Sun Belt · FBS
Marshall 5-3
2026 season · Thundering Herd
No. 115 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Marshall is 5-3 under head coach Tony Gibson. Its eight opponents were a combined 14-16 before playing the Thundering Herd and are 13-16 since. The best win was over Middle Tennessee, which was 1-0 going in.
Next game: at Georgia Southern,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Marshall, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Marshall.
Wk 1·
L 0-45
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 1
L 0-45
0-0
3-4
4-4
Wk 1·
L 0-45
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 1
L 0-45
0-0
3-4
4-4
Wk 2·
Home · Conference USA
W 28-26
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 2
W 28-26
1-0
3-3
4-4
Wk 2·
Home · Conference USA
W 28-26
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 2
W 28-26
1-0
3-3
4-4
Wk 3·
Away · Conference USA
W 30-24
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-3
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 3
W 30-24
1-1
2-3
3-5
Wk 3·
Away · Conference USA
W 30-24
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-3
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 3
W 30-24
1-1
2-3
3-5
Wk 4·
Gardner-Webb
Home · OVC · FCS
W 36-35
- Before
- 1-3
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 4
Gardner-Webb
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W 36-35
1-3
2-2
3-6
Wk 4·
Gardner-Webb
Home · OVC · FCS
W 36-35
- Before
- 1-3
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 4
Gardner-Webb
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W 36-35
1-3
2-2
3-6
Wk 5·
Away · Sun Belt
L 17-45
- Before
- 4-0
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 7-2
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Wk 5
L 17-45
4-0
2-2
7-2
Wk 5·
Away · Sun Belt
L 17-45
- Before
- 4-0
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 7-2
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Wk 5
L 17-45
4-0
2-2
7-2
Wk 6·
Home · Sun Belt
L 21-27
- Before
- 1-4
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 6
L 21-27
1-4
1-1
3-5
Wk 6·
Home · Sun Belt
L 21-27
- Before
- 1-4
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 6
L 21-27
1-4
1-1
3-5
W 20-13
- Before
- 4-2
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 8
10 days rest
W 20-13
4-2
0-1
4-4
W 20-13
- Before
- 4-2
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 8
10 days rest
W 20-13
4-2
0-1
4-4
W 36-23
- Before
- 2-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 9
11 days rest
W 36-23
2-6
0-0
2-7
W 36-23
- Before
- 2-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 9
11 days rest
W 36-23
2-6
0-0
2-7
Wk 10·
Away · Sun Belt
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 10
Upcoming
4-4
—
4-4
Wk 10·
Away · Sun Belt
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 10
Upcoming
4-4
—
4-4
Wk 12·
Home · Sun Belt
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 12
Upcoming
4-4
—
4-4
Wk 12·
Home · Sun Belt
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 12
Upcoming
4-4
—
4-4
- Conference
- Sun Belt
- Head coach
- Tony Gibson
- Stadium
- Joan C. Edwards Stadium, seats 38,016, Huntington, West Virginia
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Next up, Georgia Southern. Against the 3 common opponents both have played, Marshall's average margin is −7.0 points; Georgia Southern's is +4.0.
- Worst loss by opponent record: Coastal Carolina, now 3-5 (lost 21-27, Wk 6).
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Marshall
14-16
46.7%
vs. Marshall
3-5
37.5%
After playing Marshall
13-16
44.8%
Total (including vs. Marshall)
30-37
44.8%
Teams we beat16-26total (38.1%)
Before playing Marshall 9-12 · after 7-9
Teams that beat us14-11total (56.0%)
Before playing Marshall 5-4 · after 6-7
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Marshall uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Marshall is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Marshall uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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