1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRob Bowers, Tony Lellie
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^ 5 1 0 6 5 0
No. 14 Western Carolina 5 2 0 8 3 0
The Citadel 4 2 0 7 4 0
No. 16 Furman 3 3 0 8 3 0
East Tennessee State 2 4 0 6 5 0
Marshall 2 4 0 6 5 0
Appalachian State 2 5 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 4 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first season under head coach Stan Parrish, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. It marked the Thundering Herd's first winning season since 1964.