No. 24 Marshall is in trouble against Western Kentucky, trailing 49-42 at the half. That mark is one score shy of a new FBS record for combined scoring in a single half.
Marshall and WKU scored 91 points in a half, nearly a new NCAA FBS record
The Hilltoppers have the undefeated Herd on upset alert, and both teams have the record books nervous.
The records for a half and a quarter both survived that onslaught:
Most Points Scored in One Half, Both teams: 94-North Texas (49) & Navy (45), Nov. 10, 2007
Most Points scored in one quarter, both teams: 63-Navy (35) vs. North Texas (28), Nov. 10, 2007
But Conference USA is not done. A whole game at this pace (182 total points) would shatter the full-game records at every level. The current records by level:
NCAA: 161-Abilene Christian (93) & West Tex. A&M (68), Nov. 22, 2008 (Division II)
Division I: 141-Weber St. (73) & Portland St. (68), Oct. 27, 2007 (FCS)
FBS: 136-Boise St. (69) & Nevada (67), Oct. 14, 2007 (4 ot); Navy (74) & North Texas (62), Nov. 10, 2007
The teams have also combined for 840 total yards, on pace for 1,680. Here are those records:
NCAA: 1,714-Hardin-Simmons (914) & Sul Ross St. (800), Oct. 27, 2012 (Division III)
Division I: 1,640-San Jose St. (849) & Nevada (791), Nov. 10, 2001 (168 plays) (FBS)
If you’re watching Nebraska-Iowa instead of this on FS1, you prefer other things to points, that’s for sure.
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