CUSA · 2020 · Final

Marshall Thundering Herd 2020

7-34-1 in conference
Final TDC rank
#37
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+4.6
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-3.4
97th in FBS
Defense
+8.0
10th in FBS
Schedule
-4.6
114th toughest
Preseason
-0.7
rating going in

2020 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+4.6 now, -0.7 preseason · up 35 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#36

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 5vsEastern Kentucky FCSW 59–0+16.6—ESPN
2Sep 12@92East CarolinaMarshall −6.2 · o/u 50.2—66%
3Sep 19vs20Appalachian StateW 17–7+15.9—CBS
4—Bye
5Oct 3vs79RiceCONFMarshall −8.4 · o/u 32.9—71%
6Oct 10@101Western KentuckyCONFW 38–14+19.3—
7Oct 17@98Louisiana TechCONFW 35–17+13.7—CBSSN
8Oct 24vs81Florida AtlanticCONFW 20–9+6.8—
9Oct 30@119Florida InternationalCONFMarshall −14.6 · o/u 45.7—84%CBSSN
10Nov 7vs127MassachusettsW 51–10+6.9—ESPN+
11Nov 14vs115Middle TennesseeCONFW 42–14+13.0—CBSSN
12Nov 21vs105CharlotteCONFMarshall −14.3 · o/u 48.5—84%
13—Bye
14Dec 5vs79RiceCONFL 0–20-23.8—ESPN+
15Dec 11vs105CharlotteCONFMarshall −14.3 · o/u 48.5—84%CBSSN
16Dec 18vs47UABL 13–22-8.6—CBSSN
BowlsDec 25vs16BuffaloNEUTRALL 10–17+2.1—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate43.4%62nd38.5%19th
Rushing success rate45.1%55th35.3%8th
Passing success rate41.6%66th41.8%55th
Explosive run rate13.2%85th7.6%3rd
Explosive pass rate12.1%43rd7.4%7th
Line yards / carry3.409th2.5816th
Opportunity rate41.0%37th26.9%2nd
Stuff rate13.5%7th16.7%93rd
Sack rate3.7%22nd8.0%20th
3rd-down conversion44.0%47th37.6%29th
Red-zone TD rate67.7%44th45.5%7th
Havoc rate8.8%6th12.6%62nd
Box score · season totals
Points / game28.562nd13.01st
Yards / game391.268th279.42nd
Yards / play5.7448th4.233rd
Pass yards / game212.979th168.113th
Yards / pass att.7.0041st6.3011th
Completion %60.9%64th62.3%73rd
Rush yards / game178.350th95.54th
Yards / carry4.0031st2.784th
3rd-down conv. %45.0%31st——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.2042nd——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.2014th2.5045th
Penalty yards / game62.7100th——

Players

61 players who recorded a stat in 2020 (from box scores)

61 players

Final ratings for 2020, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2020 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2020 power rankings →