1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dave Ritchie (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Fairfield Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Furman $^ 7 –0 –012 –2 –0
No. 7 Appalachian State ^ 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Marshall 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
East Tennessee State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
Chattanooga 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
Western Carolina 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
VMI 1 –4 –12 –8 –1
The Citadel 1 –5 –15 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Catawba *No. 11
W 48–016,041 [2]
September 9 Morehead State *No. 11
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 30–718,153 [3]
September 16 East Tennessee State No. 11
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 31–2111,471 [4]
September 23at Chattanooga No. 7
L 0–149,523 [5]
October 7at No. 4T Furman No. 16
L 13–3411,418 [6]
October 14 No. 7 The Citadel No. T–20
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–1713,927 [7]
October 21at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky *No. 13
L 23–38 [8]
October 28 VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 40–1015,807 [9]
November 4at No. 10 Appalachian State No. 19
L 7–2811,212 [10]
November 11 Western Carolina
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–2210,546 [11]
November 18at No. 1 Georgia Southern *
L 31–6316,323 [12]

[13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ AP (January 8, 1990). "Chaump New Navy Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Herd rolls to 48–0 win over Tribe". The Salisbury Post. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Marshall's second half stings Morehead 30–7". The Courier-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Five interceptions lift Marshall to victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Chattanooga stuns No. 7 Herd, 14–0". The Greenville News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Daugherty, Furman race past Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Herd thunders Citadel, 40–17". Florence Morning News. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Thomas' OVC-record 300 yards rushing lifts EKU past Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Marshall batters Virginia Military". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mountaineers pound Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Marshall's Gregory throws Catamounts out of sync". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Ross, Southern stampede Herd". The Macon Telegraph. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "1989 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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