1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first season under head coach George Chaump, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
| 1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (3–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Sam Manos, Tony Bolland |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Furman ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 30 | West Virginia Tech* | W 42–0 | ||||||
| September 6 | Morehead State* |
| L 10–19 | |||||
| September 13 | at Ohio* | W 21–7 | ||||||
| September 20 | No. 11 Eastern Kentucky* |
| T 13–13 | |||||
| September 27 | No. 3 Furman |
| L 10–38 | 12,279 | [1] | |||
| October 4 | at VMI | W 16–9 | 7,000 | [2] | ||||
| October 18 | at East Tennessee State | W 34–19 | ||||||
| October 25 | Davidson |
| W 63–14 | 12,130 | [3] | |||
| November 1 | Chattanooga | No. 20 |
| W 41–20 | 11,011 | |||
| November 8 | No. 7 Appalachian State | No. 17 |
| L 17–27 | 12,285 | [4] | ||
| November 15 | at Western Carolina | L 20–33 | ||||||
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References
- "Furman disposes of Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall fights off VMI, 19–6". The Daily News Leader. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marshall rolls by Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Settle runs for 193 yards as Apps beat Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- "1986 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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