Marshall at App State - 2021 Matchup Preview
Marshall logo   Marshall Thundering Herd at App State Mountaineers  App State logo
Thursday, September 23rd 2021 (7:30 PM EDT)
Appalachian State -7 (59.0)
App State 31 - Marshall: 30

 
Thundering Herd (7 - 6) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach Charles Huff (2 - 1)
Avg Score : 31 - 30 (30 - 36 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
APP 2nd straight Home Game
APP is playing their 4th straight game
MRSH is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -3.5  (SP+ APP -2)
Projected Score: MRSH: 29 - APP: 29 (58)
APP Win prob: 70% | Cover: 49%
MRSH Travel: 158 miles
Mountaineers (10 - 4) (8 - 6 - 0)
Coach Shawn Clark (12 - 4)
Avg Score : 24 - 30 (27 - 27 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Marshall's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Marshall at Navy-3.546.5W 49 - 7OY
Sat 9/11 Marshall vs North Carolina Central-42.553.5W 44 - 10ON
Sat 9/18 Marshall vs East Carolina-11.058.5L 38 - 42ON
Thu 9/23 Marshall at App State+7.059.0L 30 - 31OY
Sat 10/2 Marshall at Middle Tennessee-11.066.0L 28 - 34UN
Sat 10/9 Marshall vs Old Dominion-21.562.0W 20 - 13UN
Fri 10/15 Marshall at North Texas-11.066.5W 49 - 21OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30 Marshall vs Florida International-21.564.0W 38 - 0UY
Sat 11/6 Marshall at Florida Atlantic-1.058.0W 28 - 13UY
Sat 11/13 Marshall vs UAB-4.555.5L 14 - 21UN
Sat 11/20 Marshall at Charlotte-14.062.0W 49 - 28OY
Sat 11/27 Marshall vs Western Kentucky+1.075.5L 21 - 53UN
Sat 12/18 Marshall vs Louisiana+4.055.5L 21 - 36ON

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Predictions for Marshall's Schedule
App State's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Thu 9/2 App State vs East Carolina-9.055.5W 33 - 19UY
Sat 9/11 App State at Miami+7.555.0L 23 - 25UY
Sat 9/18 App State vs Elon-35.552.5W 44 - 10ON
Thu 9/23 App State vs Marshall-7.059.0W 31 - 30ON
Sat 10/2 App State at Georgia State-10.554.5W 45 - 16OY
BYE WEEK
Tue 10/12 App State at Louisiana-4.557.5L 13 - 41UN
Wed 10/20 App State vs Coastal Carolina+4.561.0W 30 - 27UY
Sat 10/30 App State vs UL Monroe-26.557.5W 59 - 28OY
Sat 11/6 App State at Arkansas State-21.567.5W 48 - 14UY
Sat 11/13 App State vs South Alabama-21.551.5W 31 - 7UY
Sat 11/20 App State at Troy-10.051.0W 45 - 7OY
Sat 11/27 App State vs Georgia Southern-24.555.0W 27 - 3UN
Sat 12/4 App State at Louisiana-2.552.5L 16 - 24UN
Sat 12/18 App State vs Western Kentucky-3.067.0L 38 - 59ON

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Predictions for App State's Schedule
Important Stats (2020)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
MRSH.1944%30.845%3.417842%2133.85.0339%30.336%42%2.3662.71.21.5
APP.2447%24.249%3.2126544%1873.92.0836%29.841%31%3.28681.41.5
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
MRSH0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
APP0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
MRSH Offense1030.830.243.5%3.851.2223911782134.652%48%45%42%12%.19
APP Defense1229.826.736.4%3.281.5 - - - - - 53%47%41%31%20%.08
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
MRSH Defense1030.335.839.3%2.361.5 - - - - - 52%48%36%42%16%.03
APP Offense1224.22746.9%3.921.4234522651875.861%39%49%44%13%.24

Additional Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Marshall1029:4822.145%38%662.71.21.54.82.4029.9
App State1231:4123.451%55%7.3681.41.55.52.2330.5
Run Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
MRSH Offense1052%45%38.7178.44.618.183.485%6%0.91
APP Defense1253%41% - - - - .182.9171%11%1.14
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
MRSH Defense1052%36% - - - - -.092.6270%10%0.57
APP Offense1261%49%45.42655.828.223.2175%9%1.03

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
MRSH Offense1048%42%17.128.1212.97.612.51910.21.729%31%.226%1.9
APP Defense1247%31% - - - - - - 15-.031.837%28%.279%2.2
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
MRSH Defense1048%42% - - - - - - 5.171.433%29%.196%1.8
APP Offense1239%44%15.8251877.511.82111.261.630%33%.44%2.1

Marshall's Power Ratings
Marshall's Power Rating: NR
Marshall's Offense Rating: NR
Marshall's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #89
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Marshall's 2021 Expected Record: -
Marshall's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.0  #51
Marshall's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.8  #43
Marshall's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.5  #41

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Marshall:    App State: 7.65

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Marshall: 8.0   App State: 10.3




App State's Power Ratings
App State's Power Rating: 7.65 NR
App State's Offense Rating: NR
App State's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #90
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
App State's 2021 Expected Record: -
App State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.3  #35
App State's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.0  #49
App State's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.5  #41

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


Marshall Scoring
Offense: 30.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 30.2
Defense: 30.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 35.8

Marshall's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record on Road: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Marshall 29
App State 29

Projected Total Points: 58
App State Scoring
Offense: 24.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 27
Defense: 29.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 26.7

App State's 2021 Record
Record: 10 - 4
Record vs Spread: 8 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 8
Record at home: 7 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202511/22App State26Marshall24Marshall -3.5App State57.5Under
202410/05Marshall52App State37Marshall -3Marshall56.5Over
202311/04App State31Marshall9Appalachian State -3.0App State57.5Under
202211/12Marshall28App State21Appalachian State -2.0Marshall47.5Over
202109/23App State31Marshall30Appalachian State -7Marshall59.0Over
202009/19Marshall17App State7Appalachian State -6Marshall60.5Under
200208/31Marshall50App State17
TeamWinsCoversO/U
App State323 Overs
Marshall443 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams7 - 05 - 12 - 13 - 0
Road Teams0 - 71 - 50 - 31 - 2

(#) MRSH at (#) APP
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatMRSHAPP
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #51 #35
Perf GradeGrade #48 #23
OffenseOff #61 #22
DefenseDef #42 #54
Spec TeamsST #81 #6
TalentTal #89 #90
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Marshall on Offense
CategoryCat
MRSH OffAPP Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #61 #54
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #43 #41
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Marshall Run Game
CategoryCat
MRSH OffAPP Def
Run GameRun #86 #54
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #46 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #21
Marshall Pass Game
CategoryCat
MRSH OffAPP Def
Pass GamePass #59 #41
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #23 #59
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
App State on Offense
CategoryCatAPP OffMRSH Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #22 #42
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #49 #41
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
App State Run Game
CategoryCat
APP OffMRSH Def
Run GameRun #34 #57
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #43 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #31
App State Pass Game
CategoryCatAPP OffMRSH Def
Pass GamePass #52 #51
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #70 #17
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
APP 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average P4
'21 Profile: Remains Average P4

MRSH 5 Year Profile: Improving Top G5
'21 Profile: Up to Below Avg P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Kidd Brewer Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 4
App State -7.0 (59.0)
App State won vs Marshall this year (31-30)

Previous Matchups
App State beat Marshall last year (26-24)
Marshall beat App State in 2024 (52-37)
App State beat Marshall in 2023 (31-9)

  
MRSH's OC Tim Cramsey (in his first season)
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MRSH's DC Lance Guidry (in his first season)
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APP's OC Frank Ponce (in his first season)
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APP's DC Dale Jones (in his first season)
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