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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
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Morehead State*
W 35–810,000[3]
September 13Kent State*
W 17–718,051[4]
September 20at VMI
L 3–176,800[5]
October 4Appalachian State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–2314,010[6]
October 11at Miami (OH)*
L 6–3415,814[7]
October 18Chattanooga 
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 11–21[8]
October 25at Western Carolina
T 13–1311,850[9]
November 1vs. Furman
L 0–3511,832[10]
November 8at Ohio*
L 20–28[11]
November 15Toledo*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–38[12]
November 22at East Tennessee State
L 16–214,150[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "1980 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Marshall explosion routs Morehead". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mistakes are Kent's undoing". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia Military rolls". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 21, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Appalachian St. pounds Marshall". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Treadwell keys Miami explosion". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Herd thunderless again, 21–11". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marshall nets 13–13 tie on 59-yard field goal". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman earns SoCon title". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ohio U, 28–20". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kelso leads Rockets past Marshall". The Lima News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "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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