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The 1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented
Marshall University as a member of the
Southern Conference (SoCon) during the
1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach
Jim Donnan, the Thundering Herd compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SoCon. Marshall advanced to the
NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they beat
Eastern Kentucky in the first round,
Middle Tennessee State in the quarterfinals, and
Delaware and
Youngstown State in the
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game to win the program's first national championship. The team played home games at
Marshall University Stadium in
Huntington, West Virginia.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 7:00 pm |
Morehead State* | No. 2 | | | W 49–7 | 27,062 | |
September 12 | 7:00 pm |
Eastern Illinois* | No. 2 | - Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| | W 63–28 | 25,556 |
[1] |
September 19 | 1:30 pm | at
VMI | No. 2 | | | W 34–16 | 9,800 |
[2] |
October 3 | 2:00 pm | at
Missouri* | No. 1 | | | L 21–44 | 39,644 | |
October 10 | 7:00 pm |
Furman | No. 6 | - Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV
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SSN | W 48–6 | 28,272 | |
October 17 | 4:00 pm | at No. 4
The Citadel | No. 5 | | SSN | W 34–13 | 23,025 | |
October 24 | 4:00 pm |
Chattanooga | No. 3 | - Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| SSN | W 52–23 | 21,135 | |
October 31 | 1:30 pm | at
Western Carolina | No. 2 | | | L 30–38 | 9,180 | |
November 7 | 1:00 pm |
Appalachian State | No. 5 | - Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| SSN | L 34–37 | 21,467 |
[3] |
November 14 | 1:00 pm |
Tennessee Tech* | No. 10 | - Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| SSN | W 52–14 | 15,388 | |
November 21 | 2:00 pm | at
East Tennessee State | No. 6 | | | W 49–10 | 5,002 | |
November 28 | 1:00 pm | No. 12
Eastern Kentucky* | No. 6 | | | W 44–10 | 16,598 |
[4] |
December 5 | 1:00 pm | No. 4
Middle Tennessee State* | No. 6 | - Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
| SSN | W 35–21 | 14,011 | |
December 12 | 1:00 pm | No. 8
Delaware* | No. 6 | - Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
| SSN | W 28–7 | 16,323 | |
December 19 | 12:00 pm | No. 7
Youngstown State* | No. 6 | |
CBS | W 31–28 | 31,304 | |
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1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Team players drafted in the NFL
The following players were selected in the
1993 NFL Draft.
[5]
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"Marshall hammers Eastern Illinois".
The Greenville News. September 13, 1992 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Herd, Hatchett cut down VMI". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Campbell rallies Appalachian past Thundering Herd". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eastern crushed in I-AA playoffs". The Park City Daily News. November 29, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.
Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
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Walter Payton Award[
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