HUNTINGTON, W.V. — There were positives from Middle Tennessee's performance Saturday on the road against No. 16 Marshall, but a few costly mistakes proved to be the Blue Raiders' downfall.
It was an emotional day for the Marshall community, as Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took the lives of 75 people, most of them team members, coaches and boosters.
The Thundering Herd (7-0, 4-0) played on the emotions and capitalized on a few turnovers to hand MT (2-6, 2-4) a 42-14 loss.
"I thought our guys, especially defensively in the first half, did a lot of good things," MT head coach Rick Stockstill said.