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New Orleans Bowl, L 21–36 vs. Louisiana | |
Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 7–6 (5–3 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Guidry (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
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Western Kentucky xy | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by first-year head coach Charles Huff.
On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[2]
Marshall announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[3][4] The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSSN | W 49–7 | 30,131 | |
September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | ESPN+ | W 44–10 | 24,521 | |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| CBSSN Facebook | L 38–42 | 24,833 |
September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | ESPN | L 30–31 | 28,377 | |
October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Stadium | L 28–34 | 15,806 | |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Old Dominion![]() |
| CBSSN Facebook | W 20–13 OT | 24,172 |
October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Texas | CBSSN | W 49–21 | 13,123 | |
October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU |
| Stadium | W 38–0 | 18,466 |
November 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | CBSSN Facebook | W 28–13 | 21,803 | |
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB |
| CBSSN | L 14–21 | 19,329 |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Stadium | W 49–28 | 13,211 | |
November 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| CBSSN | L 21–53 | 19,134 |
December 18 | 9:15 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Louisiana* | ESPN | L 21–36 | 21,642 | |
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See also: 2021 Navy Midshipmen football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | NAVY |
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First downs | 23 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 63–464 | 92–398 |
Rushes–yards | 30–101 | 76–337 |
Passing yards | 363 | 61 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–33–2 | 5–16–2 |
Time of possession | 18:41 | 41:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 20/30, 333 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 14 carries, 59 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Talik Keaton | 5 receptions, 100 yards | |
Navy | Passing | Maasai Maynor | 2/6, 27 yards |
Rushing | James Harris II | 11 carries, 80 yards | |
Receiving | Mychal Cooper | 2 receptions, 30 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Thundering Herd | 6 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
Game information |
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Statistics | NCCU | MRSH |
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First downs | 9 | 38 |
Plays–yards | 60–177 | 100–700 |
Rushes–yards | 28–71 | 42–237 |
Passing yards | 106 | 463 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–32–0 | 42–58–2 |
Time of possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NC Central | Passing | Davius Richard | 14/32, 106 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jamal Currie-Elliott | 9 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Tyler Barnes | 3 receptions, 40 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 34/47, 347 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Knowledge McDaniel | 7 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 4 receptions, 81 yards |
See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pirates | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | ECU | MRSH |
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First downs | 27 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 91–563 | 76–647 |
Rushes–yards | 40–168 | 36–214 |
Passing yards | 395 | 433 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 31–51–0 | 24–40–2 |
Time of possession | 30:19 | 29:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 30/48, 368 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 14 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Shane Calhoun | 8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 24/39, 433 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 24 carries, 189 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 8 receptions, 180 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
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Statistics | MRSH | APP |
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First downs | 20 | 39 |
Plays–yards | 61–397 | 93–566 |
Rushes–yards | 28–127 | 54–283 |
Passing yards | 270 | 283 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–33–0 | 24–39–1 |
Time of possession | 22:38 | 37:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 18/33, 270 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 17 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Gaines | 5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD | |
App State | Passing | Chase Brice | 24/39, 283 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Nate Noel | 20 carries, 187 yards | |
Receiving | Corey Sutton | 10 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Statistics | MRSH | MTSU |
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First downs | 28 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 82–493 | 70–314 |
Rushes–yards | 35–172 | 49–209 |
Passing yards | 321 | 105 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 31–47–2 | 12–21–1 |
Time of possession | 26:45 | 33:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 31/47, 321 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 19 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 7 receptions, 81 yards | |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Chase Cunningham | 12/21, 105 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Chaton Mobley | 15 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 1 reception, 34 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Thundering Herd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | ODU | MRSH |
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First downs | 19 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 73–314 | 78–390 |
Rushes–yards | 50–208 | 32–91 |
Passing yards | 106 | 299 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 10–23–2 | 30–46–2 |
Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | D. J. Mack Jr | 9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 26 carries, 168 yards | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings | 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 30/46, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 21 carries, 77 yards | |
Receiving | Shadeed Ahmed | 7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 14 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 49 |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
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Statistics | MRSH | UNT |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 72–477 | 78–411 |
Rushes–yards | 40–154 | 46–277 |
Passing yards | 323 | 134 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 24–32–1 | 17–32–2 |
Time of possession | 32:14 | 27:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 20 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Gaines | 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD | |
North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | DeAndre Torrey | 20 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jason Pirtle | 5 receptions, 35 yards |
See also: 2021 FIU Panthers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thundering Herd | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | FIU | MRSH |
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First downs | 15 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 66–288 | 77–456 |
Rushes–yards | 31–108 | 46–246 |
Passing yards | 180 | 210 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–35–1 | 24–31–0 |
Time of possession | 29:13 | 30:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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FIU | Passing | Max Bortenschlager | 14/28, 128 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | D'Vonte Price | 10 carries, 51 yards | |
Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 4 receptions, 59 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 20/25, 184 yards |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 26 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Shadeed Ahmed | 5 receptions, 52 yards |
See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Owls | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
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Statistics | MRSH | FAU |
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First downs | 20 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 63–447 | 78–441 |
Rushes–yards | 25–96 | 47–243 |
Passing yards | 351 | 198 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 26–38–1 | 15–31–0 |
Time of possession | 29:41 | 30:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 26/38, 351 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 18 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Willie Johnson | 5 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD | |
Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 15/29, 198 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Johnny Ford | 13 carries, 138 yards | |
Receiving | Willie Wright | 2 receptions, 69 yards |
See also: 2021 UAB Blazers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blazers | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | UAB | MRSH |
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First downs | 17 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 65–338 | 60–269 |
Rushes–yards | 47–88 | 21–37 |
Passing yards | 250 | 232 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–18–0 | 22–39–1 |
Time of possession | 37:43 | 22:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 13/18, 250 yards |
Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 25 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Gerrit Prince | 5 receptions, 100 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 22/39, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 16 carries, 41 yards | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2021 Charlotte 49ers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thundering Herd | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Game information |
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Statistics | MRSH | CLT |
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First downs | 29 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 72–588 | 73–364 |
Rushes–yards | 44–321 | 32–119 |
Passing yards | 267 | 245 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–28–0 | 25–41–1 |
Time of possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 21/28, 267 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 23 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD | |
Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 19/34, 176 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Shadrick Byrd | 14 carries, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Grant DuBose | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 53 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
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Statistics | WKU | MRSH |
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First downs | 25 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 82–485 | 79–325 |
Rushes–yards | 34–157 | 40–126 |
Passing yards | 328 | 199 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–48–0 | 26–39–1 |
Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Kentucky | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 25/48, 328 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Noah Whittington | 14 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Daewood Davis | 3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Luke Zban | 16/25, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 24 carries, 99 yards | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 7 receptions, 44 yards |
See also: 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2021 New Orleans Bowl |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 36 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
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Statistics | UL | MRSH |
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First downs | 22 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 83–498 | 56–278 |
Rushes–yards | 51–220 | 30–179 |
Passing yards | 278 | 99 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–0 | 15–26–2 |
Time of possession | 37:26 | 22:34 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana | Passing | Levi Lewis | 19/31, 270 yards, TD |
Rushing | Emani Bailey | 17 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Michael Jefferson | 3 receptions, 108 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 15/26, 99 yards, INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 20 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 9 receptions, 50 yards |
See also: 2022 NFL Draft |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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7 | 259 | Nazeeh Johnson | S | Kansas City Chiefs |