2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Marshall was led by first-year head coach Mark Snyder and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. This marked the Herd's inaugural season as a member of Conference USA and the C-USA East Division after spending the previous 8 seasons as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
2005 record4–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,019)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 – 1         8 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Memphis   5 – 3         7 – 5  
East Carolina   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5         4 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5         5 – 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 – 2         9 – 4  
UTEP   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Houston   4 – 4         6 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Tulane   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Rice   1 – 7         1 – 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

ScheduleEdit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmWilliam & Mary*
W 36–2425,102
September 1010:30 amKansas State*
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN2L 19–2136,914
September 246:00 pmat UCF
L 13–2322,127
October 14:00 pmSMU
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
CSTVW 16–13 OT25,218
October 812:00 pmat No. 3 Virginia Tech*
ESPN2L 14–4165,115
October 155:00 pmUAB
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
iTVW 20–1927,182
October 229:00 pmat UTEP
iTVL 3–3151,500
October 297:00 pmat Tulane
CSTVW 27–2613,290
November 87:30 pmSouthern Miss
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
ESPN2L 24–27 OT22,238
November 194:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 29–3422,408
November 262:00 pmat Memphis
CSTVL 3–2646,403
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/mars-m-footbl-2005.html
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