1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football Southern Conference SoCon 6–5 4–3 George Chaump 4th Dave Ritchie 1st Game captains Fairfield Stadium 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.AP https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-08-sp-299-story.html Chaump New Navy Football Coach Los Angeles Times January 8, 1990 December 24, 2020 Schedule 1989 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y y September 2 1989 Catawba Indians Catawba<ncg> 11 Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 48–0 16,041 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salisbury-post-herd-rolls-to-480-wi/162363099/ The Salisbury Post Herd rolls to 48–0 win over Tribe September 3, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 9 Morehead State<ncg> 11 Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 30–7 18,153 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-marshalls-second-ha/162363302/ The Courier-Journal Marshall's second half stings Morehead 30–7 September 10, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 16 East Tennessee State 11 Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 31–21 11,471 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-five-intercepti/162363516/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Five interceptions lift Marshall to victory September 17, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 23 @ Chattanooga 7 Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN L 0–14 9,523 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news/89948340/ The Greenville News Chattanooga stuns No. 7 Herd, 14–0 September 24, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 @ No. 4T Furman 16 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC L 13–34 11,418 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109793637/daugherty-furman-race-past-marshall/ The Charlotte Observer Daugherty, Furman race past Marshall October 8, 1989 September 18, 2022 Newspapers.com October 14 No. 7 The Citadel T–20 Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 40–17 13,927 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-herd-thunders-cita/162360785/ Florence Morning News Herd thunders Citadel, 40–17 October 15, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 @ No. 1 Eastern Kentucky<ncg> 13 Hanger Field Richmond, KY L 23–38 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-thomas-ovc-record-3/143995050/ The Courier-Journal Thomas' OVC-record 300 yards rushing lifts EKU past Marshall October 22, 1989 March 23, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 VMI<hc> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 40–10 15,807 Marshall batters Virginia Military The Charlotte Observer October 29, 1989 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94318265/marshall-batters-virginia-military/ February 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 4 @ No. 10 Appalachian State 19 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry) L 7–28 11,212 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89665325/mountaineers-pound-marshall/ The Charlotte Observer Mountaineers pound Marshall November 5, 1989 November 27, 2021 Newspapers.com November 11 Western Carolina Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 35–22 10,546 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-marshalls-gregor/162363886/ The Charlotte Observer Marshall's Gregory throws Catamounts out of sync November 12, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 18 @ No. 1 Georgia Southern<ncg> Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA L 31–63 16,323 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-ross-southern-stamp/162364026/ The Macon Telegraph Ross, Southern stampede Herd November 19, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com 2008 Marshall Football Guide Marshall University 2008 December 24, 2020 187 https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf February 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220222191902/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf dead1989 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule HerdZone Herdzone.com December 24, 2020 https://herdzone.com/sports/football/schedule/1989 References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football