The 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd are led by Charles Huff in his fourth year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd played home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.
The Thundering Herd won their first conference title since 2014, and their first since moving to the Sun Belt.
On December 8, Charles Huff departed the program to be the head coach of Southern Miss. Huff left Marshall with a 32–20 record. That same day, Marshall announced the hiring of NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as their next coach.
Following a win in the Sun Belt Championship Game, Marshall agreed to play Army in the Independence Bowl. However, on December 14, following the departure of head coach Huff and a mass exodus of starters into the NCAA transfer portal, the team withdrew from the bowl game. Marshall was subsequently fined $100,000 by the Sun Belt Conference for opting out of the bowl.
Offseason Coaching changes On November 26, 2023, offensive coordinator Clint Trickett was fired by the Thundering Herd after serving two seasons in the position. On December 5, 2023, the Thundering Herd hired Seth Doege to be their offensive coordinator. He was previously the tight ends coach at Purdue.
Preseason Media poll In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish fifth place in the East division.
Offensive lineman Logan Osburn was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team offense.
Schedule The football schedule was announced March 1, 2024.
Game summaries
vs Stony Brook (FCS)
Statistics STBK MRSH First downs 15 27 Plays–yards 80–252 68–549 Rushes–yards 47–94 36–259 Passing yards 158 290 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–1 21–32–0 Time of possession 35:38 24:22 Team Category Player StatisticsStony Brook Passing Malachi Marshall 10/20, 96 yards, 1 INT Rushing Roland Dempster 13 carries, 37 yards Receiving Jayce Freeman 2 receptions, 58 yardsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 7/11, 141 yards, 2 TD Rushing A. J. Turner 8 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
at Virginia Tech
Statistics MRSH VT First downs 12 20 Plays–yards 62–278 72–338 Rushes–yards 26–147 51–208 Passing yards 131 130 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–36–1 14–21–0 Time of possession 23:35 36:25 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Stone Earle 13/36, 131 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing A.J. Turner 6 carries, 103 yards Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TDVirginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 14/21, 130 yards, 1 TD Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 22 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD Receiving Stephen Gosnell 2 receptions, 54 yards
at No. 3 Ohio State
Statistics MRSH OSU First downs 18 23 Plays–yards 70–264 57–569 Rushes–yards 43–125 31–280 Passing yards 139 289 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–27–0 18–26–1 Time of possession 36:15 23:45 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Stone Earle 16/21, 132 yards, TD Rushing A. J. Turner 7 carries, 32 yards Receiving Elijah Metcalf 8 receptions, 68 yards, TDOhio State Passing Will Howard 16/20, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 14 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD Receiving Emeka Egbuka 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD
vs Western Michigan
Statistics WMU MRSH First downs 21 20 Plays–yards 69–318 64–420 Rushes–yards 41–192 39–243 Passing yards 126 177 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–28–0 15–25–0 Time of possession 31:29 28:31 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Michigan Passing Hayden Wolff 15/28, 126 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jaden Nixon 23 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD Receiving Anthony Sambucci 4 receptions, 56 yardsMarshall Passing Stone Earle 15/25, 177 yards, 3 TD Rushing A. J. Turner 9 carries, 124 yards Receiving Elijah Metcalf 4 receptions, 52 yards
vs Appalachian State (rivalry)
Statistics APP MRSH First downs 32 21 Plays–yards 84–473 53–365 Rushes–yards 40–180 39–236 Passing yards 293 129 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–44–2 8–14–0 Time of possession 35:34 24:26 Team Category Player StatisticsAppalachian State Passing Joey Aguilar 26/44, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Joey Aguilar 10 carries, 55 yards Receiving Kaedin Robinson 8 receptions, 94 yardsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 8/14, 129 yards, 3 TD Rushing Braylon Braxton 15 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jordan Houston 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD
at Georgia Southern
Statistics MRSH GASO First downs 18 21 Plays–yards 72–389 74–422 Rushes–yards 43–200 33–93 Passing yards 189 329 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–1 26–41–1 Time of possession 31:03 28:57 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Stone Earle 9/17, 97 yards, INT Rushing A. J. Turner 14 carries, 97 yards Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 5 receptions, 49 yardsGeorgia Southern Passing JC French 16/26, 194 yards, INT Rushing JC French 11 carries, 25 yards Receiving Dalen Cobb 6 receptions, 93 yards
vs Georgia State
Statistics GAST MRSH First downs 23 21 Plays–yards 72–427 57–427 Rushes–yards 36–218 37–295 Passing yards 209 132 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–36–0 11–20–1 Time of possession 34:42 25:18 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia State Passing Zach Gibson 19/32, 192 yards, 2 TD Rushing Freddie Brock 18 carries, 124 yards Receiving Dorian Fleming 7 reception, 66 yardsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 11/20, 132 yards, TD, INT Rushing A. J. Turner 15 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD Receiving Toby Payne 4 receptions, 53 yards
vs Louisiana-Monroe
Statistics ULM MRSH First downs 17 20 Plays–yards 58–388 62–364 Rushes–yards 45–239 43–198 Passing yards 149 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–13–1 10–19–0 Time of possession 32:27 27:33 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana–Monroe Passing Aidan Armenta 9/13, 149 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ahmad Hardy 25 carries, 207 yards, TD Receiving James Jones 2 receptions, 43 yards, TDMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 10/19, 166 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Houston 9 carries, 80 yards Receiving Charles Montgomery 4 receptions, 68 yards
at Southern Miss
Statistics MRSH USM First downs 21 8 Plays–yards 72–526 58–183 Rushes–yards 47–267 40–113 Passing yards 259 70 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–25–1 5–18–3 Time of possession 33:25 26:35 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 14/21, 220 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ethan Payne 13 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 2 receptions, 78 yardsSouthern Miss Passing Ethan Crawford 5/18, 70 yards, 3 INT Rushing Rodrigues Clark 8 carries, 61 yards Receiving Tiaquelin Mims 1 reception, 35 yards
vs Coastal Carolina
Statistics CCU MRSH First downs 20 17 Plays–yards 76–391 63–254 Rushes–yards 36–124 32–35 Passing yards 267 219 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–40–1 20–31–0 Time of possession 30:52 29:08 Team Category Player StatisticsCoastal Carolina Passing Ethan Vasko 21/39, 267 yards, TD, INT Rushing Braydon Bennett 19 carries, 67 yards, TD Receiving Bryson Graves 6 receptions, 87 yardsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 21/30, 219 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jordan Houston 9 carries, 33 yards Receiving Carl Chester 4 receptions, 69 yards
at Old Dominion
Statistics MRSH ODU First downs 21 24 Plays–yards 66–469 77–513 Rushes–yards 42–259 46–286 Passing yards 210 227 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–24–0 19–31–1 Time of possession 26:04 33:56 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 13/24, 210 yards, 3 TD Rushing Braylon Braxton 18 carries, 140 yards Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 2 reception, 69 yards, TDOld Dominion Passing Cotlon Joseph 19/31, 227 yards, TD, INT Rushing Colton Joseph 25 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD Receiving Isiah Paige 7 receptions, 103 yards
at James Madison
Statistics MRSH JMU First downs 17 22 Plays–yards 63–261 72–382 Rushes–yards 38–141 53–244 Passing yards 120 138 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–25–0 14–19–1 Time of possession 24:27 35:33 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 13/24, 120 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Houston 6 carries, 50 yards Receiving Bralon Brown 3 receptions, 39 yardsJames Madison Passing Alonza Barnett III 14/19, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jobi Malary 16 carries, 106 yards, TD Receiving Omarion Dollison 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD
at Louisiana (Sun Belt Championship)
Statistics MRSH LA First downs 25 11 Plays–yards 70–410 60–255 Rushes–yards 44–217 28–56 Passing yards 193 199 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–26–0 13–32–1 Time of possession 33:56 26:04 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Braylon Braxton 18/26, 193 yards, 2TD Rushing Jordan Houston 17 carries, 117 yards, TD Receiving Tychaun Chapman 8 receptions, 86 yards, TDLouisiana Passing Chandler Fields 4/8, 104 yards Rushing Zylan Perry 6 carries, 25 yards Receiving Lance LeGendre 4 receptions, 81 yards
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