1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
| 1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 9–13 vs. Furman | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 11–2 (6–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | John Spellacy, Sean Doctor |
| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Morehead State* | No. 10 | W 30–17 | |||
| September 10 | Ohio* | No. 10 | W 31–14 | |||
| September 17 | No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 10 |
| W 34–32 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at VMI | No. 3 | W 24–20 | 6,750 | [2] | |
| October 8 | No. 11 Furman | No. 4 |
| W 24–10 | 19,371 | [3] |
| October 15 | at East Tennessee State | No. 4 | W 50–14 | |||
| October 22 | Chattanooga | No. 3 |
| W 38–7 | 13,298 | |
| October 29 | No. 11 Appalachian State | No. 2 |
| W 30–27 | 16,447 | [4] |
| November 5 | at No. 19 The Citadel | No. 1 | L 3–20 | |||
| November 12 | at Western Carolina | No. 6 | W 52–45 | |||
| November 19 | at Youngstown State* | No. 7 | W 38–15 | |||
| November 26 | No. 10 North Texas* | No. 6 |
| W 7–0 | 15,086 | [5] |
| December 3 | No. 4 Furman | No. 6 |
| L 9–13 | 16,829 | [6] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Marshall field goal at :09 spoils Eastern rally 34–32". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thundering Herd runs past Keydets". Daily Press. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman falls to Marshall for first time in 13 games". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian falls to Marshall rally". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall blanks N. Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman marches past Herd". The Greenville News. December 4, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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