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Marshall's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/29	Marshall at Georgia	+40.5
Fri 9/5	Marshall vs Missouri State	-12.5
Fri 9/12	Marshall vs Eastern Kentucky	-12
Fri 9/19	Marshall at Middle Tennessee	-4
Fri 9/26	Marshall at Louisiana	+8
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/10	Marshall vs Old Dominion	+0.5
Fri 10/17	Marshall vs Texas State	+6.5
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/29	Marshall at Coastal Carolina	+2.5
Fri 11/7	Marshall vs James Madison	+11
Fri 11/14	Marshall at Georgia State	-2
Fri 11/21	Marshall at App State	+0.5
Fri 11/28	Marshall vs Georgia Southern	+5.5

Record Prediction: 5.5 - 6.5 #83
Schedule Rating: #92
Future 2026 Schedule

Marshall's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Marshall vs Stony Brook	-32.5	56.5	W 45 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Marshall at Virginia Tech	+20.5	52.5	L 14 - 31	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/21	Marshall at Ohio State	+40.0	57.0	L 14 - 49	O	Y
Sat 9/28	Marshall vs Western Michigan	-3.5	53.5	W 27 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/5	Marshall vs App State	-3.0	56.5	W 52 - 37	O	Y
Sat 10/12	Marshall at Georgia Southern	+1.0	58.5	L 23 - 24	U	Y
Thu 10/17	Marshall vs Georgia State	-9.5	51.5	W 35 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/2	Marshall vs UL Monroe	-10.5	48.0	W 28 - 23	O	N
Sat 11/9	Marshall at Southern Miss	-13.5	53.5	W 37 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/16	Marshall vs Coastal Carolina	-7.5	57.0	W 31 - 19	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Marshall at Old Dominion	+3.0	51.0	W 42 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Marshall at James Madison	+2.5	52.5	W 35 - 33	O	Y
Sat 12/7	Marshall at Louisiana	+5.0	58.0	W 31 - 3	U	Y

2024 Schedule Rating: #94
2024 Record: 10 - 3 (SBC: 8 - 1)
Spread Record 11 - 1 - 1 | O/U 6 - 7

Opponents: 1 Elite, 0 Good, 1 Avg, 3 Bad, 7 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 1 Good, 1 Avg, 1 Bad, 8 Poor

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Marshall's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Marshall vs UAlbany	-22.0	47.5	W 21 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/9	Marshall at East Carolina	-3.0	43.5	W 31 - 13	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/23	Marshall vs Virginia Tech	-5.5	41.5	W 24 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Marshall vs Old Dominion	-14.5	47.0	W 41 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/7	Marshall at NC State	+6.5	44.0	L 41 - 48	O	N
Sat 10/14	Marshall at Georgia State	+2.0	53.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Thu 10/19	Marshall vs James Madison	+5.0	49.0	L 9 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/28	Marshall at Coastal Carolina	-3.5	47.0	L 6 - 34	U	N
Sat 11/4	Marshall at App State	+3.0	57.5	L 9 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/11	Marshall vs Georgia Southern	+1.5	56.5	W 38 - 33	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Marshall at South Alabama	+10.5	44.5	L 0 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/25	Marshall vs Arkansas State	-2.0	54.0	W 35 - 21	O	Y
Tue 12/19	Marshall vs UTSA	+7.0	47.0	L 17 - 35	O	N

Marshall's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Marshall vs Norfolk State	-40.5	59.0	W 55 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Marshall at Notre Dame	+20.5	48.0	W 26 - 21	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Marshall at Bowling Green	-17.0	50.0	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/24	Marshall at Troy	-3.0	51.5	L 7 - 16	U	N
Sat 10/1	Marshall vs Gardner-Webb	-31.0	56.0	W 28 - 7	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/12	Marshall vs Louisiana	-10.5	45.5	L 13 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/22	Marshall at James Madison	+9.5	48.5	W 26 - 12	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Marshall vs Coastal Carolina	-2.5	54.0	L 13 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/5	Marshall at Old Dominion	-3.5	46.5	W 12 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Marshall vs App State	+2.0	47.5	W 28 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Marshall at Georgia Southern	-6.0	52.5	W 23 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/26	Marshall vs Georgia State	-6.5	45.5	W 28 - 23	O	N
Mon 12/19	Marshall vs UConn	-11.5	42.0	W 28 - 14	U	Y

Marshall's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Marshall at Navy	-3.5	46.5	W 49 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Marshall vs North Carolina Central	-42.5	53.5	W 44 - 10	O	N
Sat 9/18	Marshall vs East Carolina	-11.0	58.5	L 38 - 42	O	N
Thu 9/23	Marshall at App State	+7.0	59.0	L 30 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Marshall at Middle Tennessee	-11.0	66.0	L 28 - 34	U	N
Sat 10/9	Marshall vs Old Dominion	-21.5	62.0	W 20 - 13	U	N
Fri 10/15	Marshall at North Texas	-11.0	66.5	W 49 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	Marshall vs Florida International	-21.5	64.0	W 38 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Marshall at Florida Atlantic	-1.0	58.0	W 28 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/13	Marshall vs UAB	-4.5	55.5	L 14 - 21	U	N
Sat 11/20	Marshall at Charlotte	-14.0	62.0	W 49 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/27	Marshall vs Western Kentucky	+1.0	75.5	L 21 - 53	U	N
Sat 12/18	Marshall vs Louisiana	+4.0	55.5	L 21 - 36	O	N

Marshall's 2020 Schedule
Sat 9/5	Marshall vs Eastern Kentucky	-25.5	55.0	W 59 - 0	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/19	Marshall vs App State	+6.0	60.5	W 17 - 7	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/10	Marshall at Western Kentucky	-7.0	43.0	W 38 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/17	Marshall at Louisiana Tech	-11.5	48.5	W 35 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/24	Marshall vs Florida Atlantic	-20.0	50.5	W 20 - 9	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/7	Marshall vs Massachusetts	-44.5	56.0	W 51 - 10	O	N
Sat 11/14	Marshall vs Middle Tennessee	-23.5	55.5	W 42 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 12/5	Marshall vs Rice	-24.5	42.5	L 0 - 20	U	N
Fri 12/11	Marshall vs Charlotte	-20.0	52.0		U	N
Fri 12/18	Marshall vs UAB	-4.5	44.5	L 13 - 22	U	N
Fri 12/25	Marshall vs Buffalo	+5.5	53.5	L 10 - 17	U	N

2025 class: 118 points #117
2024 class: 146 points #103
2023 class: 78 points #122
2022 class: 176 points #57
2021 class: 102 points #125

Average Class Ranking: #105
Average Recruiting Points: 124

Class Averages
Sun Belt Class: 144 #98
Group of 5 Class: 135 #102
FBS Class: 179 #69

2020 class: 146 points #96
2019 class: 165 points #71
2018 class: 166 points #74
2017 class: 133 points #87
2016 class: 177 points #51

Average Class Ranking: #76
Average Recruiting Points: 157

Offensive Coordinator Rod Smith

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Zion Turner (Tr)	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jordan Houston	111	592	2	5.3	45
Michael Allen (Tr)	19	108	0	5.7	36
Demarcus Lacey (Tr)	5	13	0	2.6	4
Zion Turner (Tr)	1	3	0	3.0	3

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jordan Houston	13	173	1	13.3	75
Toby Payne	17	168	6	9.9	32
Demarcus Lacey (Tr)	8	84	0	10.5	17
Bryan Robinson	8	82	0	10.3	20

(Tr) - new transfer in 2025

Defensive Coordinator Shannon Morrison

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Marvae Myers-Glover (Tr)	41	1	0	0	4
TyQaze Leggs	38	6	1	6	2
Jadarius Green-McKnight	38	1	1	1	3
Jibreel Al-Amin (Tr)	23	0	0	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jadarius Green-McKnight	38	1	1	1	3
RaQuan Thompson	20	3	1	2	0
Monroe Beard	17	3	1	0	0
Braydin Ward	14	2	1	0	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Marvae Myers-Glover (Tr)	41	1	0	0	4
Jadarius Green-McKnight	38	1	1	1	3
TyQaze Leggs	38	6	1	6	2

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 32% #126
Offense Returning Production: 31% #125
Defense Returning Production: 33% #121

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #75
49 Commits, 83 Avg Rating
49% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 84% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 478.00 #113
Offense Talent #124 | Defense Talent #89
2024 #96 | 2023 #104 | 2022 #96 | 2021 #89

2025 - 2022 Records
2025 Record: 0 - 0
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 10 - 3
2024 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 11 - 1 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 7

2023 Record: 6 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 4 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

2022 Record: 9 - 4
2022 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 10

Four Year Record: 25 - 14
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 22 - 16 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 16 - 9

2021 - 2018 Records
2021 Record: 7 - 6
2021 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

2020 Record: 7 - 3
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 2
Spread: 5 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 5

2019 Record: 8 - 5
2019 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 4 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2018 Record: 9 - 4
2018 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 4

Eight Year Record: 56 - 32
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 42 - 45 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 42 - 18

Marshall Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2023	Frisco Bowl	Marshall vs UTSA	+7.0	47.0	L 17 - 35
2022	Beach Bowl	Marshall vs UConn	-11.5	42.0	W 28 - 14
2021	Orleans Bowl	Marshall vs Louisiana	+4.0	55.5	L 21 - 36
2020	Camellia Bowl	Marshall vs Buffalo	+5.5	53.5	L 10 - 17
2019	Gasparilla Bowl	Marshall vs UCF	+16.0	60.0	L 25 - 48
2018	Gasparilla Bowl	Marshall vs South Florida	-3.5	51.0	W 38 - 20
2017	Mexico Bowl	Marshall vs Colorado State	+3.0	58.5	W 31 - 28
2015	Petersburg Bowl	Marshall vs UConn	-4.5		W 16 - 10

Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.21 (60)	43% (66)	3.93 (66)	31.1 (26)	40%	59%	.13 (47)	40% (46)	3.87 (79)	26.3 (11)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.13 (101)	39% (108)	2.7 (128)	28.1 (105)	31%	24%	.13 (31)	38% (25)	3.15 (18)	33 (129)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	28:39 (58)	19.8 (61)	40%	59%	5.4 (61)	42.5 (34)	0.7 (8)	1.5	6.6 (20)	2.6 (24)	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	13	29:27 (60)	18.2 (91)	31%	24%	6.5 (106)	58.9 (110)	2.2 (131)	1.4	6.5 (16)	2.5 (26)	4

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	31.8	36.3	28	42.9% (66)	3.93 (66)	0.7	20	384	203	181	5.2	59% (12)	41% (123)	45% (47)	40% (88)	13% (32)	.21 (60)
2024 Defense	13	23.1	20.3	25.4	40% (46)	3.87 (79)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	53% (99)	46% (37)	43% (75)	37% (21)	19% (19)	.13 (47)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	13	22.8	28	18.5	38.7% (108)	2.7 (128)	2.2	18	359	133	226	3.8	48% (86)	50% (58)	38% (121)	41% (81)	20% (121)	.13 (101)
2023 Defense	13	28.7	23.8	32.5	37.9% (25)	3.15 (18)	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	48% (39)	51% (91)	37% (20)	40% (41)	18% (27)	.13 (31)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	59% (12)	45% (47)	38.8	202.5	5.2	21 (59)	.22 (27)	3.35 (18)	76% (49)	8% (32)	1.06 (39)
2024 Defense	13	53% (99)	43% (75)	-	-	-	-	.17 (93)	2.95 (57)	70% (50)	12% (30)	1.11 (118)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	13	48% (86)	38% (121)	34.8	132.7	3.8	21 (54)	.13 (79)	2.7 (125)	74% (62)	13% (126)	1.14 (12)
2023 Defense	13	48% (39)	37% (20)	-	-	-	-	.11 (43)	2.81 (23)	64% (23)	11% (43)	1.2 (126)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	41% (123)	40% (88)	14.9	25.6	181.1	7.1	12.1	27 (20)	4 (1)	.23 (82)	1.7 (36)	30% (36)	30% (84)	.25 (98)	5% (52)	2 (76)
2024 Defense	13	46% (37)	37% (21)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (31)	.13 (23)	1.6 (58)	34% (37)	26% (14)	.24 (40)	7% (25)	2.2 (102)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	13	50% (58)	41% (81)	20.6	32.7	226.2	6.9	11	12 (113)	18 (128)	.19 (97)	1.4 (126)	34% (98)	26% (105)	.23 (99)	6% (86)	2.1 (51)
2023 Defense	13	51% (91)	40% (41)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (26)	.2 (28)	1.6 (74)	35% (34)	30% (61)	.27 (46)	7% (26)	2.2 (107)

Team Notes (3/22) 47 portals: 6 QB, 7 WR, 6 OL, 7 DL, 6 LB, 8 DB ❌
(3/22) 3/4 of roster is new, along with staff ❌
(3/22) QB Rio-Wilson(SU), Turner(JS), Shockey(NC St) ❌
(3/22) RB Houston back, Barbie (McNeese) added ❌
(3/22) WR complete rebuild, 7 portals, Harmon (MSU) ❌
(3/22) OL 2/5 back, 6 portal adds. ❌
(3/22) Def complete rebuild. 21 portal adds ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes (3/22) Shameful '24, bowl decline, Huff pushed out ❌
(3/22) New OC Smith was RichRod's OC @ Jax St ❌

Power Ratings Overall: -17.00 #114
Offense: 5.32 #121
Defense: 22.32 #106
SP+ Overall: -6.5 #91
SP+ Offense: 24.6 #88
SP+ Defense: 31.1 #90

Returning Prod MRSH lost their '24 starting QB (0%) #133
Returning Production: 32% #126
Offense: 31% #125 | Defense: 33% #121
OL Prod: 61% #53, 2 clear starters
OL Snaps: 2414 #88 | From Portal: 323 #67
Rush Prod: 25% #116 | Rec Prod: 20% #121
Def Front Seven: 25% - Secondary: 22%

Roster Team Talent #113 Blue Chips: 4% #56
Offense Talent #124 Defense Talent #89
Crootin Class #117 - 4 YR Rank #105
Portal Class #75 - 49 players, 83 Avg
49% of Roster from Portal, 84% TY
67 New Players, 100% of '25 Roster #134

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 5.5 - 6.5 #83
Schedule Rating: -82 #92
View Schedule & Predicted Results
Opps: Elite: 1, Good: 0, Avg: 1, Bad: 3, Poor: 7

Scoring Scoring: 31.8 - 23.1 (23 - 29) in '24
Scoring at Home: 36 - 20 | Road: 28 - 25
OC: Rod Smith - in his first season
DC: Shannon Morrison - in his first season

Records 2024 Record: 10 - 3 (11 - 1 - 1) (SBC: 8 - 1)
2023 Record: 6 - 7 (4 - 9 - 0) (SBC: 3 - 5)
2022 Record: 9 - 4 (7 - 6 - 0) (SBC: 5 - 3)
4 Yr Record: (25 - 14) | 8 Yr Record: (56 - 32)

'24 OffenseVery Run heavy Offense 59%, Pass: 41%
Avg Offense Success Rate of 43%
Avg Offensive Explosiveness
Avg in Scoring Position 3.93 PPO
Avg Run Success 45%
Bad Pass Success 40%
Great Offensive Turnovers
Avg OL Grades, Great OL Yds Per Rush
Good 1st/2nd Down Success 70%
Bad when off Schedule 30%

'24 DefenseGood DL Grades, Good Sacks/Turnovers
Avg Defense Success Rate of 40%
Bad in Scoring Position 3.87 PPO
Bad Run Def Success 43%
Great Pass Def Success 37%
Great Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Avg at Forcing Turnovers
Avg Penalty Team, Avg Field Position
Good 1st/2nd Down Success 66%
Great when Opp is off Schedule 26%

Team Notes47 portals: 6 QB, 7 WR, 6 OL, 7 DL, 6 LB, 8 DB
3/4 of roster is new, along with staff
QB Rio-Wilson(SU), Turner(JS), Shockey(NC St)
RB Houston back, Barbie (McNeese) added
WR complete rebuild, 7 portals, Harmon (MSU)
OL 2/5 back, 6 portal adds.
Def complete rebuild. 21 portal adds
Shameful '24, bowl decline, Huff pushed out
New OC Smith was RichRod's OC @ Jax St