1987 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
| 1987 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 42–43 vs. Northeast Louisiana | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 10–5 (4–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jon Tenuta (1st season) |
| Captain | Cecil Fletcher, Keith Baxter |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Appalachian State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Marshall ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach George Chaump, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 10–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon. Marshall advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs for the first time in program history, beating James Madison in the first round, Weber State in the quarterfinals, and SoCon champion Appalachian State in the semifinals before losing to Northeast Louisiana in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.[1]
The team played their home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Morehead State* | W 29–0 | |||||
| September 12 | at Ohio* | L 15–23 | |||||
| September 19 | at Eastern Kentucky* | L 34–37 | [2] | ||||
| September 26 | Youngstown State* |
| W 38–13 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | at Furman | L 36–42 | 13,122 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | at Louisville* | W 34–31 | 21,658 | ||||
| October 17 | East Tennessee State |
| W 27–7 | ||||
| October 24 | VMI |
| W 42–7 | 12,212 | [5] | ||
| October 31 | at Chattanooga | W 28–26 | 6,107 | ||||
| November 7 | at No. 2 Appalachian State | No. 18 | L 10–17 | 14,306 | [6] | ||
| November 14 | Western Carolina | No. 20 |
| W 47–16 | |||
| November 28 | No. 8 James Madison* | No. 14 |
| W 41–12 | 15,584 | [7] | |
| December 5 | No. 10 Weber State* | No. 14 |
| W 51–23 | |||
| December 12 | at No. 2 Appalachian State | No. 14 |
| W 24–10 | 14,621 | [8] | |
| December 19 | vs. No. 3 Northeast Louisiana* | No. 14 | ESPN | L 42–43 | 11,513 | [9] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Marshall blows lead in loss to Colonels". The Ironton Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall 38, Youngstown State 13". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman rallies past Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall 42, VMI 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps clinch crown". The Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall air raid sends JMU packing 41–12". Daily Press. November 29, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall ends Appalachian's title dreams". The Charlotte Observer. December 13, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Div. I-AA Championship". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. December 21, 1987. p. 5-B. Retrieved April 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "1987 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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