1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1989 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	George Chaump (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Ritchie (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium

1989 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Furman $^	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Appalachian State ^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Marshall	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Western Carolina	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
The Citadel	1	–	5	–	1			5	–	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Catawba*	No. 11	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 40–0
September 9	Morehead State*	No. 11	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 30–7
September 16	East Tennessee State	No. 11	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 31–21
September 23	at Chattanooga	No. 7	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–14	9,523
October 7	at No. 4T Furman	No. 16	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 13–34	11,418	[2]
October 14	No. 7 The Citadel	No. T–20	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 40–17
October 21	at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 13	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 23–38		[3]
October 28	VMI		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 40–10	15,807	[4]
November 4	at No. 10 Appalachian State	No. 19	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 7–28	11,212	[5]
November 11	Western Carolina		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 35–22
November 18	at No. 1 Georgia Southern*		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 31–63	16,323
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. AP (January 8, 1990). "Chaump New Navy Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
2. "Daugherty, Furman race past Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Thomas' OVC-record 300 yards rushing lifts EKU past Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Marshall batters Virginia Military". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mountaineers pound Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
7. "1989 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 24, 2020.