American college football season
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. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 at Morehead State * W 35–8 10,000
September 13 Kent State *W 17–7 18,051
September 20 at VMI L 3–17 6,800
October 4 Appalachian State Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 6–23 14,010
October 11 at Miami (OH) * L 6–34 15,814
October 18 Chattanooga Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 11–21
October 25 at Western Carolina T 13–13 11,850
November 1 vs. Furman L 0–35 11,832
November 8 at Ohio * L 20–28
November 15 Toledo *Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 0–38
November 22 at East Tennessee State L 16–21 4,150
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
"2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
"1980 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
"Marshall explosion routs Morehead" . The Courier-Journal . September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Mistakes are Kent's undoing" . The Akron Beacon Journal . September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Virginia Military rolls" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . September 21, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Appalachian St. pounds Marshall" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 5, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Treadwell keys Miami explosion" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Herd thunderless again, 21–11" . Dayton Daily News . October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Marshall nets 13–13 tie on 59-yard field goal" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Furman earns SoCon title" . The Times and Democrat . November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Ohio U, 28–20" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Kelso leads Rockets past Marshall" . The Lima News . November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"ETSU 'buries' Randle, Marshall in 21–16 win" . Kingsport Times-News . November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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