1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Marshall Thundering Herd
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 2–8–1
| conf_record = 0–5–1
| head_coach = Sonny Randle
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Game captains
| stadium = Fairfield Stadium
}}
{{1980 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 245 to 127.{{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=1980 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/1980-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
Schedule
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|September 6|at|Morehead State
|September 13||Kent State
|September 20|at|VMI|Alumni Memorial Field|Lexington, VA|L 3–17|6,800|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94148499/virginia-military-rolls/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Virginia Military rolls|date=September 21, 1980|accessdate=February 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4||Appalachian State|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV (rivalry)|L 6–23|14,010|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89964805/appalachian-st-pounds-marshall/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian St. pounds Marshall|date=October 5, 1980|accessdate=December 3, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11|at|Miami (OH)
|October 18||Chattanooga
|October 25|at|Western Carolina|E. J. Whitmire Stadium|Cullowhee, NC|T 13–13|11,850|{{cite news|title=Marshall nets 13–13 tie on 59-yard field goal|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 26, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107426047/marshall-nets-1313-tie-on-59-yard-field/|accessdate=August 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1|vs|Furman|Laidley Field|Charleston, WV|L 0–35|11,832|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89818466/furman-earns-socon-title/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Furman earns SoCon title|date=November 2, 1980|accessdate=November 30, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|Ohio
|November 15||Toledo
|November 22|at|East Tennessee State|Memorial Center|Johnson City, TN|L 16–21|4,150|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107428464/etsu-buries-randle-marshall-in-2116/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=ETSU 'buries' Randle, Marshall in 21–16 win|date=November 23, 1980|accessdate=August 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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