2015 The Ten-Win Year

Marshall's 2015 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +4.1 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Purdue 41-31 L @ Ohio 10-21 W vs Norf Sta 45-7 W @ Kent Sta 36-29 W vs Old Dom 27-7 W vs Sout Mis 31-10 W @ Flor Atl 33-17 W vs Nort Tex 30-13 W @ Charlo 34-10 L @ Midd Ten 24-27 W vs Flor Int 52-0 L @ West Ken 28-49 W vs UConn 16-10 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Marshall 52, Florida International 0. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Marshall 28, Western Kentucky 49. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Marshall beat UConn 16-10 in the postseason.

"We Are Marshall"
— Marshall fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 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.