1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

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
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southern Conference football standings
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
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Morehead State*No. 1W 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. 1L 31–339,302
October 9VMINo. 5
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 51–019,187[2]
October 16at NC State*No. 3L 17–2436,016[3]
October 23Appalachian StateNo. 4
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–325,175[4]
October 30at The CitadelNo. 2W 35–157,110
November 6East Tennessee State No. 2
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–9
November 13at FurmanNo. 2L 3–1712,130[5]
November 20Western CarolinaNo. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 20–16
November 27No. 8 Howard*No. 9
W 28–14[6]
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[7]

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References

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  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. ^ "Pack squeaks out win against Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Herd stampedes Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman stuns No. 2 Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marshall and BU win in first round". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 28, 1993. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.