1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–5 (2–4 SoCon) |
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Captain | Rob Bowers, Tony Lellie |
Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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No. 17 Chattanooga $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Furman | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 1 | West Virginia Tech* | W 33–10 | [1] | ||||
September 8 | Morehead State* |
| W 40–6 | 16,121 | [2] | ||
September 15 | Eastern Michigan* |
| W 24–17 | [3] | |||
September 22 | No. 1 Furman |
| L 28–38 | 18,065 | [4] | ||
September 29 | at Western Michigan* | L 7–42 | [5] | ||||
October 13 | Appalachian State |
| W 35–7 | 14,529 | [6] | ||
October 20 | at The Citadel | L 17–28 | 17,150 | [7] | |||
October 27 | Chattanooga |
| L 13–17 | 12,211 | [8] | ||
November 3 | Western Carolina |
| L 0–30 | 8,414 | [9] | ||
November 10 | at Illinois State* | W 10–3 | [10] | ||||
November 17 | at East Tennessee State | W 31–28 | 6,102 | [11] | |||
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References
- ^ "Marshall corrals West Va. Tech". The Star-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Miracle' beats Western; Morehead is swamped". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall 24, Eastern Michigan 17". The State. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins edge Herd". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GR's Prindle kicks record 7 FGs in WMU's 42–7 win over Marshall". The Grand Rapids Press. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herd Thunders over Apps". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel downs Herd". The Greenville News. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT–Chattanooga edges Marshall". The Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western routs Marshall, 30–0". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall wins 10–3". Herald and Review. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall tops Bucs by 31–28". Bristol Herald Courier. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "1984 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.