1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record11–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Scelfo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (4th season)
CaptainWilliam King, Shannon King, Glenn Pedro, Chris Deaton, Trevor Thomas, Rodney Garrett
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
1993 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 –2 –011 –4 –0
Western Carolina 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Furman 4 –4 –05 –5 –1
The Citadel 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Appalachian State 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
East Tennessee State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Chattanooga 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
VMI 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Donnan, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second behind Georgia Southern. Marshall advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they defeated Howard in the first round, Delaware in the quarterfinals, and Troy State in the semifinals before falling to Youngstown State in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. Marshall had beaten Youngstown State the year before in the NCAA Division I-AA title game and lost to the Penguins in the 1991 title game.[1] Marshall played home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Morehead State*No. 1
W 56–0
September 11Murray State*No. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 29–3
September 18No. 7 Georgia SouthernNo. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–329,464
October 2at ChattanoogaNo. 1
L 31–339,302
October 9VMINo. 5
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 51–019,187[2]
October 16at NC State*No. 3
L 17–24
October 23Appalachian StateNo. 4
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–325,175[3]
October 30at The CitadelNo. 2
W 35–15
November 6East Tennessee StatedaggerNo. 2
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–9
November 13at FurmanNo. 2
L 3–1712,130[4]
November 20Western CarolinaNo. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 20–16
November 27No. 8 Howard*No. 9
W 28–14[5]
December 4No. 18 Delaware*No. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 34–31
December 11No. 1 Troy State*No. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 24–21
December 19No. 7 Youngstown State*No. 9
CBSL 5–1729,218[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marshall 51–0". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Herd stampedes Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Furman stuns No. 2 Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Marshall and BU win in first round". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 28, 1993. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.


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