The 1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by George Chaump in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 6–5 record with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon. The played home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
| 1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 SoCon) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dave Ritchie (1st season) |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the season concluded, George Chaump left Marshall to become the head coach at Navy.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 2 | Catawba* | No. 11 | W 40–0 | |||||
| September 9 | Morehead State* | No. 11 |
| W 30–7 | ||||
| September 16 | East Tennessee State | No. 11 |
| W 31–21 | ||||
| September 23 | at Chattanooga | No. 7 | L 0–14 | 9,523 | ||||
| October 7 | at No. 4T Furman | No. 16 | L 13–34 | 11,418 | [2] | |||
| October 14 | No. 7 The Citadel | No. T–20 |
| W 40–17 | ||||
| October 21 | at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 13 | L 23–38 | [3] | ||||
| October 28 | VMI |
| W 40–10 | 15,807 | [4] | |||
| November 4 | at No. 10 Appalachian State | No. 19 | L 7–28 | 11,212 | [5] | |||
| November 11 | Western Carolina |
| W 35–22 | |||||
| November 18 | at No. 1 Georgia Southern* | L 31–63 | 16,323 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ AP (January 8, 1990). "Chaump New Navy Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Daugherty, Furman race past Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thomas' OVC-record 300 yards rushing lifts EKU past Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall batters Virginia Military". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers pound Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 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 24, 2020.
- ^ "1989 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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