1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31 West Virginia Tech* W 30–0 17,455
September 7 at Morehead State* W 27–10 9,500
September 14 Ohio*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
W 31–7 17,511
September 21 at Eastern Kentucky* W 13–7 14,200
September 28 The CitadelNo. 3
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 17–14 17,527
October 5 No. 12 Western CarolinaNo. 3
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 10–10 17,357
October 12 at No. 9 FurmanNo. 7L 3–34 11,072 [1]
October 19 VMI No. 16
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 21–16 17,815 [2]
November 2 at ChattanoogaNo. 11L 7–38 8,369
November 9 East Tennessee State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–21 16,240
November 16 at Appalachian StateNo. 20L 0–40 8,355 [3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Furman rolls in 34–3 rout of foe Marshall". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Marshall edges VMI". The Daily News Leader. October 20, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Settle breaks rushing record as Apps breeze past Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "1985 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.