{"id":26336,"date":"2024-03-13T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=26336"},"modified":"2024-03-13T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:00:41","slug":"marshall-sets-2024-homecoming-celebration-for-oct-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/marshall-sets-2024-homecoming-celebration-for-oct-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall sets 2024 Homecoming Celebration for Oct. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Marshall University has announced that its 2024 Homecoming contest will be Marshall Football\u2019s Oct. 5 contest against Sun Belt Conference rival Appalachian State at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.<\/p>\n

The pageantry and excitement of Homecoming returns to Marshall University beginning Monday, Sept. 30 and culminating with the crowning of Marshall Royalty at halftime during the App State game.<\/p>\n

This will be the fourth time in Marshall Football history that App State has served as the Homecoming opponent, but the first since the 1993 season when the Thundering Herd earned a 35-3 win over the Mountaineers. Marshall is 2-1 in Homecoming games between the teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the best things about joining the Sun Belt was rekindling some of our historic rivalries,\u201d said Christian Spears, Marshall University\u2019s Director of Athletics. \u201cNo doubt, there\u2019s mutual respect but also a sincere desire to get the win \u2013 not just because of talent, but because of heart and passion that goes with winning Homecoming for your school and community. There is tons of change happening in college athletics, but not with this rivalry. When it comes to App State and Marshall, spot the ball and let\u2019s get after it!\u201d<\/p>\n

Homecoming Weekend also serves as Parents and Family Weekend and there will be an Alumni and Family tailgate for the game.<\/p>\n

A full schedule of events for Homecoming Week, including information on the Homecoming Parade, will be shared as it becomes finalized.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are gearing up for one of the most exciting times of the year for our Marshall family,\u201d said Matt James, executive director of Marshall University\u2019s alumni relations. \u201cThis is a special time for us to celebrate with one another, cherish the Marshall moments that shaped us and ignite a flame of support for future generations. We welcome all alumni, students, community members and supporters to join us in October for another memorable Herd Homecoming!\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a>Marshall is coming off a season in which the team earned a bid to the 2023 Frisco Bowl, which established a new program record for consecutive years making it to a bowl game (7). The 2023 season also included a victory over Virginia Tech \u2013 the team\u2019s second Power Five win in as many years (Notre Dame, 2022).<\/p>\n

Since the opening of Joan C. Edwards Stadium in 1991, Marshall is 28-5 in Homecoming games and 9-1 over its past 10 games. Marshall\u2019s all-time record in Homecoming games is 68-46-8.<\/p>\n

For more information about Marshall\u2019s 2024 Homecoming celebration and surrounding events, contact the Marshall University Alumni Association at 304-696-3424. Also, follow Marshall Foundation\u2019s social media accounts – @ForMarshallU on X and Instagram \u2013 for updates on Marshall events.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Marshall University has announced that its 2024 Homecoming contest will be Marshall Football\u2019s Oct. 5 contest against Sun Belt Conference rival Appalachian State at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The pageantry and excitement of Homecoming returns to Marshall University beginning Monday, Sept. 30 and culminating with the crowning of Marshall Royalty at halftime during the App […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26336"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26339,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26336\/revisions\/26339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}