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Marshall Beat Gardner-Webb 36-35 as Carlos Del Rio-Wilson Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 26, 2026

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs35@Marshall Thundering Herd36

The Marshall Thundering Herd edged the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 36-35 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, WV on Saturday, September 26, 2026 in FBS college football Week 4 action.

Marshall led 27-21 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Marshall outscored its opponent 17-7.

Marshall moves to 3-1, while Gardner-Webb falls to 1-4.

Top performers

• Cole Pennington (GWEB, QB): 22/33, 298 YDS, 4 TD
• Christian Vann (GWEB, RB): 14 CAR, 99 YDS
• Giovanni Adopte (GWEB, WR): 7 REC, 179 YDS, 2 TD
• Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (MRSH, QB): 27/39, 413 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
• Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (MRSH, QB): 14 CAR, 48 YDS
• Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw (MRSH, WR): 7 REC, 131 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 12:07GWEBKory Jones 11 Yd pass from Cole Pennington7-0
2. Q1 8:59MRSHXayvion Turner-Bradshaw 48 Yd pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson7-7
3. Q1 8:47GWEBGiovanni Adopte 75 Yd pass from Cole Pennington14-7
4. Q1 6:49MRSHJorge Diaz Nicolas 54 Yd Field Goal14-10
5. Q2 8:18MRSHJo'Shon Barbie 8 Yd pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson14-17
6. Q2 5:24GWEBRuben Tshilombo 36 Yd Fumble Recovery21-17
7. Q2 1:56MRSHJo'Shon Barbie 5 Yd Run21-24
8. Q2 0:00MRSHJorge Diaz Nicolas 21 Yd Field Goal21-27
9. Q3 3:11GWEBKory Jones 25 Yd pass from Cole Pennington28-27
10. Q4 9:24GWEBGiovanni Adopte 44 Yd pass from Cole Pennington35-27
11. Q4 6:06MRSHXayvion Turner-Bradshaw 34 Yd pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson35-33
12. Q4 0:03MRSHJorge Diaz Nicolas 32 Yd Field Goal35-36

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