2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Marshall was led by first-year head coach Mark Snyder and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. This marked the Herd's inaugural season as a member of Conference USA and the C-USA East Division after spending the previous eight seasons as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mark Snyder (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Kueck (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Collins (1st season)
Captains	Wilbur Hargrove Jeff Mullins Chris Royal Willie Smith
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 9 (I-AA) William & Mary*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 36–24	25,102	[1]
September 10	10:30 a.m.	Kansas State*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	L 19–21	36,914	[2][3]
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 13–23	22,127	[4]
October 1	4:00 p.m.	SMU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSTV	W 16–13 OT	25,218	[5]
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 14–41	65,115	[6][7]
October 15	5:00 p.m.	UAB	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	iTV	W 20–19	27,182	[8][9]
October 22	9:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	iTV	L 3–31	51,500	[10]
October 29	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	CSTV	W 27–26	13,290	[11][12]
November 8	7:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	L 24–27 OT	22,238	[13][14]
November 19	4:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)		L 29–34	22,408	[15]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSTV	L 3–26	46,403	[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time