1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
East Tennessee State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second season under head coach Stan Parrish, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31
West Virginia Tech*
W 30–0 17,455
September 7 at Morehead State*
W 27–10 9,500
September 14 Ohio*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
W 31–7 17,511
September 21 at
Hanger Field
  • Richmond, KY
    		• W 13–7 14,200
    September 28 The CitadelNo. 3
    • Fairfield Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    		W 17–14 17,527
    October 5 No. 12 Western CarolinaNo. 3
    • Fairfield Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    		T 10–10 17,357
    October 12 at No. 9 FurmanNo. 7
    		L 3–34 11,072 [1]
    October 19 VMIdaggerNo. 16
    • Fairfield Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    		W 21–16 17,815 [2]
    November 2 at ChattanoogaNo. 11
    		L 7–38 8,369
    November 9 East Tennessee State
    • Fairfield Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    		W 34–21 16,240
    November 16 at
    Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC
    		• L 0–40 8,355 [3]

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    References

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    4. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
    5. ^ "1985 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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