1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record12–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Scelfo (3rd season)
CaptainJerome Embry, Jayson Grayson, Billy Lyon, Tim Martin, Chris Parker, William Pannell
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 6 Marshall ^ 7 1 0 12 3 0
No. 15 Georgia Southern ^ 5 3 0 9 4 0
Furman 5 3 0 6 5 0
East Tennessee State 4 4 0 4 7 0
VMI 3 5 0 4 7 0
Chattanooga 2 6 0 4 7 0
Western Carolina 2 6 0 3 7 0
The Citadel 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Donnan, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon. Marshall advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs for the fifth straight season, where they defeated Jackson State in the first round, Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals, and McNeese State in the semifinals, before losing to Montana in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. Marshall played home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.