1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–4–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	George Chaump (1st season)
Captain	Sam Manos, Tony Bolland
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	West Virginia Tech*		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 42–0
September 6	Morehead State*		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 10–19
September 13	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 21–7
September 20	No. 11 Eastern Kentucky*		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	T 13–13
September 27	No. 3 Furman		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 10–38	12,279	^[1]
October 4	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 16–9	7,000	^[2]
October 18	at East Tennessee State		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 34–19
October 25	Davidson		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 63–14	12,130	^[3]
November 1	Chattanooga	No. 20	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 41–20	11,011
November 8	No. 7 Appalachian State	No. 17	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 17–27	12,285	^[4]
November 15	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 20–33
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "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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