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1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 5–17 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
Record	11–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Scelfo (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews (4th season)
Captain	William King, Shannon King, Glenn Pedro, Chris Deaton, Trevor Thomas, Rodney Garrett
Home stadium	Marshall University Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.2Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No.9Marshall ^	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 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 StadiuminHuntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Morehead State*	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 56–0
September 11	Murray State*	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 29–3
September 18	No. 7Georgia Southern	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 13–3	29,464
October 2	atChattanooga	No. 1	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN		L 31–33	9,302
October 9	VMI	No. 5	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 51–0	19,187	^[2]
October 16	atNC State*	No. 3	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 17–24	36,016	^[3]
October 23	Appalachian State	No. 4	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 35–3	25,175	^[4]
October 30	atThe Citadel	No. 2	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 35–15	7,110
November 6	East Tennessee State	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 33–9
November 13	atFurman	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 3–17	12,130	^[5]
November 20	Western Carolina	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 20–16
November 27	No. 8Howard*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 28–14		^[6]
December 4	No. 18Delaware*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 34–31
December 11	No. 1Troy State*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 24–21
December 19	No. 7Youngstown State*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game)	CBS	L 5–17	29,218	^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^[8]

References[edit]

^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

^ "Marshall 51–0". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Pack squeaks out win against Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Herd stampedes Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Furman stuns No. 2 Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Marshall and BU win in first round". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 28, 1993. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

v t e Marshall Thundering Herd football
Venues	Central Field (1895–1927) Fairfield Stadium (1928–1990) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Appalachian State East Carolina Ohio: Battle for the Bell West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl
Culture & lore	Marco the Bison "Sons of Marshall" Marching Thunder Plane crash Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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1993 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

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