1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 245 to 127.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
| 1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–8–1 (0–5–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | at Morehead State* | W 35–8 | |||||
| September 13 | Kent State* | W 17–7 | |||||
| September 20 | at VMI | L 3–17 | 6,800 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Appalachian State |
| L 6–23 | 14,010 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | at Miami (OH)* | L 6–34 | |||||
| October 18 | Chattanooga |
| L 11–21 | ||||
| October 25 | at Western Carolina | T 13–13 | 11,850 | [5] | |||
| November 1 | Furman | L 0–35 | 11,832 | [6] | |||
| November 8 | at Ohio* | L 20–28 | |||||
| November 15 | Toledo* |
| L 0–38 | ||||
| November 22 | at East Tennessee State | L 16–21 | 4,150 | [7] | |||
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References
- "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "1980 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "Virginia Military rolls". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 21, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Appalachian St. pounds Marshall". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall nets 13–13 tie on 59-yard field goal". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Furman earns SoCon title". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ETSU 'buries' Randle, Marshall in 21–16 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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