The Marshall Thundering Herd were 11-1 in 1998. They emerged victorious over the Louisville Cardinals, 48 to 29, in the Motor City Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 12-1 | |
7-1 | 10-1 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
6-2 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 357 | 5,212 | 889 | 5.9 | 1,708 | 444 | 3.8 | 3,504 | 445 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 13th | 7th | 26th | 56th | 58th | 60th | 9th | 9th | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 207 | 3,811 | 4.4 | 1,503 | 510 | 2.9 | 2,308 | 356 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 36th | 13th | 35th | 100th | 15th | 55th | 83rd | 30th | ||||||||||
Net | +150 | +1,401 | +889 | +1.5 | +205 | -66 | +0.9 | +1,196 | +89 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 19th | 8th | 7th | 11th | 47th | 89th | 28th | 11th | 14th | 25th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |