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American college football season
The 1981 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 2–9 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 284 to 94.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | Morehead State* | | W 20–17 | 18,212 | [3]
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September 19 | at Western Michigan* | | L 3–14 | | [4]
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September 26 | East Tennessee State | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 0–14 | 15,625 | [5]
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October 3 | at Louisville* | | L 0–36 | | [6]
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October 10 | at Chattanooga | | L 0–20 | | [7]
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October 17 | at | L 7–38 | 8,000 | [8]
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October 24 | VMI | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 16–20 | 13,440 | [9]
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October 31 | at Furman | | L 3–35 | 10,811 | [10]
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November 7 | at Appalachian State | | W 17–10 | 8,280 | [11]
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November 14 | Western Carolina | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 28–38 | | [12]
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November 21 | Indiana State* | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 0–42 | | [13]
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
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Roster
1981 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
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National championship seasons in bold |