1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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]

1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCentral Field
1898 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina    9 0 0
Central    3 0 1
Oklahoma    2 0 0
Navy    7 1 0
West Virginia    6 1 0
Marshall    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
Add-Ran    1 3 1
Maryland    2 6 1
Guilford    0 3 0

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.


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