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.
| 1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 31 | West Virginia Tech* | W 30–0 | 17,455 | |||||
| September 7 | at Morehead State* | W 27–10 | 9,500 | |||||
| September 14 | Ohio* |
| W 31–7 | 17,511 | ||||
| September 21 | at Eastern Kentucky* | W 13–7 | 14,200 | |||||
| September 28 | The Citadel | No. 3 |
| W 17–14 | 17,527 | |||
| October 5 | No. 12 Western Carolina | No. 3 |
| T 10–10 | 17,357 | |||
| October 12 | at No. 9 Furman | No. 7 | L 3–34 | 11,072 | [1] | |||
| October 19 | VMI | No. 16 |
| W 21–16 | 17,815 | [2] | ||
| November 2 | at Chattanooga | No. 11 | L 7–38 | 8,369 | ||||
| November 9 | East Tennessee State |
| W 34–21 | 16,240 | ||||
| November 16 | at Appalachian State | No. 20 | L 0–40 | 8,355 | [3] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "Furman rolls in 34–3 rout of foe Marshall". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall edges VMI". The Daily News Leader. October 20, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Settle breaks rushing record as Apps breeze past Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "1985 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.