1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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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]

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

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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
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