1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

  1. ^ "FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.