1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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

1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1988 record11–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1988 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Furman +^ 6 1 013 2 0
No. 6 Marshall +^ 6 1 011 2 0
No. 14 The Citadel ^ 5 2 08 4 0
Appalachian State 4 3 06 4 1
Chattanooga 3 3 04 7 0
VMI 1 5 02 9 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 02 9 0
Western Carolina 1 6 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 3at Morehead State*No. 10W 30–17
September 10Ohio*No. 10W 31–14
September 17No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*No. 10
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 34–32
September 24at VMINo. 3W 24–20[2]
October 8No. 11 FurmanNo. 4
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 24–10
October 15at East Tennessee StateNo. 4W 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[3]
November 5at No. 19 The CitadelNo. 1L 3–20
November 12at Western CarolinaNo. 6W 52–45
November 19at Youngstown State*No. 7W 38–15
November 26No. 10 North Texas*No. 6
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)
W 7–0[4]
December 3No. 4 FurmanNo. 6
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)
L 9–13

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. "Thundering Herd runs past Keydets". Daily Press. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Appalachian falls to Marshall rally". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Marshall blanks N. Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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