An expected defensive slugfest at the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl lived up to the hype, as the Marshall Thundering Herd took down the Connecticut Huskies 16-10 at Tropicana Field on Saturday morning.
Both teams leaned on strong defenses all season long, while neither offered a particularly explosive offense. Marshall’s defensive line caused problems for the Huskies’ run-heavy offense early on, leading to two three-and-outs to start the game.
The Thundering Herd struck first just over six minutes in on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Chase Litton to Ryan Yurachek following a lengthy Deandre Reaves punt return to set up great field position.