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
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 0 012 2 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 1 08 3 0
Chattanooga 5 2 06 5 0
Marshall 3 3 17 3 1
The Citadel 2 4 15 5 1
Western Carolina 2 4 14 6 1
VMI 1 4 13 7 1
East Tennessee State 0 7 00 10 1
Davidson 0 2 01 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.