The 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented

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during the

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. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in

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, and competed in the East Division of the

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. The team was coached by second-year head coach Charles Huff. This was their inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference after spending the previous 17 seasons as a member of

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. For only the second time in program history Marshall beat a Top 10 ranked opponent, traveling to South Bend and knocking off 8th ranked Notre Dame 26-21 in Week 2.

Preseason

Media poll

The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Thundering Herd were predicted to finish in fourth place in the Sun Belt's East Division.

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense ''1st team'' * Rasheen Ali – Running back, RS-SO Defense ''2nd team'' * Abraham Beauplan – Linebacker, RS-SR

Schedule

All conference games were announced March 1, 2022.

Game summaries

Norfolk State

At No. 8 Notre Dame

At Bowling Green

At Troy

Gardner–Webb

Louisiana

At James Madison

Coastal Carolina

At Old Dominion

Appalachian State

At Georgia Southern

Georgia State

vs UConn

Staff

References

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Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Myrtle Beach Bowl champion seasons

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