1987 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1987 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
CaptainCecil Fletcher, Keith Baxter
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Morehead State*
W 29–015,049[2]
September 12at Ohio*
L 15–23[3]
September 19at Eastern Kentucky*
L 34–37[4]
September 26Youngstown State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–13[5]
October 3at Furman
L 36–4213,122[6]
October 10at Louisville*
W 34–3121,658[7]
October 17East Tennessee Statedagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 27–715,316[8]
October 24VMI
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 42–712,212[9]
October 31at Chattanooga
W 28–266,107[10]
November 7at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 18
L 10–1714,306[11]
November 14Western CarolinaNo. 20
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 47–1614,423[12]
November 28No. 8 James Madison*No. 14
W 41–1215,584[13]
December 5No. 10 Weber State*No. 14
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 51–2313,197[14]
December 12at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 14
  • Conrad Stadium
  • Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 24–1014,621[15]
December 19vs. No. 3 Northeast Louisiana*No. 14
ESPNL 42–4311,513[16]

[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Marshall's win over Morehead so ugly..." The Courier-Journal. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Senior, frosh backs help OU trample Herd". The Marion Star. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall blows lead in loss to Colonels". The Ironton Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marshall 38, Youngstown State 13". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman rallies past Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Marshall downs Louisville on final play; Western wins". Messenger-Inquirer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Turnovers kill East Tennessee St". Kingsport Times-News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marshall 42, VMI 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Petersen, Herd outlast UTC". The Ironton Tribune. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Apps clinch crown". The Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Marshall sets SC records in romp over Catamounts". The Salisbury Post. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Marshall air raid sends JMU packing 41–12". Daily Press. November 29, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Thundering Herd stampedes Wildcats". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 6, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Marshall ends Appalachian's title dreams". The Charlotte Observer. December 13, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Div. I-AA Championship". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. December 21, 1987. p. 5-B. Retrieved April 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "1987 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 20, 2020.


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