In a low-scoring affair plagued by penalties and mistakes, the Marshall Thundering Herd was too much for the No. 23 Mountaineers, who lost 17-7 Saturday afternoon in Huntington, West Virginia.
“I’m proud of the way we competed, but again, we can’t shoot (ourselves) in the foot,” head coach Shawn Clark said. “We couldn’t run the football today. That’s been our bread and butter for a long time. Hats off to them.”
On the opening kick off, App State was called for a face mask that put the Thundering Herd near the 50-yard line.
Six plays later, Marshall scored on a 2-yard rush from redshirt junior running back Brenden Knox to take a 7-0 lead.