1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Spellacy, Sean Doctor
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 Football Committee poll

The 1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach George Chaump, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Furman. Marshall advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they beat North Texas in the first round before losing to Furman in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 24–206,750[1]
October 8No. 11 FurmandaggerNo. 4
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 24–1019,371[2]
October 15at East Tennessee StateNo. 4W 50–14
October 22ChattanoogaNo. 3
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–713,298
October 29No. 11 Appalachian StateNo. 2
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 30–2716,447[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
W 7–015,086[4]
December 3No. 4 FurmanNo. 6
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 9–1316,829[5]

References

  1. "Thundering Herd runs past Keydets". Daily Press. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Furman falls to Marshall for first time in 13 games". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 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.
  5. "Furman marches past Herd". The Greenville News. December 4, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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