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2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2009
team	Marshall Thundering Herd
image	Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
conference	Conference USA
division	East
short_conf	C-USA
record	7–6
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Mark Snyder (regular season)
head_coach2	Rick Minter (interim, bowl game)
off_coach	John Shannon
def_coach	Rick Minter
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	[3–4](3-4-defense)
stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 38,019)
champion	Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion
bowl	[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl](2009-little-caesars-pizza-bowl)
bowl_result	W 21–17 vs. [Ohio](2009-ohio-bobcats-football-team)

(Capacity: 38,019) The 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Conference USA play. They were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, where they defeated Ohio, 21–17.

On November 29, it was announced that Mark Snyder had resigned as head coach. Defensive coordinator Rick Minter was elevated to interim head coach for the bowl game. Marshall hired Doc Holliday as Snyder's permanent replacement.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Southern Illinois

Virginia Tech

Bowling Green

Memphis

East Carolina

Tulane

West Virginia

UAB

UCF

Southern Miss

SMU

UTEP

Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)

Roster

Mark Snyder
Rick Minter – Defensive coordinator (2nd Season)
Todd Goebbel – Special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach (5th season)
Alex Atkins – Graduate assistant (1st season)

References

"Snyder Resigns as Head Coach". WSAZ.
(September 6, 2009). "Salukis drop opener". [[The Southern Illinoisan]].
(January 4, 2009). "Future Marshall Thundering Herd Schedules". College Football Palace.

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