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
Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 9–13 vs. Furman
Conference	Southern Conference
1988 record	11–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	George Chaump (3rd season)
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 3	at Morehead State*	No. 10	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 30–17
September 10	Ohio*	No. 10	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	W 31–14
September 17	No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 10	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 34–32
September 24	at VMI	No. 3	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 24–20
October 8	No. 11 Furman	No. 4	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 24–10
October 15	at East Tennessee State	No. 4	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 50–14
October 22	Chattanooga	No. 3	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 38–7
October 29	No. 11 Appalachian State	No. 2	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 30–27
November 5	at No. 19 The Citadel	No. 1	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 3–20
November 12	at Western Carolina	No. 6	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 52–45
November 19	at Youngstown State*	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 38–15
November 26	No. 10 North Texas*	No. 6	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)	W 7–0
December 3	No. 4 Furman	No. 6	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	L 9–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)