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Marshall

USA · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–4 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
50
1962–2026
All-Time Record
278–295–3
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1999
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 1 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Marshall head-to-head · History & Eras

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–7W 31–26
3Week 3 · Sep 12NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–4L 20–37
4Week 4 · Sep 19Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC2–10W 21–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND AAC4–8W 38–21
7Week 7 · Oct 10Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA1–11W 14–3
8Week 8 · Oct 17Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HUSA5–7W 35–3
9Week 9 · Oct 24Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA7–6W 38–10
10Week 10 · Oct 31Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HUSA8–5L 30–41
11Week 11 · Nov 7Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HUSA11–3L 25–30
12Week 12 · Nov 14Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)H2HUSA6–7W 30–23
13Week 13 · Nov 21UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA6–5L 7–9
14Week 14 · Nov 28Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA8–5L 27–28
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 19Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC7–6W 31–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.908
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-22+37
  • Middle Tennessee +7
  • Colorado State +7
  • Western Kentucky +6
  • Miami (OH) +5
  • Old Dominion +5
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Kent State +2
  • Charlotte +1
  • Florida Atlantic -3
  • NC State -4
  • Florida International -5
  • UTSA -5
  • Southern Miss -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54Post-Season W1#52Post-Season W2#45Post-Season W3#43Post-Season W4#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
-17
+21
+17
+11
+32
+28
-11
-5
+7
-2
-1
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#852012#322013#62014#352015#1172016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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