1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1979 record1–10 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 8Toledo*W 31–14
September 15Western Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–24
September 22at Ohio*L 0–35
September 29at ChattanoogaL 0–27
October 6Miami (OH)*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–28
October 13at FurmanL 24–34
October 20at Mississippi State*L 0–48
October 27Villanovadagger*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 14–24
November 3The Citadel
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 16–17
November 10VMI
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 3–13
November 17at Appalachian StateL 7–45[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "1979 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "ASU smokes Herd, 45–7". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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