Herd Insider · Oct 30, 2016
Marshall Struggles In 24-14 Loss At Southern Miss
Ito Smith rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns in Southern Miss' 24-14 win over Marshall in the Golden Eagles Homecoming game. (HI photo courtesy of SouthernMiss.com; photo by Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com)HUNTINGTON — Marshall headed to Hattiesburg, Miss. knowing the Herd had won five games in a row over Southern Miss, including spoiling the Golden Eagles Homecomings in 2014 and 2012. But the struggles by Marshall in the 2016 season continued tonight as the Herd fell to 2-6 on the season, 1-3 in Conference USA, with a 24-7 loss to Southern in front of a homecoming crowd of 31,275.