1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1984 record6–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Chattanooga $^   5 1     6 5  
No. 14 Western Carolina   5 2     8 3  
The Citadel   4 2     7 4  
No. 16 Furman   3 3     8 3  
East Tennessee State   2 4     6 5  
Marshall   2 4     6 5  
Appalachian State   2 5     4 7  
VMI   1 4     1 9  
Davidson   0 5     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first season under head coach Stan Parrish, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. It marked the Thundering Herd's first winning season since 1964.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 1West Virginia Tech*W 33–10
September 8Morehead State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–6
September 15Eastern Michigan*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 24–17
September 22Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 28–38
September 29at Western Michigan*L 7–42
October 13Appalachian Statedagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–7[1]
October 20at The CitadelL 17–28
October 27Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 13–17
November 3Western Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–30
November 10at Illinois State*W 10–3
November 17at East Tennessee StateW 31–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[]

  1. ^ "Herd Thunders over Apps". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1984 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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