By Randy Burnside/Marshall SID
Saturday, January 8, 2005 11:04 PM CST
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University Director of Athletics Bob Marcum announced Saturday that Marshall has completed its 2005 football schedule that includes Virginia Tech and Kansas State.
The Thundering Herd will play six home games including the season opener at home against NCAA Division 1-AA National Semifinalist William & Mary at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 1, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
William & Mary finished 11-3, was ranked sixth in the nation, and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 2004. The Tribe also produced four Associated Press All-Americans.
Following the home opener, Marshall will play host to Big 12 member Kansas State on Sept. 10 before finishing non-conference play by traveling to defending Atlantic Coast Conference Champion Virginia Tech on Sept. 17.
The Thundering Herd will host Southern Mississippi, East Carolina, Southern Methodist, and Alabama-Birmingham in Conference USA action, and is slated to travel to conference foes Memphis, Tulane, Central Florida, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
The complete Conference USA schedule with dates and times will be announced this spring.
Marshall's 2005 schedule includes five teams that went to bowls in 2004. Ninth-ranked Virginia Tech (10-3) won the Sugar Bowl, Memphis (8-3) appeared in the GMAC Bowl, Southern Mississippi (7-5) won the New Orleans Bowl, UAB (7-5) appeared in the Hawaii Bowl, and UTEP (8-4) appeared in the Houston Bowl.
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