1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
East Tennessee State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second season under head coach Stan Parrish, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31West Virginia Tech*
W 30–017,455[1]
September 7at Morehead State*
W 27–109,500[2]
September 14Ohio*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
W 31–717,511[3]
September 21at Eastern Kentucky*
W 13–714,200[4]
September 28The CitadelNo. 3
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 17–1417,527[5]
October 5 No. 12 Western CarolinaNo. 3
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 10–1017,357[6]
October 12at No. 9 FurmanNo. 7
L 3–3411,072[7]
October 19VMIdaggerNo. 16
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 21–1617,815[8]
November 2at ChattanoogaNo. 11
L 7–388,369[9]
November 9East Tennessee State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–2116,240[10]
November 16at Appalachian StateNo. 20
L 0–408,355[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Marshall blanks West Virginia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 1, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Marshall's Fodor foils MSU's opener with 3 TD passes". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marshall routs OU". The Ironton Tribune. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall outshines lackluster Eastern". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marshall rallies to top Citadel". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marshall rallies to salvage tie with Western". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman rolls in 34–3 rout of foe Marshall". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marshall edges VMI". The Daily News Leader. October 20, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chattanooga 38, Marshall 7". The Greenville News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Marshall downs ETSU". The Ironton Tribune. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Settle breaks rushing record as Apps breeze past Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "1985 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.