Marshall Football Team History
Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837 Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Capacity: 30,475 Colors: Green & White Coach: George Chaump Conference: Southern-
1986 Season Highlights
George Chaump enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Marshall.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs. West Virginia Tech
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Morehead State
10
19
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Ohio
21
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky
13
13
T
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Furman
10
38
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Virginia Military Institute
16
9
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @ East Tennessee State
34
19
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Davidson
63
14
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
41
20
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Appalachian State
17
27
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @ Western Carolina
20
33
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 287
Scoring Average 26.1
Points Allowed 199
Defense Average 18.1
Opponents Record 10-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
-1
Away Record 3-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.