The 2014 season's largest margin: Marshall 63, Southern Miss 17. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The Ten-Win Year
Marshall's 2014 season (13-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Rakeem CatoQB3,903 passing yards
- Devon JohnsonRB1,767 rushing yards
- Steward ButlerRB798 rushing yards
- Remi WatsonRB546 rushing yards
- Tommy ShulerWR1,138 receiving yards
- Davonte AllenWR544 receiving yards
- Angelo Jean-LouisWR490 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Marshall 66, Western Kentucky 67. A 1-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Marshall beat Northern Illinois 52-23 in the postseason.
"We Are Marshall"
2014 is a middle chapter for Marshall — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.