1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Marshall Thundering Herd
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–6
| head_coach = Sonny Randle
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Game captains
| stadium = Fairfield Stadium
}}
{{1979 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 1–10 record (0–6 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 309 to 95.{{cite web|title=2008 Marshall Football Guide|publisher=Marshall University|year=2018|access-date=August 26, 2020|page=186|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222191902/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=1979 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 26, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marshall/1979-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
Schedule
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|September 8||Toledo
|September 15||Western Carolina|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|L 0–24||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-carolina-wins/139710415/|work=The Selma Times-Journal|title=Carolina wins|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 22|at|Ohio
|September 29|at|Chattanooga|Chamberlain Field|Chattanooga, TN|L 0–27|9,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-mocs-win-270/139708542/|work=The State|title=Mocs win, 27–0|date=September 30, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||Miami (OH)
|October 13|at|Furman|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|L 24–34|5,616|{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109740316/furman-snaps-losing-streak/|title=Furman snaps losing streak|date=October 14, 1979|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|accessdate=September 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|at|Mississippi State
|October 27||Villanova
|November 3||The Citadel|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|L 16–17|13,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-citadel-edges-mars/139709992/|work=Florence Morning News|title=Citadel edges Marshall, 17–16|date=November 4, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||VMI|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|L 3–13|7,200|{{cite news|title=VMI wins 13–3|newspaper=The Daily News Leader|date=November 11, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94085066/vmi-wins-133/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17|at|Appalachian State|Kidd Brewer Stadium|Boone, NC (rivalry)|L 7–45|8,875|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967972/asu-smokes-herd-457/|work=The News and Observer|title=ASU smokes Herd, 45–7|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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