1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
1993 record11–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Scelfo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (4th season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
(capacity: 28,000)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 – 2 – 0 11 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

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. The 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 their home games in 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 51–0
October 16at NC State*No. 3
L 17–24
October 23Appalachian StateNo. 4
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–325,175[2]
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 3–17
November 20Western CarolinaNo. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 20–16
November 27No. 8 Howard*No. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 28–14
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[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Herd stampedes Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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