1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Briner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (2nd season)
CaptainDerek Grier, Madison Sayre, Ricardo Clark, Matt Downey
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Donnan, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SoCon. Marshall advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they beat Western Illinois in the first round, Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals, and Eastern Kentucky in the semifinals before losing to Youngstown State in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.[1]

Marshall played home games in the newly-opened Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

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