1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football
1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1
Head coach	None;
Home stadium	Central Field
	Seasons ← 1897 1899 →

1898 Southern college football independents records
v t e	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
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
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 22	Kingsbury High School	Central Field Huntington, WV	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 School	Central Field Huntington, WV	W 6–0	500+
Homecoming

References

^ "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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[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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