2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Holliday (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,019)
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	7
Southern Miss		5	–	3					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					4	–	8
Memphis		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
SMU xy		6	–	2					7	–	7
No. 24 Tulsa x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5					6	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team competed in the East Division of Conference USA. The season was the first for head coach Doc Holliday. Marshall finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in C-USA play.

In the 2009 season under former head coach Mark Snyder, the Thundering Herd finished with an overall record of 7–6 and 4–4 within Conference USA. They played in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, defeating the Ohio University Bobcats 21–17. It was Marshall first bowl game since the 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, and the Herd's first bowl win since the 2002 GMAC Bowl. Snyder is currently the defensive coordinator of the University of South Florida Bulls.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 pm	at No. 2 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 7–45	105,040[1]
September 10	7:00 pm	No. 23 West Virginia*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24 OT	41,382[2]
September 18	7:00 pm	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	WSAZ	L 28–44	20,515
September 25	7:00 pm	Ohio*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)	WSAZ	W 24–23	28,143
October 2	8:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSCS	L 16–41	27,518
October 13	8:00 pm	UCF	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN	L 14–35	23,601
October 23	4:15 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	CSS	L 10–37	50,145
October 30	3:00 pm	UTEP	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 16–12	24,740
November 6	4:15 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	W 31–17	17,860
November 13	3:00 pm	Memphis	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 28–13	25,108
November 20	3:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX		L 17–31	17,513
November 27	12:00 pm	Tulane	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSCS	W 38–23	19,302
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	0	7
#2 Buckeyes	21	14	7	3	45

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#23 Mountaineers	3	0	3	15	3	24
Thundering Herd	7	7	0	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	14	14	0	28
Falcons	14	14	0	16	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	3	14	6	23
Thundering Herd	7	6	3	8	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	7	9	16
Golden Eagles	14	14	6	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	7	14	7	35
Thundering Herd	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	3	7	0	0	10
Pirates	7	13	10	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	3	6	12
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	9	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	14	3	0	14	31
Blazers	7	7	0	3	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	3	0	3	13
Thundering Herd	0	0	14	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	10	7	17
Mustangs	7	17	7	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	7	7	2	23
Thundering Herd	7	24	7	0	38

The following players were selected in the 2011 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Lee Smith	Tight End	5	159	New England Patriots

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