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1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Scelfo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (4th season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
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 in the 1993 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 1993 season ended with an 11–4 overall record and a return to the Division I-AA Championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4Morehead State*W 56–0
September 11Murray State*
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia
W 29–3
September 18Georgia Southern
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia
W 13–3
October 2at ChattanoogaL 31–33
October 9VMI
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia
W 51–0
October 16at NC State*L 17–24
October 23Appalachian State
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia
W 35–3
October 30at The CitadelW 35–15
November 6East Tennessee Statedagger
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia
W 33–9
November 13at FurmanL 3–17
November 20Western Carolina
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia
W 20–16
November 27Howard*
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)
W 28–14
December 4Delaware*
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)
W 34–31
December 11Troy State*
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, West Virginia (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)
W 24–21
December 19Youngstown State*
L 5–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

:Schedule source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "1993 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". Data Base Football. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.