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 | |
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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 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chris Scelfo (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Matthews (4th season) |
| Captain | William King, Shannon King, Glenn Pedro, Chris Deaton, Trevor Thomas, Rodney Garrett |
| Home stadium | Marshall University Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Morehead State* | No. 1 | W 56–0 | ||||
| September 11 | Murray State* | No. 1 |
| W 29–3 | |||
| September 18 | No. 7 Georgia Southern | No. 1 |
| W 13–3 | 29,464 | ||
| October 2 | at Chattanooga | No. 1 | L 31–33 | 9,302 | |||
| October 9 | VMI | No. 5 |
| W 51–0 | 19,187 | [2] | |
| October 16 | at NC State* | No. 3 | L 17–24 | 36,016 | [3] | ||
| October 23 | Appalachian State | No. 4 |
| W 35–3 | 25,175 | [4] | |
| October 30 | at The Citadel | No. 2 | W 35–15 | 7,110 | |||
| November 6 | East Tennessee State | No. 2 |
| W 33–9 | |||
| November 13 | at Furman | No. 2 | L 3–17 | 12,130 | [5] | ||
| November 20 | Western Carolina | No. 9 |
| W 20–16 | |||
| November 27 | No. 8 Howard* | No. 9 |
| W 28–14 | [6] | ||
| December 4 | No. 18 Delaware* | No. 9 |
| W 34–31 | |||
| December 11 | No. 1 Troy State* | No. 9 |
| W 24–21 | |||
| December 19 | No. 7 Youngstown State* | No. 9 |
| CBS | L 5–17 | 29,218 | [7] |
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References
edit- ^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Marshall 51–0". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack squeaks out win against Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herd stampedes Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman stuns No. 2 Marshall". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall and BU win in first round". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 28, 1993. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milan Zban (December 19, 1993). "Penguins are Kings of the Hill". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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