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-
1987 Season Highlights
George Chaump enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Marshall.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Morehead State
29
0
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Ohio
15
23
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @ Eastern Kentucky
34
37
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Youngstown State
38
13
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Furman
36
42
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Louisville
34
31
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. East Tennessee State
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Virginia Military Institute
42
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
28
26
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Appalachian State
10
17
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Western Carolina
47
16
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
James Madison
41
12
W
Sat., Dec. 5 vs. Weber State
51
23
W
Sat., Dec. 12 @
Appalachian State
24
10
W
Sat., Dec. 19 @
Louisiana Monroe
42
43
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 10-5
Points Scored 498
Scoring Average 33.2
Points Allowed 307
Defense Average 20.5
Opponents Record 37-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-5
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.