1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 – 0 – 1 11 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Eastern Michigan*
L 3–7[1]
September 10Illinois State*
L 3–2712,800[2]
September 17at Morehead State*
W 35–09,100[3]
September 24at No. 5 Furman
L 7–338,514[4]
October 1Western Carolinadagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–2110,200[5]
October 8East Tennessee State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–107,889[6]
October 22at Chattanooga
L 16–237,122[7]
October 29The Citadel
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 26–108,788[8]
November 5William & Mary*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 24–488,808[9]
November 12at Appalachian State
L 19–288,112[10]
November 19VMI
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 56–76,808[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Michigan topples Marshall". The Pantagraph. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "ISU runs past Marshall". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marshall's thundering herd crushes Morehead State 35–0". The Courier-Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman does precision work in 31–7 victory over Marshall". The Greenville News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gilbert, Williams lead WCU victory". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marshall 13, E. Tennessee State 10". The State. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee–Chattanooga defeats Marshall 23–16". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Herd's 2nd-half thunder guns down Citadel 26–10". The State. October 20, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "W&M pounds Herd". Daily Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Apps outlast Marshall". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Marshall 56, Virginia Military 7". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "1983 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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