1928 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1928 Marshall Thundering Herd football West Virginia Athletic Conference WVAC 8–1–1 5–0 Charles Tallman 4th Ralph Young Frank Porter Fairfield Stadium WVAC champion 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. 2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide https://archive.org/details/2005-wviac-football-media-guide/page/34/mode/1up West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference July 15, 2005 34 June 26, 2023 Internet Archive 2008 Marshall Football Guide Marshall University 2018 December 30, 2020 184 https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf February 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220222191902/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf dead Schedule y y September 30 @ William & Mary<ncg> Williamsburg, VA T 0-0 October 6 1928 Fairmont State Fighting Falcons Fairmont State Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 27-0 October 13 vs 1928 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State<ncg> Ashland, KY W 26-0 October 20 @ 1928 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg<ncg> Springfield, OH W 6-0 October 26 1928 Morris Harvey Golden Eagles Morris Harvey Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 45-0 November 3 Centre<ncg> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 6-20 Centre Scores Initial Victory At Huntington https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/178029742/ The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky November 4, 1928 1, 4 (section 6) August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 @ 1928 New River State Golden Bears New River State Montgomery, WV W 13-0 November 17 1928 Bethany Bison Bethany (WV) Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 26-6 November 24 @ Louisville<ncg> Parkway Field Louisville, KY W 13-0 November 29 West Virginia Wesleyan<hc> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 13-7 Marshall 13, W. Va. Wesleyan 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/127822104/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio November 30, 1928 8 July 7, 2023 Newspapers.com 1928 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule HerdZone Herdzone.com December 30, 2020 https://herdzone.com/sports/football/schedule/1928 References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Category:West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football