"We Are Marshall!" (NCAA 08)

[superjames1992]

Week 6- Marshall Thundering Herd (2-2) @ Memphis Tigers (2-2)

BY THE NUMBERS...	GAME BALL...
Marshall 10 7 10 2 29 Memphis 2 13 7 0 22	Chubb Small 27 Rushes, 161 yds., 1 TD

It was a very close game throughout, but we pulled away in the end to seal the victory. 2 safeties were made in the game, the last being the final points of the game. We played pretty well considering we were playing in Memphis and the crowd was against us.

Team Stats
                MARSHALL     MEMPHIS
Total Offense        414         485
1st Downs             16          25
Passing Yards        240         339
Comp.-Att.-TDs   10-17-2     28-43-0
Rushes-Yds.-TDs 32-174-1    44-146-2
Turnovers              4           3
3rd Downs Conv.      2-6        9-19

Herd Leaders
Bernie Morris- 10-17, 240 yds., 2 TDs, 1 INT, 204.4 QB Rating
Chubb Small- 27 Rushes, 161 yds., 1 TD
Shawn Lauzon- 2 Receptions, 90 yds., 1 TD
Josh Johnson- 13 TKLs, 2 TFL

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
5:26- FG MAR: Binswager, 25 yd. FG (3-0 MAR)
2:52-SAF MAR: Team Safety (3-2 MAR)
1:49- TD MAR: Lauzen, 61 yd. Pass from Morris (10-2 MAR)

2nd Quarter
6:56- FG MEM: Mack, 22 yd. FG (10-5 MAR)
6:07- TD MAR: Spann, 9 yd. pass from Morris (17-5 MAR)
3:55- TD MEM: Gaither, 2 yd. Run (17-12 MAR)
0:00- FG MEM: Mack, 41 yd. FG (17-15 MAR)

3rd Quarter
5:12- FG MAR: Binswager, 34 yd. FG (20-15 MAR)
3:33- TD MAR: Small, 0 yd. Run (27-15 MAR)
0:25- TD MEM: Hankins, 3 yd. Run (27-22 MAR)

4th Quarter
0:26- SAF MEM: Team Safety (29-22 MAR)

[ThePebble19]

Re: Week 6- Marshall Thundering Herd (2-2) @ Memphis Tigers (2-2)

I have been playing with Marshall recently as well, and Chubb Small is a monster in this game.

[superjames1992]

Re: Week 6- Marshall Thundering Herd (2-2) @ Memphis Tigers (2-2)

I have been playing with Marshall recently as well, and Chubb Small is a monster in this game.

Yeah, he's been great in every game other than the Cincinnati game, in which he struggled. Bernie Morris has been playing well too. I think we may have a chance at winning Conference USA if we keep it up.

Thanks for the reply and thanks for following!

[superjames1992]

Week 7- Marshall Thundering Herd (3-2) @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-3)

BY THE NUMBERS...	GAME BALL...
Marshall 7 21 7 10 45 Tulsa 14 9 10 13 46	Paul Smith (T) 26-40, 440 yds., 3 TDs

Wow, I thought we had this game sealed up when we went ahead by 13 late in the 4th, but Tulsa scored 2 touchdowns, the final being Tulsa's quarterback running into the endzone from 2 yards out with time expiring for the game-winning touchdown. What a downer!

Team Stats
                MARSHALL       TULSA
Total Offense        463         598
1st Downs             14          26
Passing Yards        388         440
Comp.-Att.-TDs   18-23-4     25-40-3
Rushes-Yds.-TDs  21-75-2    42-158-3
Turnovers              1           3
3rd Downs Conv.      4-8        8-16

Herd Leaders
Bernie Morris- 18-23, 388 yds., 4 TDs, 1 INT, 268.6 QB Rating
Chubb Small- 17 Rushes, 81 yds.
Marcus Fitzgerald- 3 Receptions, 128 yds., 2 TDs
Phillip Gamble- 14 TKLs

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
5:54- TD TULSA: Grooms, 45 yd. Pass from Smith (7-0 TULSA)
5:28- TD MAR: Turner, 1 yd. Run (7-7)
2:56- TD TULSA: Adams, 1 yd. Run (14-7 TULSA)

2nd Quarter
6:35- TD MAR: Slate, 23 yd. Pass from Morris (14-14)
5:02- TD MAR: Fitzgerald, 54 yd. Pass from Morris (21-14 MAR)
3:18- TD MAR: Lauzon, 74 yd. Pass from Morris (28-14 MAR)
0:21- SAF MAR: Team Safety (28-16 MAR)
0:09- TD TULSA: Grooms, 56 yd. Pass from Smith (28-23 MAR)

3rd Quarter
5:41- TD MAR: Morris, 9 yd. Run (35-23 MAR)
2:46- FG TULSA: Tracy, 34 yd. FG (35-26 MAR)
0:33- TD TULSA: Tennial, 0 yd. Run (35-33 MAR)

4th Quarter
6:51- TD MAR: Fitzgerald, 56 yd. Pass from Morris (42-33 MAR)
3:41- FG MAR: Binswanger, 39 yd. FG (45-33 MAR)
2:45- TD TULSA: Kizer, 23 yd. Pass from Smith (45-40 MAR)
0:00- TD TULSA: Smith, 2 yd. Run (46-45 TULSA)

[NoleFan]

Re: Week 7- Marshall Thundering Herd (3-2) @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-3)

Lookin' good so far. Tough loss to Tulsa there!

[superjames1992]

Re: Week 7- Marshall Thundering Herd (3-2) @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-3)

Lookin' good so far. Tough loss to Tulsa there!

Thanks. I was mad when I accidentally deleted my Uconn/Idaho dynasty, but this has been fun too. I actually used to live about 30 minutes away from Marshall about 6 months ago before I moved to North Carolina. Most of Marshall's games were on TV, so I watched their games a lot.

Yeah, that Tulsa loss was frustrating! Marshall cannot play defense whatsoever! Everytime Tulsa touched the ball, it seemed like it was a 1st down, very frustrating, but fun. Our offense has played great, but our defense, not so much.

Thanks for following!

[superjames1992]

Week 8- Southern Mississippi Eagles (2-4) @ Marshall Thundering Herd (3-3)

BY THE NUMBERS...	GAME BALL...
Southern Miss 0 21 7 0 28 Marshall 7 14 0 10 31	Bernie Morris 22-36, 296 yds., 3 TDs

Another great game. We struggled running the ball today, but barely got the win. We got the ball back with 46 seconds left and Bernie Morris led us on a Byron Leftwich-esque drive, working the sidelines and completing passes. With 3 seconds left, we sat on the 19 yard line when I called an out-post pattern and super tight end Cody Slate caught it at the 5 yard line and ran it in for the game-winning touchdown! We improve to 4-3 (2-1).

Team Stats
                SO. MISS    MARSHALL
Total Offense        471         394
1st Downs             19          22
Passing Yards        180         296
Comp.-Att.-TDs   14-22-2     23-36-3
Rushes-Yds.-TDs 38-291-2     34-98-0
Turnovers              1           1
3rd Downs Conv.      5-9       12-19

Herd Leaders
Bernie Morris- 22-36, 296 yds., 3 TDs, 1 INT, 152.1 QB Rating
Chubb Small- 28 Rushes, 101 yds.
Cody Slate- 5 Receptions, 97 yds., 2 TDs
Josh Johnson- 8 TKLs

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
3:04- TD MAR: Slate, 10 yd. Pass from Morris (7-0 MAR)

2nd Quarter
5:33- TD MAR: Albin, 19 yd. Pass from Morris (14-0 MAR)
4:18- TD USM: Fletcher, 59 yd. Run (14-7 MAR)
1:53- TD USM: Nelson, 28 yd. Pass from Yound (14-14)
1:38- TD MAR: Fitzgerald, Returned Kickoff 86 yds. (21-14 MAR)
0:27- TD USM: Easterling, 6 yd. Pass from Young (21-21)

3rd Quarter
3:45- TD USM: Easterling, 61 yd. Run (28-21 USM)

4th Quarter
5:25- FG MAR: Binswanger, 26 yd. FG (28-24 MAR)
0:00- TD MAR: Slate, 19 yd. Pass from Morris (31-28 MAR)

[superjames1992]

Week 9- Rice Owls (2-5) @ Marshall Thundering Herd (4-3)

BY THE NUMBERS...	GAME BALL...
Rice 7 0 7 17 31 Marshall 0 7 20 0 27	Chase Clement 25-35, 373 yds., 3 TDs

We played well through the 3rd quarter, then Bernie Morris threw 5 interceptions in the 4th to give away the ballgame. In the 1st quarter, Marshall's superb runningback, Chub Small, was injured and will not play again for another 2 weeks. The injury showed on the box score as Marshall only rushed for 24 yards on 23 carries. Marshall falls to 2-2 in Conference USA play and 4-4 overall.

Team Stats
                    RICE    MARSHALL
Total Offense        440         310
1st Downs             22          12
Passing Yards        373         286
Comp.-Att.-TDs   25-35-3     24-37-2
Rushes-Yds.-TDs  34-67-1     23-24-1
Turnovers              6           6
3rd Downs Conv.     9-14        3-11

Herd Leaders
Bernie Morris- 24-37, 286 yds., 2 TDs, 5 INTs, 120.6 QB Rating
Bernie Morris- 4 Rushes, 25 yds.
Cody Slate- 9 Receptions, 84 yds.
Josh Johnson- 8 TKLs, 3 INTs

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
2:35- TD RICE: Armstrong, 24 yd. Pass from Clement (7-0 RICE)

2ndd Quarter
3:15- TD MAR: Albin, 0 yd. Run (7-7)

3rd Quarter
5:48- TD MAR: Bragg, 39 yd. Pass from Morris (14-7 MAR)
4:02- TD MAR: Edmonson, 36 yd. Pass from Morris (21-7 MAR)
2:55- FG MAR: Binswanger, 20 yd. FG (24-7 MAR)
1:54- TD RICE: Heard, 1 yd. Run (24-14 MAR)
0:00- FG MAR: Binswanger, 37 yd. FG (27-14 MAR)

4th Quarter
5:32- TD RICE: Wardlow, 6 yd. Pass from Clement (27-21 MAR)
3:05- TD RICE: Armstrong, 13 yd. Pass from Clement (28-27 RICE)
1:05- FG RICE: Fangmeier, 37 yd. FG (31-27 RICE)

[superjames1992]

Week 9 Conference USA Standings (After 8 Marshall Games)

Conference USA East Standings
1.) Memphis (4-4) (3-1)
2.) UAB (5-3) (3-1)
3. UCF (4-4) (3-1)
4.) Marshall (4-4) (2-2)
5.) Southern Miss (2-6) (1-4)
6.) ECU (0-9) (0-5)

Conference USA West Standings
1.) UTEP (8-0) (4-0)
2.) Houston (5-3) (3-2)
3.) Tulsa (4-4) (3-2)
4.) Rice (3-5) (2-2)
5.) SMU (4-4) (2-2)
6.) Tulane (2-6) (0-4)

Note: Conference USA East Standings will be updated weekly now through the end of the season.

[superjames1992]

Week 9 BCS Standings (After 8 Marshall Games)

1. LSU (8-0)
2. Oklahoma (9-0)
3. West Virginia (8-0)
4. Wisconsin (9-0)
5. UCLA (8-0)
6. Lousivlle (9-0)
7. Ohio State (9-0)
8. USC (7-1)
9. Virginia Tech (7-1)
10. Tennessee (7-1)
11. Arkansas (7-1)
12. Florida (6-2)
13. Hawaii (8-0)
14. Florida State (7-1)
15. Texas (7-2)
16. Boston College (7-1)
17. Miami (7-1)
18. Missouri (7-1)
19. Michigan (7-2)
20. Nebraska (6-3)
21. California (6-2)
22. UTEP (8-0)
23. Notre Dame (5-3)
24. Rutgers (6-2)
25. Oklahoma State (7-2)

[superjames1992]

2007 Marshall Leaders After 8 Games

Passing: Bernie Morris- 164-257 (63%), 2,266 yds., 21 TDs, 14 INTs, 154.0 QB Rating
Rushing: Chunn Small- 134 Rushes, 711 yds., 5.3 yd. avg., 6 TDs
Receiving: Cody Slate- 37 Receptions, 495 yds., 6 TDs
Tackles: Josh Johnson- 62 TKLs
Tackles For Loss: Montel Glasco- 13 TFL
Sacks: Montel Glasco- 5 Sacks
Interceptions: 7 INTs
Defensive TDs: Josh Johnson- 2 TDs
Place Kicking: Anthony Binswanger- 10-12 (83%) FG, 35-35 (100%) XP
Punting: Marty Biagi- 22 Punts, 887 yds., 40. 3 yd. avg.
Kick Returns: Marcus Fitzgerald- 25 KR, 640 yds., 25.6 yd. avg., 1 TD
Punt Returns: Marcus Fitzgerald- 11 PR, 125 yds., 11.3 yd. avg.

[gtm]

Re: Week 8- Southern Mississippi Eagles (2-4) @ Marshall Thundering Herd (3-3)

BY THE NUMBERS...	GAME BALL...
Southern Miss 0 21 7 0 28 Marshall 7 14 0 10 31	Bernie Morris 22-36, 296 yds., 3 TDs

Another great game. We struggled running the ball today, but barely got the win. We got the ball back with 46 seconds left and Bernie Morris led us on a Byron Leftwich-esque drive, working the sidelines and completing passes. With 3 seconds left, we sat on the 19 yard line when I called an out-post pattern and super tight end Cody Slate caught it at the 5 yard line and ran it in for the game-winning touchdown! We improve to 4-3 (2-1).

Team Stats
                SO. MISS    MARSHALL
Total Offense        471         394
1st Downs             19          22
Passing Yards        180         296
Comp.-Att.-TDs   14-22-2     23-36-3
Rushes-Yds.-TDs 38-291-2     34-98-0
Turnovers              1           1
3rd Downs Conv.      5-9       12-19

Herd Leaders
Bernie Morris- 22-36, 296 yds., 3 TDs, 1 INT, 152.1 QB Rating
Chubb Small- 28 Rushes, 101 yds.
Cody Slate- 5 Receptions, 97 yds., 2 TDs
Josh Johnson- 8 TKLs

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
3:04- TD MAR: Slate, 10 yd. Pass from Morris (7-0 MAR)

2nd Quarter
5:33- TD MAR: Albin, 19 yd. Pass from Morris (14-0 MAR)
4:18- TD USM: Fletcher, 59 yd. Run (14-7 MAR)
1:53- TD USM: Nelson, 28 yd. Pass from Yound (14-14)
1:38- TD MAR: Fitzgerald, Returned Kickoff 86 yds. (21-14 MAR)
0:27- TD USM: Easterling, 6 yd. Pass from Young (21-21)

3rd Quarter
3:45- TD USM: Easterling, 61 yd. Run (28-21 USM)

4th Quarter
5:25- FG MAR: Binswanger, 26 yd. FG (28-24 MAR)
0:00- TD MAR: Slate, 19 yd. Pass from Morris (31-28 MAR)

James, this looked like an awesome game. (Buzzer beater) for the win. Great job.

[superjames1992]

Re: Week 8- Southern Mississippi Eagles (2-4) @ Marshall Thundering Herd (3-3)

James, this looked like an awesome game. (Buzzer beater) for the win. Great job.

Yeah, I've had three very close games in a row. I can't complain about lack of excitement, that's for sure! Unfortunately, I lost 2 of them, but after all, it's Marshall.

Thanks for the reply and thanks for following!

[doncoryell]

Re: "We Are Marshall!" (NCAA 08)

.500 overall and in conference play is pretty good so far with Randy Moss's alma mater.

Bernie Morris is doing a really good job slinging the ball around. Unfortunately, your defense is like swiss cheese (lots of holes). It looks like that might be priority 1 on the recruiting list.

Good luck the rest of the season.

[superjames1992]

Re: "We Are Marshall!" (NCAA 08)

.500 overall and in conference play is pretty good so far with Randy Moss's alma mater.

Bernie Morris is doing a really good job slinging the ball around. Unfortunately, your defense is like swiss cheese (lots of holes). It looks like that might be priority 1 on the recruiting list.

Good luck the rest of the season.

Thanks! I was hoping to at least make a bowl game this season and that seems like a real possibility.

Bernie Morris is reminding me of Marshall's great quarterbacks of the past (Byron Leftwich, Chad Pennington), except for the last 5 interception game. Cody Slate, our sophomore tight end, is also doing well. We also have senior WR Marcus Fitzgerald, who happens to be Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgererald's younger brother.

Thanks for the reply and thanks for following!