The 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2022 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 the Sun Belt Conference. The team was coached by second-year head coach Charles Huff.
This was their inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference after spending the previous 17 seasons as a member of Conference USA. For only the second time in program history Marshall beat a Top 10 ranked opponent, traveling to South Bend and knocking off 8th ranked Notre Dame 26-21 in Week 2.
Preseason
Media poll The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Thundering Herd were predicted to finish in fourth place in the Sun Belt's East Division.
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense
1st team Rasheen Ali – Running back, RS-SO
Defense
2nd team Abraham Beauplan – Linebacker, RS-SR
Schedule All conference games were announced March 1, 2022.
Game summaries
Norfolk State
At No. 8 Notre Dame
At Bowling Green
At Troy
Gardner–Webb
Louisiana
At James Madison
Coastal Carolina
At Old Dominion
Appalachian State
At Georgia Southern
Georgia State
vs UConn
Staff Charles Huff Head coach 2nd Clint Trickett Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 1st (2nd overall) Lance Guidry Defensive coordinator/safeties coach 2nd Johnathan Galante Special Teams Coordinator 1st Bill Legg Assistant head coach/tight ends coach 2nd Jovon Bouknight Pass game coordinator/Wide receivers coach 1st Telly Lockette Run Game coordinator/running backs coach 2nd Chevis Jackson Cornerbacks coach 1st Shannon Morrison Linebackers coach 2nd Eddy Morrissey offensive line coach 2nd Ralph Street Defensive line coach 2nd Support staff Sharrod Everett Football Chief of Staff 2nd Ben Ashford Director of Sports Performance 2nd Will Rankin Assistant strength & conditioning coach 1st Scottie Ethington Assistant strength & conditioning coach 1st Mark Gale Assistant athletic director of football operations 2nd (32nd overall) Luke Haker Assistant director of football operations 2nd Doug Chapman Senior analyst/director of player development 2nd Mike Bartrum Senior analyst/special assistant to the head coach 2nd Marc Votteler General manager 1st Katelyn Lambert Director of on-campus recruiting 1st Jack Lanham Assistant director of player personnel 1st
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