1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRob Bowers, Tony Lellie
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1
West 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 22 No. 1 Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 28–3818,065[1]
September 29at Western Michigan*L 7–42
October 13Appalachian Statedagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–714,529[2]
October 20at The CitadelL 17–2817,150
October 27Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 13–1712,211
November 3Western Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–30
November 10at Illinois State*W 10–3
November 17at East Tennessee StateW 31–28

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References

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  3. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "1984 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.