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Marshall lost the game 44-7. On September 24, 2011, he had a team-leading 17 tackles, one pass defended and a forced fumble against 13th ranked
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Marshall lost 34-13. On September 10, 2011, he recorded 8 tackles and a forced fumble against
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1836:Jim Hostler
1815:Wade Harman
1787:Randy Brown
1738:Head coach:
1723:Paul Kruger
1715:Ryan McBean
1491:Mike McAdoo
1411:Ricky Brown
1387:Vonta Leach
1259:Asa Jackson
1235:Jimmy Smith
1211:Tandon Doss
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442:192 lb
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1906:Matt Weiss
1829:Joe Hortiz
1691:Bryan Hall
1635:Ed Dickson
1483:Josh Bynes
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1871:Dean Pees
1595:Matt Birk
1451:Ray Lewis
813:April 19,
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1275:Ray Rice
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1219:Ed Reed
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