1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Sonny Randle (5th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 3–7		[1]
September 10	Illinois State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 3–27	12,800	[2]
September 17	at Morehead State*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 35–0	9,100	[3]
September 24	at No. 5 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–33	8,514	[4]
October 1	Western Carolina	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–21	10,200	[5]
October 8	East Tennessee State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 13–10	7,889	[6]
October 22	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 16–23	7,122	[7]
October 29	The Citadel	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 26–10	8,788	[8]
November 5	William & Mary*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 24–48	8,808	[9]
November 12	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 19–28	8,112	[10]
November 19	VMI	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 56–7	6,808	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

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.