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The 2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represents Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference‘s East Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd are led by Tony Gibson in his first year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd play home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.

Following the departure of head coach Charles Huff to conference rival Southern Miss the day after the 2024 SBC championship game, 50 Thundering Herd players entered the transfer portal, with 21 of them eventually following Huff to Southern Miss. According to ESPN writer Bill Connelly, Marshall “is starting over [in 2025] like almost no one ever has”; between graduation and transfers:^[1]

The quarterbacks responsible for all of Marshall’s passing yardage in 2024 left.
No returning Herd player rushed for a single yard in 2024.
Only two returning players caught any passes in 2024.
The players responsible for 49 of the 65 offensive line starts departed.
Of the eight defensive linemen who played for at least 50 snaps in 2024, only one returned.
Of the 13 defensive backs who played for at least 30 snaps in 2024, only two returned.
The returning linebackers played a combined three snaps in 2024.

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Coaching staff additions

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In the Sun Belt preseason coaches’ poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish sixth place in the East division.^[9]

Tight end Toby Payne was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense.^[10] Offensive lineman Jalen Slappy was named to the second team offense.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Georgia*		ESPN	L 7–45	93,033
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State*		ESPN+	L 20–21	28,564
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 38–7	23,925
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*		ESPN+
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at Louisiana		ESPN+
October 11		Old Dominion	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
October 18		Texas State	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
	7:30 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina		ESPN/ESPN2
November 8		James Madison	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV
November 15		at Georgia State
November 22		at Appalachian State
November 29		Georgia Southern	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV

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Game One – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: E 5 mph
Game attendance: 93,033
Referee: Lee Hendrick
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Pregame line: Georgia –38.5

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

(9:07) UGA – Gunner Stockton 11 yard run, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:08; Georgia 21–0)
(0:24) UGA – Peyton Woodring 43 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 1:03; Georgia 24–0)

Third quarter

(13:13) UGA – Zachariah Branch 47 yard pass from Gunner Stockton, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Georgia 31–0)
(3:51) UGA – London Humphreys 2 yard pass from Gunner Stockton, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:23; Georgia 38–0)

Fourth quarter

(14:18) UGA – Elyiss Williams 23 yard pass from Ryan Puglisi, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:23; Georgia 45–0)
(10:27) MRSH – Jo’Shon Barbie 1 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:46; Georgia 45–7)

Statistics	MRSH	UGA
First downs	7	27
Plays–yards	52–207	76–488
Rushes–yards	31–78	44–239
Passing yards	129	249
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–21–0	19–32–0
Time of possession	25:31	34:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Zion Turner	6/7, 100 yards
	Rushing	Justin Williams-Thomas	4 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw	3 receptions, 58 yards
Georgia	Passing	Gunner Stockton	14/24, 190 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Gunner Stockton	10 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Zachariah Branch	3 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Game Two – Missouri State Bears (0–1) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–1) – Game summary

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Rain
Game attendance: 28,564
Referee: Brandon Kirkland
TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Morehouse (play-by-play) and Mark Martin (analyst)
Pregame line: Marshall –10.5

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

(13:57) MOST – Ramone Green Jr. 57 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:08; Missouri State 7–0)
(11:07) MRSH – Zion Turner 14 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:50; Tied 7–7)
(3:36) MRSH – Justin Williams-Thomas 37 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:43; Marshall 14–7)
(0:44) MRSH – Lorcan Quinn 50 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:54; Marshall 17–7)

Third quarter

(9:08) MRSH – Lorcan Quinn 33 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:04; Marshall 20–7)
(7:59) MOST – Jmariyae Robinson 52 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:03; Marshall 20–14)

Fourth quarter

(2:12) MOST – Jaron Askren 8 yard pass from Jacob Clark, Yousef Obeid kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:25; Missouri State 21–20)

Statistics	MOST	MRSH
First downs	18	12
Plays–yards	70–474	57–274
Rushes–yards	38–86	33–191
Passing yards	388	83
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–32–1	13–24–1
Time of possession	34:34	25:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Jacob Clark	21/31, 359 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Shomari Lawrence	17 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Ramone Green Jr.	4 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Marshall	Passing	Zion Turner	13/24, 83 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jo’Shon Barbe	12 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Toby Payne	4 receptions, 43 yards

vs Eastern Kentucky (FCS)

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Game Three – Eastern Kentucky Colonels (FCS) (1–1) at Marshall Thundering Herd (0–2) – Game summary

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 23,925
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Morehouse (play-by-play), Mark Martin (analyst) and Ben Westfall (sideline)
Pregame line: Marshall –17.5

Game information

First quarter

(8:13) MRSH – Lorcan Quinn 19 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:21; Marshall 3–0)
(5:01) MRSH – Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 4 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:05; Marshall 10–0)
(0:25) MRSH – Justin Williams-Thomas 3 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:15; Marshall 17–0)

Second quarter

(12:03) MRSH – Justin Williams-Thomas 30 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:30; Marshall 24–0)
(0:08) MRSH – Adrian Norton 30 yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:49; Marshall 31–0)

Third quarter

(13:08) EKU – Jayden West 13 yard pass from Jordyn Potts, Buzz Fabiano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:03; Marshall 31–7)
(8:01) MRSH – JacQai Long 3 yard run, Lorcan Quinn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:06; Marshall 38–7)

Fourth quarter

Statistics	EKU	MRSH
First downs	10	21
Plays–yards	52–102	71–377
Rushes–yards	28–11	57–263
Passing yards	91	114
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–24–2	8–14–0
Time of possession	25:56	34:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Jordyn Potts	7/19, 78 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brayden Latham	10 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	T. J. Mitchell	1 reception, 36 yards
Marshall	Passing	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	7/9, 108 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	13 carries, 58 yards, TD
	Receiving	Justin Williams-Thomas	3 receptions, 41 yards, TD

at Middle Tennessee

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Game Four – Marshall Thundering Herd (1–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–2) – Game summary

at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Rose (play-by-play), Jeremy Kellem (analyst) and Justin Beasley (sideline)
Pregame line:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRSH	MTSU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Middle Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Game Five – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Game time: TBA
Pregame line:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRSH	UL
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ODU	MRSH
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TXST	MRSH
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Coastal Carolina

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Game Eight – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) – Game summary

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Game time: TBA
Pregame line:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRSH	CCU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Coastal Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	JMU	MRSH
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Game Ten – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Georgia State Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

at Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Game time: TBA
Pregame line:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRSH	GAST
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Appalachian State (The Old Mountain Feud)

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Game Eleven – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
Game time: TBA
Pregame line:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRSH	APP
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Appalachian State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Georgia Southern

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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	GASO	MRSH
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

^ Left Marshall after the 2023 season, did not coach in 2024

^ Connelly, Bill (June 13, 2025). “2025 Sun Belt Conference college football projections, preview”. ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
^ “Marshall Football Transfer Portal”. ON3.
^ “Marshall Thundering Herd 2025 College Football Transfer Portal”. 247Sports.
^ “2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers”. herosports.
^ “2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers”. herosports.
^ “Tony Gibson Named As Marshall’s 32nd Head Football Coach”. herdzone. December 8, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c “Marshall Head Coach Tony Gibson Announces 2025 Coordinators”. herdzone. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e “Marshall Head Coach Tony Gibson Finalizes 2025 Staff”. herdzone. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
^ “Sun Belt Announces 2025 Football Preseason Awards & Poll”. sunbeltsports.org. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ “Marshall’s Toby Payne, Jalen Slappy Earn Preseason All-Sun Belt Honors”. herdzone.com. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ “2025 Marshall Football Schedule”. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[8] Left Marshall after the 2023 season, did not coach in 2024

[1] Connelly, Bill (June 13, 2025). “2025 Sun Belt Conference college football projections, preview”. ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

[2] “Marshall Football Transfer Portal”. ON3.

[3] “Marshall Thundering Herd 2025 College Football Transfer Portal”. 247Sports.

[4] “2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers”. herosports.

[5] “2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers”. herosports.

[6] “Tony Gibson Named As Marshall’s 32nd Head Football Coach”. herdzone. December 8, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[coordinators-7] “Marshall Head Coach Tony Gibson Announces 2025 Coordinators”. herdzone. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[staff-9] “Marshall Head Coach Tony Gibson Finalizes 2025 Staff”. herdzone. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[10] “Sun Belt Announces 2025 Football Preseason Awards & Poll”. sunbeltsports.org. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[11] “Marshall’s Toby Payne, Jalen Slappy Earn Preseason All-Sun Belt Honors”. herdzone.com. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[12] “2025 Marshall Football Schedule”. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

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Coaching staff additions

vs Eastern Kentucky (FCS)

at Middle Tennessee

at Coastal Carolina

at Appalachian State (The Old Mountain Feud)

vs Georgia Southern

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