1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1983 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Furman $^ 6 0 110 2 1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 0 111 3 1
Chattanooga 5 2 07 4 0
Appalachian State 4 3 06 5 0
Marshall 3 4 04 7 0
VMI 1 5 02 9 0
The Citadel 1 6 03 8 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 03 8 0
Davidson 0 5 02 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Eastern Michigan*L 3–7
September 10Illinois State*L 3–27
September 17at Morehead State*W 35–0
September 24at No. 5 FurmanL 7–338,514[1]
October 1Western Carolinadagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–21
October 8East Tennessee State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–10
October 22at ChattanoogaL 16–237,122
October 29The Citadel
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 26–108,788
November 5William & Mary*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 24–48
November 12at Appalachian StateL 19–288,112[2]
November 19VMI
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 56–76,808[3]

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References

  1. "Furman does precision work in 31–7 victory over Marshall". The Greenville News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Apps outlast Marshall". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Marshall 56, Virginia Military 7". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. "1983 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.


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