American college football season
1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football Conference Southern Conference AP No. 6 (NCAA Poll) 1992 record 12–3 (5–2 SoCon) Head coach Offensive coordinator Greg Briner (3rd season) Defensive coordinator Mickey Matthews (3rd season)Home stadium Marshall University Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)Seasons
The 1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia , and competed in the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by third-year head coach Jim Donnan . Marshall won its first national championship in school history.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 7:00 pm Morehead State * No. 2 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV W 49–727,062
September 12 7:00 pm Eastern Illinois * No. 2 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV W 63–2825,556
September 19 1:30 pm at VMI No. 2 W 34–169,800
October 3 2:00 pm at Missouri * No. 1 L 21–4439,644
October 10 7:00 pm Furman No. 6 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV SSN W 48–628,272
October 17 4:00 pm at No. 4 The Citadel No. 5 SSN W 34–1323,025
October 24 4:00 pm Chattanooga No. 3 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV SSN W 52–2321,135
October 31 1:30 pm at Western Carolina No. 2 L 30–389,180
November 7 1:00 pm Appalachian State No. 5 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV SSN L 34–3721,467 [1]
November 14 1:00 pm Tennessee Tech * No. 10 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV SSN W 52–1415,388
November 21 2:00 pm at East Tennessee State No. 6 Memorial Center Johnson City, TN W 49–105,002
November 28 1:00 pm No. 12 Eastern Kentucky * No. 6 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (I-AA 1st Round) W 44–1016,598
December 5 1:00 pm No. 4 Middle Tennessee State * No. 6 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (I-AA Quarterfinal) SSN W 35–2114,011
December 12 1:00 pm No. 8 Delaware * No. 6 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (I-AA Semifinal) SSN W 28–716,323
December 19 12:00 pm No. 7 Youngstown State * No. 6 CBS W 31–2831,304
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster [ ]
1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players drafted in the NFL [ ]
The following players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft .
Player
Position
Round
Pick
Franchise
Troy Brown
Wide receiver
8
198
New England Patriots
[2]
Awards and honors [ ]
Michael Payton , Walter Payton Award [3]
References [ ]
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Champion – Marshall Thundering Herd