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1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6at Morehead State*W 35–8
September 13Kent State*W 17–7
September 20at VMIL 3–17
October 4Appalachian State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–23
October 11at Miami (OH)*L 6–34
October 18Chattanoogadagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 11–21
October 25at Western CarolinaT 13–13
November 1Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–35
November 8at Ohio*L 20–28
November 15Toledo*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–38
November 22at East Tennessee StateL 16–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "1980 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.