American college football season
The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia , and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff .
On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference .[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[2]
Schedule [ edit ] Marshall announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[3] [4] The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 p.m. at Navy * CBSSN W 49–730,131 September 11 6:30 p.m. North Carolina Central * ESPN+ W 44–1024,521 September 18 6:00 p.m. East Carolina * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry ) CBSSN Facebook L 38–4224,833 7:30 p.m. at Appalachian State * ESPN L 30–3128,377 October 2 7:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Stadium L 28–3415,806 October 9 2:00 p.m. Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN Facebook W 20–13 OT 24,172 7:00 p.m. at North Texas CBSSN W 49–2113,123 October 30 3:30 p.m. FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium W 38–018,466 November 6 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN Facebook W 28–1321,803 November 13 3:30 p.m. UAB Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 14–2119,329 November 20 3:30 p.m. at Charlotte Stadium W 49–2813,211 November 27 3:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 21–5319,134 December 18 9:15 p.m. vs. No. 23 Louisiana * ESPN L 21–3621,642
Schedule Source: [3] [5] Game summaries [ edit ] At Navy [ edit ] Game One – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 7 7 21 49 Midshipmen 0 0 0 7 7
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
Date : Saturday, September 4, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind : SW 5–10 mphGame attendance : 30,131Referee : Scott HardinTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)Pregame line : Marshall –2.5
Game information First quarter (12:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Marshall 7–0 ) (6:46) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:46; Marshall 14–0 ) Second quarter (10:24) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:10; Marshall 21–0 ) Third quarter (11:56) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 9 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:26; Marshall 28–0 ) Fourth quarter (12:04) NAVY – Xavier Arline 1 yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:20; Marshall 28–7 ) (8:02) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:02; Marshall 35–7 ) (5:31) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:55; Marshall 42–7 ) (2:01) MRSH – EJ Horton 30 yard pass from Luke Zban, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:07; Marshall 49–7 )
Statistics MRSH NAVY First downs 23 24 Plays–yards 63–464 92–398 Rushes–yards 30–101 76–337 Passing yards 363 61 Passing: comp–att–int 21–33–2 5–16–2 Time of possession 18:41 41:19
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 20/30, 333 yards, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 14 carries, 59 yards, 4 TD Receiving Talik Keaton 5 receptions, 100 yards Navy Passing Maasai Maynor 2/6, 27 yards Rushing James Harris II 11 carries, 80 yards Receiving Mychal Cooper 2 receptions, 30 yards
North Carolina Central [ edit ] Game Two – North Carolina Central Eagles (1–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 0 3 10 Thundering Herd 6 24 7 7 44
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 11, 2021Game time : 6:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,521Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jake Griffith (play-by-play), Dave Wilson (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –43.5
Game information First quarter (9:19) MRSH – Grant Wells 10 yard rush, Grant Wells pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:08; Marshall 6–0 ) Second quarter (14:05) MRSH – Talik Keaton 14 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Marshall 13–0 ) (8:57) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:46; Marshall 20–0 ) (3:23) NCCU – Mookie Collier 4 yard pass from Davius Richard, Adrian Olivio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:36; Marshall 20–7 ) (2:04) MRSH – Talik Keaton 46 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:19; Marshall 27–7 ) (0:25) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 27 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:51; Marshall 30–7 ) Third quarter (4:40) MRSH – Knowledge McDaniel 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:02; Marshall 37–7 ) Fourth quarter (7:28) MRSH – Ethan Payne 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 99 yards, 4:57; Marshall 44–7 ) (0:53) NCCU – Adrian Olivio 21 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:35; Marshall 44–10 )
Statistics NCCU MRSH First downs 9 38 Plays–yards 60–177 100–700 Rushes–yards 28–71 42–237 Passing yards 106 463 Passing: comp–att–int 14–32–0 42–58–2 Time of possession 27:24 32:36
Team Category Player Statistics NC Central Passing Davius Richard 14/32, 106 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jamal Currie-Elliott 9 carries, 34 yards Receiving Tyler Barnes 3 receptions, 40 yards Marshall Passing Grant Wells 34/47, 347 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Knowledge McDaniel 7 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jayden Harrison 4 receptions, 81 yards
East Carolina [ edit ] Game Three – East Carolina Pirates (0–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 7 14 0 21 42 Thundering Herd 10 14 14 0 38
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 18, 2021Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,833Referee : Luke RichardTV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook ) : Michael Grady (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –9.5
Game information First quarter (12:20) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 29 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:40; Marshall 3–0 ) (9:13) ECU – Tyler Snead 24 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; East Carolina 7–3 ) (5:20) MRSH – Willie Johnson 19 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:42; Marshall 10–7 ) Second quarter (12:33) ECU – Keaton Mitchell 88 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 1:24; East Carolina 14–10 ) (10:28) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 26 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Marshall 17–14 ) (7:31) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21; Marshall 24–14 ) (0:08) ECU – Shane Calhoun 5 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 3:25; Marshall 24–21 ) Third quarter (10:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 49 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:34; Marshall 31–21 ) (1:03) MRSH – Grant Wells 6 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:00; Marshall 38–21 ) Fourth quarter (7:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 5 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:33; Marshall 38–28 ) (2:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 27 yard pass from Tyler Snead, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Marshall 38–35 ) (0:55) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:36; East Carolina 42–38 )
Statistics ECU MRSH First downs 27 24 Plays–yards 91–563 76–647 Rushes–yards 40–168 36–214 Passing yards 395 433 Passing: comp–att–int 31–51–0 24–40–2 Time of possession 30:19 29:41
Team Category Player Statistics East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 30/48, 368 yards, 2 TD Rushing Keaton Mitchell 14 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD Receiving Shane Calhoun 8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD Marshall Passing Grant Wells 24/39, 433 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 24 carries, 189 yards, 3 TD Receiving Corey Gammage 8 receptions, 180 yards
At Appalachian State [ edit ] Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–1) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 6 14 10 0 30 Mountaineers 7 14 0 10 31
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
Date : Thursday, September 23, 2021Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind : NW 3 mphGame attendance : 28,377Referee : Kevin VicknairTV announcers (ESPN ) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst)Pregame line : App State –7.0
Game information First quarter (9:38) APP – Camerun Peoples 1 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08; Appalachian State 7–0 ) (5:36) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:02; Appalachian State 7–3 ) (0:39) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 33 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:11; Appalachian State 7–6 ) Second quarter (12:36) MRSH – Xavier Gainers 56 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:36; Marshall 13–7 ) (7:13) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Appalachian State 14–13 ) (7:01) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 97 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 20–14 ) (0:04) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:54; Appalachian State 21–20 ) Third quarter (7:54) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 46 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:03; Marshall 23–21 ) (4:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:15; Marshall 30–21 ) Fourth quarter (14:09) APP – Corey Sutton 24 yard pass from Chase Brice, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 1:41; Marshall 30–28 ) (5:45) APP – Chandler Staton 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:32; Appalachian State 31–30 )
Statistics MRSH APP First downs 20 39 Plays–yards 61–397 93–566 Rushes–yards 28–127 54–283 Passing yards 270 283 Passing: comp–att–int 18–33–0 24–39–1 Time of possession 22:38 37:22
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 18/33, 270 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rasheen Ali 17 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Receiving Xavier Gaines 5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD App State Passing Chase Brice 24/39, 283 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Nate Noel 20 carries, 187 yards Receiving Corey Sutton 10 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD
At Middle Tennessee [ edit ] Game Five – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–3)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 14 0 14 28 Blue Raiders 7 21 6 0 34
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Date : Saturday, October 2, 2021Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind : N 4 mphGame attendance : 15,806Referee : Kevin VicknairTV announcers (Stadium ) : Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –10.5
Game information First quarter (9:04) MTSU – Mike DeLiello 3 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:18; Middle Tennessee 7–0 ) Second quarter (12:41) MTSU – Jarrin Pierce 13 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:28; Middle Tennessee 14–0 ) (10:56) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 12 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 0:20; Middle Tennessee 14–7 ) (9:04) MTSU – Chaton Mobley 41 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:41; Middle Tennessee 21–7 ) (5:52) MTSU – Jaylin Lane 34 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:02; Middle Tennessee 28–7 ) (0:55) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:05; Middle Tennessee 28–14 ) Third quarter (2:30) MTSU – Reed Blankenship 90 yard fumble recovery, Zeke Rankin kick blocked (Middle Tennessee 34–14 ) Fourth quarter (9:44) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 4:25; Middle Tennessee 34–21 ) (1:12) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 3:03; Middle Tennessee 34–28 )
Statistics MRSH MTSU First downs 28 16 Plays–yards 82–493 70–314 Rushes–yards 35–172 49–209 Passing yards 321 105 Passing: comp–att–int 31–47–2 12–21–1 Time of possession 26:45 33:15
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 31/47, 321 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 19 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD Receiving Corey Gammage 7 receptions, 81 yards Middle Tennessee Passing Chase Cunningham 12/21, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Chaton Mobley 15 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaylin Lane 1 reception, 34 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion [ edit ] Game Six – Old Dominion Monarchs (1–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–3)
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Monarchs 7 3 0 3 0 13 Thundering Herd 3 3 0 7 7 20
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, October 9, 2021Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,172Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook ) : Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –21.0
Game information First quarter (3:59) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –6 yards, 1:21; Marshall 3–0 ) (0:25) ODU – Ali Jennings 33 yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr, Nick Rice kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34; Old Dominion 7–3 ) Second quarter (6:38) ODU – Nick Rice 47 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48; Old Dominion 10–3 ) (0:25) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:13; Old Dominion 10–6 ) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (2:37) ODU – Nick Rice 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:05; Old Dominion 13–6 ) (0:33) MRSH – Willie Johnson 52 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Tied 13–13 ) Overtime MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; Marshall 20–13 )
Statistics ODU MRSH First downs 19 24 Plays–yards 73–314 78–390 Rushes–yards 50–208 32–91 Passing yards 106 299 Passing: comp–att–int 10–23–2 30–46–2 Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr 9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Blake Watson 26 carries, 168 yards Receiving Ali Jennings 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD Marshall Passing Grant Wells 30/46, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 21 carries, 77 yards Receiving Shadeed Ahmed 7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
At North Texas [ edit ] Game Seven – Marshall Thundering Herd (3–3) at North Texas Mean Green (1–4)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 28 0 7 49 Mean Green 0 7 0 14 21
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
Date : Friday, October 15, 2021Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind : N 22 mphGame attendance : 13,123Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –11.0
Game information First quarter (9:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:42; Marshall 7–0 ) (3:41) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:22; Marshall 14–0 ) Second quarter (14:24) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 6 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:47; Marshall 21–0 ) (7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:45; Marshall 28–0 ) (4:45) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 33 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciuccie kick (Drive: 1 plays, 33 yards, 0:11; Marshall 35–0 ) (4:24) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 75 yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:21; Marshall 35–7 ) (2:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:06; Marshall 42–7 ) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (12:09) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:03; Marshall 49–7 ) (9:49) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 51 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:20; Marshall 49–14 ) (2:37) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 14 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:35; Marshall 49–21 )
Statistics MRSH UNT First downs 24 18 Plays–yards 72–477 78–411 Rushes–yards 40–154 46–277 Passing yards 323 134 Passing: comp–att–int 24–32–1 17–32–2 Time of possession 32:14 27:46
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Gaines 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 20 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jason Pirtle 5 receptions, 35 yards
Game Eight – FIU Panthers (1–6) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Thundering Herd 3 21 7 7 38
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, October 30, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 18,466Referee : Rodney BurnetteTV announcers (Stadium ) : Noah Coslov and Max Starks Pregame line : Marshall –21.5
Game information First quarter (6:50) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:30; Marshall 3–0 ) Second quarter (9:00) MRSH – Grant Wells 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:56; Marshall 10–0 ) (7:33) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 41 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:37; Marshall 17–0 ) (3:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 6 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:46; Marshall 24–0 ) Third quarter (0:30) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:56; Marshall 31–0 ) Fourth quarter (9:16) MRSH – Ethan Payne 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:08; Marshall 38–0 )
Statistics FIU MRSH First downs 15 24 Plays–yards 66–288 77–456 Rushes–yards 31–108 46–246 Passing yards 180 210 Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–1 24–31–0 Time of possession 29:13 30:47
Team Category Player Statistics FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 14/28, 128 yards, 1 INT Rushing D'Vonte Price 10 carries, 51 yards Receiving Rivaldo Fairweather 4 receptions, 59 yards Marshall Passing Grant Wells 20/25, 184 yards Rushing Rasheen Ali 26 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD Receiving Shadeed Ahmed 5 receptions, 52 yards
At Florida Atlantic [ edit ] Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (5–3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (5–3)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 7 14 7 0 28 Owls 10 3 0 0 13
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
Date : Saturday, November 6, 2021Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 21,803Referee : Patrick FoyTV : CBS Sports Facebook Pregame line : Marshall –1.5
Game information First quarter (14:46) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 99 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 7–0 ) (12:45) FAU – Brandon Robinson 27 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Aaron Shahriari kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Tied 7–7 ) (6:52) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 37 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:25; Florida Atlantic 10–7 ) Second quarter (13:31) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 38 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:05; Florida Atlantic 13–7 ) (9:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Marshall 14–13 ) (0:37) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 21 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:24; Marshall 21–13 ) Third quarter (1:51) MRSH – Willie Johnson 65 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:36; Marshall 28–13 ) Fourth quarter No scoring plays
Statistics MRSH FAU First downs 20 21 Plays–yards 63–447 78–441 Rushes–yards 25–96 47–243 Passing yards 351 198 Passing: comp–att–int 26–38–1 15–31–0 Time of possession 29:41 30:19
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 26/38, 351 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 18 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD Receiving Willie Johnson 5 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 15/29, 198 yards, 1 TD Rushing Johnny Ford 13 carries, 138 yards Receiving Willie Wright 2 receptions, 69 yards
Game Ten – UAB Blazers (6–3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (6–3)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 14 0 7 0 21 Thundering Herd 0 7 7 0 14
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 13, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 19,329Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBSSN ) : John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –4.5
Game information First quarter (12:39) UAB – DeWayne McBride 3 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:21; UAB 7–0 ) (1:25) UAB – DeWayne McBride 15 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:13; UAB 14–0 ) Second quarter (1:05) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 36 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 1:43; UAB 14–7 ) Third quarter (4:18) MRSH – Corey Gammage 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:33; Tied 14–14 ) (0:36) UAB – Dylan Hopkins 1 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; UAB 21–14 ) Fourth quarter No scoring plays
Statistics UAB MRSH First downs 17 16 Plays–yards 65–338 60–269 Rushes–yards 47–88 21–37 Passing yards 250 232 Passing: comp–att–int 13–18–0 22–39–1 Time of possession 37:43 22:17
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 13/18, 250 yards Rushing DeWayne McBride 25 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD Receiving Gerrit Prince 5 receptions, 100 yards Marshall Passing Grant Wells 22/39, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 16 carries, 41 yards Receiving Corey Gammage 8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
At Charlotte [ edit ] Game Eleven – Marshall Thundering Herd (6–4) at Charlotte 49ers (5–5)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 7 14 21 7 49 49ers 7 7 0 14 28
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Saturday, November 20, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind : S 3 mphGame attendance : 13,211Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (Stadium ) : Josh Appel (play-by-play), Patrick Russell (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –14.5
Game information First quarter (8:42) CLT – Keith Pearson Jr. 6 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:18; Charlotte 7–0 ) (5:14) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (12:12) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 5 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:28; Marshall 14–7 ) (4:13) CLT – Cameron Dollar 21 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:43; Tied 14–14 ) (3:26) MRSH – Corey Gammage 64 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Marshall 21–14 ) Third quarter (11:49) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:11; Marshall 28–14 ) (7:45) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 15 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:21; Marshall 35–14 ) (2:07) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:52; Marshall 42–14 ) Fourth quarter (11:37) CLT – Cameron Dollar 4 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 5:24; Marshall 42–21 ) (8:36) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 3:01; Marshall 49–21 ) (4:33) CLT – ChaVon McEachern 5 yard pass from James Foster, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:57; Marshall 49–28 )
Statistics MRSH CLT First downs 29 23 Plays–yards 72–588 73–364 Rushes–yards 44–321 32–119 Passing yards 267 245 Passing: comp–att–int 21–28–0 25–41–1 Time of possession 29:03 30:57
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 21/28, 267 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rasheen Ali 23 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD Receiving Corey Gammage 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 19/34, 176 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Shadrick Byrd 14 carries, 61 yards Receiving Grant DuBose 6 receptions, 70 yards
Western Kentucky [ edit ] Game Twelve – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (7–4)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 0 6 23 24 53 Thundering Herd 7 7 0 7 21
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 27, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 19,134Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –1.0
Game information First quarter (7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 6:58; Marshall 7–0 ) Second quarter (14:22) MRSH – Devin Miller 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:57; Marshall 14–0 ) (8:05) WKU – Brayden Narveson 41 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:56; Marshall 14–3 ) (2:48) WKU – Brayden Narveson 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 3:12; Marshall 14–6 ) Third quarter (13:41) WKU – Daewood Davis 47 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:23; Marshall 14–13 ) (9:10) WKU – Corley Malachi 14 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:21; Western Kentucky 20–14 ) (7:28) WKU – Daewood Davis 50 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09; Western Kentucky 26–14 ) (3:25) WKU – Brayden Narveson 53 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:30; Western Kentcuky 29–14 ) Fourth quarter (14:18) WKU – Dalvin Smith 8 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:30; Western Kentucky 36–14 ) (12:23) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 41 yard pass from Luke Zban, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Western Kentucky 36–21 ) (12:16) WKU – A.J. Brathwaite 43 yard kickoff return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 43–21 ) (1:12) WKU – Brayden Narveson 39 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 21 yards, 7:18; Western Kentcuky 46–21 ) (0:53) WKU – Davion Williams 45 yard interception return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 53–21 )
Statistics WKU MRSH First downs 25 20 Plays–yards 82–485 79–325 Rushes–yards 34–157 40–126 Passing yards 328 199 Passing: comp–att–int 25–48–0 26–39–1 Time of possession 30:34 29:26
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Bailey Zappe 25/48, 328 yards, 4 TD Rushing Noah Whittington 14 carries, 69 yards Receiving Daewood Davis 3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD Marshall Passing Luke Zban 16/25, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 24 carries, 99 yards Receiving Corey Gammage 7 receptions, 44 yards
vs Louisiana [ edit ] New Orleans Bowl – No. 23 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (12–1) vs Marshall Thundering Herd (7–5)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns 10 6 0 20 36 Thundering Herd 7 7 7 0 21
at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : Saturday, December 18, 2021Game time : 9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST )Game attendance : 21,642Referee : Mike CuttonTV announcers (ESPN ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)Pregame line : Louisiana –6.0
Game information First quarter 9:26 UL – Kyren Lacy 9-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:34. Louisiana 7–0 1:29 UL – Nate Snyder 42-yard field goal. Drive: 13 plays, 40 yards, 6:35. Louisiana 10–0 0:50 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 63-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:39. Louisiana 10–7 Second quarter 10:32 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:10. Marshall 14–10 1:28 UL – Nate Snyder 25-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:27. Marshall 14–13 0:00 UL – Nate Snyder 24-yard field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:43. Louisiana 16–14 Third quarter 1:01 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 9-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:20. Marshall 21–16 Fourth quarter 8:20 UL – Emani Bailey 4-yard run, conversion pass failed. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:34. Louisiana 22–21 3:54 UL – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:34. Louisiana 29–21 1:41 UL – Emani Bailey 2-yard run, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:45. Louisiana 36–21
Statistics UL MRSH First downs 22 13 Plays–yards 83–498 56–278 Rushes–yards 51–220 30–179 Passing yards 278 99 Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–0 15–26–2 Time of possession 37:26 22:34
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19/31, 270 yards, TD Rushing Emani Bailey 17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD Receiving Michael Jefferson 3 receptions, 108 yards Marshall Passing Grant Wells 15/26, 99 yards, INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 20 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD Receiving Corey Gammage 9 receptions, 50 yards
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 . ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 29, 2022 . ^ a b Siegel, Jake (January 27, 2021). "Marshall Football releases 2021 schedule" . WOWKTV . Retrieved January 31, 2021 . ^ "Thundering Herd Opens with Navy for 2021 Football Season" . Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021 . ^ "2021 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule" . FBSchedule. Retrieved January 31, 2021 .
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