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1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
American college football season
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.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–4 SoCon) |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 3 | at Eastern Michigan* | L 3–7 | [1] | ||||
September 10 | Illinois State* | L 3–27 | 12,800 | [2] | |||
September 17 | at Morehead State* | W 35–0 | 9,100 | [3] | |||
September 24 | at No. 5 Furman | L 7–33 | 8,514 | [4] | |||
October 1 | Western Carolina![]() |
| L 7–21 | 10,200 | [5] | ||
October 8 | East Tennessee State |
| W 13–10 | 7,889 | [6] | ||
October 22 | at Chattanooga | L 16–23 | 7,122 | [7] | |||
October 29 | The Citadel |
| W 26–10 | 8,788 | [8] | ||
November 5 | William & Mary* |
| L 24–48 | 8,808 | [9] | ||
November 12 | at Appalachian State | L 19–28 | 8,112 | [10] | |||
November 19 | VMI |
| W 56–7 | 6,808 | [11] | ||
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- "Eastern Michigan topples Marshall". The Pantagraph. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ISU runs past Marshall". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall's thundering herd crushes Morehead State 35–0". The Courier-Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Furman does precision work in 31–7 victory over Marshall". The Greenville News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gilbert, Williams lead WCU victory". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall 13, E. Tennessee State 10". The State. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee–Chattanooga defeats Marshall 23–16". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Herd's 2nd-half thunder guns down Citadel 26–10". The State. October 20, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "W&M pounds Herd". Daily Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Apps outlast Marshall". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall 56, Virginia Military 7". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- "1983 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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