C-USAThundering Herd

Marshall

88th of 1308–5

Rank

88th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−5.9

90% range −15.5 to 3.7

Offense

23.6

98th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.5

71st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 31 · 6:30 PM ET vs

VMI W 56–17

Rating change−0.7

Wk 2Sep 6 · 9:00 PM ET at

Boise State L 7–14

Rating change+0.4

Wk 3Sep 14 · 6:30 PM ET vs

Ohio W 33–31

Rating change+0.3

Wk 5Sep 28 · 5:00 PM ET vs

Cincinnati L 14–52

Rating change−4.5

Wk 6Oct 5 · 3:30 PM ET at

Middle Tennessee L 13–24

Rating change+0.1

Wk 7Oct 12 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Old Dominion W 31–17

Rating change+0.6

Wk 8Oct 18 · 6:30 PM ET at

Florida Atlantic W 36–31

Rating change+0.7

Wk 9Oct 26 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Western Kentucky W 26–23

Rating change−0.2

Wk 10Nov 2 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rice W 20–7

Rating change+0.2

Wk 12Nov 15 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech W 31–10

Rating change+2.4

Wk 13Nov 23 · 3:30 PM ET at

Charlotte L 13–24

Rating change−1.4

Wk 14Nov 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Florida International W 30–27

Rating change−1.0

PostDec 23 · 2:30 PM ET vs#21

UCFBAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL L 25–48

Rating change+0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	C-USA	67 of 130	0.4	26.5	26.1	9–4	—
2017	C-USA	79 of 130	−4.2	23.8	28.0	8–5	—
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