The 1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 245 to 127.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Morehead State*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 35–8	10,000	[3]
September 13	Kent State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 17–7	18,051	[4]
September 20	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 3–17	6,800	[5]
October 4	Appalachian State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 6–23	14,010	[6]
October 11	at Miami (OH)*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 6–34	15,814	[7]
October 18	Chattanooga	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 11–21		[8]
October 25	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	T 13–13	11,850	[9]
November 1	vs. Furman	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	L 0–35	11,832	[10]
November 8	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 20–28		[11]
November 15	Toledo*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–38		[12]
November 22	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 16–21	4,150	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming