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Deja Vu: In the
regular-season
finale of the 2011
season, Marshall
hosted East Carolina
in a
bowl-elimination
game. The Thundering
Herd
ended up winning
34-27 in overtime
and going to the
Beef 'O' Brady's
Bowl. As for the
Pirates, they stayed
home for the
holidays. Now, fast
forward to today.
This time East
Carolina is at home
and can dash
Marshall's bowl
hopes with a
victory. |
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Marshall |
TALE OF
THE TAPE* |
ECU |
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58th/165.09 |
Rushing
Offense |
90th/136.45 |
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2nd/360.18 |
Passing
Offense |
47th/257.64 |
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7th/525.27 |
Total
Offense |
70th/394.09 |
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15th/39.27 |
Scoring
Offense |
66th/28.18 |
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106th/211.00 |
Rushing
Defense |
35th/139.45 |
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89th/139.85 |
Pass
Efficiency
Defense |
58th/131.95 |
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97th/447.64 |
Total
Defense |
64th/397.73 |
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116th/41.09 |
Scoring
Defense |
67th/28.09 |
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53rd/.09 |
Turnover
Margin |
82nd/-.36 |
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T-92/1.45 |
Sacks |
T-69/1.82 |
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80th/2.18 |
Sacks
Allowed |
85th/2.27 |
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*2012
FBS National ranking |
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TOP PERFORMERS AT A
GLANCE |
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PASSING
ATT. CMP. INT. YDS.
TD |
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Marshall
- Rakeem Cato
544 375 10 3883 32 |
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ECU - Shane Carden
324 210 9 2399 18 |
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RUSHING
ATT. YDS. AVG. TD |
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Marshall
-
Kevin Grooms
119 732 6.2 8 |
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ECU - Vintavious
Cooper
177 978 5.5 5 |
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RECEIVING
NO. YDS. AVG. TD |
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Marshall
- Tommy Shuler
96
997 10.4
4 |
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ECU - Justin Hardy
67 875 13.1
10 |
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TACKLES
UT AT TFL SACKS |
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Marshall
- Dominick LeGrande
66
55 3 0 |
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ECU - Jeremy Grove
35 30 4 0 |
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Schemes:
Marshall utilizes a
multiple offensive
attack and a
multiple defensive
alignment. ECU will
line up in a spread
offense and use a
3-4 when defending. |
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WORTH NOTING |
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� This game
is a must
win for both
teams. Marshall
needs to
pick up a
win in
Greenville
to become
bowl
eligible or
its season
ends today.
The Pirates
must win,
not to gain
bowl
eligibility,
but to keep
intact their
hopes of
playing in
the C-USA
Championship
game. ECU can win
the East
Division
if they
defeat
Marshall and UCF loses at
home to UAB. |
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� The Pirates
have won
four
straight
C-USA games,
When scoring
30 or more
points, they
have won
36 of 41. The Herd is
2-3 on the
road
this year,
allowing at
least 37
points in
each game. |
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� Seventeen seniors
will play
their final
game inside
Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium
today |
� ECU has
received the
opening
kickoff in
nine-straight
games, the
third-longest
active
streak
nationally. Marshall,
which has
the longest
active
streak in
the nation,
has received
the opening
kickoff in
each of its
last 16
games (the
last five of
2011 and the
first 11 of
2012). San
Diego State
currently
stands at 13
straight
games (the
last two of
2011 and the
first 11 of
2012).
Clemson is
8th on the
list. |
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� Today's
matchup will
feature a
dynamic
battle of
philosophies
between
Marshall's
offense and
East
Carolina's
defense. The
Herd ranks
second
nationally
in plays
from
scrimmage of
10 yards or
more with
223, which
is one
behind Texas
Tech in that
category.
Meanwhile,
season-to-date, East
Carolina's
defense has
surrendered
just 66
plays of 11
yards or
more.
Marshall has
nearly
equaled that
total with
plays that
have gone
for 20 yards
or more
(57). |
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