1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football
1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football
SoCon co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 9–13 vs. Furman
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	11–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	George Chaump (3rd season);
Captain	John Spellacy, Sean Doctor
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

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.

1988 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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. T–3 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 10	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 34–32		^[1]
September 24	at VMI	No. 3	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 24–20	6,750	^[2]
October 8	No. 11 Furman	No. 4	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 24–10	19,371	^[3]
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	13,298
October 29	No. 11 Appalachian State	No. 2	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 30–27	16,447	^[4]
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 (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 7–0	15,086	^[5]
December 3	No. 4 Furman	No. 6	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 9–13	16,829	^[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "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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