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35–36
Final
 Joan C. Edwards Stadium, HuntingtonMRSH -24.5
FINALGardner-Webb 35, Marshall 36GWEB covered +24.5CLOSED MRSH -24.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Cole Pennington throws 11-yard touchdownVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
MRSH WINNING
GWEB WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: MRSH 85% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 29 PTS

Scoring plays

12 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Kory Jones 11 Yd pass from Cole Pennington (Tyler Simpson Kick)

12:07
7-0
Passing Touchdown

Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 48 Yd pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Jorge Diaz Nicolas Kick)

8:59
7-7
Passing Touchdown

Giovanni Adopte 75 Yd pass from Cole Pennington (Tyler Simpson Kick)

8:47
14-7
Field Goal Good

Jorge Diaz Nicolas 54 Yd Field Goal

6:49
14-10
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Jo'Shon Barbie 8 Yd pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Jorge Diaz Nicolas Kick)

8:18
14-17
Fumble Return Touchdown

Ruben Tshilombo 36 Yd Fumble Recovery (Tyler Simpson Kick)

5:24
21-17
Rushing Touchdown

Jo'Shon Barbie 5 Yd Run (Jorge Diaz Nicolas Kick)

1:56
21-24
Field Goal Good

Jorge Diaz Nicolas 21 Yd Field Goal

0:00
21-27
Q3
Passing Touchdown

Kory Jones 25 Yd pass from Cole Pennington (Tyler Simpson Kick)

3:11
28-27
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Giovanni Adopte 44 Yd pass from Cole Pennington (Tyler Simpson Kick)

9:24
35-27
Passing Touchdown

Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 34 Yd pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

6:06
35-33
Field Goal Good

Jorge Diaz Nicolas 32 Yd Field Goal

0:03
35-36

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Jorge Diaz Nicolas' field goal in final seconds lifts Marshall over Gardner-Webb 36-35

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- , Jorge Diaz Nicolas kicked a 32-yard field goal with six seconds left and Marshall rallied to beat upset-minded Gardner-Webb 36-35 on Saturday. Aidan Bonde missed a 27-yard field goal for Gardner-Webb and Marshall (3-1) took over with 1:57 remaining. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson passed to De’Andre Tamarez for a 27-yard gain on the final drive to help the Thundering Herd slip past the Runnin' Bulldogs (1-4) of the Championship Subdivision. Del Rio-Wilson completed 26 of 38 passes for a career-high 386 yards , with three touchdowns and an interception. Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw had seven receptions for 131 yards and two scores. Cole Pennington returned to haunt his former team with 298 yards and four touchdowns on 22-for-33 passing. Pennington played his first two seasons at Marshall where his dad Chad Pennington played quarterback before heading to the NFL.

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Top performers

GWEB
PASSINGCole Pennington22/33, 298 YDS, 4 TD
RUSHINGChristian Vann14 CAR, 99 YDS
RECEIVINGGiovanni Adopte7 REC, 179 YDS, 2 TD
MRSH
PASSINGCarlos Del Rio-Wilson27/39, 413 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGCarlos Del Rio-Wilson14 CAR, 48 YDS
RECEIVINGXayvion Turner-Bradshaw7 REC, 131 YDS, 2 TD

Team stats

GWEB · MRSH
458
TOTAL YARDS
569
298
PASSING
413
160
RUSHING
156
19
1ST DOWNS
27
9-15
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
3-12
1
TURNOVERS
2
12-101
PENALTIES
11-105
26:47
POSSESSION
33:13

JOAN C. EDWARDS STADIUM, HUNTINGTON · ATTENDANCE 25,710

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