Marshall Thundering Herd

2008 was a disappointing year for the Marshall Thundering Herd as the program recorded a 4-8 losing season and did not make postseason play. The team got off to a pretty good start with wins over Illinois State, Memphis and Southern Miss only losing at Wisconsin. A 3-27 loss to West Virginia was followed by 10-33 loss at home to Cincinatti and then by a tight 21-23 defeat at UAB in Birmingham. The Herd’s only other win would come on October 28th as they defeated Houston 37-23. They then fell to four successive defeats to end all hopes of an invitation to a bowl game. A 16-19 defeat at East Carolina, 14-30 loss to UCF and defeats at Rice and at home to Tulsa meant that Marshall only won a single game since September 2008. In 2009, they will start off with non-conference games against Southern Illinois, West Virginia and Bowling Green.