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Conference USA

Marshall

2016 Season Performance

#121
Rank
3-9
Record
-67.1
Points
0.450
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
HOT
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W vs #62 Middle Tennessee 42-17
Worst L vs #121 Charlotte 24-27

Record Splits

Home 3-4
Away 0-5
Conference 2-6
Non-Conf 1-3
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#59
#77
#95
#113
#132
Pre
#64
W3
#108
W6
#121
W9
#122
W12
#118
W15
#121

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
2
09/10
W
#67 vs FCS Morgan State
62-0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/17
L
#71 vs #84 Akron
38-65
-14.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.0 -11.4
Loss Record Modifier
-1.1 -12.4
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -14.3
Total -14.3 pts
4
09/25
L
#108 vs #2 Louisville
28-59
-11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.0 -8.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -7.2
Margin Scaling
-2.8 -10.0
Recency Weighting
-1.8 -11.8
Total -11.8 pts
5
10/01
L
#112 @ #62 Pittsburgh
27-43
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -4.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -6.2
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
6
10/08
L
#116 @ #111 North Texas
21-38
-8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -7.0
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -8.5
Total -8.5 pts
7
10/15
W
#121 vs #127 Florida Atlantic
27-21
+6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.2 4.8
Margin Scaling
+1.1 6.0
Total 6.0 pts
8
10/22
L
#112 vs #121 Charlotte
24-27
-13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.3 -11.7
Loss Record Modifier
-1.7 -13.4
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -13.8
Total -13.8 pts
9
10/29
L
#120 @ #64 Southern Miss
14-24
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -6.4
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
10
11/05
L
#122 @ #65 Old Dominion
14-38
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-2.0 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
11
11/13
W
#122 vs #62 Middle Tennessee
42-17
+13.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.7 9.7
Margin Scaling
+4.0 13.7
Total 13.7 pts
12
11/20
L
#112 @ #107 Florida International
14-31
-8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -6.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -8.9
Total -8.9 pts
13
11/27
L
#118 vs #45 Western Kentucky
6-60
-11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.2 -10.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -9.0
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -11.3
Total -11.3 pts
Total
3-9 Record
-71.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
72-52
Record
58%
Win Rate
#72
Avg Rank
#7
Best Rank
0.446
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#121
2017
#66
2018
#58
2019
#52
2020
#36
2021
#66
2022
#58
2023
#82
2024
#38
2025
#101
2026
#115

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 3-3 (50%) #115 #52 -21.9 0.449 -
2025 Sun Belt 5-7 (42%) #101 #84 -20.0 0.472 -
2024 Sun Belt 10-3 (77%) #38 #38 87.2 0.466 Sun Belt
2023 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #82 #38 3.5 0.460 -
2022 Sun Belt 8-4 (67%) #58 #36 48.0 0.431 -
2021 Conference USA 7-5 (58%) #66 #13 25.9 0.428 -
2020 Conference USA 7-2 (78%) #36 #7 46.8 0.447 -
2019 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #52 #51 45.1 0.432 -
2018 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #58 #16 44.6 0.442 -
2017 Conference USA 7-5 (58%) #66 #31 28.5 0.426 -
2016 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #121 #67 -67.1 0.450 -