Marshall Thundering Herd
Sun Belt
7-6 (5-3 conf)
SP+ #51
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 8.0 (#51)
- SP+ Offense
- 32.8
- SP+ Defense
- 23.5
- SRS
- 3.7
- FPI
- 0.1
- Elo
- 1573
- Talent
- 457
- Recruiting
- 102 (#125)
Schedule
record 7–6
Schedule
110th
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
106th
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
109th
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Navy | -8.5 | 49-7 | +42 | W |
| 2 | vsNorth Carolina Central | FCS | 44-10 | +34 | W |
| 3 | vsEast Carolina | +0.5 | 38-42 | -4 | L |
| 4 | @App State | +10.3 | 30-31 | -1 | L |
| 5 | @Middle Tennessee | -4 | 28-34 | -6 | L |
| 6 | vsOld Dominion | -7.4 | 20-13 | +7 | W |
| 7 | @North Texas | -6.5 | 49-21 | +28 | W |
| 9 | vsFlorida International | -21.6 | 38-0 | +38 | W |
| 10 | @Florida Atlantic | -5.2 | 28-13 | +15 | W |
| 11 | vsUAB | +9.1 | 14-21 | -7 | L |
| 12 | @Charlotte | -13.7 | 49-28 | +21 | W |
| 13 | vsWestern Kentucky | +13.3 | 21-53 | -32 | L |
| 1 ·P | NLouisiana | +8.7 | 21-36 | -15 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2021 · 69
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Grant Wells | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Luke Zban | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Cam Fancher | SR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Rasheen Ali | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Sheldon Evans | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Knowledge McDaniel | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Ethan Payne | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Corey Gammage | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Willie Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Jayden Harrison | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Shadeed Ahmed | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Talik Keaton | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Stone Scarcelle | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | EJ Horton Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Caleb McMillan | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | 9th | Ethan Hahn | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 10th | Caleb Coombs | SR | 5'11" | 187 | — |
| WR | 11th | Chancellor Bright | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Xavier Gaines | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Devin Miller | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Garet Morrell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Alex Mollette | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Netori Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Kendrick Sartor | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Shane Simmons | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Koby Cumberlander | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Owen Porter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jamare Edwards | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | TJ Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Elijah Alston | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | TyQaze Leggs | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Sam Burton | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 8th | Esaias Carpenter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 9th | Jayshaun Coffman | SR | 6'5" | 285 | ★★★ |
| DL | 10th | Rodney Croom | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 11th | Emmanuel Balogun | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 12th | Jordan Calomese | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 13th | Arak McDuffie | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 14th | Raymeco Mucker | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 15th | Cj Miller | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Abraham Beauplan | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Elias Neal | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Charlie Gray | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Brian Cavicante | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | J'Coryan Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Dan Foster | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Tyriek Bell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Jayden Johnson | SR | 6'1" | 210 | — |
Defensive Backs · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | LeAnthony Williams | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Jeremiah McClendon | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Cory McCoy | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Steven Gilmore | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Micah Abraham | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 4th | JoJo Evans Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 5th | Joshua Bowers | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Cameron Moore | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Keylin Roach | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Brandon Drayton | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Nazeeh Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | E.J. Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Naquan Renalds | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Daytione Smith | SR | 6'0" | 182 | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | Charles Bell | — | — | — | — |
| S | 7th | Jeremy Smith | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Zach Appio | — | — | — | — |
| LS | 2nd | Hunter Burns | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Robert LeFevre | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Shane Ciucci | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Avery Musick | — | — | — | — |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
32.868
Off PPA
+0.2152
Pass PPA
+0.2542
Rush PPA
+0.2172
Success
47%82
Explosive
1.1610
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.21 | +0.12 |
| Passing | +0.25 | +0.13 |
| Rushing | +0.21 | +0.13 |
| 1st Down | +0.08 | -0.03 |
| 2nd Down | +0.27 | +0.13 |
| 3rd Down | +0.38 | +0.44 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
34.0
PPG Against
22.8
Differential
+11.3
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 7-5
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 4-2
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-4
- Avg Margin
- +11.3
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 29.2 | 23.2 |
| Away | 4-2 | 38.8 | 22.3 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 21.0 | 36.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 21.0 | 53.0 |
| Conference | 5-3 | 30.9 | 22.9 |
| Non-conference | 2-3 | 36.4 | 25.2 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #86 | — | — |
| 2024 | 10-3 | 8-1 | #58 | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #99 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #60 | — | 1-0 |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #51 | — | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 7-2 | 4-2 | #30 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 8-4 | 6-2 | #69 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 8-4 | 6-2 | #73 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #85 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #110 | — | — |
| 2015 | 9-3 | 6-2 | #64 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 12-1 | 8-1 | #24 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-2 ATS · O1/U3
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-6 |
| ATS | 6-650% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 5-6 |
| As underdog | 1-0 |
| Home | 1-5 |
| Away | 5-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #87 · 3 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★140 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #120 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | #103 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | #125 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | #57 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | #125 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | #96 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | #71 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 | #74 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | #87 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | #51 | 177 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #89
Returning prod 70%Departed 30%
Talent composite457.0 #89 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)100 / 50 / 75
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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