Sun Belt · 2025 · Final

Marshall Thundering Herd 2025

5-73-5 in conference
Final TDC rank
#81
of 136 FBS teams
Rating
-2.5
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+1.9
48th in FBS
Defense
-4.4
109th in FBS
Schedule
-4.7
97th toughest
Preseason
+2.5
rating going in

2025 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-2.5 now, +2.5 preseason · down 40 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#81

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 30@8GeorgiaL 7–45 ›-12.2—ESPN
2Sep 6vs108Missouri StateL 20–21 ›-11.1—ESPN+
3Sep 13vsEastern Kentucky FCSW 38–7 ›+1.6—ESPN+
4Sep 20@133Middle TennesseeW 42–28 ›+2.1—ESPN+
5Sep 27@103LouisianaCONFL 51–54 ›-6.5—ESPN+
6—Bye
7Oct 11vs32Old DominionCONFW 48–24 ›+27.2—ESPN+
8Oct 18vs62Texas StateCONFW 40–37 ›+1.6—ESPN+
9—Bye
10Oct 30@111Coastal CarolinaCONFL 27–44 ›-22.7—ESPN2
11Nov 8vs19James MadisonCONFL 23–35 ›-4.6—ESPN2
12Nov 15@131Georgia StateCONFW 30–18 ›+0.8—ESPN+
13Nov 22@115App StateCONFL 24–26 ›-8.1—ESPN+
14Nov 29vs98Georgia SouthernCONFL 19–24 ›-13.7—ESPN+

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate45.3%42nd40.1%41st
Rushing success rate43.7%77th37.8%11th
Passing success rate47.3%18th42.6%86th
Explosive run rate16.5%27th12.2%40th
Explosive pass rate10.1%66th15.8%135th
Line yards / carry3.1452nd2.8025th
Opportunity rate41.4%32nd35.5%33rd
Stuff rate16.3%57th19.6%32nd
Sack rate4.0%36th7.2%20th
3rd-down conversion38.6%92nd41.7%77th
Red-zone TD rate50.0%108th51.3%41st
Havoc rate11.0%58th13.4%29th
Box score · season totals
Points / game30.851st30.396th
Yards / game405.447th410.6108th
Yards / play5.6949th5.76102nd
Pass yards / game207.991st245.6126th
Yards / pass att.7.4556th8.53129th
Completion %65.1%36th58.4%28th
Rush yards / game197.521st148.967th
Yards / carry4.7335th3.8949th
3rd-down conv. %35.1%106th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.2569th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.5838th2.4235th
Penalty yards / game59.995th——

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Partial season. ESPN's play-by-play has throw and catch spots for 5 of this team's 12 games, so the maps and air-yard numbers cover those games only. Ranks compare teams on whatever each had charted.

Avg. depth of throw
8.3
86th of 136
YAC per catch
4.9
91st of 136
Deep shots (20+)
9%
128th of 136
Shotgun
98%
17th of 136
No-huddle
94%
17th of 136
QB pressured
16%
50th of 136 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
15%
52nd of 136
Defense: YAC allowed
6.9
11th of 136 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws154 throws charted

65% comp8.3 avg. depth4.9 YAC/catch9% 20+ air yds18–6 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 throws (3%), 4 caught (100%), 6 yds, 1.5 per throw4100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (12%), 15 caught (83%), 102 yds, 5.7 per throw1883% · 102yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 17 throws (11%), 10 caught (59%), 103 yds, 6.1 per throw1759% · 103yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 4 caught (100%), 47 yds, 11.8 per throw4100% · 47yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 39 yds, 9.8 per throw450% · 39yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 24 yds, 12.0 per throw250% · 24yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (7%), 7 caught (64%), 33 yds, 3.0 per throw1164% · 33yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 5 caught (63%), 36 yds, 4.5 per throw863% · 36yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 5 caught (50%), 104 yds, 10.4 per throw1050% · 104yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 41 yds, 8.2 per throw540% · 41yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 11 throws (7%), 11 caught (100%), 107 yds, 9.7 per throw11100% · 107yRight, 0–4 air yards: 12 throws (8%), 8 caught (67%), 57 yds, 4.8 per throw1267% · 57yRight, 5–9 air yards: 24 throws (16%), 13 caught (54%), 131 yds, 5.5 per throw2454% · 131yRight, 10–14 air yards: 11 throws (7%), 7 caught (64%), 117 yds, 10.6 per throw1164% · 117yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 67 yds, 33.5 per throw2100% · 67yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 75 yds, 15.0 per throw540% · 75y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on143 throws charted

60% comp9.0 avg. depth6.9 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds24–13 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 11 throws (8%), 9 caught (82%), 30 yds, 2.7 per throw1182% · 30yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (10%), 11 caught (73%), 133 yds, 8.9 per throw1573% · 133yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 18 throws (13%), 12 caught (67%), 121 yds, 6.7 per throw1867% · 121yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per throw1100% · 14yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 32 yds, 10.7 per throw333% · 32yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 21 yds, 10.5 per throw250% · 21yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 33 yds, 11.0 per throw333% · 33yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per throw2100% · 16yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 5 caught (71%), 70 yds, 10.0 per throw771% · 70yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 4 caught (44%), 34 yds, 3.8 per throw944% · 34yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 38 yds, 9.5 per throw450% · 38yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 29 yds, 14.5 per throw250% · 29yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 98 yds, 24.5 per throw475% · 98yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 1 caught (25%), 80 yds, 20.0 per throw425% · 80yRight, Behind air yards: 13 throws (9%), 13 caught (100%), 81 yds, 6.2 per throw13100% · 81yRight, 0–4 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 5 caught (63%), 44 yds, 5.5 per throw863% · 44yRight, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (11%), 10 caught (63%), 82 yds, 5.1 per throw1663% · 82yRight, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 4 caught (57%), 56 yds, 8.0 per throw757% · 56yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 22 yds, 7.3 per throw333% · 22yRight, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 1 caught (20%), 41 yds, 8.2 per throw520% · 41yRight, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (4%), 1 caught (17%), 43 yds, 7.2 per throw617% · 43y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction171 carries

Left
16%
5.1 YPC · 43% succ.
Middle
68%
5.6 YPC · 47% succ.
Right
16%
7.0 YPC · 48% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced180 carries

Left
18%
10.3 YPC · 63% succ.
Middle
67%
3.7 YPC · 37% succ.
Right
16%
5.1 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Players

63 players who recorded a stat in 2025 (from box scores)

63 players

Final ratings for 2025, built with the same model as the current season. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2025 power rankings →