1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 5–17 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
Record	11–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Scelfo (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Matthews (4th season)
Captains	William King Shannon King Glenn Pedro Chris Deaton Trevor Thomas Rodney Garrett
Home stadium	Marshall University Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Morehead State*	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 56–0	27,117	[2]
September 11	Murray State*	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 29–3	21,208	[3]
September 18	No. 7 Georgia Southern	No. 1	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 13–3	29,464	[4]
October 2	at Chattanooga	No. 1	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN		L 31–33	9,302	[5]
October 9	VMI	No. 5	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 51–0	19,187	[6]
October 16	at NC State*	No. 3	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 17–24	36,016	[7]
October 23	Appalachian State	No. 4	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)		W 35–3	25,175	[8]
October 30	at The Citadel	No. 2	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 35–15	7,110	[9]
November 6	East Tennessee State	No. 2	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 33–9	19,018	[10]
November 13	at Furman	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 3–17	12,130	[11]
November 20	Western Carolina	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV		W 20–16	18,055	[12]
November 27	No. 8 Howard*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 28–14		[13]
December 4	No. 18 Delaware*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 34–31	13,687	[14]
December 11	No. 1 Troy State*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 24–21	14,472	[15]
December 19	No. 7 Youngstown State*	No. 9	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game)	CBS	L 5–17	29,218	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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