1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1986 record6–4–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 30West Virginia Tech*W 42–0
September 6Morehead State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 10–19
September 13at Ohio*W 21–7
September 20Eastern Kentucky*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 13–13
September 27Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 10–38
October 4at VMIW 16–9
October 18at East Tennessee StateW 34–19
October 25Davidsondagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 63–14
November 1Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 41–20
November 8Appalachian State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 17–27[1]
November 15at Western CarolinaL 20–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[]

  1. ^ "Settle runs for 193 yards as Apps beat Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "1986 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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