Marshall
Sun Belt · 1–1 · MRI Classic #120
Power-10.6#102 of 138
Résumé+0.01#70 · wins above average
Movement-16down from #86 last week
Best winMiddle Tennessee (28–26)
Worst lossPenn State (0–45)
Schedule faced+1.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-10.9 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at | Penn State | L 0–45 | -36.9 | -8.1 |
| 2 | vs | Middle Tennessee | W 28–26 | +13.7 | -11.7 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | Missouri State | -2.5 | 44% |
| 4 | vs | Gardner-Webb FCS | +28.3 | 96% |
| 5 | at | James Madison | -24.2 | 7% |
| 6 | vs | Coastal Carolina | +4.1 | 60% |
| 8 | vs | South Alabama | +1.8 | 54% |
| 9 | at | Old Dominion | -13.4 | 21% |
| 10 | at | Georgia Southern | -6.6 | 34% |
| 11 | vs | Appalachian State | +0.6 | 51% |
Season by season
Best finish: #5 in 2014. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 of 136 | 5–7 | -4.40 | Power |
| 2024 | 57 of 134 | 10–3 | 2.65 | Power |
| 2023 | 92 of 133 | 6–7 | -6.62 | Power |
| 2022 | 60 of 131 | 9–4 | 3.60 | Power |
| 2021 | 55 of 130 | 7–6 | 4.81 | Power |
| 2020 | 39 of 128 | 7–3 | 5.60 | Power |
| 2019 | 57 of 130 | 8–5 | 20.70 | MRI |
| 2018 | 43 of 130 | 9–4 | 36.98 | MRI |
| 2017 | 45 of 130 | 7–5 | 38.01 | MRI |
| 2016 | 115 of 128 | 3–9 | -31.35 | MRI |
| 2015 | 39 of 128 | 10–3 | 48.70 | MRI |
| 2014 | 5 of 128 | 13–1 | 96.73 | MRI |
| 2013 | 21 of 126 | 10–4 | 65.83 | MRI |
| 2012 | 80 of 124 | 5–7 | 2.92 | MRI |
| 2011 | 72 of 120 | 7–6 | 12.04 | MRI |
| 2010 | 90 of 120 | 5–7 | -5.63 | MRI |
| 2009 | 77 of 120 | 7–6 | 10.21 | MRI |
| 2008 | 98 of 120 | 4–8 | -15.17 | MRI |
| 2007 | 100 of 120 | 3–9 | -12.27 | MRI |
| 2006 | 87 of 119 | 5–7 | 0.51 | MRI |
| 2005 | 89 of 119 | 4–7 | 3.14 | MRI |
| 2004 | 61 of 117 | 6–6 | 25.81 | MRI |
| 2003 | 44 of 117 | 8–4 | 44.33 | MRI |