1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1978 record1–10 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
VMI 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Ellwood, the team compiled a 1–10 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 292 to 113.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9at Toledo*
W 17–0
September 16Appalachian State
L 7–28[3]
September 23Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 23–27
September 30at Western Carolina
L 14–21
October 7at The Citadel
L 0–41
October 14Miami (OH)*dagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 3–29
October 21at Kent State*
L 17–20
October 28Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–42[4]
November 4Western Michigan*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–24
November 11at Southern Illinois*
L 14–15
November 18at East Carolina*
L 0–45[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "1978 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Apps down Marshall, 28–7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 17, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman wins, Paladins rout Marshall". The Greenville News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ECU crushes Herd, 45–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 19, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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