Topic: H-D: Herd rallies past Owls

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GRANT TRAYLOR

HUNTINGTON -- No. 23 Marshall struggled for much of Saturday's football contest with Florida Atlantic, but the Thundering Herd was able to make crucial plays in the fourth quarter to earn a 35-16 win over the Owls in front of 27,236 fans at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Devon Johnson rushed for a Marshall game record of 272 yards and also had four touchdowns. Johnson broke Ron Darby's record of 262 yards set in 1988 against Western Carolina.

The Thundering Herd (8-0 season, 4-0 Conference USA) needed every single yard and touchdown of Johnson's.

FAU (3-5, 2-2) led 16-14 at halftime, but the Marshall defense clamped down and kept the Owls scoreless in the second half. The Herd outscored FAU 21-0 over the game's final 18 minutes.

Link: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/marshall/x1814471891/Record-setting-Johnson-powers-MU-victory