1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 0 0 12 2 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 1 0 8 3 0
Chattanooga 5 2 0 6 5 0
Marshall 3 3 1 7 3 1
The Citadel 2 4 1 5 5 1
Western Carolina 2 4 1 4 6 1
VMI 1 4 1 3 7 1
East Tennessee State 0 7 0 0 10 1
Davidson 0 2 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second season under head coach Stan Parrish, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.