1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
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| No. 2 Marshall $^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Appalachian State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented
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 I-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 | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Morehead State* | No. 1 | W 71–7 | |||
| September 10 | No. 16 Tennessee Tech* | No. 1 |
| W 24–10 | ||
| September 17 | at No. 21 Georgia Southern | No. 1 | W 34–13 | 14,411 | ||
| September 24 | West Virginia State* | No. 1 |
| W 48–0 | ||
| October 1 | Chattanooga | No. 1 |
| W 62–21 | ||
| October 8 | at Alumni Memorial Field | W 49–7 | 9,538 | [2] | ||
| October 15 | No. 16 Western Carolina | No. 1 |
| W 38–14 | ||
| October 22 | at No. 24 Appalachian State | No. 1 | L 14–24 | 19,781 | [3] | |
| October 29 | The Citadel | No. 5 |
| W 42–30 | 23,260 | |
| November 5 | at East Tennessee State | No. 3 | W 42–12 | |||
| November 12 | Furman | No. 2 |
| W 35–14 | 20,405 | [4] |
| November 26 | No. 16 Middle Tennessee* | No. 2 |
| W 49–14 | ||
| December 3 | No. 13 James Madison* | No. 2 |
| W 28–21 OT | 16,494 | [5] |
| December 10 | at No. 3 Bronco Stadium (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal) | L 24–28 | 20,068 | |||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Awards and honors
- William Pannell, 1st Team All-Southern Conference [6]
- Travis Colquitt. 1st Team All-Southern Conference
- Shannon Morrison, 1st Team All-Southern Conference
- Billy Lyon, 1st Team All-Southern Conference
- Jamie Wilson, 2nd Team All-Southern Conference
- David Merrick, 2nd Team All-Southern Conference
References
- ^ "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). CSTV. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2015.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
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