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1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rob 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1West Virginia Tech*
W 33–10[1]
September 8Morehead State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–616,121[2]
September 15Eastern Michigan*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 24–17[3]
September 22 No. 1 Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 28–3818,065[4]
September 29at Western Michigan*
L 7–42[5]
October 13Appalachian Statedagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
W 35–714,529[6]
October 20at The Citadel
L 17–2817,150[7]
October 27Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 13–1712,211[8]
November 3Western Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–308,414[9]
November 10at Illinois State*
W 10–3[10]
November 17at East Tennessee State
W 31–286,102[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Marshall corrals West Va. Tech". The Star-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "'Miracle' beats Western; Morehead is swamped". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marshall 24, Eastern Michigan 17". The State. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Paladins edge Herd". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Herd Thunders over Apps". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Citadel downs Herd". The Greenville News. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UT–Chattanooga edges Marshall". The Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western routs Marshall, 30–0". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Marshall wins 10–3". Herald and Review. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Marshall tops Bucs by 31–28". Bristol Herald Courier. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "1984 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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