Marshall announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host C–USA foes Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss.[1]
The team played four non–conference games, three home games against Akron from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Morgan State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and travel to Pittsburgh from the ACC.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 6:00 pm | Morgan State* | | beIN | W 62–0 | 26,488 |
September 17 | 12:00 pm | Akron* | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN | L 38–65 | 24,258 |
September 24 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Louisville* | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| CBSSN | L 28–59 | 40,592 |
October 1 | 7:30 pm | at Pittsburgh* | | ACCRSN RTPT | L 27–43 | 45,246 |
October 8 | 7:00 pm | at North Texas | | ASN | L 21–38 | 18,216 |
October 15 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| ASN | W 27–21 | 22,839 |
October 22 | 5:30 pm | Charlotte | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| beIN | L 24–27 | 20,904 |
October 29 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | | ASN | L 14–24 | 31,275 |
November 5 | 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | | ASN | L 14–38 | 20,118 |
November 12 | 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| ASN | W 42–17 | 20,841 |
November 19 | 7:00 pm | at FIU | | ASN | L 14–31 | 15,054 |
November 26 | 7:00 pm | WKU | - Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| ESPNU | L 6–60 | 17,397 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- Schedule Source:[2]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Thundering Herd
|
21
|
28
|
13
|
0 |
62 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
7
|
34
|
7
|
17 |
65 |
Thundering Herd
|
21
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#3 Cardinals
|
7
|
28
|
17
|
7 |
59 |
Thundering Herd
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
21 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
13 |
27 |
Panthers
|
20
|
7
|
3
|
13 |
43 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
Mean Green
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
10 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Owls
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Thundering Herd
|
10
|
6
|
3
|
8 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
49ers
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
27 |
Thundering Herd
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Monarchs
|
14
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Raiders
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
Thundering Herd
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
42 |
Florida International
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Panthers
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers
|
28
|
13
|
9
|
10 |
60 |
Thundering Herd
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
6 |