Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Football Postgame Notes
11/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
The FIU-Marshall game is the sixth Herd football game played on the anniversary of the Nov. 14, 1970 team plane crash that took 75 lives. A look at the previous Marshall football results on the crash anniversary:
1981 Western Carolina, home L, 38-28
1987 Western Carolina, home W, 47-16
1992 Tennessee Tech, home W, 52-14
2009 Southern Miss, home L, 27-20
2013 at Tulsa W, 45-34
Marshall game captains vs. FIU for Senior Day 2015, as selected by Coach Doc Holliday and his staff -- Offense: Davonte Allen, senior wide receiver; Ryan Yurachek, sophomore tight end; Defense: Evan McKelvey, senior linebacker; Corey Tindal, junior cornerback; Special teams: Matt Cincotta, senior long snapper; Tyler Williams, senior punter.
Senior Ricardo Williams makes his first career start at nose tackle for the Herd today, with senior Jarquez Samuel sidelined by injury.
Senior cornerback Keith Baxter had his first career sack for the Herd (4:45, first quarter).
True freshman quarterback Chase Litton has 20 touchdown passes this season. That is the Marshall freshman record. Chad Pennington and Rakeem Cato each had 15 touchdown passes as freshmen.
Senior Deandre Reaves' 69-yard punt return for a touchdown is the first punt return touchdown for Marshall since Oct. 12, 2013, when Devon Smith went 77 yards for a punt return score at FAU.
Herd cornerback Rodney Allen's lost fumble after an interception in the Herd's first lost fumble since running back Tony Pittman lost a fumble with 9:40 left in first quarter in an Oct. 3 win over Old Dominion. The Herd had gone more than 24 quarters without losing a fumble.
Herd senior Deandre Reaves, with a 93-yard kick return touchdown against Kent State and a 69-yard punt return touchdown against FIU this season, is the first Marshall player with kick and punt return touchdowns in the same season since Troy Brown accomplished the feat in 1991 (three KR TDs, 1 PR TD).
Running back Remi Watson's 62-yard touchdown run (second quarter) is the second longest rush of his career. He had an 80-yard touchdown run in the victory at Akron in 2014.
Junior wide receiver Josh Knight had two receptions, matching his career total in his first two Marshall seasons (two in 2014).
Marshall's last shutout of a major-college foe was the final game of 2003 season (Nov. 28), versus Ohio, 28-0, at Edwards Stadium.
Marshall's 52-0 win is its first shutout of a C-USA opponent, as well as it is largest margin of victory in a C-USA game in 11 years in the league. The previous high for a margin was 48 in a 61-13 win over Southern Miss in 2013.
Marshall has won 23 of its last 26 games and 28 of its last 32.
Marshall is 23-7 in games played after Oct. 28 in Coach Doc Holliday's five-plus years a coach, including 13-1 at Edwards Stadium.
Marshall has won 20 of its last 21 home games, dating to an Oct. 27, 2012 loss to UCF (last two home games in 2012, 6-0 in 2013, 6-1 in 2014, 6-0 this season).
