1928 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1928 Marshall Thundering Herd football
WVAC champion
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0 WVAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ralph Young
  • Frank Porter
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1928 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall $ 5 0 0 8 1 1
Potomac State 4 0 1 5 1 1
New River State 5 1 1 5 1 1
Salem 4 2 0 5 3 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 2 0 5 6 0
Concord 4 3 0 4 3 1
Glenville State 3 3 1 4 3 1
Broaddus 2 6 0 2 8 0
Alderson 1 4 0 1 6 0
Fairmont State 1 5 1 1 5 1
Morris Harvey 1 6 0 2 9 0
Davis & Elkins * 3 0 0 7 2 1
Bethany (WV) * 1 2 0 1 6 1
Shepherd * 0 2 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

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.