Next game: at Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern’s best edge on Marshall is passing
Each unit against the one it meets, by national percentile this season. A filled dot is the attack and a ring is the defense it meets; the first name is the attack. Further right is better for both.
Marshall offense against Georgia Southern defense
Georgia Southern offense against Marshall defense
Percentiles are against all FBS teams this season.
Key stats
Each bar is the team’s national rank as a percentile. A longer bar is better, for defense too.
All 98 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrambler · +1.97 EPA/play | 7 | 7 | 92 / 148 | 62.2 | 1080 | 7.3 | 6 | 5 | 130.1 | — | 29.7 | — | — | |
Yards by week → ScramblerMakes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise. Starter — 148 pass attempts and 70 carries in 7 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week. This week's matchup — QB Rio-Wilson extends plays on the move until something opens up. Singleton is the one who operates within the system without forcing anything. Season receipt Rush usage32.1% 86th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Plays like View Carlos Del Rio-Wilson's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| Pocket Passer · +0.07 EPA/play | 1 | 6 | 58 / 92 | 63.0 | 608 | 6.6 | 2 | 3 | 119.2 | 29 | 34.9 | 4.4 | 7.1 | |
Yards by week → Pocket passerBalanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile. 92 pass attempts and 26 carries in 6 games. Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week. This week's matchup — QB Turner operates within the system without forcing anything. Singleton is the one who operates within the system without forcing anything. Season receipt Yards / attempt6.8 bottom 20th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts INT rate3.3% bottom 23th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Zion Turner's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| +0.30 EPA/play | 4 | 8 | 7 / 14 | 50 | 122 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 123.2 | — | 9.7 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Back · +0.21 EPA/play | 10 | 7 | 56 | 319 | 5.7 | 2 | 50 | 19.6 | 14.3 | |
Yards by week → Satellite backDeployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles. 56 carries and 11 catches in 7 games. About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. This week's matchup — RB Price wins in space out of the backfield. Lewis is the one who does a little of everything without one standout trait. Season receipt Receiving share16.4% 85th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / carry6.1 76th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Judah Price's full player page | ||||||||||
| Balanced Back · +0.11 EPA/play | 6 | 7 | 56 | 252 | 4.5 | 2 | 26 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
Yards by week → Balanced backPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. 56 carries and 8 catches in 7 games. About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. This week's matchup — RB Barbie does a little of everything without one standout trait. Lewis is the one who does a little of everything without one standout trait. Season receipt Yards / carry4.6 bottom 27th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Rush TD rate3.6% bottom 35th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Joshon Barbie's full player page | ||||||||||
| +0.49 EPA/play | 21 | 8 | 36 | 209 | 5.8 | 4 | 49 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.59 EPA/play | 5 | 8 | 26 | 372 | 14.3 | 4 #70 FBS | 69 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiver· Boom-or-bustReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine 26 catches and 4 carries in 8 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR Turner-Bradshaw moves the chains on third down. Leon is the one who moves the chains on third down. Season receipt Yards / reception11.2 bottom 26th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate15.4% 83th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw's full player page | ||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.12 EPA/play | 81 | 8 | 30 | 269 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. Impact starter — 30 catches in 8 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week. This week's matchup — TE Payne shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Acord is the one who shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Season receipt Yards / reception8.9 bottom 28th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Reception volume30 94th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Toby Payne's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.19 EPA/play | 2 | 7 | 22 | 237 | 10.8 | 0 | 38 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. This week's matchup — WR Norton moves the chains on third down. Leon is the one who moves the chains on third down. Season receipt Yards / reception11.2 bottom 26th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Adrian Norton's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.52 EPA/play | 20 | 8 | 18 | 209 | 11.6 | 1 | 32 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. The most common profile in its group this season — 279 of 467 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Owen Sweeney's full player page | ||||||||
| +0.65 EPA/play | — | 4 | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 0 | 42 | |
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| +0.01 EPA/play | 3 | 6 | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 0 | 44 | |
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| +0.39 EPA/play | 15 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 28 | |
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| -0.02 EPA/play | 9 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 17 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 44 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 4.5 | 2 | 8 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. Starter — 28 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate16.1% 53th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Kenyatta Hardge II's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 55 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 22 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 276 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate6.8% bottom 23th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Cole Funderburk's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 58 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 5.5 | 1 | 17 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 20 tackles in 7 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate27.5% 87th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Braydin Ward's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt View Jacarius Clayton's full player pageTFL rate4.5% bottom 18th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 97 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate31.8% 93th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Nate Blanc's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 49 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt View Mekhi Lockhart's full player pageTFL rate9.1% bottom 30th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 52 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
Nose anchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 130 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight380 lb 100th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Mikailin Warren's full player page | |||||||
| 92 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 27 | 8 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Starter — 55 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 330 of 564 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Cannon Lewis's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 41 | — | 51 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 51 tackles in 9 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume51 78th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate0.0% bottom 23th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jaydyn Johnson's full player page | |||||||||
| Coverage 'Backer | 5 | 8 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Coverage ’backerCarries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage. 41 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. 89 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate7.3% 90th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate13.4% 76th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Javae Gilmore's full player page | |||||||||
| Versatile End | 7 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Versatile endNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Starter — 29 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 121 of 180 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Kelvon Mcbride's full player page | |||||||||
| Coverage 'Backer | 6 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
Coverage ’backerCarries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage. 89 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate10.0% 98th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume20 bottom 16th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jalen Marshall's full player page | |||||||||
| 33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | — | 8 | 59 | 2 | 2 #51 FBS | 1.5 | 0 |
Box safetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. Impact starter — 59 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week. 150 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume59 99th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Caleb Clark-Glover's full player page | |||||||
| Box Safety | 17 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Box safetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. Impact starter — 48 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week. 150 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume48 91th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Daytione Smith's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 3 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Starter — 38 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Renté Hinton's full player page | |||||||
| Perimeter Tackler | 9 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Perimeter tacklerTargeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter. Starter — 38 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 36 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume38 98th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Brayden Hall's full player page | |||||||
| Centerfielder | 2 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
CenterfielderSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. 28 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 116 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate17.9% 91th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Charles McCartherens's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 8 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Cover cornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 138 of 244 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Eddie Pleasant III's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 11 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Joshua Pierre-Louis's full player page | |||||||
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 32 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Leg | 41 | 8 | 14/18 | 77.8 | 20/20 | 62 | 54 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 91 | 8 | 36 | 1639 | 45.5 | 63 | 12 | 2 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.01 EPA/play | 3 | 6 | 11 | 215 | 19.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Possession Receiver · +0.59 EPA/play | 5 | 8 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.19 EPA/play | 2 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 16 |
Biggest plays from Marshall’s games
Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Marshall’s games this season, whoever made them.
Q4, 4:38 · South Alabama down 7, ties itPJ Martin runs 19 yards for a touchdownSouth Alabama at Marshall, week 8Q4, 4:38 · South Alabama 13, Marshall 134:38Game-tying touchdown for South Alabama with 4:38 left4:38Game-tying touchdown for South Alabama with 4:38 leftGame-tying touchdown for South Alabama with 4:38 leftP.Martin rush middle for 19 yards gain to the MAR00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
Q4, 1:49 · Marshall breaks the tieJudah Price runs 5 yards for a touchdownSouth Alabama at Marshall, week 8Q4, 1:49 · Marshall 20, South Alabama 131:49Go-ahead touchdown for Marshall with 1:49 left1:49Go-ahead touchdown for Marshall with 1:49 leftGo-ahead touchdown for Marshall with 1:49 leftJ.Price rush middle for 5 yards gain to the USA00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play
Q3, 14:42 · Coastal Carolina up 13Dominic Knicely runs 70 yards for a touchdownCoastal Carolina at Marshall, week 6Q3, 14:42 · Coastal Carolina 20, Marshall 07070-yard touchdown run7070-yard touchdown run70-yard touchdown runD.Lee-Knicely rush left for 70 yards gain to the MAR00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
Sun Belt Conference- Q2, 14:20 · Marshall down 3Chase Jackson intercepts a passCoastal Carolina at Marshall, week 6Q2, 14:20 · Marshall 0, Coastal Carolina 37Marshall’s turnover led to a touchdown7Marshall’s turnover led to a touchdownMarshall’s turnover led to a touchdownC.Del Rio-Wilson pass intercepted by C.Jackson at MAR48 C.Jackson return 0 yards to the MAR40 (T.Montgomery), out of bounds▶Watch from this play Sun Belt Conference
- Q3, 6:17 · South Alabama tiedCole Funderburk intercepts Jared HollinsSouth Alabama at Marshall, week 8Q3, 6:17 · South Alabama 6, Marshall 67South Alabama’s turnover led to a touchdown7South Alabama’s turnover led to a touchdownSouth Alabama’s turnover led to a touchdownJ.Hollins pass intercepted by C.Funderburk at MAR45 broken up by C.McCartherens, End Of Play▶Watch from this play
- Q1, 9:24 · Marshall tiedMarshall scores a touchdownMarshall at Missouri State, week 3Q1, 9:24 · Marshall 7, Missouri State 0Marshall opened the scoringMarshall opened the scoringC.Del Rio-Wilson pass complete short right to T.Lester caught at MSU35, for 39 yards to the MSU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
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How scary each game got
Marshall lost at James Madison after being 68% to win; the closest win was against Gardner-Webb, down to 6%
Tap a game for its score and win chances.
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Marshall during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.
Stat leaders
2026 stat leaders · Marshall
through 8 games
2026 stat leaders · MarshallCaleb Clark-Glover leads Marshall with 59 tackles through 8 games.
Roster
Roster
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Recruiting and the portal: top commits · who's gone and who's back
How they play
Marshall fields a limited methodical, ball-control offense behind a porous defense, though it gives up the big play.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Player percentiles
Marshall reads strongest in success rate (top 44%) and field position (O) (top 45%); the crux lives in red-zone finish, where Marshall sits at the 5th percentile.
Offense · strengths lead
Defense · higher bar = harder to play against
Hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Marshall is worth +1.7 points more at home than on the road.
Bottom third of FBS, 13th percentile of 133 programs
66% at home, 53% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (29-15 home, 26-23 away). Interval ±3.6.
The stadium and how the home edge is measured
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge. The books use about 3. Per-team versions were tested and did not hold up (why). Against the closing line, Marshall has beaten the number by −4.3 more at home than away over 103 games. That is inside the ±5.9 that many games can resolve, so the results cannot tell this stadium from the flat number. That is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Joan C. Edwards Stadium seats 38,016 and has averaged 62% full (23,445, 28 games reported). Visitors cover a median 351 miles to get here since 2018 — 52nd-shortest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 19% of the 2026 roster (25 of 129 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 54 home games since 2018.
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How they play
Usage splits
How the players get used
From the 2025 season's play-by-play
- Money downDemarcus Lacey is a legitimate money-down target: his 3rd-down conversion rate ranks among the position's best, and his per-target value holds up in that spot too.
- Deep threatAdrian Norton is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
- Deep threatDe'Andre Tamarez is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
- Deep threatDemarcus Lacey is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
- Deep threatToby Payne is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
Position battles
WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw (WR) and Toby Payne (TE) split the targets (37/81 vs 44/81) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw produces in bigger chunks.
Scheme claims
Team identity · competitive snaps only
How Marshall actually scores
36th percentile quality, 61st percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 76th | 3rd |
| Akron | 9th | 90th |
| Alabama | 82nd | 22nd |
| App State | 41st | 48th |
| Arizona | 91st | 16th |
| Arizona State | 20th | 83rd |
| Arkansas | 7th | 93rd |
| Arkansas State | 60th | 32nd |
| Army | 95th | 10th |
| Auburn | 34th | 59th |
| BYU | 83rd | 17th |
| Ball State | 32nd | 72nd |
| Baylor | 36th | 63rd |
| Boise State | 96th | 4th |
| Boston College | 20th | 80th |
| Buffalo | 8th | 88th |
| Central Michigan | 6th | 96th |
| Cincinnati | 88th | 15th |
| Clemson | 10th | 92nd |
| Coastal Carolina | 49th | 57th |
| Colorado | 15th | 86th |
| Colorado State | 88th | 30th |
| Delaware | 63rd | 40th |
| Duke | 74th | 8th |
| East Carolina | 24th | 77th |
| Eastern Michigan | 14th | 80th |
| Florida | 75th | 37th |
| Florida Atlantic | 72nd | 25th |
| Florida International | 2nd | 98th |
| Florida State | 64th | 44th |
| Fresno State | 56th | 52nd |
| Georgia | 92nd | 11th |
| Georgia Southern | 52nd | 40th |
| Georgia State | 77th | 36th |
| Georgia Tech | 30th | 70th |
| Hawai'i | 12th | 88th |
| Houston | 89th | 2nd |
| Illinois | 70th | 38th |
| Indiana | 85th | 18th |
| Iowa | 52nd | 53rd |
| Iowa State | 43rd | 62nd |
| Jacksonville State | 62nd | 41st |
| James Madison | 58th | 35th |
| Kansas | 28th | 66th |
| Kansas State | 48th | 44th |
| Kennesaw State | 23rd | 79th |
| Kentucky | 71st | 21st |
| LSU | 86th | 9th |
| Liberty | 78th | 29th |
| Louisiana | 27th | 69th |
| Louisiana Tech | 60th | 47th |
| Louisville | 94th | 19th |
| Marshall | 36th | 61st |
| Maryland | 17th | 85th |
| Massachusetts | 38th | 60th |
| Memphis | 87th | 20th |
| Miami | 100th | 0th |
| Miami (OH) | 68th | 31st |
| Michigan | 25th | 71st |
| Middle Tennessee | 37th | 60th |
| Minnesota | 4th | 95th |
| Mississippi State | 35th | 65th |
| Missouri | 54th | 49th |
| Missouri State | 40th | 64th |
| NC State | 69th | 28th |
| Navy | 57th | 51st |
| Nebraska | 59th | 32nd |
| Nevada | 1st | 99th |
| New Mexico | 39th | 68th |
| North Carolina | 48th | 45th |
| North Dakota State | 31st | 64th |
| North Texas | 99th | 1st |
| Northern Illinois | 12th | 89th |
| Northwestern | 93rd | 6th |
| Notre Dame | 97th | 5th |
| Ohio | 67th | 43rd |
| Ohio State | 79th | 23rd |
| Oklahoma State | 76th | 14th |
| Ole Miss | 80th | 8th |
| Oregon | 28th | 72nd |
| Oregon State | 92nd | 13th |
| Penn State | 47th | 48th |
| Pittsburgh | 44th | 50th |
| Purdue | 65th | 34th |
| Rice | 18th | 87th |
| Rutgers | 32nd | 76th |
| SMU | 81st | 16th |
| San Diego State | 5th | 94th |
| San José State | 13th | 84th |
| South Alabama | 64th | 27th |
| South Carolina | 55th | 54th |
| South Florida | 42nd | 56th |
| Southern Miss | 3rd | 97th |
| Stanford | 53rd | 55th |
| Syracuse | 24th | 74th |
| TCU | 21st | 75th |
| Temple | 56th | 56th |
| Tennessee | 45th | 42nd |
| Texas | 11th | 91st |
| Texas A&M | 16th | 78th |
| Texas State | 90th | 12th |
| Texas Tech | 50th | 46th |
| Toledo | 84th | 24th |
| Troy | 8th | 92nd |
| Tulane | 33rd | 73rd |
| Tulsa | 68th | 28th |
| UAB | 16th | 81st |
| UCF | 19th | 82nd |
| UCLA | 61st | 36th |
| UConn | 84th | 26th |
| UNLV | 44th | 67th |
| USC | 80th | 12th |
| UTSA | 72nd | 20th |
| Utah | 96th | 7th |
| Utah State | 0th | 100th |
| Vanderbilt | 26th | 76th |
| Virginia | 51st | 39th |
| Virginia Tech | 66th | 33rd |
| Wake Forest | 98th | 4th |
| Washington | 40th | 58th |
| West Virginia | 73rd | 24th |
| Western Kentucky | 4th | 96th |
| Western Michigan | 29th | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 22nd | 84th |
| Wyoming | 46th | 52nd |
Marshall’s 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 49th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 76th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Marshall hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
69th percentile success on standard downs, 32nd on passing downs — a 37-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 98th | 23rd |
| Akron | 58th | 34th |
| Alabama | 77th | 57th |
| App State | 33rd | 49th |
| Arizona | 76th | 94th |
| Arizona State | 38th | 61st |
| Arkansas | 71st | 24th |
| Arkansas State | 85th | 59th |
| Army | 93rd | 58th |
| Auburn | 14th | 69th |
| BYU | 86th | 35th |
| Ball State | 31st | 52nd |
| Baylor | 15th | 46th |
| Boise State | 77th | 92nd |
| Boston College | 63rd | 28th |
| Bowling Green | 43rd | 21st |
| Buffalo | 9th | 11th |
| California | 11th | 20th |
| Central Michigan | 36th | 9th |
| Charlotte | 18th | 41st |
| Cincinnati | 68th | 83rd |
| Clemson | 7th | 39th |
| Coastal Carolina | 23rd | 64th |
| Colorado | 16th | 65th |
| Colorado State | 66th | 95th |
| Delaware | 59th | 64th |
| Duke | 21st | 67th |
| East Carolina | 37th | 19th |
| Eastern Michigan | 16th | 30th |
| Florida | 61st | 70th |
| Florida Atlantic | 67th | 87th |
| Florida International | 20th | 53rd |
| Florida State | 30th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 25th | 84th |
| Gardner-Webb | 5th | 23rd |
| Georgia | 98th | 89th |
| Georgia Southern | 60th | 71st |
| Georgia State | 68th | 66th |
| Georgia Tech | 53rd | 40th |
| Hawai'i | 48th | 29th |
| Houston | 87th | 99th |
| Illinois | 73rd | 91st |
| Indiana | 55th | 44th |
| Iowa | 79th | 13th |
| Iowa State | 18th | 31st |
| Jacksonville State | 82nd | 80th |
| James Madison | 45th | 77th |
| Kansas | 52nd | 18th |
| Kansas State | 64th | 68th |
| Kennesaw State | 61st | 16th |
| Kent State | 5th | 21st |
| Kentucky | 90th | 51st |
| LSU | 86th | 98th |
| Liberty | 93rd | 78th |
| Louisiana | 36th | 66th |
| Louisiana Tech | 26th | 79th |
| Louisville | 95th | 72nd |
| Maine | 0th | 86th |
| Marshall | 69th | 32nd |
| Maryland | 34th | 26th |
| Massachusetts | 35th | 38th |
| Memphis | 92nd | 93rd |
| Mercyhurst | 2nd | 34th |
| Miami | 99th | 95th |
| Miami (OH) | 50th | 43rd |
| Michigan | 10th | 89th |
| Michigan State | 23rd | 55th |
| Middle Tennessee | 27th | 64th |
| Minnesota | 32nd | 4th |
| Mississippi State | 66th | 59th |
| Missouri | 34th | 41st |
| Missouri State | 52nd | 30th |
| NC State | 62nd | 77th |
| Navy | 89th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 46th | 85th |
| Nevada | 28th | 27th |
| New Mexico | 55th | 48th |
| New Mexico State | 14th | 36th |
| Norfolk State | 7th | 0th |
| North Carolina | 89th | 73rd |
| North Dakota State | 30th | 45th |
| North Texas | 95th | 84th |
| Northern Illinois | 51st | 14th |
| Northwestern | 88th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 100th | 43rd |
| Ohio | 82nd | 42nd |
| Ohio State | 84th | 80th |
| Oklahoma | 4th | 50th |
| Oklahoma State | 96th | 86th |
| Old Dominion | 1st | 36th |
| Ole Miss | 81st | 94th |
| Oregon | 39th | 26th |
| Oregon State | 97th | 70th |
| Penn State | 20th | 47th |
| Pittsburgh | 65th | 50th |
| Purdue | 57th | 82nd |
| Rice | 59th | 14th |
| Robert Morris | 2nd | 5th |
| Rutgers | 42nd | 81st |
| SMU | 91st | 82nd |
| Sacramento State | 13th | 6th |
| Sam Houston | 11th | 37th |
| San Diego State | 8th | 54th |
| San José State | 17th | 2nd |
| South Alabama | 44th | 74th |
| South Carolina | 70th | 56th |
| South Florida | 84th | 57th |
| Southern Miss | 48th | 7th |
| Stanford | 40th | 9th |
| Syracuse | 57th | 39th |
| TCU | 70th | 10th |
| Temple | 50th | 68th |
| Tennessee | 75th | 12th |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 46th | 55th |
| Texas State | 74th | 100th |
| Texas Tech | 64th | 76th |
| Toledo | 73rd | 52nd |
| Troy | 39th | 15th |
| Tulane | 12th | 8th |
| Tulsa | 49th | 7th |
| UAB | 24th | 62nd |
| UCF | 29th | 45th |
| UCLA | 80th | 60th |
| UConn | 72nd | 73rd |
| UL Monroe | 47th | 11th |
| UNLV | 41st | 19th |
| USC | 79th | 97th |
| UT Martin | 6th | 3rd |
| UTEP | 9th | 1st |
| UTSA | 91st | 33rd |
| Utah | 94th | 98th |
| Utah State | 3rd | 76th |
| Vanderbilt | 41st | 32nd |
| Virginia | 83rd | 2nd |
| Virginia Tech | 43rd | 91st |
| Wake Forest | 75th | 96th |
| Washington | 56th | 16th |
| Washington State | 19th | 5th |
| West Virginia | 54th | 75th |
| Western Kentucky | 22nd | 25th |
| Western Michigan | 32nd | 27th |
| Wisconsin | 25th | 22nd |
| Wyoming | 78th | 48th |
Marshall by half
1st-half offense ranks 46th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 68th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
How much of Marshall’s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 10 is 0.09; 38th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.02. The widest gap came in week 2: -0.17 raw vs. -0.00 adjusted.
Tendency drift
How Marshall’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Marshall’s passing game completes a completion rate below the FBS mean (65.8% vs 67.0% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 223-play sample) — mid-pack, 44 of 136 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Marshall’s defense allows a completion rate below the FBS mean (63.6% vs 66.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 189-play sample) — mid-pack, 16 of 137 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Havoc & trenches
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Turnover luck
The bounces have gone their way on their own fumbles: 56% recovered, vs. ~52% expected.
9 of 16 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.
Takeaways
Cashing in at a normal clip: 18% of disrupted passes intercepted, close to ~18% league-wide.
7 interceptions of 39 disrupted passes (32 deflected, 7 intercepted), 2026 only.
Penalties
The flags haven't favored them: 56 penalties committed vs. 55 drawn on opponents, 34 yards behind.
496 penalty yards committed vs. 462 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Ratings and comparisons
Ratings
Comparable teams
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Weather
Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
Usual during the game around Nov 14: 48°, between 36° and 60° in about 7 in 10 games (31 games since 2016).
Road games since 2016: the middle game was 65°, and 8 in 10 ran between 49° and 80° (53 of 56 road games, at stadiums we cover).
What a usual Saturday feels like here, by kickoff time
Airport readings near each stadium during the game, not on the field. How we measure
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Rain: NOAA MRMS radar and CoCoRaHS volunteer gauges (CC BY 4.0). Game data: CollegeFootballData.com.