NCAAF Game Recap - Miami (OH) at Marshall
Sat Sep 2, 2017 6:30 PM EDT

FlaSt
7
Bama
24
F
OSU
49
Ind
21
F
WestMI
31
USC
49
F
Kent
3
Clem
56
F
Akr
0
PSU
52
F
UTEP
7
Okla
56
F
Wash
30
Rut
14
F
UtSt
10
Wisc
59
F
Tuls
24
OkSt
59
F
Mich
33
Fla
17
F
GaSo
7
Aub
41
F
BYU
0
LSU
27
F
App
10
UGA
31
F
Lou
35
Purd
28
F
B-C
13
MiaFL
41
F
Stony
17
SoFL
31
F
C Ark
19
K St
55
F
WVU
24
VaTec
31
F
MD
51
Tex
41
F
MonSt
0
WaSt
31
F
Tenn
42
GATec
41
F(1OT)
FLInt
17
UCF
61
F
Presb
7
Wake
51
F
URI
27
C Mi
30
F(2OT)
TnSt
17
GASt
10
F
Elon
13
Toled
47
F
Buff
7
MIN
17
F
APSU
14
Cin
26
F
UND
16
Utah
37
F
HolyC
20
UConn
27
F
FlaAM
7
Ark
49
F
ULMon
29
Mem
37
F
NMS
31
AzSt
37
F
Ford
6
Army
64
F
UNCC
7
E Mi
24
F
Rich
34
SamHu
48
F
CenCt
7
Syr
50
F
Navy
42
FlAtl
19
F
ColSt
3
Colo
17
F
BC
23
NIU
20
F
MoStU
43
MIZ
72
F
Wyo
3
Iowa
24
F
Ball
21
Ill
24
F
BGSU
10
MSU
35
F
Cal
35
UNC
30
F
YSU
21
Pitt
28
F OT
PorSt
32
OreSt
35
F
VMI
0
AF
62
F
NCSt
28
SCar
35
F
AlaAM
7
UAB
38
F
NEV
20
NW
31
F
W&M
10
UVA
28
F
Temp
16
ND
49
F
Troy
13
Boise
24
F
EWa
10
TxTch
56
F
KY
24
SMiss
17
F
ChaSo
0
MissSt
49
F
Alb
17
OD
31
F
JMU
34
ECU
14
F
NCC
7
Duke
60
F
MiaOH
26
Marsh
31
F
HBU
11
TxSt
20
F
Hamp
0
Ohio
59
F
SFA
14
SMU
58
F
E Ky
17
W Ky
31
F
Lamar
14
NorTx
59
F
NWSt
24
LT
52
F
SouLA
48
ULLaf
51
F
SEMO
16
Kans
38
F
Lib
48
Bayl
45
F
UMass
28
CoCar
38
F
CAPly
13
SJSU
34
F
SoAl
27
Miss
47
F
Gram
14
Tul
43
F
Abil
14
NM
38
F
JacSt
0
TCU
63
F
ArkSt
36
Neb
43
F
Vand
28
MidTN
6
F
NoIa
24
IASt
42
F
SoUt
21
Oreg
77
F
UCDav
17
SDSU
38
F
How
43
UNLV
40
F
(N/A)
0
Fres
66
F
NoAZ
24
Ariz
62
F
WCU
18
Hawaii
41
F
TxAM
44
UCLA
45
F
Hou
UTSA
Canc

Sep 2, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Miami (OH) (0-1)

3

10

7

6

26

Marshall (1-0)

7

14

7

3

31

Many happy 'returns' as Marshall edges Miami (Ohio) 31-26
Sat Sep 2, 2017 10:15 PM

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Keion Davis returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and Chris Jackson added a 72-yard interception return for a score, but Marshall still needed to bat down a game-ending Hail Mary pass to defeat Miami (Ohio) 31-26 on Saturday night.

Davis sprinted straight up the middle, untouched, for 99 yards and a score the first time Marshall touched the ball. He later dashed up the right sideline for a 97-yard TD. The Thundering Herd special teams created a huge lane each time.

Miami's Gus Ragland completed 23 of 44 passes for 298 yards and two TDs, but a 42-yard heave into the end zone as time expired was tipped away. Ryan Smith, 7 catches 98 yards, handled both touchdown passes, the last pulling the RedHawks to 31-26 when he bounced off two defenders at the 5 before scoring.

Chase Litton, 20-30-208 yards, opened the final quarter with a 49-yarder to Willie Johnson on third-and-10, leading to a 27-yard Kaare Vedvik field goal and a 31-20 lead.

Passing

MiaOH Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
G. Ragland 44 23 52.3 2 298 23 1 79.5
Marsh Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Litton 30 20 66.7 1 208 49 1 83.8

Rushing

MiaOH Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Smith 13 59 4.5 18 0
K. Young 9 37 4.1 10 0
Marsh Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Rodriguez 18 54 3.0 14 0
A. Anderson 3 11 3.7 6 0

Receiving

MiaOH Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Gardner 8 111 13.9 22 0
R. Smith 7 98 14.0 23 2
Marsh Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
W. Johnson 7 88 12.6 49 0
T. Brady 3 54 18.0 26 1

Fumbles

MiaOH F FL
G. Ragland 1 0
J. Gardner 1 1
Marsh F FL
W. Johnson 1 1

Returning

MiaOH KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Thomas 1 11.0 0 11 0 0 0
J. Murphy 0 0 0 1 9.0 0 9
Marsh KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Davis 3 65.3 2 99 0 0 0
M. Williams 1 13.0 0 13 0 0 0

Punting

MiaOH Punt Yds Avg LgPu
K. Kramer 4 157 39.3 42
Marsh Punt Yds Avg LgPu
K. Vedvik 4 196 49.0 57

Takeaways

MiaOH Int Yds InTD
J. Allen 1 0 0
Marsh Int Yds InTD
C. Jackson 1 72 1

Team Stats Comparison

MiaOH Marsh
Points For 26 31
Total Yards 429 267
Rushing Yards 131 59
Passing Yards 298 208
Passing Completions / Attempts 23/44 20/30
Turnovers 2 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/1 1/1
First Downs 25 15
Penalties - Yards 5/51 6/43
Time Of Possession 44:44 16:16
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 8/17 7/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 3/3 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 4/39 4/49

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter MiaOH Marsh
Marsh 00:12 TD Keion Davis 99 yd kick return (Kaare Vedvik kick) 0 7
MiaOH 06:26 FG Samuel Sloman 27 yd FG 3 7
2nd Quarter MiaOH Marsh
MiaOH 01:03 TD Gus Ragland 1 yd run (Samuel Sloman kick) 10 7
Marsh 05:24 TD Tyre Brady 22 yd pass from Chase Litton (Kaare Vedvik kick) 10 14
MiaOH 11:45 FG Samuel Sloman 42 yd FG 13 14
Marsh 11:57 TD Keion Davis 97 yd kick return (Kaare Vedvik kick) 13 21
3rd Quarter MiaOH Marsh
Marsh 09:30 TD Chris Jackson 72 yd interception return (Kaare Vedvik kick) 13 28
MiaOH 12:55 TD Ryan Smith 11 yd pass from Gus Ragland (Samuel Sloman kick) 20 28
4th Quarter MiaOH Marsh
Marsh 03:29 FG Kaare Vedvik 27 yd FG 20 31
MiaOH 06:59 TD Ryan Smith 19 yd pass from Gus Ragland (failed 2pt rush) 26 31

Game Information

Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
Attendance: 22,463
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