1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football

I-AA National Championship, L 5-17 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
1993 record	11-4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Offensive coordinator	Greg Briner
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews
Home stadium	Marshall University Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)

1993 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
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	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

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

The 1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1993 NCAA Division-1 FCS football season. The Herd were led by head coach Jim Donnan. They played their home games in Joan C. Edwards Stadium with a capacity crowd of 28,000. The 1993 season ended with a 11-4 overall record and a return to the 1-AA National Championship.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 4	Morehead State*	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 56-0
September 11	Murray State*	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 29-3
September 18	at Georgia Southern	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 13-3
October 2	at Chattanooga	Faurot Field • Chattanooga, TN	L 31-33
October 9	VMI	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 51-0
October 16	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 17-24
October 23	Appalachian State	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 35-3
October 30	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 35-15
November 6	East Tennessee State*	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 33-9
November 13	at Furman	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	L 3-17
November 20	Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	W 20-16
November 27	Howard*	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)	W 28-14
December 4	Delaware*	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	W 34-31
December 11	Troy*	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)	W 24-21
December 19	Youngstown State*	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (1-AA National Championship)	L 5-17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

:Schedule source:^[2]

References

↑ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
↑ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

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

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

1993 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boston U Central Florida Delaware Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern Howard Idaho Marshall McNeese State Montana Northeast Louisiana Northern Iowa Stephen F. Austin Troy William & Mary Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

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