2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team


The 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions, they played West Division champion Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Championship Game, defeating the Bulldogs 26–23 to become C-USA Champions. They were invited to the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl, where they defeated MAC champion Northern Illinois, 52–23.

Schedule

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–30–12013MARSH, 52–14

Rhode Island

Ohio

Overall recordLast meetingResult
19–32–62013OHIO, 34–31

Akron

Overall recordLast meetingResult
8–42004AKRON, 31–28

Old Dominion

Middle Tennessee

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–12013MTSU, 51–49

Florida International

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02013MARSH, 48–10

Florida Atlantic

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02013MARSH, 24–23

Southern Miss

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–52013MARSH, 61–13

Rice

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–22013RICE, 41–24

UAB

Overall recordLast meetingResult
7–22013MARSH, 56–14

Western Kentucky

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–11996MARSH, 37–3

Louisiana Tech

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–11942LaTech, 26–0

Northern Illinois–Boca Raton Bowl

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–42001MARSH, 37–15

Rankings