1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference Southern Conference East
1994 record 12-2 (7-1 SoCon)
Head coach Jim Donnan
Home stadium Marshall University Stadium
1994 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Marshall $^   7 – 1         12 – 2  
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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team advanced to the semifinal game of the 1-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 1-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 TV Result
September 3 Morehead State* Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 71-7  
September 10 Tennessee Tech* Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 24-10  
September 17 at Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 13-34  
September 24 West Virginia State* Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 48-0  
October 1 Chattanooga Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 62-21  
October 8 at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 7-49  
October 15 Western Carolina Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 38-14  
October 22 at Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC L 24-14  
October 29 The Citadel Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 42-30  
November 5 at East Tennessee State Memorial Stadium • Johnson City, TN W 12-42  
November 12 Furman Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV W 35-14  
November 26 Middle Tennessee State* Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division 1-AA First Round) W 49-14  
December 3 James Madison* Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division 1-AA Quarterfinal) W 28-21  
December 10 at Boise State* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Division 1-AA Semifinal) L 28-24  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time[2].

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Marshall's All-Americans". CSTV. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Marshall Season Schedule". Database Football. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Marshall's All-Americans". Grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
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