Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | West Virginia Tech* | | | W 42–0 | | [1]
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September 6 | Morehead State* | | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 10–19 | 15,542 | [2]
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September 13 | at Ohio* | | | W 21–7 | 16,400 | [3]
|
September 20 | No. 11 Eastern Kentucky* | | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| T 13–13 | | [4]
|
September 27 | No. 3 Furman | | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 10–38 | 12,279 | [5]
|
October 4 | at VMI | | | W 16–9 | 7,000 | [6]
|
October 18 | at East Tennessee State | | | W 34–19 | | [7]
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October 25 | Davidson | | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| W 63–14 | 12,130 | [8]
|
November 1 | Chattanooga | No. 20 | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| W 41–20 | 11,011 | [9]
|
November 8 | No. 7 Appalachian State | No. 17 | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 17–27 | 12,285 | [10]
|
November 15 | at Western Carolina | | | L 20–33 | 5,882 | [11]
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- ^ "Marshall 42, W. Virginia Tech 0". The Orlando Sentinel. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead dumps Marshall 19–10; Akron wins". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gregory sparks Herd". The Ironton Tribune. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU, Marshall stumble to 13–13 tie". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman disposes of Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall fights off VMI, 19–6". The Daily News Leader. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs can't pull out homecoming victory". Kingsport Times-News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall rolls by Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Barber sets Herd reception record in rout of Mocs". Johnson City Press. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Settle runs for 193 yards as Apps beat Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts top Marshall". The Ironton Tribune. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "1986 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 28, 2020.