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1928 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1928 Marshall Thundering Herd football
WVAC champion
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0 WVAC)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Young, Frank Porter
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall $ 5 0 0 8 1 1
Potomac State 4 0 1 5 1 1
New River State 5 1 1 5 1 1
Salem 4 2 0 5 3 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 2 0 5 6 0
Concord 4 3 0 4 3 1
Glenville State 3 3 1 4 3 1
Broaddus 2 6 0 2 8 0
Alderson 1 4 0 1 6 0
Fairmont State 1 5 1 1 5 1
Morris Harvey 1 6 0 2 9 0
Davis & Elkins * 3 0 0 7 2 1
Bethany (WV) * 1 2 0 1 6 1
Shepherd * 0 2 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1928 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the West Virginia Athletic Conference during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charles Tallman, the team compiled a 8–1–1 record, 5–0 against conference opponents, won the WVAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 175 to 33.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at William & Mary* Williamsburg, VAT 0–0
October 6Fairmont StateW 27–0
October 13vs. Morehead State* Ashland, KYW 26–0
October 20at Wittenberg*Springfield, OHW 6–0
October 26Morris Harvey
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 45–0
November 3at Centre*L 6–20
November 9at New River State Montgomery, WVW 13–0
November 17Bethany (WV)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 26–6
November 24at Louisville*W 13–0
November 29West Virginia Wesleyandagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–7[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 34. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Marshall 13, W. Va. Wesleyan 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 30, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "1928 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 30, 2020.