1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
| 1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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Division I-AA Championship Game, L 17–25 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 11–4 (5–2 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Briner (1st as OC; 2nd overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Matthews (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Marshall University Stadium (Capacity: 28,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Marshall ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20 The Citadel | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20 Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Herd were led by head coach Jim Donnan. They played their home games in Marshall University Stadium with a capacity of 28,000. The 1991 season ended with an 11–4 overall record and a return to the Division I-AA Championship for the first time since 1987.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | at Appalachian State | No. 14 | L 3–9 | |||
| September 7 | New Hampshire* | W 24–23 | ||||
| September 14 | Morehead State* |
| W 70–11 | |||
| September 28 | Brown* | No. 20 |
| W 46–0 | ||
| October 12 | at No. 2 Furman | No. 13 | W 38–35 | |||
| October 19 | at NC State* | No. 8 | L 14–15 | |||
| October 26 | at Chattanooga | No. 6 | L 31–38 | |||
| November 2 | Western Carolina | No. 19 |
| W 27–24 2OT | ||
| November 9 | No. 18 The Citadel | No. 15 |
| W 37–31 | ||
| November 16 | VMI | No. 10 |
| W 61–0 | ||
| November 23 | East Tennessee State | No. 8 |
| W 63–9 | ||
| November 30 | No. 14 Western Illinois* | No. 8 |
| W 20–17 | ||
| December 7 | No. 4 Northern Iowa* | No. 8 |
| W 41–13 | ||
| December 14 | No. 2 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 8 |
| W 14–7 | ||
| December 21 | vs. No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 8 | CBS | L 17–25 | 12,667 | |
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References
- ^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2008. p. 187. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "1991 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. Retrieved December 1, 2020.