1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Spellacy, Sean Doctor
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 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. 10
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. 3
W 24–206,750[1]
October 8No. 11 FurmandaggerNo. 4
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 24–1019,371[2]
October 15at East Tennessee StateNo. 4
W 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. 1
L 3–20
November 12at Western CarolinaNo. 6
W 52–45
November 19at Youngstown State*No. 7
W 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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