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2007 Marshall

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Mark Snyder.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 2007, game by game: lost at Miami 3–31; lost vs. No. 3 West Virginia 23–48; lost vs. New Hampshire 35–48; lost at Cincinnati 14–40; lost at Memphis 21–24; lost at Tulsa 31–38; lost vs. Southern Miss 24–33; won vs. Rice 34–21; lost at UCF 13–47; won vs. East Carolina 26–7; lost at Houston 28–35; won vs. UAB 46–39+19−34Lost 3–31 at Miami-28MiamiLost 23–48 vs. No. 3 West Virginia-25No. 3 West VirginiaLost 35–48 vs. New Hampshire-13New HampshireLost 14–40 at Cincinnati-26CincinnatiLost 21–24 at Memphis-3MemphisLost 31–38 at Tulsa-7TulsaLost 24–33 vs. Southern Miss-9Southern MissWon 34–21 vs. Rice+13RiceLost 13–47 at UCF-34UCFWon 26–7 vs. East Carolina+19East CarolinaLost 28–35 at Houston-7HoustonWon 46–39 vs. UAB+7UAB
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMiamiL 3–⁠3131%
Sep 8vs3West VirginiaL 23–⁠4828%
Sep 15vsNew HampshireL 35–⁠4861%
Sep 22atCincinnatiL 14–⁠4018%
Oct 2atMemphisL 21–⁠2443%
Oct 13atTulsaL 31–⁠3822%
Oct 21vsSouthern MissL 24–⁠3334%
Oct 27vsRiceW 34–⁠2156%
Nov 3atUCFL 13–⁠4725%
Nov 10vsEast CarolinaW 26–⁠736%
Nov 17atHoustonL 28–⁠3524%
Nov 24vsUABW 46–⁠3972%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UAB 46–⁠39; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
298–⁠411
Coach
Mark Snyder
Elo
1404 −67 this season
SP+ rating
-9.1 No. 82 of 120; offense No. 46, defense No. 106, special teams No. 84
SRS
−11.5 No. 97 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 64
Defensive coordinator
Steve Dunlap

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 119
  • Defense83rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0541%1.0049th of 119
Defense0.0746%0.8583rd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 305% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

C.J. Wood OG★★★No. 755
Branden Curry OT★★★No. 816
Darius Marshall RB★★★No. 879
Terrell Edwards RB★★★No. 879
Micah Carter OG★★★No. 1167

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.70.796
Offensive line52.60.810
Defensive line52.00.738
Linebackers22.00.788
Defensive backs42.00.761
Whole class192.30.776

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2007 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠110–⁠4
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠28–⁠5
Houston6–⁠28–⁠5
Memphis6–⁠27–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Tulane3–⁠54–⁠8
Marshall3–⁠53–⁠9
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP2–⁠64–⁠8
UAB1–⁠72–⁠10
SMU0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.