1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach George Chaump, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1989 record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1989 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Furman $^ 7 0 0  12 2 0
No. 7 Appalachian State ^ 5 2 0  9 3 0
Marshall 4 3 0  6 5 0
East Tennessee State 4 3 0  4 7 0
Chattanooga 2 4 1  3 7 1
Western Carolina 1 4 1  3 7 1
VMI 1 4 1  2 8 1
The Citadel 1 5 1  5 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

After the season concluded, George Chaump left Marshall to become the head coach at Navy.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2Catawba*W 40–0
September 9Morehead State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 30–7
September 16East Tennessee State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 31–21
September 23at ChattanoogaL 0–14
October 7at FurmanL 13–34
October 14The Citadel
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–17
October 21at Eastern Kentucky*L 23–38
October 28VMI
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–10
November 4at Appalachian StateL 7–28
November 11Western Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–22
November 18at Georgia Southern*L 31–63
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[2][3]

References

  1. AP (January 8, 1990). "Chaump New Navy Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. "1989 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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