Marshall·Sun Belt

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 5-3
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -0.1 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Penn St 0-45 W vs Midd Ten 28-26 W @ Miss Sta 30-24 W vs Gardne 36-35 L @ Jame Mad 17-45 L vs Coas Car 21-27 W vs Sout Ala 20-13 W @ Old Dom 36-23

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Marshall 36, Old Dominion 23. A 13-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Marshall 0, Penn State 45. A 45-point margin the season is remembered by.

"We Are Marshall"
— Marshall fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Marshall — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.