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American college football season
The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia , and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff .
On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference .[ 1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[ 2]
Schedule
Marshall announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[ 3] [ 4] The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 p.m. at Navy * CBSSN W 49–730,131
September 11 6:30 p.m. North Carolina Central * ESPN+ W 44–1024,521
September 18 6:00 p.m. East Carolina * Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry ) CBSSN Facebook L 38–4224,833
7:30 p.m. at Appalachian State * ESPN L 30–3128,377
October 2 7:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Stadium L 28–3415,806
October 9 2:00 p.m. Old Dominion Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN Facebook W 20–13 OT 24,172
7:00 p.m. at North Texas CBSSN W 49–2113,123
October 30 3:30 p.m. FIU Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Stadium W 38–018,466
November 6 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN Facebook W 28–1321,803
November 13 3:30 p.m. UAB Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 14–2119,329
November 20 3:30 p.m. at Charlotte Stadium W 49–2813,211
November 27 3:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN L 21–5319,134
December 18 9:15 p.m. vs. No. 23 Louisiana * ESPN L 21–3621,642
Schedule Source: [ 3] [ 5]
Game summaries
At Navy
Game One – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
14
7
7 21 49
Midshipmen
0
0
0 7 7
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
Date : Saturday, September 4, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind : SW 5–10 mphGame attendance : 30,131Referee : Scott HardinTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)Pregame line : Marshall –2.5
Game information
First quarter
(12:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Marshall 7–0 )
(6:46) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:46; Marshall 14–0 )
Second quarter
(10:24) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:10; Marshall 21–0 )
Third quarter
(11:56) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 9 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:26; Marshall 28–0 )
Fourth quarter
(12:04) NAVY – Xavier Arline 1 yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:20; Marshall 28–7 )
(8:02) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:02; Marshall 35–7 )
(5:31) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:55; Marshall 42–7 )
(2:01) MRSH – EJ Horton 30 yard pass from Luke Zban, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:07; Marshall 49–7 )
Statistics
MRSH
NAVY
First downs
23
24
Plays–yards
63–464
92–398
Rushes–yards
30–101
76–337
Passing yards
363
61
Passing: comp –att –int
21–33–2
5–16–2
Time of possession
18:41
41:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
20/30, 333 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
14 carries, 59 yards, 4 TD
Receiving
Talik Keaton
5 receptions, 100 yards
Navy
Passing
Maasai Maynor
2/6, 27 yards
Rushing
James Harris II
11 carries, 80 yards
Receiving
Mychal Cooper
2 receptions, 30 yards
North Carolina Central
Game Two – North Carolina Central Eagles (1–0) at Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
0
7
0 3 10
Thundering Herd
6
24
7 7 44
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 11, 2021Game time : 6:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,521Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jake Griffith (play-by-play), Dave Wilson (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –43.5
Game information
First quarter
(9:19) MRSH – Grant Wells 10 yard rush, Grant Wells pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:08; Marshall 6–0 )
Second quarter
(14:05) MRSH – Talik Keaton 14 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Marshall 13–0 )
(8:57) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:46; Marshall 20–0 )
(3:23) NCCU – Mookie Collier 4 yard pass from Davius Richard, Adrian Olivio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:36; Marshall 20–7 )
(2:04) MRSH – Talik Keaton 46 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:19; Marshall 27–7 )
(0:25) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 27 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:51; Marshall 30–7 )
Third quarter
(4:40) MRSH – Knowledge McDaniel 3 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:02; Marshall 37–7 )
Fourth quarter
(7:28) MRSH – Ethan Payne 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 99 yards, 4:57; Marshall 44–7 )
(0:53) NCCU – Adrian Olivio 21 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:35; Marshall 44–10 )
Statistics
NCCU
MRSH
First downs
9
38
Plays–yards
60–177
100–700
Rushes–yards
28–71
42–237
Passing yards
106
463
Passing: comp –att –int
14–32–0
42–58–2
Time of possession
27:24
32:36
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NC Central
Passing
Davius Richard
14/32, 106 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Jamal Currie-Elliott
9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Tyler Barnes
3 receptions, 40 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
34/47, 347 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Knowledge McDaniel
7 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jayden Harrison
4 receptions, 81 yards
East Carolina
Game Three – East Carolina Pirates (0–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Pirates
7
14
0 21 42
Thundering Herd
10
14
14 0 38
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 18, 2021Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,833Referee : Luke RichardTV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook ) : Michael Grady (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –9.5
Game information
First quarter
(12:20) MRSH – Andrew Sanders 29 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:40; Marshall 3–0 )
(9:13) ECU – Tyler Snead 24 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; East Carolina 7–3 )
(5:20) MRSH – Willie Johnson 19 yard pass from Grant Wells, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:42; Marshall 10–7 )
Second quarter
(12:33) ECU – Keaton Mitchell 88 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 1:24; East Carolina 14–10 )
(10:28) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 26 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Marshall 17–14 )
(7:31) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21; Marshall 24–14 )
(0:08) ECU – Shane Calhoun 5 yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 3:25; Marshall 24–21 )
Third quarter
(10:23) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 49 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:34; Marshall 31–21 )
(1:03) MRSH – Grant Wells 6 yard rush, Andrew Sanders kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:00; Marshall 38–21 )
Fourth quarter
(7:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 5 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:33; Marshall 38–28 )
(2:31) ECU – Holton Ahlers 27 yard pass from Tyler Snead, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Marshall 38–35 )
(0:55) ECU – Rahjai Harris 1 yard rush, Owen Daffer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:36; East Carolina 42–38 )
Statistics
ECU
MRSH
First downs
27
24
Plays–yards
91–563
76–647
Rushes–yards
40–168
36–214
Passing yards
395
433
Passing: comp –att –int
31–51–0
24–40–2
Time of possession
30:19
29:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
East Carolina
Passing
Holton Ahlers
30/48, 368 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Keaton Mitchell
14 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Shane Calhoun
8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
24/39, 433 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
24 carries, 189 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Gammage
8 receptions, 180 yards
At Appalachian State
Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–1) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
6
14
10 0 30
Mountaineers
7
14
0 10 31
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
Date : Thursday, September 23, 2021Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind : NW 3 mphGame attendance : 28,377Referee : Kevin VicknairTV announcers (ESPN ) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst)Pregame line : App State –7.0
Game information
First quarter
(9:38) APP – Camerun Peoples 1 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08; Appalachian State 7–0 )
(5:36) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:02; Appalachian State 7–3 )
(0:39) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 33 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:11; Appalachian State 7–6 )
Second quarter
(12:36) MRSH – Xavier Gainers 56 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:36; Marshall 13–7 )
(7:13) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Appalachian State 14–13 )
(7:01) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 97 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 20–14 )
(0:04) APP – Camerun Peoples 2 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:54; Appalachian State 21–20 )
Third quarter
(7:54) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 46 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:03; Marshall 23–21 )
(4:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:15; Marshall 30–21 )
Fourth quarter
(14:09) APP – Corey Sutton 24 yard pass from Chase Brice, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 1:41; Marshall 30–28 )
(5:45) APP – Chandler Staton 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:32; Appalachian State 31–30 )
Statistics
MRSH
APP
First downs
20
39
Plays–yards
61–397
93–566
Rushes–yards
28–127
54–283
Passing yards
270
283
Passing: comp –att –int
18–33–0
24–39–1
Time of possession
22:38
37:22
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
18/33, 270 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
17 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Xavier Gaines
5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
App State
Passing
Chase Brice
24/39, 283 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Nate Noel
20 carries, 187 yards
Receiving
Corey Sutton
10 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD
At Middle Tennessee
Game Five – Marshall Thundering Herd (2–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
0
14
0 14 28
Blue Raiders
7
21
6 0 34
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Date : Saturday, October 2, 2021Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind : N 4 mphGame attendance : 15,806Referee : Kevin VicknairTV announcers (Stadium ) : Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –10.5
Game information
First quarter
(9:04) MTSU – Mike DeLiello 3 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:18; Middle Tennessee 7–0 )
Second quarter
(12:41) MTSU – Jarrin Pierce 13 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:28; Middle Tennessee 14–0 )
(10:56) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 12 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 0:20; Middle Tennessee 14–7 )
(9:04) MTSU – Chaton Mobley 41 yard rush, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:41; Middle Tennessee 21–7 )
(5:52) MTSU – Jaylin Lane 34 yard pass from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:02; Middle Tennessee 28–7 )
(0:55) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:05; Middle Tennessee 28–14 )
Third quarter
(2:30) MTSU – Reed Blankenship 90 yard fumble recovery, Zeke Rankin kick blocked (Middle Tennessee 34–14 )
Fourth quarter
(9:44) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 17 plays, 89 yards, 4:25; Middle Tennessee 34–21 )
(1:12) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 3:03; Middle Tennessee 34–28 )
Statistics
MRSH
MTSU
First downs
28
16
Plays–yards
82–493
70–314
Rushes–yards
35–172
49–209
Passing yards
321
105
Passing: comp –att –int
31–47–2
12–21–1
Time of possession
26:45
33:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
31/47, 321 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
19 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Gammage
7 receptions, 81 yards
Middle Tennessee
Passing
Chase Cunningham
12/21, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Chaton Mobley
15 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jaylin Lane
1 reception, 34 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion
Game Six – Old Dominion Monarchs (1–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (2–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Monarchs
7
3
0 3 0 13
Thundering Herd
3
3
0 7 7 20
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, October 9, 2021Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind : NoneGame attendance : 24,172Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBS Sports Facebook ) : Chris Hassel (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –21.0
Game information
First quarter
(3:59) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –6 yards, 1:21; Marshall 3–0 )
(0:25) ODU – Ali Jennings 33 yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr, Nick Rice kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34; Old Dominion 7–3 )
Second quarter
(6:38) ODU – Nick Rice 47 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48; Old Dominion 10–3 )
(0:25) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:13; Old Dominion 10–6 )
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
(2:37) ODU – Nick Rice 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:05; Old Dominion 13–6 )
(0:33) MRSH – Willie Johnson 52 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Tied 13–13 )
Overtime
MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; Marshall 20–13 )
Statistics
ODU
MRSH
First downs
19
24
Plays–yards
73–314
78–390
Rushes–yards
50–208
32–91
Passing yards
106
299
Passing: comp –att –int
10–23–2
30–46–2
Time of possession
29:56
30:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
D. J. Mack Jr
9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Blake Watson
26 carries, 168 yards
Receiving
Ali Jennings
1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
30/46, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
21 carries, 77 yards
Receiving
Shadeed Ahmed
7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
At North Texas
Game Seven – Marshall Thundering Herd (3–3) at North Texas Mean Green (1–4)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
14
28
0 7 49
Mean Green
0
7
0 14 21
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
Date : Friday, October 15, 2021Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind : N 22 mphGame attendance : 13,123Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –11.0
Game information
First quarter
(9:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 8 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:42; Marshall 7–0 )
(3:41) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:22; Marshall 14–0 )
Second quarter
(14:24) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 6 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:47; Marshall 21–0 )
(7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:45; Marshall 28–0 )
(4:45) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 33 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciuccie kick (Drive: 1 plays, 33 yards, 0:11; Marshall 35–0 )
(4:24) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 75 yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:21; Marshall 35–7 )
(2:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:06; Marshall 42–7 )
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
(12:09) MRSH – Grant Wells 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:03; Marshall 49–7 )
(9:49) UNT – DeAndre Torrey 51 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:20; Marshall 49–14 )
(2:37) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 14 rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:35; Marshall 49–21 )
Statistics
MRSH
UNT
First downs
24
18
Plays–yards
72–477
78–411
Rushes–yards
40–154
46–277
Passing yards
323
134
Passing: comp –att –int
24–32–1
17–32–2
Time of possession
32:14
27:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Xavier Gaines
5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
North Texas
Passing
Austin Aune
16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
DeAndre Torrey
20 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jason Pirtle
5 receptions, 35 yards
FIU
Game Eight – FIU Panthers (1–6) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
0
0
0 0 0
Thundering Herd
3
21
7 7 38
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, October 30, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 18,466Referee : Rodney BurnetteTV announcers (Stadium ) : Noah Coslov and Max Starks Pregame line : Marshall –21.5
Game information
First quarter
(6:50) MRSH – Shane Ciucci 29 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:30; Marshall 3–0 )
Second quarter
(9:00) MRSH – Grant Wells 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:56; Marshall 10–0 )
(7:33) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 41 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:37; Marshall 17–0 )
(3:16) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 6 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:46; Marshall 24–0 )
Third quarter
(0:30) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 2 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:56; Marshall 31–0 )
Fourth quarter
(9:16) MRSH – Ethan Payne 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:08; Marshall 38–0 )
Statistics
FIU
MRSH
First downs
15
24
Plays–yards
66–288
77–456
Rushes–yards
31–108
46–246
Passing yards
180
210
Passing: comp –att –int
18–35–1
24–31–0
Time of possession
29:13
30:47
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
FIU
Passing
Max Bortenschlager
14/28, 128 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
D'Vonte Price
10 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
Rivaldo Fairweather
4 receptions, 59 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
20/25, 184 yards
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
26 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Shadeed Ahmed
5 receptions, 52 yards
At Florida Atlantic
Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (5–3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (5–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
7
14
7 0 28
Owls
10
3
0 0 13
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
Date : Saturday, November 6, 2021Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 21,803Referee : Patrick FoyTV : CBS Sports Facebook Pregame line : Marshall –1.5
Game information
First quarter
(14:46) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 99 yard kickoff return, Shane Ciucci kick (Marshall 7–0 )
(12:45) FAU – Brandon Robinson 27 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Aaron Shahriari kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Tied 7–7 )
(6:52) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 37 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:25; Florida Atlantic 10–7 )
Second quarter
(13:31) FAU – Aaron Shahriari 38 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:05; Florida Atlantic 13–7 )
(9:18) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 3 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Marshall 14–13 )
(0:37) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 21 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:24; Marshall 21–13 )
Third quarter
(1:51) MRSH – Willie Johnson 65 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:36; Marshall 28–13 )
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics
MRSH
FAU
First downs
20
21
Plays–yards
63–447
78–441
Rushes–yards
25–96
47–243
Passing yards
351
198
Passing: comp –att –int
26–38–1
15–31–0
Time of possession
29:41
30:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
26/38, 351 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
18 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Willie Johnson
5 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic
Passing
N'Kosi Perry
15/29, 198 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Johnny Ford
13 carries, 138 yards
Receiving
Willie Wright
2 receptions, 69 yards
UAB
Game Ten – UAB Blazers (6–3) at Marshall Thundering Herd (6–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Blazers
14
0
7 0 21
Thundering Herd
0
7
7 0 14
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 13, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 19,329Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBSSN ) : John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –4.5
Game information
First quarter
(12:39) UAB – DeWayne McBride 3 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:21; UAB 7–0 )
(1:25) UAB – DeWayne McBride 15 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:13; UAB 14–0 )
Second quarter
(1:05) MRSH – Jayden Harrison 36 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 1:43; UAB 14–7 )
Third quarter
(4:18) MRSH – Corey Gammage 17 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:33; Tied 14–14 )
(0:36) UAB – Dylan Hopkins 1 yard rush, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; UAB 21–14 )
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics
UAB
MRSH
First downs
17
16
Plays–yards
65–338
60–269
Rushes–yards
47–88
21–37
Passing yards
250
232
Passing: comp –att –int
13–18–0
22–39–1
Time of possession
37:43
22:17
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB
Passing
Dylan Hopkins
13/18, 250 yards
Rushing
DeWayne McBride
25 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Gerrit Prince
5 receptions, 100 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
22/39, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
16 carries, 41 yards
Receiving
Corey Gammage
8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
At Charlotte
Game Eleven – Marshall Thundering Herd (6–4) at Charlotte 49ers (5–5)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
7
14
21 7 49
49ers
7
7
0 14 28
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Saturday, November 20, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind : S 3 mphGame attendance : 13,211Referee : Patrick FoyTV announcers (Stadium ) : Josh Appel (play-by-play), Patrick Russell (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –14.5
Game information
First quarter
(8:42) CLT – Keith Pearson Jr. 6 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:18; Charlotte 7–0 )
(5:14) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Tied 7–7 )
Second quarter
(12:12) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 5 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:28; Marshall 14–7 )
(4:13) CLT – Cameron Dollar 21 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:43; Tied 14–14 )
(3:26) MRSH – Corey Gammage 64 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Marshall 21–14 )
Third quarter
(11:49) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 22 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:11; Marshall 28–14 )
(7:45) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 15 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:21; Marshall 35–14 )
(2:07) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 4 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:52; Marshall 42–14 )
Fourth quarter
(11:37) CLT – Cameron Dollar 4 yard pass from Chris Reynolds, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 5:24; Marshall 42–21 )
(8:36) MRSH – Sheldon Evans 25 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 3:01; Marshall 49–21 )
(4:33) CLT – ChaVon McEachern 5 yard pass from James Foster, Jonathan Cruz (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:57; Marshall 49–28 )
Statistics
MRSH
CLT
First downs
29
23
Plays–yards
72–588
73–364
Rushes–yards
44–321
32–119
Passing yards
267
245
Passing: comp –att –int
21–28–0
25–41–1
Time of possession
29:03
30:57
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
21/28, 267 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
23 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Gammage
3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Charlotte
Passing
Chris Reynolds
19/34, 176 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Shadrick Byrd
14 carries, 61 yards
Receiving
Grant DuBose
6 receptions, 70 yards
Western Kentucky
Game Twelve – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (7–4)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Hilltoppers
0
6
23 24 53
Thundering Herd
7
7
0 7 21
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 27, 2021Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind : N/AGame attendance : 19,134Referee : Jonathan NoliTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –1.0
Game information
First quarter
(7:01) MRSH – Grant Wells 1 yard rush, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 6:58; Marshall 7–0 )
Second quarter
(14:22) MRSH – Devin Miller 3 yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:57; Marshall 14–0 )
(8:05) WKU – Brayden Narveson 41 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:56; Marshall 14–3 )
(2:48) WKU – Brayden Narveson 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 3:12; Marshall 14–6 )
Third quarter
(13:41) WKU – Daewood Davis 47 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:23; Marshall 14–13 )
(9:10) WKU – Corley Malachi 14 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:21; Western Kentucky 20–14 )
(7:28) WKU – Daewood Davis 50 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09; Western Kentucky 26–14 )
(3:25) WKU – Brayden Narveson 53 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:30; Western Kentcuky 29–14 )
Fourth quarter
(14:18) WKU – Dalvin Smith 8 yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:30; Western Kentucky 36–14 )
(12:23) MRSH – Shadeed Ahmed 41 yard pass from Luke Zban, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Western Kentucky 36–21 )
(12:16) WKU – A.J. Brathwaite 43 yard kickoff return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 43–21 )
(1:12) WKU – Brayden Narveson 39 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 21 yards, 7:18; Western Kentcuky 46–21 )
(0:53) WKU – Davion Williams 45 yard interception return, Brayden Narveson kick (Western Kentucky 53–21 )
Statistics
WKU
MRSH
First downs
25
20
Plays–yards
82–485
79–325
Rushes–yards
34–157
40–126
Passing yards
328
199
Passing: comp –att –int
25–48–0
26–39–1
Time of possession
30:34
29:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Western Kentucky
Passing
Bailey Zappe
25/48, 328 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Noah Whittington
14 carries, 69 yards
Receiving
Daewood Davis
3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD
Marshall
Passing
Luke Zban
16/25, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
24 carries, 99 yards
Receiving
Corey Gammage
7 receptions, 44 yards
vs Louisiana
New Orleans Bowl – No. 23 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (12–1) vs Marshall Thundering Herd (7–5)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns
10
6
0 20 36
Thundering Herd
7
7
7 0 21
at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : Saturday, December 18, 2021Game time : 9:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local CST )Game attendance : 21,642Referee : Mike CuttonTV announcers (ESPN ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)Pregame line : Louisiana –6.0
Game information
First quarter
9:26 UL – Kyren Lacy 9-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:34. Louisiana 7–0
1:29 UL – Nate Snyder 42-yard field goal. Drive: 13 plays, 40 yards, 6:35. Louisiana 10–0
0:50 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 63-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:39. Louisiana 10–7
Second quarter
10:32 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 14-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:10. Marshall 14–10
1:28 UL – Nate Snyder 25-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:27. Marshall 14–13
0:00 UL – Nate Snyder 24-yard field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:43. Louisiana 16–14
Third quarter
1:01 MRSH – Rasheen Ali 9-yard run, Shane Ciucci kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:20. Marshall 21–16
Fourth quarter
8:20 UL – Emani Bailey 4-yard run, conversion pass failed. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:34. Louisiana 22–21
3:54 UL – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:34. Louisiana 29–21
1:41 UL – Emani Bailey 2-yard run, Nate Snyder kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:45. Louisiana 36–21
Statistics
UL
MRSH
First downs
22
13
Plays–yards
83–498
56–278
Rushes–yards
51–220
30–179
Passing yards
278
99
Passing: comp –att –int
20–32–0
15–26–2
Time of possession
37:26
22:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Levi Lewis
19/31, 270 yards, TD
Rushing
Emani Bailey
17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Michael Jefferson
3 receptions, 108 yards
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells
15/26, 99 yards, INT
Rushing
Rasheen Ali
20 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Gammage
9 receptions, 50 yards
Players drafted into the NFL
References
^ "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 29, 2022 .
^ a b Siegel, Jake (January 27, 2021). "Marshall Football releases 2021 schedule" . WOWKTV . Retrieved January 31, 2021 .
^ "Thundering Herd Opens with Navy for 2021 Football Season" . Marshall University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021 .
^ "2021 Marshall Thundering Herd Football Schedule" . FBSchedule. Retrieved January 31, 2021 .
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