1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record11–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Scelfo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (4th season)
CaptainWilliam King, Shannon King, Glenn Pedro, Chris Deaton, Trevor Thomas, Rodney Garrett
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southern Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Morehead State*No. 1
W 56–027,117[2]
September 11Murray State*No. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 29–321,208[3]
September 18No. 7 Georgia SouthernNo. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–329,464[4]
October 2at ChattanoogaNo. 1
L 31–339,302[5]
October 9VMINo. 5
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 51–019,187[6]
October 16at NC State*No. 3
L 17–2436,016[7]
October 23Appalachian StateNo. 4
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–325,175[8]
October 30at The CitadelNo. 2
W 35–157,110[9]
November 6East Tennessee StatedaggerNo. 2
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 33–919,018[10]
November 13at FurmanNo. 2
L 3–1712,130[11]
November 20Western CarolinaNo. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 20–1618,055[12]
November 27No. 8 Howard*No. 9
W 28–14[13]
December 4No. 18 Delaware*No. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 34–3113,687[14]
December 11No. 1 Troy State*No. 9
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 24–2114,472[15]
December 19No. 7 Youngstown State*No. 9
CBSL 5–1729,218[16]

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  17. ^ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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