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1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Chattanooga + 3 1 0 7 3 1
Appalachian State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 0 6 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 5 6 0
VMI 0 4 0 3 8 0
Marshall 0 5 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Ellwood, the team compiled a 1–10 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 292 to 113.[1][2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9at Toledo*W 17–0
September 16Appalachian StateL 7–28
September 23Chattanooga
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 23–27
September 30at Western CarolinaL 14–21
October 7at The CitadelL 0–41
October 14Miami (OH)*dagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 3–29
October 21at Kent State*L 17–20
October 28Furman
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 12–42
November 4Western Michigan*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–24
November 11at Southern Illinois*L 14–15
November 18at East Carolina*L 0–45
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 186. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "1978 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.