Marshall Football Team History 
Marshall Thundering Herd  
 
	
		
		
		 
		Marshall University  
 
  Huntington, WV   
Founded: 1837 Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Capacity: 30,475 Colors: Green & White Coach: Sonny Randle Conference: Southern- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1982 Season Highlights  
 Sonny Randle enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Marshall.  
    
		
		
1982 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 4   vs.
Kent State 
  
    
   	 30  
   	 21  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 11   vs.
Western Michigan 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 34  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 18   @
Toledo 
  
    
   	 9  
   	 17  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 2   vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  
    
   	 7  
   	 17  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 9   vs.
Appalachian State 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 21  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 16   @ Western Carolina  
    
   	 10  
   	 42  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 23   vs.
Akron 
  
    
   	 12  
   	 10  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 30   @ Citadel  
    
   	 7  
   	 24  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 6   @ Virginia Military Institute  
    
   	 22  
   	 20  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 13   vs. Furman  
    
   	 7  
   	 45  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 20   @ East Tennessee State  
    
   	 0  
   	 28  
     L   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1982 Season Totals  
  Record 3-8
  
  Points Scored 117  
  Scoring Average 10.6  
  Points Allowed 279  
  Defense Average 25.4  
  Opponents Record 23-30
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 2-4
  
  Away Record 1-4
     
  
 
		
1982 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1982 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1982 All Southern Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.