Knowledge McDaniel 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Buffalo 10–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:48) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 21 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 6:12; Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:09) UB – Kevin Marks 2 yard rush, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 6:18; Buffalo 17–10)
Statistics MRSH UB
First downs 16 21
Plays–yards 59–248 70–295
Rushes–yards 37–134 43–155
Passing yards 114 140
Passing: compattint 13–22–0 16–27–1
Time of possession 24:33 35:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 13/20, 114 yards
Rushing Sheldon Evans 18 carries, 79 yards
Receiving Corey Gammage 6 receptions, 88 yards
Buffalo Passing Kyle Vantrease 16/27, 140 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Kevin Marks 35 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jovany Ruiz 7 receptions, 61 yards

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP—*RV25RVRVRV2219161615 T1715RVRVRVRV
Coaches—*RVRVRVRVRV25181515151615RVRVRVRV
CFPNot released2121—*Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 138 Josh Ball OT Dallas Cowboys

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