Marshall
Marshall University · 2024 · Sun Belt
Marshall went 10-3 and was ranked 37th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 52nd-ranked defense carried them, with a 60th-ranked offense. They ran the ball on 58% of offensive plays with a 56th-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 42% of plays with a 94th-ranked passing attack.
Quadrant record
By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.
Projected wins
Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.
The resume
Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).
| Wk | Opponent | Conf | Opp rank | Result | Exp. margin | Win prob | GameScore | Quad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Stony Brook | Coastal Athletic | — | W 45–3 | +27.7 | 100% | 11.1 | Q4 |
| 2 | @ Virginia Tech | ACC | #52 | L 14–31 | -10.4 | 0% | -2.4 | Q1 |
| 4 | @ Ohio State | Big Ten | #1 | L 14–49 | -28.5 | 0% | 2.2 | Q1 |
| 5 | vs Western Michigan | Mid-American | #95 | W 27–20 | +17.4 | 100% | -6.0 | Q4 |
| 6 | vs Appalachian State | Sun Belt | #97 | W 52–37 | +18.7 | 100% | 9.4 | Q4 |
| 7 | @ Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | #62 | L 23–24 | +4.2 | 0% | -3.1 | Q3 |
| 8 | vs Georgia State | Sun Belt | #120 | W 35–20 | +19.5 | 100% | -0.4 | Q4 |
| 10 | vs ULM | Sun Belt | #99 | W 28–23 | +17.7 | 100% | -7.8 | Q4 |
| 11 | @ Southern Miss | Sun Belt | #133 | W 37–3 | +27.4 | 100% | 7.7 | Q4 |
| 12 | vs Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | #96 | W 31–19 | +15.1 | 100% | 1.7 | Q4 |
| 13 | @ Old Dominion | Sun Belt | #91 | W 42–35 | +2.9 | 100% | 7.2 | Q3 |
| 14 | @ James Madison | Sun Belt | #54 | W 35–33 | -0.3 | 100% | 5.5 | Q2 |
| 15 | @ Louisiana | Sun Belt | #51 | W 31–3 | +1.3 | 100% | 29.7 | Q3 |
13 played · 10-3. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.
The season
The model’s read on Marshall, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.
Passing & rushing
Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.
Their offense vs. what their defense allows.
Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.
What kind of team is this?
Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.
Field position 26th · Finishing 70th
Field position 11th · Finishing 64th
2.48 points per drive on offense, 1.82 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 33.
Play-calling & efficiency
What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.
| Quarter (att.) | Pass / rush | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1(216) | 44% / 56% | 42% | 5.8 |
| Q2(218) | 48% / 52% | 47% | 6.3 |
| Q3(192) | 41% / 59% | 42% | 5.4 |
| Q4(170) | 32% / 68% | 44% | 7.3 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(126) | 9.9 | 47% | 6.5 |
| 2nd(101) | 7.9 | 45% | 7.6 |
| 3rd(98) | 7.4 | 31% | 5.8 |
| 4th(7) | 5.4 | 57% | 4.3 |
| All (332) | — | 42% | 6.6 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(232) | 9.9 | 42% | 6.1 |
| 2nd(165) | 7.4 | 44% | 5.4 |
| 3rd(60) | 5.9 | 53% | 6.3 |
| 4th(7) | 2.1 | 86% | 2.7 |
| All (464) | — | 45% | 5.8 |
Marshall, all games.