1987 Marshall Thundering Herd football team information
American college football season
1987Marshall Thundering Herd football
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 42–43 vs. Northeast Louisiana
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
10–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
George Chaump (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator
Jon Tenuta (1st season)
Captain
Cecil Fletcher, Keith Baxter
Home stadium
Fairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
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.
^"FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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