2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team explained

Year:	2020
Team:	Marshall Thundering Herd
Sport:	football
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Division:	East Division
Record:	7–3
Conf Record:	4–1
Hc Year:	11th
Oc Year:	3rd
Dc Year:	2nd
Codc1 Year:	2nd
Champion:	C-USA East Division champion
Bowl Result:	L 10–17 vs. Buffalo

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

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

Preseason

CUSA media days

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

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

Schedule

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

The Thundering Herd had games scheduled against Boise State, East Carolina, Ohio, Old Dominion, and Pittsburgh, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} These were partially replaced with games against Appalachian State, Eastern Kentucky, and UMass.^[8]

Game summaries

Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2020 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.

Appalachian State

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

At Western Kentucky

See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.

UMass

See also: 2020 UMass Minutemen football team.

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

Rice

See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team.

UAB (Conference USA Championship)

See also: 2020 UAB Blazers football team and 2020 Conference USA Football Championship Game.

Buffalo (Camellia Bowl)

See also: 2020 Buffalo Bulls football team and 2020 Camellia Bowl.

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft.

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138

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Dallas Cowboys

Notes and References

1. Web site: Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19. May 5, 2020. ktsm.com. en. June 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Pittsburgh, Boise State Highlight Marshall's 2020 Football Schedule. Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. June 17, 2020.
3. Web site: ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020 . en . July 29, 2020.
4. Web site: Old Dominion postponing football and fall sports. 2020-08-10. The Virginian Pilot. August 10, 2020 . en-US.
5. Web site: Silverstein . Adam . Patterson . Chip . MAC becomes first FBS conference to cancel 2020 college football season for the fall . CBSsports.com . August 8, 2020 . August 8, 2020 . en-us.
6. Web site: McMurphy . Brett . Sources: Mountain West Cancels Fall Football Season . WatchStadium.com . August 10, 2020 . August 11, 2020.
7. Web site: ECU-Marshall football game canceled ahead of plane crash 50th anniversary . WITN.com . November 5, 2020 . November 8, 2020 . en-us.
8. Web site: 2020 Marshall Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . March 11, 2020.