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1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSam Manos, Tony Bolland
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30West Virginia Tech*
W 42–0[1]
September 6Morehead State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 10–1915,542[2]
September 13at Ohio*
W 21–716,400[3]
September 20 No. 11 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
T 13–13[4]
September 27 No. 3 Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 10–3812,279[5]
October 4at VMI
W 16–97,000[6]
October 18at East Tennessee State
W 34–19[7]
October 25Davidsondagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 63–1412,130[8]
November 1ChattanoogaNo. 20
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 41–2011,011[9]
November 8 No. 7 Appalachian StateNo. 17
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 17–2712,285[10]
November 15at Western Carolina
L 20–335,882[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Marshall 42, W. Virginia Tech 0". The Orlando Sentinel. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Morehead dumps Marshall 19–10; Akron wins". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gregory sparks Herd". The Ironton Tribune. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "EKU, Marshall stumble to 13–13 tie". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman disposes of Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marshall fights off VMI, 19–6". The Daily News Leader. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucs can't pull out homecoming victory". Kingsport Times-News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marshall rolls by Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Barber sets Herd reception record in rout of Mocs". Johnson City Press. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Settle runs for 193 yards as Apps beat Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Catamounts top Marshall". The Ironton Tribune. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "1986 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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