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American college football season

1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 1–10 record (0–6 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 309 to 95. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Toledo*W 31–1417,200
September 15Western Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–24
September 22at Ohio*L 0–35
September 29at ChattanoogaL 0–279,500
October 6Miami (OH)*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–28
October 13at FurmanL 24–345,616
October 20at Mississippi State*L 0–4825,500
October 27Villanova*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 14–24
November 3The Citadel
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 16–1713,000
November 10VMI
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 3–137,200
November 17at Appalachian StateL 7–458,875
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  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. "1979 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. "Marshall 31, Toledo 14". The Indianapolis Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Carolina wins". The Selma Times-Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bobcats blank Marshall 35–0". The Times Recorder. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mocs win, 27–0". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hauck leads Miami past scoreless Marshall, 28–0". Dayton Daily News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Furman snaps losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Miss. State wallops Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Villanova rocks Marshall, 24–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Citadel edges Marshall, 17–16". Florence Morning News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "VMI wins 13–3". The Daily News Leader. November 11, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "ASU smokes Herd, 45–7". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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