1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football
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 →

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 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

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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