1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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)
Captains	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. 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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Morehead State *	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 56–0	27,117	[2]
September 11	Murray State *	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 29–3	21,208	[3]
September 18	No. 7 Georgia Southern	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 13–3	29,464	[4]
October 2	at Chattanooga	No. 1	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN		L 31–33	9,302	[5]
October 9	VMI	No. 5	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 51–0	19,187	[6]
October 16	at NC State *	No. 3	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 17–24	36,016	[7]
October 23	Appalachian State	No. 4	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)		W 35–3	25,175	[8]
October 30	at The Citadel	No. 2	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 35–15	7,110	[9]
November 6	East Tennessee State	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 33–9	19,018	[10]
November 13	at Furman	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 3–17	12,130	[11]
November 20	Western Carolina	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 20–16	18,055	[12]
November 27	No. 8 Howard *	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 28–14		[13]
December 4	No. 18 Delaware *	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 34–31	13,687	[14]
December 11	No. 1 Troy State *	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 24–21	14,472	[15]
December 19	No. 7 Youngstown State *	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game)	CBS	L 5–17	29,218	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
2. "Marshall buries Morehead 56–0". The Courier-Journal. September 5, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Murray fails to hit home runs, so Marshall prevails 29–3". The Courier-Journal. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Marshall rides Parker to 13–3 win over Georgia Southern". The Greenville News. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "UT–Chattanooga shocks No. 1 Marshall 33–31". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Marshall 51–0". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pack squeaks out win against Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Herd stampedes Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Herd tramples Citadel". The Greenville News. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bucs unable to stop charging Herd 33–9". Bristol Herald Courier. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Furman stuns No. 2 Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Herd slips by WCU". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Marshall and BU win in first round". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 28, 1993. Retrieved April 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Marshall again ends Hens' season, licking last-second FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 5, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Parker runs Herd over Troy State". Pensacola News Journal. December 12, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
16. Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.