Morgan State at Marshall

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Marshall beat Morgan State 62–⁠0. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayMorgan State3–⁠8 in 2016
0
HomeMarshall3–⁠9 in 2016
62

Final at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, HuntingtonAttendance 26,488

At kickoff
91°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the southwest, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tri-State/M.J.Fergus (KHTS), 13 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Javarro Edwards; umpire Gregory Adams; head linesman Max Causey; line judge Brad McGrath; side judge Adrian Carson; field judge Chris Scott; back judge Nate Jones; center judge Chris SnuggsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morgan State00000
Marshall212813062

Standouts

  • PassingChase Litton13 of 16, 309 yards, 6 TDMarshall
  • RushingTony Pittman9 carries, 85 yards, 1 TDMarshall
  • ReceivingMichael Clark2 catches, 56 yards, 2 TDMarshall
  • DefenseGreg Gibson12 tackles, 1 for lossMorgan State

Player stats

Morgan State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chris Andrews6/178401
DeAndre Harris9/169100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Eric Harrell62709
Orlando Johnson82006
Lamont Brown III5906
Chris Andrews6707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Thomas Martin472030
Ladarious Spearman437023
Marcolm Banks222013
Willie Gillus III219014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Greg Gibson12100
Damare’ Whitaker9000
Carl Garnes9000
Cravon Rogers7000
William White4110

Marshall

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chase Litton13/1630960
Garet Morrell1/6400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tony Pittman985141
Keion Davis1268025
Hyleck Foster731012
Anthony Anderson61205
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Yurachek158158
Emanuel Byrd358137
Justin Hunt257144
Michael Clark256235
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Davon Durant7000
Ty Tyler6310
Omari Cobb6000
Channing Hames51.510
Corey Neely50.501
Ryan Bee41.510
Gary Thompson30.50.50
Jason Smith20.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Morgan StateMarshall
222Total yards530
175Passing yards313
47Rushing yards217
5.3Yards per pass14.2
1.3Yards per rush5.4
11First downs21
5–⁠19Third downs2–⁠11
0–⁠2Fourth downs3–⁠3
4Turnovers1
8–⁠66Penalties8–⁠70
33:09Possession26:51
1Sacks (by defense)4

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Marshall 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Marshall −41.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Marshall >99%, Morgan State <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Marshall leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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