10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://ca.sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Canada Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/sports/ui/ysp_ca_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Marshall Thundering Herd. Yahoo! Canada Sports - NCAA Football - Marshall Thundering Herd News http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/teams/mmc Marshall Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) <p><p>The hot seat got a little cooler Saturday for fifth-year Marshall head coach Mark Snyder, who received a celebratory soaking after the Thundering Herd became bowl eligible for the first time since 2004 with a 34-31 home victory against SMU.</p> <p>"We all wanted to dunk the water on Coach Snyder," defensive end Vinny Curry told the Huntington Herald-Dispatch. "He hasn't had a bath before. He's worked so hard and he takes so much heat for us. It's not like he's the one out there playing."</p> <p>Marshall (6-5, 4-3 C-USA) can strengthen its case for postseason consideration with a victory next week at UTEP. The Mustangs (6-5, 5-2) had a three-game win streak snapped and dropped into a first-place tie in the West Division with Houston.</p> <p>The win by the Thundering Herd was... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:40:44 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaaf,article,teamreports-2009-ncaaf-mmc:1 AP Marshall outlasts SMU 34-31 (AP) Marshall wide receiver Antavious Wilson, right, is stopped by SMU defensive back Rock Dennis on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in the NCAA college football game at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va.

Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead Marshall to a 34-31 win over SMU on Saturday, making the Thundering Herd bowl eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder. Martin Ward ran for 136 yards and a score and Terrell Edwards-Maye added 113 yards for Marshall (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA).


]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:15:50 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-200911210176.sshmmc.recap:1 Herd bowl eligible after knocking off SMU, 34-31 (Rivals.com) HUNTINGTON, W.Va.(AP) Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:17:00 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaaf,article,rivals-338790:1 The WAR ROOM! (Rivals.com) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:30:00 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaaf,article,rivals-338356:1 Southern Miss topples Marshall 27-20 (AP) Martevious Young threw two second-half touchdown passes to lead Southern Miss to a 27-20 win over Marshall on Saturday night. Southern Miss (6-4, 4-2 Conference USA) became bowl eligible for the eighth straight season and denied Marshall (5-5, 3-3) a chance at becoming bowl eligible for the first time under fourth-year coach Mark Snyder. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:22:59 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-200911140176.ssommc.recap:1 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:40:44 PST