1982 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1982 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Furman $^ 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Chattanooga 5 1 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 0 6 5 0
The Citadel 3 4 0 5 6 0
Appalachian State 3 4 0 4 7 0
VMI 2 3 0 5 6 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 0 2 9 0
Marshall 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 3–8 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Kent State*W 30–21[1]
September 11Western Michigan*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–34[2]
September 18at Toledo*L 9–17[3]
October 2Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–1712,224[4]
October 8Appalachian State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 13–219,117[5]
October 16at Western CarolinaL 13–215,522[6]
October 23Akron*dagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 12–1011,714[7]
October 30at The CitadelL 7–2417,850[8]
November 6at VMIW 22–205,200[9]
November 13 No. 7 Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–457,673[10]
November 20at East Tennessee StateL 0–28[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Turnovers prove costly as Kent drops opener". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Big 2d half wins for Western". Detroit Free Press. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Toledo tags Marshall, 17–9". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UT–Chattanooga 17, Marshall 7". The State. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian whips Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1982. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Anthony James leads WC over Marshall". Florence Morning News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Thundering Herd tops Akron U with fourth-quarter touchdown". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Citadel claims conference win over Marshall". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LaTulipe FG lifts Marshall". The State. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jennings-led Paladins overpower Marshall 45–7". The State. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ETSU wins one for Carlisle". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – 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. ^ "1982 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.