1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football team information
American college football season
1991Marshall Thundering Herd football
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 17–25 vs. Youngstown State
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
11–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Jim Donnan (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Greg Briner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Matthews (2nd season)
Captain
Derek Grier, Madison Sayre, Ricardo Clark, Matt Downey
Home stadium
Marshall University Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
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.
^"FCS Champions". NCAA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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