1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCentral Field
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina    9 0 0
Central (KY)    3 0 1
Oklahoma    2 0 0
Navy    7 1 0
West Virginia    6 1 0
Marshall    4 1 0
Georgetown    7 3 0
Texas A&M    4 2 0
VMI    4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial    2 1 0
Centre    2 1 2
VPI    3 2 0
Virginia    6 5 0
Richmond    3 3 1
Davidson    1 1 0
William & Mary    1 1 0
South Carolina    1 2 0
Delaware    2 5 2
Columbian    3 6 0
North Carolina A&M    1 2 0
Add-Ran    1 3 1
Maryland    2 6 1
Guilford    0 3 0

The 1898 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1898 college football season. The team did not have a coach, and outscored their opponents 40–11 in four games (with one forfeit win) en route to the school's first winning season.

The 1898 season contained two major firsts in Marshall football history: the first win (on Oct. 22 against Kingsbury High School) and the first away game (on Nov. 9 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky).