1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football
SoCon co-champion
Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 9–13 vs. Furman
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1988 record11–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Furman +^ 6 1 0 13 2 0
No. 6 Marshall +^ 6 1 0 11 2 0
No. 14 The Citadel ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
Appalachian State 4 3 0 6 4 1
Chattanooga 3 3 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 5 0 2 9 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 0 2 9 0
Western Carolina 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll

The 1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 3at Morehead State*No. 10
  • Jayne Stadium
  • Morehead, KY
W 30–17
September 10Ohio*No. 10
W 31–14
September 17No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*No. 10
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–32
September 24at VMINo. 3W 24–20
October 8No. 11 FurmandaggerNo. 4
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 24–10
October 15at East Tennessee StateNo. 4
W 50–14
October 22ChattanoogaNo. 3
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–7
October 29No. 11 Appalachian StateNo. 2
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 30–27[2]
November 5at No. 19 The CitadelNo. 1L 3–20
November 12at Western CarolinaNo. 6W 52–45
November 19at Youngstown State*No. 7
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 38–15
November 26No. 10 North Texas*No. 6
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)
W 7–0[3]
December 3No. 4 FurmanNo. 6
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)
L 9–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Appalachian falls to Marshall rally". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marshall blanks N. Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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