1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
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National Champions
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I-AA National Championship, W 31–28 vs. Youngstown State
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
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| AP | #6 (NCAA Poll) |
| 1992 record | 12–3 (5–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Jim Donnan |
| Offensive coordinator | Greg Briner |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Matthews |
| Home stadium | Marshall University Stadium (Capacity: 28,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 The Citadel $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Marshall ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Appalachian State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in its first national championship win in school history.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | 7:00 PM | Morehead State* | #2 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 49–7 | 27,062 | |||
| September 12 | 7:00 PM | Eastern Illinois* | #2 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 63–28 | 25,556 | |||
| September 19 | 1:30 PM | at VMI | #2 | Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA | W 34–16 | 9,800 | |||
| October 3 | 2:00 PM | at Missouri* | #1 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 21–44 | 39,644 | |||
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | Furman | #6 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | SSN | W 48–6 | 28,272 | ||
| October 17 | 4:00 PM | at #4 The Citadel | #5 | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC | SSN | W 34–13 | 23,025 | ||
| October 24 | 4:00 PM | Chattanooga | #3 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | SSN | W 52–23 | 21,135 | ||
| October 31 | 1:30 PM | at Western Carolina | #2 | E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC | L 30–38 | 9,180 | |||
| November 7 | 1:00 PM | Appalachian State |
#5 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | SSN | L 34–37 | 21,467 | ||
| November 14 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee Tech* | #10 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV | SSN | W 52–14 | 15,388 | ||
| November 21 | 2:00 PM | at East Tennessee State | #6 | Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN | W 49–10 | 5,002 | |||
| November 28 | 1:00 PM | #12 Eastern Kentucky* | #6 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) | W 44–10 | 16,598 | |||
| December 5 | 1:00 PM | #4 Middle Tennessee State* | #6 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) | SSN | W 35–21 | 14,011 | ||
| December 12 | 1:00 PM | #8 Delaware* | #6 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) | SSN | W 28–7 | 16,323 | ||
| December 19 | 12:00 PM | #7 Youngstown State* | #6 | Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (1-AA National Championship) | CBS | W 31–28 | 31,304 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time[1][2]. |
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Team Players drafted in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Troy Brown | Wide Receiver | 8 | 198 | New England Patriots |
Awards and honors
Michael Payton, Walter Payton Award[4]
References
- ↑ "1992 Marshall Football Schedule."
- ↑ 1992 Marshall University Football Media Guide Retrieved on April 16, 2009. Archived on August 14, 2009.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Walter Payton Award
