1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCentral Field
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina   –   9 – 0 – 0
Central (KY)   –   3 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 1 – 0
  –   4 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M   –   4 – 2 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Arkansas Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   2 – 1 – 2
VPI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 2
Columbian   –   3 – 6 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 3 – 1
Maryland   –   2 – 6 – 1
Guilford   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1898 college football season. The team did not have a coach, and outscored their opponents 40–11 in four games (with one forfeit win) en route to the school's first winning season.[1]

The 1898 season contained two major firsts in Marshall football history: the first win (on Oct. 22 against Kingsbury High School) and the first away game (on Nov. 9 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 22 Kingsbury High School W 12–0
November 5 Kingsbury High School
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W (forfeit)
November 9 at Catlettsburg Catlettsburg, KY L 5–12
November 18 Catlettsburg
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 17–0
November 25 Ashland High Schooldagger
  • Central Field
  • Huntington, WV
W 6–0 500+
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Marshall University Football Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.