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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 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 19VMI No. 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

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  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.
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