2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	4–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mark Snyder (1st season)
Home stadium	Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 38,019)

2005 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Marshall was led by first-year head coach Mark Snyder and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. This marked the Herd's inaugural season as a member of Conference USA and the C-USA East Division after spending the previous 8 seasons as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	No. 9 (I-AA) William & Mary*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		W 36–24	25,102
September 10	10:30 am	Kansas State*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	L 19–21	36,914
September 24	6:00 pm	at UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 13–23	22,127
October 1	4:00 pm	SMU	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CSTV	W 16–13 OT	25,218
October 8	12:00 pm	at No. 3 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 14–41	65,115
October 15	5:00 pm	UAB	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	iTV	W 20–19	27,182
October 22	9:00 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	iTV	L 3–31	51,500
October 29	7:00 pm	at Tulane	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	CSTV	W 27–26	13,290
November 8	7:30 pm	Southern Miss	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	L 24–27 OT	22,238
November 19	4:30 pm	East Carolina	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)		L 29–34	22,408
November 26	2:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSTV	L 3–26	46,403
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time