1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team advanced to the Semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Boise State.

1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionEast
1994 record12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coachJim Donnan (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorChris Scelfo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (5th season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
1994 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 17 Appalachian State ^  6 –2     9 –4  
Georgia Southern  5 –3     6 –5  
Western Carolina  5 –3     6 –5  
The Citadel  4 –4     6 –5  
East Tennessee State  4 –4     6 –5  
Furman  2 –6     3 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6     3 –8  
VMI  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Regular season

Marshall went undefeated at home during the regular season and lost one game on the road to Appalachian State. Marshall's 7–1 conference record earned them the Southern Conference championship.

Postseason

By winning the Southern Conference championship, Marshall was awarded a bid in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Marshall defeated Middle Tennessee State and James Madison in Huntington before falling to Boise State in Boise in the semifinal game.

During the James Madison playoff game Marshall cornerback Melvin Cunningham set a 1-AA playoff record with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Morehead State*
W 71–7
September 10Tennessee Tech*
W 24–10
September 17at Georgia Southern
W 34–13
September 24West Virginia State*
W 48–0
October 1Chattanooga
W 62–21
October 8at VMI
W 49–7
October 15Western Carolina
W 38–14
October 22at Appalachian State
L 14–24
October 29The Citadel
W 42–30
November 5at East Tennessee State
W 42–12
November 12Furman
W 35–14
November 26Middle Tennessee*
W 49–14
December 3James Madison*
W 28–21 OT
December 10at Boise State*
L 24–28
  • *Non-conference game

Roster
1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Jeff Edwards Jr
C 66 John Wade Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 86 Billy Lyon So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Awards and honors
  • William Pannell, 1st Team All-Southern Conference [2]
  • Travis Colquitt. 1st Team All-Southern Conference
  • Shannon Morrison, 1st Team All-Southern Conference
  • Billy Lyon, 1st Team All-Southern Conference
  • Jamie Wilson, 2nd Team All-Southern Conference
  • David Merrick, 2nd Team All-Southern Conference

References
  1. "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). CSTV. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2015.
  2. "Marshall's All-Americans" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-28.


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