2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Conference USA play. They were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, where they defeated Ohio, 21–17.

2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Ohio
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Mark Snyder (regular season) Rick Minter (interim, bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	John Shannon
Defensive coordinator	Rick Minter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,019)
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		7	–	1					9	–	5
UCF		6	–	2					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
SMU x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					2	–	10
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

On November 29, it was announced that Mark Snyder had resigned as head coach.^[1] Defensive coordinator Rick Minter was elevated to interim head coach for the bowl game. Marshall hired Doc Holliday as Snyder's permanent replacement.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	4:30 pm	Southern Illinois*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 31–28	24,012	[2]
September 12	1:30 pm	at No. 14 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN360	L 10–52	66,233
September 19	7:00 pm	Bowling Green*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	WSAZ	W 17–10	23,029
September 26	1:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSS	W 27–16	20,063
October 3	12:00 pm	East Carolina	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	CBSCS	L 17–21	26,814
October 10	3:30 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	CSS	W 31–10	28,312
October 17	3:30 pm	at West Virginia*	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl)	ESPN Plus	L 7–24	54,432
October 24	12:00 pm	UAB	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSS	W 27–7	18,878
November 1	8:15 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN	L 20–21	35,676
November 14	4:30 pm	Southern Miss	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 20–27	21,036
November 21	4:30 pm	SMU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 34–31	19,646
November 28	3:00 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	WSAZ	L 21–52	19,736
December 26	1:00 pm	vs. Ohio	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Battle for the Bell)	ESPN	W 21–17	30,311
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[3]

Game summaries

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	7	7	7	28
Thundering Herd	0	7	21	3	31

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	7	0	3	10
#14 Hokies	7	28	10	7	52

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	3	10
Thundering Herd	0	0	7	10	17

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	3	14	0	10	27
Tigers	7	3	3	3	16

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	7	7	0	21
Thundering Herd	0	7	10	0	17

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	14	7	3	7	31
Green Wave	7	0	0	3	10

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	0	7
Mountaineers	0	3	7	14	24

Further information: Friends of Coal Bowl

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	7	0	0	7
Thundering Herd	3	14	7	3	27

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	17	3	0	20
Knights	0	7	0	14	21

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	7	6	7	27
Thundering Herd	0	13	0	7	20

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	3	7	14	31
Thundering Herd	7	3	14	10	34

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	14	7	0	21
Miners	13	7	22	10	52

Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	14	7	0	0	21
Bobcats	0	7	10	0	17

Further information: 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

Roster

2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Mark Cann So QB 12 Brian Anderson Jr TE 16 Lee Smith Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 98 Delvin Johnson Jr DE 99 Vinny Curry Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mark Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Rick Minter – Defensive coordinator (2nd Season) Todd Goebbel – Special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach (5th season) Alex Atkins – Graduate assistant (1st season) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster