College football's 50 best games of 2021
We finish our countdown of the best games of the college football season, with some thrilling finishes taking us to No. 1.
2022 Season
@ ND
Regular Season
2022 Schedule
7-6, 2nd in C-USA - East
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— Bailey Zappe threw four touchdown passes — all in the second half — and Western Kentucky spotted Marshall 14 points before pulling away for a 53-21 victory on Saturday, laying claim to Conference USA's East Division crown.
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— Rasheen Ali rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns and Marshall beat Charlotte 49-28 on Saturday to remain in the race for the Conference USA East Division title.
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— Jayden Harrison returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a score and Rasheen Ali ran for two third-quarter touchdowns as Marshall rallied to beat Florida Atlantic 28-13 in Conference USA play on Saturday.
Ali, Marshall run past Florida International in 38-0 shutout
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— Grant Wells threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Shadeed Ahmed in overtime to give Marshall a 20-13 victory over Old Dominion on Saturday.
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— Chase Cunningham threw two touchdown passes and Middle Tennessee beat Marshall 34-28 on Saturday night.
Peoples, Noel lead Appalachian State over Marshal 31-30
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Ahlers rallies East Carolina past Marshall 42-38
— Holton Ahlers had touchdowns passing, rushing and receiving and Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted a pass at the goal line with six seconds left and East Carolina rallied to defeat Marshall 42-38 on Saturday night.
2021 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Marshall | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Charlotte | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Florida International | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| UTSA | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| UAB | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| North Texas | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| UTEP | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Rice | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2-6 | 3-9 |
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2021 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards294.418th
Rushing Yards162.265th
Points For33.0Tied-80th
Points Against22.840th
2022 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Gordon | RB | Signed | 76 |
| Leon Hart | OLB | Signed | 76 |
| Maurice Jones | RB | Signed | 76 |
| Sean Sallis | TE-H | Signed | 76 |
| Toby Payne | TE-H | Signed | 76 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | C. Pennington | Campbell Trophy |
| 1997 | R. Moss | Fred Biletnikoff Award |