C-USAThundering Herd

Marshall

79th of 1308–5

Rank

79th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−4.2

90% range −14.0 to 5.6

Offense

23.8

102nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.0

54th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 2 · 6:30 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) W 31–26

Rating change+1.5

Wk 2Sep 9 · 6:00 PM ET at

NC State L 20–37

Rating change+0.7

Wk 3Sep 16 · 6:30 PM ET vs

Kent State W 21–0

Rating change+1.9

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET at

Cincinnati W 38–21

Rating change+0.9

Wk 6Oct 7 · 6:00 PM ET at

Charlotte W 14–3

Rating change+0.3

Wk 7Oct 14 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Old Dominion W 35–3

Rating change+1.5

Wk 8Oct 20 · 7:00 PM ET at

Middle Tennessee W 38–10

Rating change+3.3

Wk 9Oct 28 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Florida International L 30–41

Rating change−2.1

Wk 10Nov 3 · 6:00 PM ET at

Florida Atlantic L 25–30

Rating change+1.0

Wk 11Nov 11 · 6:30 PM ET vs

Western Kentucky W 30–23

Rating change−1.2

Wk 12Nov 18 · 7:00 PM ET at

UTSA L 7–9

Rating change−0.6

Wk 13Nov 25 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Southern Miss L 27–28

Rating change−0.4

PostDec 16 · 4:30 PM ET vs

Colorado StateGILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL W 31–28

Rating change+1.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	C-USA	118 of 128	−17.3	19.7	37.0	3–9	—
2015	C-USA	49 of 128	4.8	28.7	23.9	10–3	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

MRSH offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles