Houston vs. Marshall

Houston and Marshall first met in 2007 and have played 4 times; the series is tied 2–⁠2. Over the last 4 meetings it’s even at 2–⁠2.

Houston wins
2
Marshall wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
2007
Longest streak
1 Houston
Current streak
1 Marshall
Last 10 meetings
even at 2–⁠2
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠1
2010s1–⁠1
Average margin
14.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
2–⁠0 Houston’s record at home
At Marshall
2–⁠0 Marshall’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Houston and Marshall, 2007 on1300150017002010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Case Keenum Houston24 of 28, 376 yards, 6 TD2011 Passing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 17, 2012Marshall 44, Houston 41at Marshall
Oct 22, 201121Houston 63, Marshall 28at Houston
Oct 28, 2008Marshall 37, Houston 23at Marshall
Nov 17, 2007Houston 35, Marshall 28at Houston

Every game is listed as played on the field.