1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 1–10 (0–5 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Carlin B. Carpenter (4th season) |
Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 9 | at Toledo* | W 17–0 | [3] | ||||
September 16 | Appalachian State | L 7–28 | 15,768 | [4] | |||
September 23 | Chattanooga |
| L 23–27 | [5] | |||
September 30 | at Western Carolina | L 14–21 | 7,645 | [6] | |||
October 7 | at The Citadel | L 0–41 | 14,100 | [7] | |||
October 14 | Miami (OH)* |
| L 3–29 | 12,221 | [8] | ||
October 21 | at Kent State* | L 17–20 | 5,418 | [9] | |||
October 28 | Furman |
| L 12–42 | [10] | |||
November 4 | Western Michigan* |
| L 6–24 | 10,000 | [11] | ||
November 11 | at Southern Illinois* | L 14–15 | 7,110 | [12] | |||
November 18 | at East Carolina* | L 0–45 | 22,450 | [13] | |||
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