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Marshall Football 2011

Marshall Media Relations Contact Information

Jason Corriher (Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations)Work: 304-696-4660Cell: 740-331-1497E-mail: [email protected] Website: HerdZone.com

Steve Schoon (Secondary Contact)Work: 304-696-2418Cell: 620-218-1693E-mail: [email protected]

Weekly Media Opportunities

Tuesday, Oct. 18- Coach Holliday’s weekly press conference is at 1 p.m. in the Joan C. Edwards Stadium Big Green Room. Selected players available following practice at roughly 5:45 p.m. ET.

Wednesday, Oct. 19- Selected players available following practice at roughly 5:45 p.m. ET.

Saturday, Oct. 22 - Coach Holliday and selected players available following the game in the postgame press conference.

Online Resources

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Marshall University Thundering Herd 2011 Football Game NotesThe Marshall Thundering Herd (3-4, 2-1 C-USA) at #19 BCS/#20 USA Today/#21 AP Houston (6-0, 2-0 C-USA)Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 - 4:30 p.m. (ET) - Robertson Stadium (32,000) - Houston, Tx.TV: CSS (WSAZ locally)

Marshall University Information

Location ___________________________________________Huntington, W.Va.Founded __________________________________ 1837 (as Marshall Academy)Enrollment __________________________________________________ 14,000Nickname __________________________________________ Thundering HerdColors _______________________________ Kelly Green (PMS 356C) and WhiteStadium ______________________________________Joan C. Edwards StadiumCapacity ____________________________________________________ 38,019Year Opened _______________________ 1991 (as Marshall University Stadium)Surface ________________________________FieldTurf (installed August 2006)Conference ______________________________ Conference USA (East Division)President _________________________ Dr. Stephen J. Kopp (Notre Dame, 1973)Director of Athletics ________________________Mike Hamrick (Marshall, 1980)Head Coach ___________________________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979)Holliday’s Career Record _________________________________________ 8-11Holliday’s Record at Marshall _____________________________________ sameHolliday’s C-USA Record ___________________________________________ 6-5Marshall’s 2010 Record ____________________________________________ 5-72010 C-USA Record/Finish ________________________________ 4-4 (4th, East)Off ense ____________________________________________________MultipleDefense ____________________________________________________MultipleOff ensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 7/4Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 6/5Letterwinners Returning/Lost ____________________________________41/16

MARSHALL FOOTBALL STAFF

Head Coach ___________________________Doc Holliday (West Virginia, 1979)Ast. H.C./Co-Off ensive Cord./QBs_____________Tony Petersen (Marshall, 1988)*Off ensive Coordinator/Line __________________ Bill Legg (West Virginia, 1985)Defensive Cord./Linebackers ____Chris Rippon (Southern Connecticut St., 1982)Defensive Secondary ______________________ Mike Cassity (Kentucky, 1976)*Defensive Line __________________________ Fred Tate (Southern Miss, 1997)*Tight Ends __________________________________ Phil Ratliff (Marshall, 1994)*Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. _________ JaJuan Seider (West Virginia, 2000)Wide Receivers ____________________________Gerad Parker (Kentucky, 2003)Safeties __________________________________ Todd Hartley (Georgia, 2008)*Assistant AD for Football Ops ____________ Mark Gale (Oklahoma State, 1981)Strength and Conditioning ___________________ Joe Miday (Kent State, 2002)Dir. of High School Relations _____________________Mike Waugh (Ohio, 2008)

* DENOTES COACH IN BOOTH

2011 Marshall Football ScheduleDate Opponent (TV) Time/Result

Sept. 4 at #24 West Virginia (ESPN) L, 34-13Sept. 10 SOUTHERN MISS (CSS) W, 26-20

Sept. 17 at Ohio (ESPN3.COM) L, 44-7Sept. 24 #13/13 VIRGINIA TECH (CBS C) L, 30-10Oct. 1 at Louisville (WOWK) W, 17-13Oct. 8 at UCF (WSAZ) L, 16-6

Oct. 15 RICE W, 24-20

Oct. 22 at Houston (CSS) 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 29 UAB (CSS) 12 p.m.

Nov. 12 at Tulsa (FSN) TBA

Nov. 17 at Memphis (FSN) 8 p.m.

Nov. 26 EAST CAROLINA (CBS C) 3:30 p.m.

Bold - Indicates a C-USA gameHome games in CAPSAll times are Eastern Time Zone and subject to change.


Thundering Herd Notes

Marshall vs. Houston: Series tied 1-1

Year .... Date . Result .. Score ......................... Site2007 .....11/17 ........Lost ... 28-35 .......................Houston2008.....10/28 .......Won ... 37-23 .................Huntington

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING2011 Team Statistical Comparison

Marshall ................................................................................................. Houston 279.7 YPG ..........................................Total Off ense .............................................. 603.7 YPG 104.3 YPG ...................................... Rushing Off ense ........................................... 168.2 YPG 175.4 YPG .......................................Passing Off ense............................................ 435.5 YPG 14.7 PPG .........................................Scoring Off ense ............................................. 47.0 PPG 386.7 YPG ......................................... Total Defense .............................................. 391.8 YPG 156/7 YPG .....................................Rushing Defense .......................................... 163.8 YPG 230.0 YPG ...................................... Passing Defense ........................................... 228.0 YPG 25.3 PPG ........................................ Scoring Defense ............................................. 22.7 PPG

National/C-USA Highlights: Marshall currently stands fi rst nationally in tackles for loss (67), third in punt returns (19.50) and tied for third in fumbles recovered (10). The Herd is also tied for 10th in turnovers gained with 17. Individually, Vinny Curry is atop the national leaderboard in tackles for loss (17) and is second in sacks (9.5). George Carpenter is tied for second with three fumble recoveries, Omar Brown is fourth with 78 total tackles and solo tackles (48), Curry and Brown are tied for 10th with three forced fumbles, Rashad Jackson is tied for 10th with eight pass breakups, Monterius Lovett is tied for 12th with two fumble recoveries and Jackson is tied for 13th with nine passes defended. In Conference USA, Curry and Brown are also tied for fi rst with three forced fumbles, George Carpenter is tied for second with three fumble recoveries, Andre Booker is fourth with a 23.0 kick return average and Brown is tied for fourth with two interceptions.

Curry Named National, Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: Marshall senior defensive lineman Vinny Curry was selected as the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, one day after being picked by Conference USA for the same honor, following the Herd’s 24-20 Homecoming victory over Rice on Saturday. Curry is the third Marshall defender to win the conference award this season, following linebackers George Carpenter (Sept. 12) and Tyson Gale (Oct. 3), and it is the fi fth time a Herd player has won a weekly honor (two Special Teams honors for punter Kase Whitehead).

The Neptune, N.J. native had another monster game Saturday, racking up nine tackles, which included four tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, to go with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. All four of the sacks Curry had a hand in came on third down, eff ectively killing each drive in the process. Another one of his quarterback pressures resulted in a Rice fumble that Curry himself recovered at the Owls’ 25-yard line. Finally, his strip of Rice RB Sam McGuffi e set up the Herd off ense at the Rice 23 with 3:31 left, with the Herd facing a 20-17 defi cit. Marshall then scored the game-winning touchdown fi ve plays later on a four-yard Tron Martinez scamper. On the season, Curry leads the nation in tackles for loss with 17 and is second with 9.5 sacks. His contributions have also helped the Herd rank fi rst nationally with 67 tackles for loss.

Curry is already on the 2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy will be presented to the best defensive player in college football on Dec. 12 by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. Five fi nalists for the Nagurski Trophy will be announced on Nov. 17.

Curry Moves Up The Charts: With 4.0 tackles for loss in the win over Rice, Vinny Curry is atop the leaderboard for career tackles for loss among active FBS student-athletes with 44.0. The complete list is below:

1 Vinny Curry, Marshall SR DL 44.0 2 Cordarro Law, Southern Miss. SR DL 41.53 Sean Spence, Miami SR LB 40.5 4 Mychal Sisson, Colorado St. SR LB 40.05 Scott Solomon, Rice SR DL 37.0

Streaking: The Herd has had fewer penalties than its opponent in four straight games, equaling a four-game stretch during the 2005 season (6/15 vs. UAB, 7/9 vs. UTEP, 2/4 vs. Tulane, 3/5 vs. Southern Miss). Marshall has also had as many or fewer turnovers than its opponent in four consecutive games. That last time the program had a longer streak was the last two games of the 2008 season (2/2 vs. Rice, 0/0 vs. Tulsa) and the fi rst four contests of the 2009 campaign (2/3 vs. Southern Illinois, 1/1 vs. Virginia Tech, 1/1 vs. Bowling Green, 1/2 vs. Memphis).

Coming Through in the Clutch: Marshall is one of just fi ve programs in the country that has an undefeated mark in at least three games that have been decided by one score or less. The list is below:

Kansas State 5 games, (5-0), 22 total pointsIllinois 3, (3-0), 9Auburn 3, (3-0), 14Marshall 3, (3-0), 14Penn State 3, (3-0), 15Syracuse 5, (4-1, 3 in OT), 23South Carolina 4, (3-1), 11Rutgers 3, (2-1), 6 Duke 3, (2-1), 7Colorado State 3, (2-1, one OT), 12San Jose State 3, (2-1), 14New Mexico State 3, (2-1), 20BYU 4, (2-2), 12Notre Dame 3, (1-2), 10Texas A&M 3, (1-2), 10

Minnesota 3, (1-2), 15Mississippi State 3, (1-2), 15Ohio State 3, (1-2), 15Louisiana Tech 4, (1-3, two OT), 15Middle Tennessee 4, (1-3), 16Louisville 4, (1-3), 18UConn 4, (1-3), 20Louisville 5, (1-4), 27Navy 3, (0-3), 5Utah State 3, (0-3, one OT), 8Boston College 3, (0-3), 16Indiana 4, (0-4). 19

Rice Notes: Marshall quarterback A.J. Graham had a big day under center for the Herd, making his fi rst career start in the 24-20 win over Rice. His 129 rushing yards were the most for a Marshall player since Martin Ward’s 136 vs. SMU (Marshall 34-31 win) on Nov. 21, 2009. Graham’s rushing yardage was the fi rst 100-yard game for a Marshall quarterback since Bernard Morris rushed for 126 yards on 11 carries in a 26-7 win over ECU on Nov. 10, 2007. Graham’s second touchdown, which came on an 87-yard drive that concluded in the second quarter with his fi ve-yard touchdown run, was the team’s longest scoring drive of the season. As a team, the Herd rushed for 217 yards in the win, the most since it piled up 262 in the aforementioned win over SMU in 2009. Finally, Tyler Warner’s 45-yard fi eld goal to the end the fi rst half tied his career-long.

Whitehead Pins Them Back: Marshall punter Kase Whitehead has been adept at pinning the opposition deep in its own territory, with 13 kicks that have been downed inside the 20-yard line this season. That total ranks in a tie for 14th nationally. The list is below:

1. Steven Clark, Auburn 22 2. Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech 20 Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss 20 4. Tress Way, Oklahoma 17 Ben Buchanan, Ohio State 17 Brett Baer, Louisiana 17 7. Will Atterberry, North Texas 16 8. Brad Elkin, Boise State 15 Josh Hubner, Arizona State 15 10. Kyle Martens, Rice 14 Tom Hornsey, Memphis 14 Baker Swedenburg, Mississippi State 14 Paul Hershey, Ohio 14 14. Jay Karutz, Eastern Michigan 13 Brian Schmiedebusch, Bowling Green 13 Kase Whitehead, Marshall 13 Andrew Shapiro, Fresno State 13 Bobby Cowan, Idaho 13

Struggling With Second: Marshall has been outscored 82-30 in the second quarter this season, after also being outscored 102-68 in the second stanza last season. The Herd outscored the opposition 110-93 in the second quarter in 2009.

Statistical Struggles: Currently, the Herd ranks near the bottom of the FBS in kickoff return yardage defense (111th, 26.0), third down conversion percentage (113th, 30.0 percent), total off ense (114th, 279.71), scoring off ense (115th, 14.71), fi rst downs gained (115th, 14.43), fourth down conversion percentage (T-116th, 16.67 percent), rushing touchdowns (T-116th, 3) and time of possession (117th, 26:19).

Marshall vs. Ranked OpponentsSince moving to Division I-A (FBS) in 1997, the Herd has enjoyed a pair of landmark victories against nationally-ranked opponents. The following is the Marshall Thundering Herd’s game-by-game results against NCAA FBS opponents ranked in the Associated Press (since 1936), UPI (1950-92), CNN (1993-96), ESPN/USA Today (1997-2004) or USA Today (since 2005) Top 25 polls since 1936.

Date Opponent Result9/11/76 Miami (Ohio) W, 21-16 #20 (Associated Press)8/31/95 NC State L, 16-33 #25 (CNN)12/27/99 BYU (Motor City Bowl) W, 21-3 #25 (ESPN)9/9/00 Michigan State L, 24-34 #23 (ESPN)/#24 (Associated Press)9/1/01 Florida L, 14-49 #1 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/12/02 Virginia Tech L, 21-47 #7 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/6/03 Tennessee L, 24-34 #11 (Associated Press/#12 (ESPN)9/20/03 Kansas State W, 27-20 #6 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/11/04 Ohio State L, 21-24 #9 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/18/04 Georgia L, 3-13 #3 (Associated Press/ESPN)10/7/05 Virginia Tech L, 14-41 #3 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/2/06 West Virginia L, 10-42 #5 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/23/06 Tennessee L, 7-33 #15 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/8/07 West Virginia L, 23-48 #3 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/6/08 Wisconsin L, 14-51


#11 (Associated Press)9/12/09 Virginia Tech L, 52-10 #14/#15 (Associated Press/ESPN) 9/2/10 Ohio State L, 7-45 #2/#2 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/10/10 West Virginia L, 24-21 OT #22/#23 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/4/11 West Virginia L, 34-13 #24/#24 (Associated Press/ESPN)9/24/11 Virginia Tech L, 30-10 #13/#11 (Associated Press/ESPN)

Gale, Whitehead Claim Weekly Honors: Marshall linebacker Tyson Gale (Alva, Okla.) and punter Kase Whitehead (Maryville, Tenn.) both racked up weekly honors Monday following the Herd’s 17-13 win at Big East foe Louisville on Saturday.

Gale was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week by two outlets, one by a vote of the league’s media and the other by College Sports Madness (CollegeSportsMadness.com) after the program’s fi rst non-conference road win and fi rst victory over a BCS school since 2003. Whitehead was named the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Gale, a captain, had a team-high seven tackles on the day, including a tackle for loss, and the biggest play of the game when he stepped in front of Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s pass to pick it off at the UL 30-yard line with 4:32 left. That turnover put the Herd off ense in business deep in Cardinal territory and allowed it to cash in nearly three minutes later for the game-winning score. Gale led a defense that allowed just 60 yards rushing on 29 attempts (2.1 per carry) Saturday, including (-9) yards total off ense in the fi rst quarter.

Whitehead continued the pinpoint accuracy with his punting as he dropped four of his fi ve punts inside the 20 in Saturday’s victory. He also claimed the honor after Marshall’s 26-20 win over Southern Mississippi when he averaged 42.5 yards on eight punts and dropped fi ve kicks inside the eight-yard line.

Career-Highs: Individually, Andre Booker had his fi rst three catches of the season, which went for a career-high 66 yards in the 17-13 win at Louisville. Jazz King’s two-yard scoring reception in the fi rst quarter, was his fi rst career catch. Wideout Jermaine Kelson posted career-highs in catches (three), yards (40) and had a career-long grab (19 yards). Wayne Bonner made his fi rst catch since Oct. 17, 2009 against West Virginia and turned in his longest reception at Marshall — 23 yards. Tron Martinez had the longest reception of his career (25 yards).

Louisville Notes: Marshall’s 17-13 win at Louisville was not only the program’s fi rst win over a BCS team since a 2003 victory at sixth-ranked Kansas State (snapping a 19-game losing streak against BCS schools), it was also the fi rst non-conference road win since that victory as well. The Herd held the ball for 34 minutes, 44 seconds against the Cards, the longest for the school since a 36:08 mark in the 21-17 win over Ohio in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The 13 Cardinal points were the fewest the Herd has allowed in a non-conference game since falling 13-3 at No. 3 Georgia in 2004, and the fewest by a non-league foe in a Marshall victory since a 21-3 defeat of BYU in the 1999 Motor City Bowl.

UCF Notes: The Herd off ense struggled mightily in the downpour that took place in the loss at UCF. The 130 yards of total off ense, six fi rst downs and 19 minutes, 46 seconds of Time of Possession were the lowest totals for the program since entering Conference USA in 2005.

Hokie Notes: The Herd’s Vinny Curry blocked an extra point in the 30-10 loss to Virginia Tech, the fi rst time a Marshall player had accomplished the feat since Johnny Jones did so in a 52-21 loss at UTEP on Nov. 28, 2009. Marshall’s six rushing yards against VT was the lowest for the program since recording a -3 total in the 2004 Fort Worth Bowl in a 32-14 loss vs. Cincinnati.

SIX!: The Thundering Herd defense forced six turnovers in the 26-20 win over Southern Miss, the most since the program forced that many in a 59-14 win over Delaware in the second round of the I-AA playoff s on Nov. 30, 1996.

Herd Earns Several Weekly Honors: Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato, linebacker George Carpenter, defensive lineman Vinny Curry and punter Kase Whitehead all claimed weekly honors following the Herd’s 26-20 victory over Southern Mississippi Saturday afternoon at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Cato was named National Freshman of the Week by Rivals.com after his performance. The Miami, Fla. native completed 64.3 percent of his passes when he connected on 27 of 42 attempts for 275 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. With the Herd facing a 14-point fi rst half defi cit, the signal-caller engineered three touchdown drives, two of which ended with scoring tosses to wideout Aaron Dobson and the other to tight end Gator Hoskins.

Carpenter claimed Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week honors from the league offi ce and College Sports Madness (CollegeSportsMadness.com) after he recorded a game-high 13 tackles, including two tackles for loss, one sack, a forced one fumble and two fumble recoveries in a stellar all-around performance. His second fumble recovery was one of the biggest plays of the game, as he drilled USM’s Kendrick Hardy on the second play of the second half and alertly fell on the loose ball. That turnover set up the Marshall off ense deep in USM territory and allowed the Herd to tie the game fi ve plays later. He and his defensive teammates helped hold the Golden Eagles to just 75 rushing yards on 28 carries, while piling up fi ve sacks and forcing six USM turnovers.

One of those teammates was defensive end Vinny Curry, who was named National Defensive Lineman of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards (CollegeFootballPerformance.com). Curry had six stops on the day, including 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. One of those tackles for loss was a safety with 9:15 left in the contest when he caught Hardy in the end zone to give the Herd a 26-17

lead.

Whitehead might have been Marshall’s most important player in the Herd’s win as was named C-USA’s Special Teams Player of the Week. He averaged 42.5 yards on eight punts, but backed up the Golden Eagle off ense inside the 8-yard line on fi ve of those eight kicks. That fi eld position led to two Marshall touchdowns on the ensuing possessions and another resulted in a safety, giving the home team a nine-point lead.

Booker Shines: Return man Andre Booker had a whale of a game in the season-opening loss to West Virginia. He put the Herd up by a 7-0 mark quickly when he exploded for an 87-yard punt return for touchdown and followed that up with 93 kick return yards on four attempts to give him 180 all-purpose yards for the game. Prior to the punt return, Booker was also the last Marshall student-athlete to return a punt for touchdown when he victimized the Ohio Bobcats with a 58-yard return in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. He followed that performance with four kick returns for 95 yards in the 26-20 win over Southern Miss.

Youth Movement: Marshall played 12 true freshmen and 28 redshirt and true freshmen in 2010, a fi gure that ranked among this highest in the nation. True freshmen Trevor Black, Zach Dunston, Demetrius Evans, Gator Hoskins, Jermaine Kelson, Tron Martinez, Darryl Roberts, T.J. Ross, Jeremiah Taylor, Garrett Scott, Brandon Sparrow and Eddie Sullivan all saw game action.

FBS MOST TRUE FRESHMEN PLAYED, 2010Air Force 19Florida 17Tennessee 16Syracuse 15Oklahoma State 14UNLV 14Florida State 13Vanderbilt 13Auburn 12Marshall 12Oklahoma 12Texas 12Tulane 12Western Kentucky 12

FBS TOTAL FRESHMEN PLAYED, 2010Florida 31Marshall 28Tennessee 26W. Kentucky 24

Youth Movement: Marshall played 12 true freshmen and 28 redshirt and true freshmen in 2010, a fi gure that ranked among this highest in the nation. True freshmen Trevor Black, Zach Dunston, Demetrius Evans, Gator Hoskins, Jermaine Kelson, Tron Martinez, Darryl Roberts, T.J. Ross, Jeremiah Taylor, Garrett Scott, Brandon Sparrow and Eddie Sullivan all saw game action. Phillip Warren, Keith Baxter, Rakeem Cato, Tommy Shuler, Ra’Shawde Myers, Jermaine Holmes, Cortez Carter and Eric Frohnapfel all were among those true freshmen that saw action in Sunday’s season opener. Raheem Waiters and Craig Wilkins played in the Southern Miss game.

FBS MOST TRUE FRESHMEN PLAYED, 2010Air Force 19Florida 17Tennessee 16Syracuse 15Oklahoma State 14UNLV 14Florida State 13Vanderbilt 13Auburn 12Marshall 12Oklahoma 12Texas 12Tulane 12Western Kentucky 12

FBS TOTAL FRESHMEN PLAYED, 2010Florida 31Marshall 28Tennessee 26W. Kentucky 24

Vinny Gets it Done: Thundering Herd senior defensive end Vinny Curry had a great year in 2010 with 94 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss and a C-USA leading 12.0 sacks. Last year, he was selected to SI.com’s Midseason All-America First-Team and was named to Phil Steele’s Midseason All-America squad as a third team selection. He ranked sixth in the nation in total sacks with 12. He had another fi ne performance against Southern Miss, when he was named National Defensive Lineman of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards (CollegeFootballPerformance.com). Curry had six stops on the day, including 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks.

Tough Road: Last season, Marshall played seven consecutive opponents that advanced to a bowl game last year to start the season. The Thundering Herd opened the season with games at #2 Ohio State, vs. #23 West Virginia, at Bowling Green, vs. Ohio, at Southern Miss, vs. UCF and at ECU. In 2011, the Herd will face two nationally-ranked opponents in #24 West Virginia and #13 Virginia Tech.

Marshall, Akron Ink Home-and-Home Agreement for 2014, 2016: Marshall Football will face the Akron Zips in 2014 and 2016, Marshall Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick announced on Wednesday. Marshall will travel to Akron on Sept. 20,


2014, while the Zips will make their way to Huntington on Sept. 17, 2016. The Herd and the Zips have met 12 times on the gridiron, with Marshall holding an 8-4 lead in the series, including victories in all six meetings in Huntington.

Dobson Produces: Marshall junior receiver Aaron Dobson showed fl ashes of great potential last season. Dobson had fi ve catches for 119 yards and two scores against UCF and two of his catches were part of ESPN’s Top Ten Plays for Oct. 14. In the play ranked No. 3 by ESPN, Dobson makes a juggling catch along the sideline. In the other, judged the top play of the day, Dobson leaps over a UCF defender for a 12-yard touchdown. He also caught an 86-yard touchdown pass, scoring both of his teams TDs. Earlier in the year, Dobson was on the receiving end of a 96-yard touchdown pass against West Virginia - that play was the second longest pass play in school history. Dobson was Marshall’s leading receiver with 44 catches for 689 yards and fi ve touchdowns. He averaged 15.7 yards per catch.

The Thundering Herd Captains: Seniors Omar Brown, Vinny Curry, Tyson Gale and Ryan Tillman have been selected via a team vote to serve as captains for the 2011 Marshall Football Thundering Herd, the program announced Tuesday. Brown, the team’s third-leading tackler in 2010 with 88 stops from his safety position, also had 1.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, and fi ve pass breakups. He has started 22 games over the course of his Marshall career and was an honorable mention All-Conference USA selection a year ago. Curry, the 2011 C-USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, led all defensive linemen in the FBS last season with 94 stops while accumulating 12 sacks, fi fth in the nation. In July, he was named to the preseason watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Nagurski Awards, which are given annually to the nation’s best defensive player. Gale, a linebacker, played in all 12 games, starting eight. He posted 46 tackles with three tackles for loss and one pass breakup. Tillman, who has started 34 collegiate games, is the Herd’s left tackle. He helped the Herd average 347.4 yards of total off ense over the last fi ve games of 2010 while gaining victories in four of those last fi ve contests.

2011 Marshall Radio Crew Announced: IMG, America’s home for college sports, has announced that the broadcast crew for this season’s Thundering Herd/IMG Sports Network football broadcasts will include Steve Cotton, Mark Martin, Adam Cavalier and Eric Matthews. Steve Cotton returns for his 19th season on the Marshall radio crew and 16th year as the Herd’s play-by-play announcer. The University of Florida alumnus enters his 26th year calling intercollegiate football, basketball and baseball, and is also the host of the Doc Holliday and Tom Herrion Call-in Shows. This season, Mark Martin moves from the sidelines up to the broadcast booth as he takes on the role of color analyst. The sports director at WCHS-TV and WVAH-TV, Martin has been a staple in the West Virginia sports scene since his boyhood days in Ripley, W.Va. A former football player for Marietta College, Martin is a member of the Ripley High School Football Hall of Fame and in 2009 received the Associated Press Lifetime Achievement Award for his broadcast work. Two-time Marshall alumnus Adam Cavalier returns for his second season producing and hosting the Tailgate Show, which starts the Herd’s gameday coverage two hours prior to each kickoff . A highly decorated broadcaster, Cavalier’s honors include winning the 2009 Jim Nantz Award as the top student sportscaster in America. This season Cavalier also adds duties as the crew’s on-site engineer and will appear on the weekly Doc Holliday Call-in Show. Rounding out the crew is a new addition to this year’s broadcast lineup, studio host Eric Matthews. A recent graduate of Western Kentucky University, where he served as a member of WKU’s Big Red Radio Network, Matthews will provide listeners with scoreboard updates and other information throughout the broadcasts.

Football Series Against Miami Extended: Marshall University Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick has announced additional dates for the resumption of the football series between Marshall and Miami University. It was previously announced that the series would begin with Miami traveling to Huntington on August 31, 2013. Marshall will return the game to Oxford, Ohio, on August 30, 2014. Following two off years, the series is set to resume on September 2, 2017 in Huntington with a game in Oxford, Ohio set to take place on September 1, 2018.

The Thundering Herd has won six of the last seven games against the RedHawks, including a 33-25 victory in 2004. The teams have not faced each other since Marshall left the MAC following the 2004 season.

Lots from Florida: Marshall is among the nation’s leaders in total Florida football players attending a non-Florida BCS school. The list is below.

1. Troy 362. Western Kentucky 333. Marshall 314. Wake Forest 305. Louisville 286. Purdue 21 Navy 21 Middle Tennessee 219. West Virginia 1810. South Carolina 17

Marshall Football on National TV

Marshall football games began appearing on local television as far back as the 1950s, however the Thundering Herd made its national television debut in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA National Champion-ship game against Northeast Louisiana. Marshall has appeared on national television (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, CSTV, Fox, CBS or ABC) 65 times posting a record of 27-39. The following is a list of Herd national television appearances with results:

12/19/87.......... NE Louisiana (ESPN) .............................................. L 43-42 12/21/91.......... YSU (CBS) .................................................................. L 25-17 12/19/92.......... YSU (CBS) ................................................................ W 31-28 12/18/93.......... YSU (ESPN) ..................................................................L 17-5 12/16/95.......... Montana (ESPN) ..................................................... L 22-20 12/21/96.......... Montana (ESPN) ................................................... W 49-29 12/5/97 ............ Toledo (ESPN2) ..................................................... W 34-14 12/26/97.......... Ole Miss (ESPN2) .................................................... L 34-31 12/4/98 ............ Toledo (ESPN2) ..................................................... W 23-17 12/23/98.......... Louisville (ESPN2) ................................................ W 48-29 10/14/99.......... Toledo (ESPN) ........................................................ W 38-13 11/26/99.......... Ohio (Fox) ..................................................................W 34-3 12/3/99 ............ Western Michigan (ESPN2) ............................... W 34-30 b12/27/99 ....... BYU (ESPN2) ..............................................................W 21-3 9/9/00 .............. Michigan St. (ESPN) ............................................... L 34-24 10/5/00 ............ Western Michigan (ESPN) ................................... L 30-10 12/2/00 ............ Western Michigan(ABC) .................................... W 19-14 12/27/00.......... Cincinnati (ESPN2) ............................................... W 25-14 9/1/01 .............. Florida (ESPN2) ....................................................... L 49-14 11/30/01.......... Toledo (ESPN) ......................................................... L, 41-36 12/19/01.......... East Carolina (ESPN2) .........................................W, 64-61 9/12/02 ............ Virginia Tech (ESPN) ............................................. L, 47-21 9/20/02 ............ UCF (ESPN2) ...........................................................W, 26-21 11/12/02.......... Miami (ESPN) .........................................................W, 36-34 11/30/02.......... Ball State (ESPN2) ................................................W, 38-14 12/7/02 ............ Toledo (ESPN2) .....................................................W, 49-45 12/18/02.......... Louisville (ESPN2) ................................................W, 38-15 9/6/03 .............. Tennessee (ESPN2) ............................................... L, 34-24 9/12/03 ............ Toledo (ESPN) ......................................................... L, 24-17 9/13/03 ............ Kansas State (Fox Sports Net)..........................W, 27-20 11/12/03.......... Miami (ESPN2) ..........................................................L, 45-6 11/19/03.......... UCF (ESPN2) .............................................................W, 21-7 9/11/04 ............ Ohio State (ABC) ................................................... L, 24-21 9/29/04 ............ Miami (ESPN2) ......................................................W, 33-25 11/5/04 ............ Akron (ESPN2) ........................................................ L, 31-28 12/23/04.......... Cincinnati (ESPN) .................................................. L, 32-14 9/10/05 ............ Kansas State (ESPN2) ........................................... L, 21-19 10/1/05 ............ SMU (CSTV) ..................................................W, 16-13 (OT) 10/8/05 ............ Virginia Tech (ESPN2) ........................................... L, 41-14 10/15/05.......... UAB (CSTV on i).....................................................W, 20-19 10/22/05.......... UTEP (CSTV on i) .......................................................L, 31-3 10/29/05.......... Tulane (CSTV) ........................................................W, 27-26 11/8/05 ............ Southern Miss (ESPN2) ..............................L, 27-24 (OT) 11/26/05.......... Memphis (CSTV) ......................................................L, 26-3 9/16/06 ............ Kansas State (FSN) ...................................................L, 23-7 10/4/06 ............ UCF (ESPN2) ............................................................ L, 23-22 11/4/06 ............ Tulane (CSTV) ........................................................W, 42-21 11/25/06.......... Southern Miss (CSTV) .............................................L, 42-7 8/1/07 .............. Miami (Fla.) (ESPNU) ...............................................L, 31-3 8/8/07 .............. West Virginia (ESPN2) .......................................... L, 48-23 10/2/07 ............ Memphis (ESPN2) ................................................. L, 24-21 10/21/07.......... Southern Miss (ESPN) .......................................... L, 33-24 10/27/07.......... Rice (CSTV) .............................................................W, 34-21 10/3/08 ............ Cincinnati (ESPN) .................................................. L, 33-10 10/28/08.......... Houston (ESPN2) ..................................................W, 37-23 11/8/2008 ....... East Carolina (CBSSN) .................................L, 19-16 (OT) 11/22/2008 ..... Rice (CBSSN) ........................................................... L, 35-10 10/24/2009 ..... East Carolina (CBSSN) .......................................... L, 21-17 11/1/2009 ....... UCF (ESPN) .............................................................. L, 21-20 12/26/2009 ..... Ohio (ESPN) ............................................................W, 21-17 9/2/2010.......... Ohio State (Big Ten) ................................................L, 45-7 9/10/2010 ....... West Virginia (ESPN)....................................L, 24-21 (OT) 10/2/2010 ....... Southern Miss (CBSSN) ....................................... L, 41-16 10/13/2010 ..... UCF (ESPN) .............................................................. L, 35-14 11/27/2010 ..... Tulane (CBSSN) .....................................................W, 38-23 9/4/2011.......... West Virginia (ESPN)............................................. L, 34-13 9/10/2011 ....... Southern Miss (ESPN3) ......................................W, 26-20 9/17/2011 ....... Ohio (ESPN3) .............................................................L, 44-7 9/24/2011 ....... Virginia Tech (CBSSN) .......................................... L, 30-10


2011 Conference USA Standings Conf. OverallEAST DIVISION W L W L Marshall 2 1 3 4East Carolina 2 1 2 4 Southern Miss 1 1 5 1UCF 1 1 3 3 Memphis 0 3 1 6 UAB 0 3 0 6 WEST DIVISION W L W L SMU 3 0 5 1 Houston 2 0 6 0 Tulsa 2 0 3 3UTEP 1 2 3 3 Tulane 1 2 2 5Rice 1 2 2 4 THIS WEEK’S CONFERENCE USA SCHEDULE (all times ET)Thursday, Oct. 20UCF at UAB, 8 p.m., CSS

Saturday, Oct. 22Memphis at Tulane, 3:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., FCSEast Carolina at Navy, 3:30 p.m., CBSSNMarshall at #19/20/21 Houston, 4:30 p.m., CSS (WSAZ locally)Tulsa at Rice, 7 p.m., FSNColorado State at UTEP, 8 p.m., TW El PasoSMU at Southern Miss, 8 p.m., CBSSN

2011 Season SuperlativesOverall Record .......................................................................................3-4Current Streak ..................................................................................... W-1C-USA Record ........................................................................................2-1Division Record .....................................................................................1-1Non-Conference Record ....................................................................1-3Home Record .........................................................................................2-1Current Home Streak ........................................................................ W-1Road Record ..........................................................................................1-3Current Road Streak ............................................................................ L-1Day Games .............................................................................................3-2Night Games ..........................................................................................0-2Natural Grass .........................................................................................0-1Artifi cial Turf ..........................................................................................3-3MU Wins Coin Toss ...............................................................................1-2MU Loses Coin Toss .............................................................................2-2MU leads after 1st Quarter ...............................................................2-1MU trails after 1st Quarter ................................................................1-3MU leads at Halftime ..........................................................................1-0MU trails at Halftime ...........................................................................2-4MU leads after 3rd Quarter ...............................................................1-0MU trails after 3rd Quarter ...............................................................2-4In September .........................................................................................1-3In October ..............................................................................................2-1In November ..........................................................................................0-0In December ..........................................................................................0-0vs. Top 25 teams ...................................................................................0-2vs. unranked teams .............................................................................3-2With 100-yard rusher ..........................................................................1-0vs. 100-yard rusher ..............................................................................0-3With 300-yard passer ..........................................................................0-0vs. 300-yard passer ..............................................................................1-0When MU scores fi rst ..........................................................................3-1When Opp. scores fi rst .......................................................................0-3On Big Ten Network ............................................................................0-0On ESPN ..................................................................................................0-1On ESPN2 ................................................................................................0-0On ESPN3 ................................................................................................0-1On CBS Sports Network .....................................................................0-1On CSS .....................................................................................................1-0On WSAZ-TV ...........................................................................................0-0

THE LAST MEETING...

Marshall Turns Back Houston, 37-23

(Oct. 29, 2008)

HOUSTON, Tx. – Sporting green helmets and a new look off ense, Marshall University raced out to a 16-3 fi rst half lead against Houston and never looked back, cruising to a 37-23 victory. Marshall (4-4, 3-1 C-USA) kept the Cougar defense off balance early with a new off ensive package, featuring wide receiver Darius Passmore at quarterback. For the night Passmore carried eight times for 42 yards from the quarterback position and had three catches for 71 yards at wideout. Marshall physically dominated Houston on the ground producing 249 rushing yards. Darius Marshall led the way with 102 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Senior Chubb Small had a career high 81 yards rushing. Quarterback Mark Cann produced a solid performance as well, completing 15-of-25 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns. The Herd defense surrendered 423 yards to the vaunted Houston off ense but limited the Cougars to a season-low 23 points. Houston’s Case Keenum threw for 317 yards, completing 22-of-41 passes. Turnovers proved to be the diff erence as Marshall turned three Cougar giveaways into points. Linebacker Maurice Kitchens had an interception and a fumble reovery. Ashton Hall had an interception as well. Marshall got on the board fi rst on its second possession. The Herd drove 71-yards in 13 plays to set up Ratanamorn’s fi rst fi eld goal of the night from 28 yards out. The teams traded punts on their next two drives before Marshall linebacker Maruice Kitchens picked off a Keenum throw and returned it to the Houston 43 yard-line. Ten plays later, Cann made the Cougars pay with a nine-yard touchdown to Slate to put the Herd up 10-0. After a quick three-and-out, Marshall was on the move once again. Cann hit Passmore down the sideline on a 65-yard strike down to the Houston 10. The Cougar defense was able to hold and Marshall settled for another Ratanamorn fi eld goal. Houston fi nally made it on to the scoreboard on the ensuing possession, stringing together a 12-play, 64-yard march to set up a Ben Bell 22-yard fi eld goal. However, Marshall extended the lead back to 13 before the half with 36-yard kick by Ratanamorn. Marshall got the ball to open the half but was forced to punt. On the ensuing possession, Houston moved the ball to the Marshall 1 yard-line, but Maurice Kitchens came up big once again, scooping up a fumble and returning it 80 yards to the Cougars’ 17. Cann then recorded his second touchdown strike of the game with a 5-yard toss to Emmanuel Spann in the back of the endzone. On the fi rst play Houston’s next possession, Keenum sailed a pass over the head of his intended receiver. The Herd’s Ashton Hall intercepted the ball and broke tackles all the way back to the Houston 3 yard-line. Cann plunged over the goal line four plays later to put Marshall ahead 30-3 and blow the game open for the Herd. Houston cut into the Herd’s lead with a 60-yard scoring drive, capped by a 14-yard pass from Keenum to Bryce Beall. Bell missed the point after and Marshall led 36-9. The Herd immediately regained the momentum as Darius Marshall returned the kickoff to Houston’s 32-yardline. Four plays later, Darius Marshall scampered 22-yards off right tackle and reversed fi eld for the touchdown. Just as quickly as Marshall extended its lead Houston cut it back. Keenum hit Kierre Johnson on a post pattern for a 59-yard scoring strike. Houston was able to score again with 2:27 remaining as Beall scored on a two-yard rush. However, that would be all for the Cougars as the Herd recovered the onside kick to seal the win.


Doc Holliday

Head Coach - Second Season

Marshall University Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick introduced Doc Holliday as the Thundering Herd’s 29th head football coach on December 17, 2009.

Holliday, a Hurricane W.Va. native, is widely regarded as one of the top recruiters in the nation and he brings with him 31 years of collegiate coaching experience to Marshall that includes stops at Florida, NC State and West Virginia.

“This was an extensive search. I looked at a lot of head coaches, coordinators and others and I could not convince myself of anyone that was better for this job than Doc Holliday,” Hamrick said. “He is a state native that understands and has a passion for this state and I am excited to have him as our head football coach.”

His fi rst Herd squad won four of its last fi ve games in 2010 and featured two fi rst-team All-Conference USA performers in defensive end Vinny Curry and linebacker

Mario Harvey. Marshall got it done in the classroom as well as tight end Lee Smith was named to C-USA’s All-Academic Team and the squad, as a whole, was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) for its outstanding graduation rate. The Herd was one of just 15 schools in major college football to have a graduation rate of 90 percent or better based on the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate formula.

During his coaching career, Holliday has coached in 20 bowl games, three national championship games and coached 11 players that have gone on to the National Football League. He has also coached four All-Americans and 16 student-athletes that have earned all-conference or All-East honors.

“My ultimate goal has always been to be a Division I head football coach at a major university and to have this opportunity at Marshall, a school rich in tradition and full of potential, is a dream come true,” Holliday said.

Holliday comes to Marshall after serving as associate head coach at West Virginia for the past two seasons where he also served as the director of recruiting while coaching tight ends and fullbacks for the Mountaineers. Rivals.com has named him one of the Top 25 recruiters in the nation and he helped WVU amass a 2009 recruiting class that was nationally ranked No. 22 by Scout.com and No. 27 by Rivals.com.

Prior to that, he worked as the associate head coach and safeties coach at the University of Florida from 2005 to 2007 and as the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at NC State from 2000-04. During his tenure at Florida, the Gators won the 2006 National Championship and the UF secondary led the SEC in interceptions in both 2005 and 2006. He also coached two All-SEC standouts Reggie Nelson and Major Wright. At NC State, he coached three of the top eight receivers in Wolfpack history (Koren Robinson, Bryan Peterson and Jerricho Cotchery) and the 2003 N.C. State team set six diff erent school-records for passing including yards, yards per game, passing touchdowns and completion percentage.

He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 1979 and went on to serve in a variety of coaching positions at his alma mater that included serving as the wide receivers coach from 1983-1989 and again from 1993-1999, the inside linebackers coach from 1990-92 and as the assistant head coach from 1995-99. Holliday was a three-year letter-winner at linebacker at West Virginia (1976-78) and has earned both a bachelor’s degree (1979) and a master’s degree (1981) from WVU. He and his wife Diana have four children - Meghan, Cade, Chase and Cody.


NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown/Previous School

1 A.J. Graham QB 6-4 218 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby2 Tron Martinez RB 5-9 202 So. Hampton, Va./Hampton3 Aaron Dobson WR 6-3 204 Jr. Dunbar, W.Va./South Charleston4 Troy Evans WR 5-9 204 Sr. Oakland, Calif. /Hayward (Laney College)5 Rashad Jackson DB 5-9 180 r-Sr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central (Joliet C.C.)5 Remi Watson RB 5-11 200 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson6 Phillip Warren DB 5-10 189 r-Fr. Miami, Fla./Southridge6 Davonte Allen WR 6-2 202 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 7 Travon Van RB 5-10 200 r-Fr. La Mesa, Calif./Milford Academy Prep8 Keith Baxter S 5-11 190 Fr. Homestead, Fla./Homestead9 Antavious Wilson WR 6-1 197 r-Jr. Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee 10 Eddie Sullivan QB 6-1 200 So. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton11 Wayne Bonner WR 6-3 205 r-Sr. Milledgeville, Ga./Baldwin (East Mississippi C.C.)12 Rakeem Cato QB 6-1 180 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Central13 Armonze Daniel LB 6-4 232 Fr. Avon, Ind./Avon14 Raheem Waiters S 6-1 196 Fr. Quincy, W.Va./Riverside15 Blake Frohnapfel QB 6-6 229 Fr. Staff ord, Va./Colonial Forge16 Lawrence Johnson DB 6-1 205 Jr. West Bloomfi eld, Mich./West Bloomfi eld17 Tommy Shuler WR 5-9 182 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Central18 Jermaine Kelson WR 5-8 178 So. Miami, Fla./Southridge19 Andre Booker WR 5-10 176 Jr. Sarasota, Fla. /Riverview20 Derek Robinson DB 5-10 170 r-Fr. Davie, Fla./Nova21 C.J. Crawford TE 6-2 228 r-So. Huntington, W.Va./Huntington22 D.J. Hunter S 6-0 200 Fr. Middletown, Ohio/Middletown23 Justin Haig K 5-8 182 r-Fr. Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage23 Lorenzo Steele DB 5-9 170 Fr. District Heights, Md./Suitland24 Isaiah “Jazz” King WR 5-11 190 r-Fr. Duncan, S.C./James F. Byrnes25 Devin Arrington LB 6-2 209 r-Jr. Portsmouth, Va./Deep Creek26 Harold “Gator” Hoskins TE 6-2 238 So. Gainesville, Fla./Eastside27 Billy Mitchell LB 6-3 226 r-So. Navarre, Fla./Navarre27 Matt Preston WR 5-11 219 So. Warren, Ohio/Howland28 Ardy Holmes DB 5-9 188 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte28 Corie Wilson DB 5-10 180 Fr. Miami, Fla./Edison29 Martin Ward RB 5-10 209 r-Jr. Jonesboro, Ga./Mount Zion30 Evan McKelvey S 6-1 205 Fr. Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkley31 Omar Brown S 5-11 195 Sr. Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkeley32 Tyrone Carper DB 5-9 173 r-Sr. Bluefi eld, Va./Graham33 T.J. Ross LB 6-0 220 So. Durham, N.C./Southern Durham34 Zach Dunston S 6-1 199 So. Virginia Beach, Va./Green Run35 Kellen Harris LB 6-3 234 r-Sr. Sharon, Pa./Sharon36 Monterius Lovett DB 5-11 175 r-So. Tallahassee, Fla. /Rickards37 Tyler Warner K 6-4 214 Sr. Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg38 Cedric Walker DB 5-9 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep39 Darryl Roberts DB 5-11 177 So. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland40 Ra’Shawde Myers DL 6-3 226 r-Fr. Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa41 Kase Whitehead P 5-10 193 Sr. Maryville, Tenn./William Blount 42 Essray Taliaferro RB 5-8 180 r-So. Washington D.C./Briarwoods43 Trevor Black DL 6-2 242 So. Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg (Hargrave)44 Derek Mitchell S 6-2 200 r-So. Point Pleasant, W.Va./Point Pleasant45 Matt Pickett DL 6-2 236 r-So. Charlotte, N.C./Providence46 Jermaine Holmes LB 5-11 238 Fr. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta47 Tyson Gale LB 6-3 228 Sr. Alva, Okla./Alva48 George Carpenter LB 5-11 224 Sr. Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster49 Cortez Carter LB 6-0 220 Fr. Bealeton, Va./Liberty50 Robert Way LB 6-2 208 Fr. Bella Glade, Fla./Glades Central51 Deon Meadows LB 5-11 225 Fr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna52 Malcolm Strong DL 6-4 227 r-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson53 Alex Bazzie DL 6-2 235 r-So. Silver Spring, Md./Northwood (Fork Union)54 Cameron Brown LB 6-0 220 Fr. Sharon, Pa./Sharon55 Zach Wellman LB 6-0 232 r-Fr. Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley56 Grady Kerr OL 6-2 307 r-Fr. New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach57 Seth Doss LB 5-11 218 Fr. Marlinton, W.Va./Pocahontas58 Jeremiah Taylor DL 6-4 250 So. South Point, Ohio/South Point

2011 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER


60 Chris Jasperse OL 6-4 296 r-Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Page62 James Allen OL 6-2 280 r-Fr. Bradenton, Fla./St. Stephens Episcopal63 Chris Bowers OL 6-2 285 r-Jr. Ona, W.Va./Cabell Midland64 John Bruhin OL 6-4 305 r-Sr. Powell, Tenn./Powell66 Channing Smith OL 5-11 276 Fr. Huntington, W.Va./Pike County67 Pierre Maignan OL 6-4 255 Fr. Miami, Fla./Norland68 Anthony Spano OL 6-2 275 Fr. Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast69 Trevor Mendelson OL 6-6 291 r-Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Jerome70 Corey Tenney OL 6-7 298 r-So. New Castle, Va. /Craig County71 Sebastian Johansson OL 6-5 307 Fr. Sweden/Raceland (Ky.) HS73 Ryan Tillman OL 6-5 288 r-Sr. Centreville, Va./Hargrave Military74 Alex Schooler OL 6-6 290 r-So. Wichita, Kan./Collegiate75 C.J. Wood OL 6-5 295 Sr. Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville76 Garrett Scott OL 6-4 296 So. Douglas, Ga./Coff ee County77 Jordan Jeff ries OL 6-7 305 r-So. Oswego, Ill. /Oswego 78 Clint Van Horn OL 6-5 305 Fr. Beckley, W.Va. (Woodrow Wilson)79 Josh Lovell OL 6-6 290 r-Fr. Christchurch, Va./Christchurch81 Craig Wilkins WR 5-11 183 Fr. Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah82 Bryce Williams TE 6-5 186 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./North Davidson83 Eric Frohnapfel TE 6-6 223 Fr. Staff ord, Va./Colonial Forge84 Dameon Garrett WR 6-0 201 r-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/North College Hill85 Trent Martin K 6-1 205 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam86 Jamie Hatten TE 6-5 240 r-Jr. Hendersonville, N.C./Hendersonville87 Austin Dumas P 6-1 184 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Christian88 Demetrius Evans WR 6-2 191 So. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central89 Joe Woodrum TE 6-5 230 Fr. Bluefi eld, W.Va./Bluefi eld90 Blake Brooks DL 6-1 328 So. Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston91 Darien Moody DL 6-2 233 Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Lincoln92 James Rouse DL 6-5 250 r-So. Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg93 Brandon Bullock DL 6-3 350 r-Sr. Egg Harbor City, N.J./Absegami94 Jarquez Samuel DL 6-5 270 Fr. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta95 James Power LS 6-3 227 r-Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach96 Brandon Sparrow DL 6-4 280 So. Bedford, Va./Liberty97 Marques Aiken DL 6-4 270 r-So. Lauderhill, Fla./Boyd Anderson98 Delvin Johnson DL 6-3 312 r-Sr. Woodruff , S.C./Woodruff 99 Vinny Curry DL 6-4 263 r-Sr. Neptune, N.J./Harmony (Ohio)

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ROSTER BY CAREER STARTS

THUNDERING HERD DEFENSEDEFENSIVE LINE CORNERBACKS SAFETIES LINEBACKERSVinny Curry (32) Rashad Jackson (14) Omar Brown (29) Kellen Harris (20)Delvin Johnson (25) Darryl Roberts (8) Devin Arrington (18) Tyson Gale (15) James Rouse (7) Monterius Lovett (15) George Carpenter (7) Marquis Aiken (9) Zach Dunston (1) Jermaine Holmes (4)Brandon Bullock (3) Billy Mitchell (1)Brandon Sparrow (2) Trevor Black (1)Jeremiah Taylor (4) THUNDERING HERD OFFENSE TIGHT ENDS QUARTERBACKS RUNNING BACKS OFFENSIVE LINE WIDE RECEIVERSJamie Hatten (2) Rakeem Cato (6) Martin Ward (8) Chris Bowers (1) Aaron Dobson (21)Eric Frohnapfel (3) A.J. Graham (1) Tron Martinez (8) Corey Tenney (2) Troy Evans (7)

Gator Hoskins (6) Travon Van (1) Ryan TIllman (40) Antavious Wilson (24) C.J. Wood (32) Demetrius Evans (2) Jordan Jeff ries (2) Jermaine Kelson (2) Alex Schooler (1) Andre Booker (2) Garrett Scott (7) Chris Jasperse (7) John Bruhin (7) THUNDERING HERD SPECIALISTSLONG SNAPPER KICKER PUNTER HOLDERTyson Gale (17) Tyler Warner (20) Kase Whitehead (41) Kase Whitehead (29) Justin Haig (1)


Marshall’s Projected Depth chart

OFFENSE

Z WR- #9 ANTAVIOUS WILSON (6-1, 191, R-Jr., Pahokee, Fla.) #88 DEMETRIUS EVANS (6-2, 191, So., Belle Glade, Fla.) OR #81 CRAIG WILKINS (5-11, 183, Fr., Hialeah, Fla.)

X WR- #3 AARON DOBSON (6-3, 204, Jr., Dunbar, W.Va.) #11 WAYNE BONNER (6-4, 205, Sr., Milledgeville, Ga.) OR #24 JAZZ KING (5-11, 190, R-Fr., Duncan, S.C.)

LT- #73 RYAN TILLMAN (6-5, 288, R-Sr., Centreville, Va.) #77 JORDAN JEFFRIES (6-7, 305, R- So., Oswego, Ill.)

LG- #76 GARRETT SCOTT (6-4, 296, So., Douglas, Ga.) #74 ALEX SCHOOLER (6-6, 290, R-So., Wichita, Kan.)

C- #60 CHRIS JASPERSE (6-4, 296, R-Fr., Greensboro, N.C.) #63 CHRIS BOWERS (6-2, 285, R-Jr., Ona, W.Va.)

RG- #64 JOHN BRUHIN (6-4, 305, R-Sr., Powell, Tenn.) #70 CORY TENNEY (6-7, 298, R-So., New Castle, Va.)

RT- #75 C.J. WOOD (6-5, 295, Sr., Gainesville, Ga.) #79 JOSH LOVELL (6-6, 290, R-Fr., Christ Church, Va.) TE- #26 GATOR HOSKINS (6-2, 238, So., Gainesville, Fla.) OR #21 C.J. CRAWFORD (6-2, 228, R-So., Huntington, W.Va.) OR #83 ERIC FROHNAPHEL (6-6, 223, Fr., Staff ord, Va.) QB- #1 A.J. GRAHAM (6-4, 218, R-So., Tallahassee, Fla.) #12 RAKEEM CATO (6-1, 180, Fr., Miami, Fla.)

RB- #2 TRON MARTINEZ (5-9, 202, So., Hampton, Va.) OR #7 TRAVON VAN (5-10, 200, R-Fr., San Diego, Ca.) #42 ESSRAY TALIAFERRO (5-8, 180, R-So., Ashburn, Va.) OR #29 MARTIN WARD (5-10, 209, R-Jr., Jonesboro, Ga.)

H WR- #4 TROY EVANS (5-9, 204, Sr., Oakland, Ca.) OR #18 JERMAINE KELSON (5-8, 178, So., Miami, Fla.) OR #17 TOMMY SHULER (5-9, 182, Fr., Miami, Fla.) OR #19 ANDRE BOOKER (5-10, 176, Jr., Sarasota, Fla.)

DEFENSE

DE- #99 VINNY CURRY (6-4, 263, R-Sr., Neptune, N.J.) #40 RA’SHAWDE MYERS (6-3, 226, R-Fr., Cocoa, Fla.)

DT- #97 MARQUES AIKEN (6-4, 270, R-So., Lauderhill, Fla.) #96 BRANDON SPARROW (6-4, 280, So., Bedford, Va.)

NT- #98 DELVIN JOHNSON (6-3, 312, R-Sr., Woodruff , S.C.) #93 BRANDON BULLOCK (6-3, 350, R-Sr., Egg Harbor City, N.J.)

DE- #58 JEREMIAH TAYLOR (6-4, 250, So., South Point, Ohio) #43 TREVOR BLACK (6-2, 242, So., Charlotte, N.C.)


SLB- #48 GEORGE CARPENTER (5-11, 224, Sr., Lancaster, Ohio) #27 BILLY MITCHELL (6-3, 226, R-So., Navarre, Fla.)

MLB- #46 JERMAINE HOLMES (5-11, 238, Fr., Valdosta, Ga.) #35 KELLEN HARRIS (6-3, 234, R-Sr., Sharon, Pa.) WLB- #47 TYSON GALE (6-3, 228, Sr., Alva, Okla.) #33 T.J. ROSS (6-0, 220, So., Durham, N.C.)

CB- #5 RASHAD JACKSON (5-9, 180, R-Sr., Belle Glade, Fla.) OR #39 DARRYL ROBERTS (5-11, 177, So., Lakeland, Fla.) #32 TYRONE CARPER (5-9, 173, R-Sr., Bluefi eld, Va.)

SS- #25 DEVIN ARRINGTON (6-2, 209, R-Jr., Portsmouth, Va.) #6 PHILLIP WARREN (5-10, 189, R-Fr., Miami, Fla.) #44 DEREK MITCHELL (6-2, 200, R-So., Point Pleasant, W.Va.)

FS- #31 OMAR BROWN (5-11, 195, Sr., Moncks Corner, S.C.) #30 EVAN MCKELVEY (6-1, 205, Fr., Moncks Corner, S.C.) #44 DEREK MITCHELL (6-2, 200, R-So., Point Pleasant, W.Va.)

CB- #36 MONTERIUS LOVETT (5-11, 175, R-Fr., Tallahassee, Fla.) #8 KEITH BAXTER (5-11, 190, Fr., Homestead, Fla.)

SPECIALISTS

K- #37 TYLER WARNER (6-4, 214, Sr., Parkersburg, W.Va.) OR #23 JUSTIN HAIG (5-8, 182, R-Fr., Delray Beach, Fla.)

KO- #23 JUSTIN HAIG (5-8, 182, R-Fr., Delray Beach, Fla.)

P- #41 KASE WHITEHEAD (5-10, 173, Sr., Maryville, Tenn.)

H- #41 KASE WHITEHEAD (5-10, 173, Sr., Maryville, Tenn.) SNAP- #47 TYSON GALE (6-3, 228, Sr., Alva, Okla.)

PR- #19 ANDRE BOOKER (5-10, 176, Jr., Sarasota, Fla.)

KR- #19 ANDRE BOOKER (5-10, 176, Jr., Sarasota, Fla.) #29 MARTIN WARD (5-10, 209, R-Jr., Jonesboro, Ga.)


The Last Time ...MarshallShut Out An Opponent: November 28, 2003, vs. Ohio (Marshall 28, Ohio 0)Shut Out An Opponent in the First Half: Nov. 10, 2007 vs. ECU (10-0 fi rst half, 26-7 win)Rushed For More Than 300 Yards: Oct. 21, 2006, at UAB (46 carries for 317 yards)Rushed For More Than 400 Yards: Nov. 8, 1940, vs. Detroit Tech (576 yards)Passed For More Than 300 Yards: Nov. 6, 2010 at UAB (Brian Anderson - 25-41-1 for 304 yards and 3 TDs)Passed For More Than 400 Yards: Sept. 15, 2007, Bernard Morris vs. New Hampshire (31-of-42 for 417 yards and 3 TDs)Passed For More Than 500 Yards: Byron Leftwich, Dec. 19, 2001, vs. ECU (GMAC Bowl), 41-70, 576 yardsPassed For Four Touchdowns: Stan Hill, vs. Buffalo, Oct. 23, 2004, (19-26, 269 yards, 4 TD’s)Passed For Five Touchdowns: Stan Hill, vs. Kent State, Oct. 11, 2003, (27-32, 392 yards, 5 TD’s)Passed For Six Touchdowns: Byron Leftwich, vs. Ohio, Nov. 17, 2001, (28-39, 399 yards, 6 TD’s)Failed To Pass For A Touchdown: Oct. 15, 2011 vs. Rice (W, 24-20)Had More Than 500 Yards Offense: Sept. 15, 2007 vs. New Hampshire (81 plays for 562 yards)Had More Than 600 Yards Offense: Oct. 11, 2003, vs. Kent State, (73 plays, 604 yards)Had More Than 700 Yards Offense: Oct. 12, 2002, vs. Buffalo (71 plays for 733 yards)Scored More Than 50 Points: Sept. 9, 2006, vs. Hofstra (MU 54, Hofstra 31)Scored More Than 60 Points: Oct. 12, 2002, vs. Buffalo, Marshall-66, Buffalo-21Failed to Pass for More than 100 Yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (87 yards)Failed to Pass for More than 100 Yards in Back-to-Back games: Nov. 15, 2008 vs. UCF (84 yards); Nov. 22, 2008 at Rice (83 yards)Failed to Rush for More Than 50 yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (43 yards on 21 carries)Held An Opponent to Less Than 50 yards Rushing: Sept. 4, 2011 at West Virginia (42 yards on 26 attempts)Held An Opponent to Negative yards Rushing: Sept. 9, 2006, vs. Hofstra (-5 yards on 18 carries)Held An Opponent To Less Than 100 Yards Passing: Nov. 15, 2008 vs. UCF (29 yards of 4 of 17 passing)Held An Opponent To Negative yards Passing: Nov. 26, 2005 at Memphis (1 of 8 for -3 yards)Held An Opponent To Less Than 200 Yards Total Offense: Oct. 1, 2005 vs. SMU (191 total yards)Failed To Score A Touchdown: Sept. 27, 2008 at West Virginia (L, 27-3)Failed To Score an Offensive Touchdown: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (L, 16-6)Did Not Punt in a Game: Oct. 21, 2006, at UABReturned A Kickoff For A Touchdown: Oct. 2, 2010 at Southern Miss (Troy Evans, 100 yards)Returned A Punt For A Touchdown: Sept. 4, 2011 at West Virginia (Andre Booker, 87 yards)Returned A Blocked Punt For A Touchdown: Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Tulane (Kevin Perry, 2 yards)Returned A Blocked FG For A Touchdown: Sept. 2, 1010 at Ohio State (Ahmed Shakoor, 61 yards)Player Had 20 or more tackles: Mario Harvey vs. Tulane, Nov. 27, 2010 (21 total tackles, 9 solo)Blocked A Punt: Sept. 10, 2011 vs. Southern Miss (Jermaine Kelson)Blocked A FG: Sept. 10, 2010 vs West Virginia (Johnny Jones)Blocked An EP: at Louisville, Oct. 1, 2011 (Vinny Curry)Returned An Interception For A Touchdown: Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Tulane (Rashad Jackson, 84 yards)Returned A Fumble For A Touchdown: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (Rashad Jackson, 12 yards)Returned A PAT for 2 points: Oct. 30, 2010 vs. UTEP (Donald Brown INT return)Scored A Safety: Sept. 10, 2011 vs. Southern Miss (Vinny Curry tackled Kendrick Hardy in the end zone)Player Rushed For More Than 100 Yards: Oct. 15, 2011 vs. Rice (A.J. Graham rushed for 129 yards and 2 TDs on 20 carries)Two Players Rushed For More Than 100 Yards: Nov. 21, 2009 vs. SMU (Martin Ward, 25 for 136 yards, 1 TD, Terrell Edwards-Maye, 22 for 113, 1TD)Player Rushed For More Than 200 Yards: Darius Marshall vs. Memphis on Sept. 26, 2009 (25 carries for 203 yards and 3 TDs)Player Rushed For Three Touchdowns: Darius Marshall vs. Memphis on Sept. 26, 2009 (3 TDS on 25 carries for 203 yards)Player Had More Than 100 Yards Receiving: Aaron Dobson vs. Virginia Tech on Sept. 24, 2011 (5 catches for 103 yards and 1 TD)Player Had More Than 200 Yards Receiving: Josh Davis, Aug. 31, 2002, vs. Appalachian State (11 receptions for 264 yards)Two Players Had More Than 100 Yards Receiving: Chuck Walker (119) and Cody Slate (114), Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Southern IllinoisPlayer Had Three Touchdowns Receiving: Josh Davis, Oct. 11, 2003, vs. Kent State (3 TD’s, 18, 27 and 3 yds.)Two Receivers Had Two Touchdowns Receiving: Denero Marriott & Demetrius Doss, Dec. 18, 2002, vs. Louisville, GMAC Bowl Player Had Two Interceptions: Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Tulane (2 INT by Omar Brown)Allowed six or more sacks: Nov. 14, 2008, vs. Southern Miss, (allowed seven sacks)Played An Overtime Game: Sept. 10, 2010 vs. West Virginia (Lost 24-21 in 1st OT)Ranked In The Final Season Poll: ESPN/USA Today 2002 #19, Associated Press 2002-#24Ranked In The Top 10 Of Regular Season Poll: ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Final Poll 1999, #10Ranked In 11-25 Of Regular Season Poll: ESPN/USA Today 2002 #19, Associated Press 2002-#24 (Final week)Defeated a Nationally-Ranked Opponent: Sept. 20, 2003 at #6 (AP) Kansas State (27-20)


An OpponentShut Out Marshall: Oct. 14, 2000, at Toledo, Toledo-42, Marshall-0Shut Out Marshall in the fi rst half: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (trailed 16-0, MU lost 16-6)Rushed For More Than 200 Yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (51 carries for 240 yards)Rushed For More Than 300 Yards: Sept. 12, 2009 at Virginia Tech (53 carries for 444 yards)Rushed For More Than 400 Yards: Sept. 12, 2009 at Virginia Tech (53 carries for 444 yards)Passed For More Than 300 Yards: Sept. 10, 2011 vs. Southern Miss (Austin Davis, 25-49, 309 yards)Passed For More Than 400 Yards: Nov. 28, 2009 at UTEP (517 yards)Had More Than 500 Yards Total Offense: Sept. 17, 2011 at Ohio (85 plays for 559 yards)Had More Than 600 Yards Total Offense: Sept. 12, 2009 at Virginia Tech (605 yards)Scored 50 Points: Nov. 28, 2009 at UTEP, Marshall-21, UTEP-52Returned A Kickoff For A Touchdown: Tavon Austin, West Virginia, Sept. 4, 2011 (100 yards)Returned A Punt For A Touchdown: Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech, Sept. 12, 2009 (64 yards)Returned an Interception For A Touchdown: A.J. Boyue, Oct. 13, 2010 vs. UCF (42 yards)Returned Two Interceptions For A Touchdown: Sept. 18, 2010 at Bowling Green (Dwayne Woods-78 yards and Jerry Gates-28 yards) Returned A Fumble For A Touchdown: Jamar Newsome, UCF, Nov. 15, 2008 (0 yards)Blocked A Punt: Oct. 30, 2010 vs. UTEP (Adam Ayala blocked a Kase Whitehead punt)Returned A Blocked Punt For A Touchdown: Kyle Hopton at Southern Miss on Nov. 25, 2006 (0 yards)Blocked A Field Goal: Oct. 1, 2011 at Louisville - William Savoy blocked a Tyler Warner FG attemptBlocked An Extra Point Attempt: Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Ohio (Ernie Hodge blocked a Tyler Warner PAT)Scored A Safety: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (MU’s Gator Hoskins was called for holding in the end zone)Player Rushed For 100 Yards: Oct. 8, 2011 at UCF (Brynn Harvey rushed for 180 yards on 30 carries)Two Players Rushed For 100 Yards: Sept. 12, 2009 at Virginia Tech (David Wilson 165 yards and 1 TD, Ryan Williams 164 yards and 3 TDs)Player Rushed For 200 Yards: Nov. 20, 2010 at SMU (Zach Line rushed for 202 yards on 30 carries with 1 TD)

The Last Time ...


Box Score (Final)2011 Marshall Football

Marshall vs #24 WEST VIRGINIA (Sep 04, 2011 at Morgantown, W.Va.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 7 3 3 0 13WEST VIRGINIA 3 17 7 7 34

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 10:18 MARSHALL - BOOKER, Andre 87 yd punt return (WARNER, Tyler kick)

05:36 WVU - BITANCURT, Tyle 27 yd field goal, 10-71 4:382nd 13:51 WVU - MCCARTNEY, Ivan 4 yd pass from SMITH, Geno (BITANCURT, Tyle kick), 10-62 3:32

05:25 WVU - BAILEY, Stedman 15 yd pass from SMITH, Geno (BITANCURT, Tyle kick), 13-62 6:0501:55 WVU - BITANCURT, Tyle 43 yd field goal, 7-23 2:1400:00 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 24 yd field goal, 10-72 1:55

3rd 05:14 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 21 yd field goal, 12-47 5:1104:59 WVU - AUSTIN, Tavon 100 yd kickoff return (BITANCURT, Tyle kick)

4th 14:36 WVU - ROBERTS, V. 1 yd run (BITANCURT, Tyle kick), 11-54 3:46

MARSHALL WVUFIRST DOWNS 9 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-72 26-42PASSING YDS (NET) 115 249Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-15-0 35-26-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 44-187 61-291Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-87 3-46Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-102 2-119Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-44.8 2-50.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 7-35 2-15Possession Time 20:33 24:51Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 1-7

RUSHING: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 10-76; CATO, Rakeem 2-3; VAN, Travon 10-1; TEAM 1-minus 8. WESTVIRGINIA-BUIE, Andrew 15-30; ROBERTS, V. 7-12; SMITH, Geno 3-7; AUSTIN, Tavon 1-minus 7.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 15-21-0-115. WEST VIRGINIA-SMITH, Geno 26-35-0-249.

RECEIVING: Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 6-22; WILSON, Antavious 4-64; KELSON, Jermaine 2-13; CRAWFORD,C.J. 1-16; MARTINEZ, Tron 1-1; HOSKINS, Gator 1-minus 1. WEST VIRGINIA-BAILEY, Stedman 5-76;MCCARTNEY, Ivan 5-31; BROWN, Devon 4-42; BUIE, Andrew 4-11; AUSTIN, Tavon 3-32; GARRISON, D. 2-9;MILHOUSE, Willi 1-29; STARKS, Brad 1-11; URBAN, Tyler 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-None. WEST VIRGINIA-None.

FUMBLES: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 1-0. WEST VIRGINIA-SMITH, Geno 1-0.

Marshall (0-1) vs. WEST VIRGINIA (1-0)Date: Sep 04, 2011 • Site: Morgantown, W.Va. • Stadium: Milan Puskar StadiumAttendance: 60758

Kickoff time: 3:37 p.m • End of Game: 10:24pm • Total elapsed time: 2:25Officials: Referee: John McDaid; Umpire: Jeffrey Akers; Linesman: Jon Stabile;Line judge: Hugh Campbell; Back judge: Bryan Platt; Field judge: Rick Santilli;Side judge: Bruce Williams; Scorer: Mark DeVault;Temperature: 89 • Wind: Calm • Weather: Overcastid-992810


Southern Miss vs Marshall (Sep 10, 2011 at Huntington, WV)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSouthern Miss 7 10 0 3 20Marshall 3 7 14 2 26

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 06:29 MARSHALL - WARNER, Tyler 32 yd field goal, 12-64 5:10

01:15 USM - LLANOS, F. 13 yd pass from DAVIS, Austin (HRAPMANN, Danny kick), 13-72 5:142nd 10:41 USM - HRAPMANN, Danny 36 yd field goal, 11-41 4:08

05:30 USM - LLANOS, F. 90 yd pass from DAVIS, Austin (HRAPMANN, Danny kick), 1-95 0:1500:27 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 10 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 7-41 1:29

3rd 13:15 MARSHALL - HOSKINS, Gator 11 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 5-35 1:1201:19 MARSHALL - DOBSON, Aaron 17 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem (WARNER, Tyler kick), 6-50 1:36

4th 09:15 MARSHALL - CURRY, Vinny safety01:22 USM - HRAPMANN, Danny 28 yd field goal, 7-50 1:12

USM MARSHALLFIRST DOWNS 20 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-75 37-103PASSING YDS (NET) 309 275Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-25-3 42-27-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-384 79-378Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 2-25Punt Returns-Yards 3-43 2-22Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-91 4-95Interception Returns-Yards 2-48 3-29Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 8-42.5Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-20 9-80Possession Time 27:14 32:46Third-Down Conversions 9 of 20 7 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 5-37

RUSHING: Southern Miss-WOODYARD, Jamal 11-54; HARDY, Kendrick 7-33; LAMPLEY, Tracy 2-16; DAVIS,Austin 8-minus 28. Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 17-69; VAN, Travon 11-30; CATO, Rakeem 7-5; TEAM 2-minus1.

PASSING: Southern Miss-DAVIS, Austin 25-49-3-309. Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 27-42-2-275.

RECEIVING: Southern Miss-LLANOS, F. 5-132; BALENTINE, Ryan 5-51; SULLIVAN, D. 4-58; LAMPLEY, Tracy4-29; HARDY, Kendrick 4-27; SPIGHT, William 2-10; PIERCE, Quentin 1-2. Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 7-69;WILSON, Antavious 4-30; VAN, Travon 4-23; SHULER, Tommy 3-62; HOSKINS, Gator 3-33; MARTINEZ, Tron2-21; CRAWFORD, C.J. 2-14; EVANS, Demetrius 1-21; KELSON, Jermaine 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Southern Miss-WILLIAMS, Korey 1-26; THORNTON, R. 1-22. Marshall-JACKSON, Rashad 1-29;LOVETT, Monterius 1-0; ARRINGTON, Devin 1-0.

FUMBLES: Southern Miss-BALENTINE, Ryan 1-1; SPIGHT, William 1-1; HARDY, Kendrick 1-1. Marshall-None.

Southern Miss (1-0) vs. Marshall (0-1)Date: Sep 10, 2011 • Site: Huntington, WV • Stadium: Joan C. EdwardsAttendance: 24247

Kickoff time: 3:39 PM • End of Game: 7:15 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:36Officials: Referee: Randy Smith; Umpire: Jeff Tomlin; Linesman: RG Detillier;Line judge: R. Pearson; Back judge: Larry C Neal Jr; Field judge: Justin Larrew;Side judge: Tony Lombardo; Scorer: Robert Stigall;Temperature: 76 • Wind: SE 5 MPH • Weather: Sunny



Marshall vs UCF (Oct 08, 2011 at Orlando, Fla.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalMarshall 0 0 6 0 6UCF 14 2 0 0 16

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 10:43 UCF - GUYTON, A.J. 5 yd pass from GODFREY, Jeff (MOFFITT, Shawn kick), 7-67 4:17

00:09 UCF - MURRAY, L. 4 yd run (MOFFITT, Shawn kick), 6-69 3:162nd 08:54 UCF - TEAM safety3rd 03:17 MARSHALL - JACKSON, Rashad 12 yd fumble recovery (CATO, Rakeem pass failed)

MARSHALL UCFFIRST DOWNS 6 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-43 51-240PASSING YDS (NET) 87 147Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-11-0 22-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 50-130 73-387Fumble Returns-Yards 1-12 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-16Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-62 3-68Interception Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 8-41.5 7-33.4Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 4-28 5-45Possession Time 19:46 40:14Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 4 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 2-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 1-9

RUSHING: Marshall-MARTINEZ, Tron 11-33; CATO, Rakeem 4-6; VAN, Travon 5-6; TEAM 1-minus 2.UCF-HARVEY, Brynn 30-180; WILLIAMS, K. 3-34; GODFREY, Jeff 4-19; MURRAY, L. 3-11; WEAVER, Ronnie9-3; TEAM 1-minus 3; BORTLES, Blake 1-minus 4.

PASSING: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 11-29-0-87. UCF-GODFREY, Jeff 13-22-1-147; BORTLES, Blake 0-0-0-0.

RECEIVING: Marshall-DOBSON, Aaron 3-33; MARTINEZ, Tron 2-24; VAN, Travon 2-10; KELSON, Jermaine 2-1;EVANS, Troy 1-12; CRAWFORD, C.J. 1-7. UCF-REESE, Josh 4-42; WORTON, J.J. 2-36; NISSLEY, Adam 2-16;WILLIAMS, K. 1-27; HARVEY, Brynn 1-17; GUYTON, A.J. 1-5; FLOYD, D. 1-3; GIOVANETTI, B. 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall-BROWN, Omar 1-7. UCF-None.

FUMBLES: Marshall-CATO, Rakeem 1-1. UCF-WEAVER, Ronnie 1-1; HARVEY, Brynn 1-1.

Marshall (2-4,1-1) vs. UCF (3-2,1-0)Date: Oct 08, 2011 • Site: Orlando, Fla. • Stadium: BHNSAttendance: 24750

Kickoff time: 7:04 pm • End of Game: 9:51 • Total elapsed time: 2:47Officials: Referee: Steve Barth; Umpire: Ramon George; Linesman: Gregory Allen;Line judge: George Geiss; Back judge: Jabir Walker; Field judge: Glen Fucik;Side judge: Tony Meyer; Scorer: Pat Hernan;Temperature: 68 • Wind: ENE 8mph • Weather: Rain

2011 Marshall FootballMarshall Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2011)

All games

Team Statistics MARSHALL OPPSCORING 103 177 Points Per Game 14.7 25.3FIRST DOWNS 101 145 R u s h i n g 41 65 P a s s i n g 54 70 P e n a l t y 6 10RUSHING YARDAGE 730 1097 Yards gained rushing 889 1341 Yards lost rushing 159 244 Rushing Attempts 227 271 Average Per Rush 3.2 4.0 Average Per Game 104.3 156.7 TDs Rushing 3 10PASSING YARDAGE 1228 1610 C o m p - A t t - I n t 113-211-8 139-219-7 Average Per Pass 5.8 7.4 Average Per Catch 10.9 11.6 Average Per Game 175.4 230.0 TDs Passing 7 10TOTAL OFFENSE 1958 2707 Total Plays 438 490 Average Per Play 4.5 5.5 Average Per Game 279.7 386.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 31-670 21-546PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-117 16-167INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-36 8-108KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 26.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 10.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.1 13.5FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 13-10PENALTIES-Yards 40-303 40-292 Average Per Game 43.3 41.7PUNTS-Yards 45-1825 32-1218 Average Per Punt 40.6 38.1 Net punt average 35.5 33.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 1 9 3 1 : 3 63RD-DOWN Conversions 30/100 42/105 3rd-Down Pct 30% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/6 3/6 4th-Down Pct 17% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 17-101 14-79MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 12 21FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-10 10-12ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1RED-ZONE SCORES (12-14) 86% (24-29) 83%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-14) 57% (15-29) 52%PAT-ATTEMPTS (11-11) 100% (19-21) 90%ATTENDANCE 86180 163019 Games/Avg Per Game 3/28727 4/40755 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMarshall 31 30 26 16 0 103Opponents 47 82 24 24 0 177

2011 Marshall FootballMarshall Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2011)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMARTINEZ, Tron 7 - 6 85 394 27 367 4.3 1 22 52.4VAN, Travon 7 - 1 75 234 33 201 2.7 0 14 28.7GRAHAM, A.J. 2 - 1 21 142 7 135 6.4 2 16 67.5TALIAFERRO, Essray 7 - 0 5 20 0 20 4.0 0 10 2.9CATO, Rakeem 7 - 6 30 87 72 15 0.5 0 11 2.1WARD, Martin 6 - 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 2.0TEAM 6 - 0 10 0 20 -20 -2.0 0 0 -3.3Total 7 227 889 159 730 3.2 3 22 104.3Opponents 7 271 1341 244 1097 4.0 10 50 156.7

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gCATO, Rakeem 7 - 6 110.22 99-180-7 55.0 1075 7 45 153.6GRAHAM, A.J. 2 - 1 80.17 14-31-1 45.2 153 0 33 76.5Total 7 105.81 113-211-8 53.6 1228 7 45 175.4Opponents 7 133.90 139-219-7 63.5 1610 10 90 230.0

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gDOBSON, Aaron 7 - 7 25 309 12.4 4 45 44.1WILSON, Antavious 6 - 5 14 203 14.5 0 30 33.8KELSON, Jermaine 7 - 2 13 100 7.7 0 19 14.3MARTINEZ, Tron 7 - 6 11 98 8.9 0 25 14.0VAN, Travon 7 - 1 10 62 6.2 0 19 8.9HOSKINS, Gator 7 - 6 9 56 6.2 1 23 8.0CRAWFORD, C.J. 7 - 0 8 71 8.9 1 16 10.1EVANS, Troy 5 - 3 7 71 10.1 0 33 14.2SHULER, Tommy 5 - 0 5 64 12.8 0 39 12.8BOOKER, Andre 7 - 2 4 98 24.5 0 32 14.0BONNER, Wayne 5 - 0 2 38 19.0 0 23 7.6FROHNAPFEL, Eric. 7 - 3 2 25 12.5 0 13 3.6EVANS, Demetrius 2 - 0 1 21 21.0 0 21 10.5TALIAFERRO, Essray 7 - 0 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.4KING, Jazz 3 - 0 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.7Total 7 113 1228 10.9 7 45 175.4Opponents 7 139 1610 11.6 10 90 230.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgBOOKER, Andre 5 95 19.0 1 87KELSON, Jermaine 1 22 22.0 0 0Total 6 117 19.5 1 87Opponents 16 167 10.4 0 22

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgLOVETT, Monterius 2 0 0.0 0 0BROWN, Omar 2 7 3.5 0 7JACKSON, Rashad 1 29 29.0 0 29ARRINGTON, Devin 1 0 0.0 0 0GALE, Tyson 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 7 36 5.1 0 29Opponents 8 108 13.5 0 36

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgBOOKER, Andre 22 505 23.0 0 35EVANS, Troy 5 124 24.8 0 33WARD, Martin 2 30 15.0 0 16BAZZIE, Alex 1 2 2.0 0 2MARTINEZ, Tron 1 9 9.0 0 9Total 31 670 21.6 0 35Opponents 21 546 26.0 1 100

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgMITCHELL, Billy 1 19 19.0 0 19CARPENTER, George 1 6 6.0 0 6JACKSON, Rashad 1 12 12.0 1 12LOVETT, Monterius 1 5 5.0 0 5Total 4 42 10.5 1 19Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsWARNER, Tyler - 5-8 10-10 - - - - - 25DOBSON, Aaron 4 - - - - - - - 24GRAHAM, A.J. 2 - - - - - - - 12BOOKER, Andre 1 - - - - - - - 6JACKSON, Rashad 1 - - - - - - - 6MARTINEZ, Tron 1 - - - - - - - 6KING, Jazz 1 - - - - - - - 6CRAWFORD, C.J. 1 - - - - - - - 6HOSKINS, Gator 1 - - - - - - - 6HAIG, Justin - 1-2 1-1 - - - - - 4CURRY, Vinny - - - - - - - 1 2CATO, Rakeem - - - - - 0-1 - - 0GALE, Tyson - - - - - - - - 0LOVETT, Monterius - - - - - - - - 0Total 12 6-10 11-11 - - 0-1 - 1 103Opponents 21 10-12 19-21 - - - - 1 177

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gCATO, Rakeem 7 210 15 1075 1090 155.7MARTINEZ, Tron 7 85 367 0 367 52.4GRAHAM, A.J. 2 52 135 153 288 144.0VAN, Travon 7 75 201 0 201 28.7TALIAFERRO, Essray 7 5 20 0 20 2.9WARD, Martin 6 1 12 0 12 2.0TEAM 6 10 -20 0 -20 -3.3Total 7 438 730 1228 1958 279.7Opponents 7 490 1097 1610 2707 386.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkWARNER, Tyler 5-8 62.5 0-1 2-2 1-1 2-4 0-0 45 1HAIG, Justin 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 24 0

FG Sequence Marshall OpponentsWEST VIRGINIA (24),(21) (27),(43)Southern Miss (32),41 (36),(28)Ohio University - (20),(21),(34)Virginia Tech (45) (41),37LOUISVILLE 48,19,(24) 47UCF 40 -RICE (45) (35),(24)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkWHITEHEAD, Kase 45 1825 40.6 53 3 9 13 3 0Total 45 1825 40.6 53 3 9 13 3 0Opponents 32 1218 38.1 67 2 9 12 4 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnHAIG, Justin 24 1414 58.9 1 1Total 24 1414 58.9 1 1 26.0 35.3 34Opponents 37 2297 62.1 6 0 21.6 40.7 29


All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBOOKER, Andre 7 0 98 95 505 0 698 99.7MARTINEZ, Tro 7 367 98 0 9 0 474 67.7DOBSON, Aaro 7 0 309 0 0 0 309 44.1VAN, Travon 7 201 62 0 0 0 263 37.6WILSON, Antavi 6 0 203 0 0 0 203 33.8EVANS, Troy 5 0 71 0 124 0 195 39.0GRAHAM, A.J. 2 135 0 0 0 0 135 67.5KELSON, Jerma 7 0 100 22 0 0 122 17.4CRAWFORD, C. 7 0 71 0 0 0 71 10.1SHULER, Tomm 5 0 64 0 0 0 64 12.8HOSKINS, Gato 7 0 56 0 0 0 56 8.0WARD, Martin 6 12 0 0 30 0 42 7.0BONNER, Wayn 5 0 38 0 0 0 38 7.6TALIAFERRO, E 7 20 10 0 0 0 30 4.3JACKSON, Ras 7 0 0 0 0 29 29 4.1F R O H N A P F E L , 7 0 25 0 0 0 25 3.6EVANS, Demetri 2 0 21 0 0 0 21 10.5CATO, Rakeem 7 15 0 0 0 0 15 2.1BROWN, Omar 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 1.0BAZZIE, Alex 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.3KING, Jazz 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.7TEAM 6 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -3.3Total 7 730 1228 117 670 36 2781 397.3Opponents 7 1097 1610 167 546 108 3528 504.0

2011 Marshall FootballMarshall Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2011)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf31 BROWN, Omar 7-7 48 30 78 3.5-8 . 2-7 2 . . 3 . .47 GALE, Tyson 7-7 20 32 52 6.0-13 . 1-0 2 . . . . .48 CARPENTER, George 7-7 16 30 46 5.5-34 3.0-21 . 1 7 3-6 2 . .99 CURRY, Vinny 7-7 25 17 42 17.0-87 9.5-57 . . 3 1-0 3 2 125 ARRINGTON, Devin 7-7 17 18 35 1.0-1 . 1-0 2 . . 1 . .35 HARRIS, Kellen 7-3 7 27 34 3.5-5 . . . 1 . 1 . .5 JACKSON, Rashad 7-5 23 10 33 3.5-9 . 1-29 8 . 1-12 . . .36 LOVETT, Monterius 7-6 16 10 26 . . 2-0 2 . 2-5 . . .98 JOHNSON, Delvin 7-7 12 11 23 6.0-11 0.5-5 . 1 4 1-0 . . .97 AIKEN, Marques 6-6 8 13 21 4.0-4 . . 1 . . . . .43 BLACK, Trevor 7-0 12 7 19 4.5-10 . . 1 1 . . . .46 HOLMES, Jermaine 7-4 7 10 17 2.5-5 . . 1 . . . . .96 SPARROW, Brandon 7-1 5 11 16 2.0-8 1.0-3 . . 2 1-0 . . .58 TAYLOR, Jeremiah 6-5 7 9 16 3.0-3 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . .39 ROBERTS, Darryl 7-3 11 4 15 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . . .53 BAZZIE, Alex 7-0 4 6 10 . . . . 1 . . . .27 MITCHELL, Billy 7-1 5 5 10 . . . 2 . 1-19 . . .6 WARREN, Phillip 7-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .40 MYERS, Ra'Shawde 7-0 1 3 4 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 1 . . . .93 BULLOCK, Brandon 6-0 2 2 4 2.5-10 1.0-7 . . . . . . .44 MITCHELL, Derek 7-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .32 CARPER, Tyrone 7-0 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .33 ROSS, T.J. 7-0 1 3 4 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .49 CARTER, Cortez 6-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .8 BAXTER, Keith 3-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .23 HAIG, Justin 7-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .1C HOLMES, Ardy 2-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .45 PICKETT, Matt 6-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .14 WAITERS, Raheem 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .73 TILLMAN, Ryan 6-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .29 WARD, Martin 6-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .3 DOBSON, Aaron 7-7 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .42 TALIAFERRO, Essray 7-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .9 WILSON, Antavious 6-5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .2 MARTINEZ, Tron 7-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .92 ROUSE, James 3-1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .21 CRAWFORD, C.J. 7-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 VAN, Travon 7-1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .18 KELSON, Jermaine 7-2 . . . . . . . . . . 1 .

Total 7 265 274 539 67-217 17-101 7-36 27 23 10-42 10 3 1Opponents 7 230 231 461 42-161 14-79 8-108 23 26 4-0 5 1 1

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