Our side
MoneylineMRSH to win
ours 88%
Projected score
18–39
GWEB – MRSH
2026-09-26 · 3:30 PM
Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, WV
Early season
The books
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Series
Marshall lead
2–0
· 2 meetings since 2013
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Marshall Thundering Herd
66 ranks
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs #135 rush offense
Marshall Thundering Herd #69 run defense
Pass game
edge Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
55 ranks
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs #95 pass offense
Marshall Thundering Herd #150 pass defense
Run game
even
19 ranks apart
Marshall Thundering Herd #172 rush offense
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs #191 run defense
Pass game
edge Marshall Thundering Herd
106 ranks
Marshall Thundering Herd #61 pass offense
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs #167 pass defense
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Balanced · 58% run
Avg pace
Marshall Thundering Herd
Run-heavy · 62% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 60 rush ypg
Tony Gibson · 5-7
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
LB
Tre Yanez
31 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL
#11 LB
DB
Jamarion Ravenell
14 tkl · 2 PD
#30 DB
WR
Kory Jones
18 rec · 288 yds
#58 WR
DB
Sabin McLaughlin
13 tkl · 1 PD
#133 DB
Marshall Thundering Herd
DB
Caleb Clark-Glover
20 tkl · 2 PD
#50 DB
DL
Kelvon McBride
6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#91 DL
TE
Toby Payne
9 rec · 61 yds
#49 TE
DL
Nate Blanc
2 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#323 DL
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Gardner-Webb offense vs Marshall defense-3.5 pts
Marshall offense vs Gardner-Webb defense+5.7 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.