1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Sam Manos
  • Tony Bolland
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 0 19 2 1
Western Carolina 5 2 06 5 0
No. 15 Furman ^ 4 2 17 3 2
East Tennessee State 4 3 06 5 0
Marshall 3 3 06 4 1
Chattanooga 2 4 04 7 0
VMI 1 5 01 10 0
The Citadel 0 6 03 8 0
Davidson 0 4 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first season under head coach George Chaump, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.