1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1998
Marshall University Stadium
Seasons
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy$   7 1     12 1  
Miami (OH) x   7 1     10 1  
Bowling Green   5 3     5 6  
Ohio   5 3     5 6  
Akron   3 6     4 7  
Kent State   0 8     0 11  
West Division
Toledo x   6 2     7 5  
Western Michigan   5 3     7 4  
Central Michigan   5 3     6 5  
Eastern Michigan   3 6     3 8  
Northern Illinois   2 6     2 9  
Ball State   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented

NCAA Division I-A level. The team won their second consecutive Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship and was invited to the Motor City Bowl
.

Season

In the 1998 season Marshall was quarterbacked by future National Football League (NFL) starter Chad Pennington and featured future NFL player Doug Chapman as the starting running back. The team finished the season with an overall record of 12–1 repeated as champions of the MAC East Division with a 7–1 conference mark.

Marshall met and defeated Toledo in the MAC Championship Game for the second year in a row. By virtue of the win they were invited to the Motor City Bowl where they played the Louisville Cardinals. Marshall won the game 48–29, marking the first bowl game victory in the history of Marshall football.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5at AkronW 27–1615,623
September 12
Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
  • W 42–1225,625
    September 19at
    Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
  • W 24–2178,717
    September 26at Eastern MichiganW 26–2313,611
    October 3
    Miami (OH)
    • Marshall University Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    W 31–1733,204
    October 10at OhioW 30–2321,728
    October 17Kent State
    • Marshall University Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    W 42–723,481
    October 24Ball State
    • Marshall University Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    W 42–1021,534
    October 31at Bowling GreenL 13–3411,237
    November 7Central Michigandagger
    • Marshall University Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    W 28–023,082
    November 21Wofford*
    • Marshall University Stadium
    • Huntington, WV
    W 29–2718,477
    December 4Toledo
    ESPN2W 23–1728,085
    December 23vs. Louisville*ESPNW 48–2938,016
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

    Awards and honors

    • Bob Pruett, MAC Coach of the Year
    • Chad Pennington, First Team All-MAC
    • Doug Chapman, First Team All-MAC
    • LaVorn Colclough, First Team All-MAC
    • Mike Guilliams, First Team All-MAC
    • Daninelle Derricott, First Team All-MAC
    • Rogers Beckett, First Team All-MAC
    • Ricky Hall, First Team All-MAC
    • Giradie Mercer, First Team All-MAC [1]

    References

    1. ^ "1998 Toledo Football Recap". September 8, 2023.