Wk 2 · 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Marshall Thundering Herd — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
· ESPN+
CUSA · no games yet
at
7:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential MRSH by 8.5
Sun Belt · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
MTSU form
No completed games on record.
Marshall form
No completed games on record.
MTSU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Marshall this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 5–5 · Marshall won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.8 points toward Marshall
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-20 | Marshall 42 — 28 MTSU | at MTSU | Marshall |
| 2021 | 2021-10-02 | Marshall 28 — 34 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2020 | 2020-11-14 | MTSU 14 — 42 Marshall | at MRSH | Marshall |
| 2019 | 2019-10-05 | Marshall 13 — 24 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2018 | 2018-10-05 | MTSU 34 — 24 Marshall | at MRSH | MTSU |
| 2017 | 2017-10-20 | Marshall 38 — 10 MTSU | at MTSU | Marshall |
| 2016 | 2016-11-12 | MTSU 17 — 42 Marshall | at MRSH | Marshall |
| 2015 | 2015-11-07 | Marshall 24 — 27 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
| 2014 | 2014-10-11 | MTSU 24 — 49 Marshall | at MRSH | Marshall |
| 2013 | 2013-10-24 | Marshall 49 — 51 MTSU | at MTSU | MTSU |
MTSU leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Nicholas Vattiato QB #11 | 218/356, 2150 YDS, 16 TD, 7 INT |
| Roman Gagliano QB #16 | 78/135, 1011 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Rushing | Jekail Middlebrook RB #21 | 140 CAR, 752 YDS, 4 TD |
| DJ Taylor RB #29 | 26 CAR, 199 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Roman Gagliano QB #16 | 38 CAR, 160 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam'ron Lacy WR #3 | 38 REC, 549 YDS, 3 TD |
| Myles Butler WR #5 | 52 REC, 518 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Nahzae Cox WR #0 | 40 REC, 473 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Jekail Middlebrook RB #21 | 40 REC, 412 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Parker Hughes LB #9 | 99 |
| Anthony Bynum LB #4 | 63 | |
| Shakai Woods DT #98 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Brandon Buckner LB #11 | 5.5 |
| Reggie Johnson LB #46 | 3.5 | |
| Damonte Smith NT #92 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Juwon Gaston S #22 | 3 |
| Parker Hughes LB #9 | 2 | |
| Damonte Smith NT #92 | 1 |
Marshall leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB #7 | 171/256, 2043 YDS, 17 TD, 5 INT |
| Zion Turner QB #1 | 40/59, 409 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB #7 | 159 CAR, 657 YDS, 6 TD |
| Antwan Roberts RB #44 | 90 CAR, 512 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Michael Allen RB #21 | 77 CAR, 385 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Demarcus Lacey WR #4 | 65 REC, 769 YDS, 5 TD |
| De'Andre Tamarez WR #0 | 32 REC, 395 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Toby Payne TE #81 | 37 REC, 393 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Adrian Norton WR #2 | 28 REC, 383 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Boogie Trotter CB #1 | 73 |
| Cam Smith S #0 | 69 | |
| Kerion Martin LB #22 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Braydin Ward DL #58 | 4 |
| Paul Hutson III DT #99 | 3.5 | |
| Jamaal Whyce Jr. DL #99 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Boogie Trotter CB #1 | 5 |
| Daytione Smith S #17 | 3 | |
| Paul Hutson III DT #99 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.