1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
| 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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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.
After the season concluded, George Chaump left Marshall to become the head coach at Navy.[1]
Schedule
| 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
- ^ 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.