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1979 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield StadiuminHuntington, West Virginia.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Toledo*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 31–14	17,200	[3]
September 15	Western Carolina	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–24		[4]
September 22	atOhio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 0–35		[5]
September 29	atChattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–27	9,500	[6]
October 6	Miami (OH)*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–28		[7]
October 13	atFurman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 24–34	5,616	[8]
October 20	atMississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–48	25,500	[9]
October 27	Villanova*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–24		[10]
November 3	The Citadel	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 16–17	13,000	[11]
November 10	VMI	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 3–13	7,200	[12]
November 17	atAppalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 7–45	8,875	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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