1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football
National Champions
I-AA National Championship, W 31–28 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	#6 (NCAA Poll)
1992 record	12–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Offensive coordinator	Greg Briner
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews
Home stadium	Marshall University Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)

1992 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 The Citadel $^		6	–	1		11	–	2
#6 Marshall ^		5	–	2		12	–	3
#16 Appalachian State ^		5	–	2		7	–	5
Western Carolina		5	–	2		7	–	4
Furman		4	–	3		6	–	5
East Tennessee State		2	–	5		5	–	6
VMI		1	–	6		3	–	8
Chattanooga		0	–	7		2	–	9

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

The 1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in its first national championship win in school history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Morehead State*	#2	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV		W 49–7	27,062
September 12	7:00 PM	Eastern Illinois*	#2	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV		W 63–28	25,556
September 19	1:30 PM	at VMI	#2	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA		W 34–16	9,800
October 3	2:00 PM	at Missouri*	#1	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO		L 21–44	39,644
October 10	7:00 PM	Furman	#6	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	SSN	W 48–6	28,272
October 17	4:00 PM	at #4 The Citadel	#5	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	SSN	W 34–13	23,025
October 24	4:00 PM	Chattanooga	#3	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	SSN	W 52–23	21,135
October 31	1:30 PM	at Western Carolina	#2	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC		L 30–38	9,180
November 7	1:00 PM	Appalachian State	#5	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	SSN	L 34–37	21,467
November 14	1:00 PM	Tennessee Tech*	#10	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	SSN	W 52–14	15,388
November 21	2:00 PM	at East Tennessee State	#6	Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN		W 49–10	5,002
November 28	1:00 PM	#12 Eastern Kentucky*	#6	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)		W 44–10	16,598
December 5	1:00 PM	#4 Middle Tennessee State*	#6	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	SSN	W 35–21	14,011
December 12	1:00 PM	#8 Delaware*	#6	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)	SSN	W 28–7	16,323
December 19	12:00 PM	#7 Youngstown State*	#6	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (1-AA National Championship)	CBS	W 31–28	31,304
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time^[1]^[2].

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

^[3]

Awards and honors

Michael Payton, Walter Payton Award^[4]

References

↑ "1992 Marshall Football Schedule."
↑ 1992 Marshall University Football Media Guide Retrieved on April 16, 2009. Archived on August 14, 2009.
↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
↑ Walter Payton Award

1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions

Mike Bartrum Troy Brown Michael Payton Head coach: Jim Donnan Assistant coaches: Greg Adkins George Barlow Brad Lambert Mickey Matthews Tony Petersen Chris Scelfo

Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues	Fairfield Stadium (1927–1990) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games East Carolina Ohio: Battle for the Bell West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl

Culture & lore	Marco the Buffalo "Sons of Marshall" Marching Thunder Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova

2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State

1992 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Alcorn State Appalachian State The Citadel Delaware Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Idaho Marshall McNeese State Middle Tennessee North Carolina A&T Northeast Louisiana Northern Iowa Samford Villanova Youngstown State

Champion – Marshall Thundering Herd

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