1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1994 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant;

1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football
1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football
SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 24–28 vs. Boise State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
1994 record	12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chris Scelfo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews (5th season)
Home stadium	Marshall University Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team advanced to the Semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Boise State.

Regular season[]

Marshall went undefeated at home during the regular season and lost one game on the road to Appalachian State. Marshall's 7–1 conference record earned them the Southern Conference championship.

Postseason[]

By winning the Southern Conference championship, Marshall was awarded a bid in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Marshall defeated Middle Tennessee State and James Madison in Huntington before falling to Boise State in Boise in the semifinal game.

During the James Madison playoff game Marshall cornerback Melvin Cunningham set a 1-AA playoff record with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Morehead State*	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	W 71–7
September 10	No. 16 Tennessee Tech*	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	W 24–10
September 17	at No. 21 Georgia Southern	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 34–13	14,411
September 24	West Virginia State*	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	W 48–0
October 1	Chattanooga	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	W 62–21
October 8	at VMI	No. 1	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 49–7
October 15	No. 16 Western Carolina	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	W 38��14
October 22	at No. 24 Appalachian State	No. 1	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–24	19,781	^[2]
October 29	The Citadel	No. 5	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	W 42–30	23,260
November 5	at East Tennessee State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 42–12
November 12	Furman	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	W 35–14
November 26	No. 16 Middle Tennessee*	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 49–14
December 3	No. 13 James Madison*	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 28–21 ^OT	16,494	^[3]
December 10	at No. 3 Boise State*	No. 2	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 24–28	20,068
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`4`	Jeff Edwards	Jr
C	`66`	John Wade	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`86`	Billy Lyon	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jim Donnan

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors[]

William Pannell, 1st Team All-Southern Conference ^[4]
Travis Colquitt. 1st Team All-Southern Conference
Shannon Morrison, 1st Team All-Southern Conference
Billy Lyon, 1st Team All-Southern Conference
Jamie Wilson, 2nd Team All-Southern Conference
David Merrick, 2nd Team All-Southern Conference

References[]

^ "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). CSTV. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2015.
^ "No. 1 Marshall suffers setback". The Billings Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marshall ousts JMU by 28–21". Daily Press. December 4, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-28.

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[1] "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). CSTV. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2015.

[2] "No. 1 Marshall suffers setback". The Billings Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Marshall ousts JMU by 28–21". Daily Press. December 4, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-28.

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National championships in bold

1994 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 2 Marshall $^		7	–	1		12	–	2
No. 17 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
Georgia Southern		5	–	3		6	–	5
Western Carolina		5	–	3		6	–	5
The Citadel		4	–	4		6	–	5
East Tennessee State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Furman		2	–	6		3	–	8
Chattanooga		2	–	6		3	–	8
VMI		1	–	7		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

v t 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Alcorn State Appalachian State Boise State Boston University Eastern Kentucky Idaho James Madison Marshall McNeese State Middle Tennessee Montana New Hampshire North Texas Northern Iowa Troy Youngstown State
Champion – Youngstown State Penguins