1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by third-year head coach Jim Donnan. Marshall won its first national championship in school history.

1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 6 (NCAA Poll)
1992 record12–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Briner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Matthews (3rd season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1992 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 The Citadel $^  6 –1     11 –2  
No. 6 Marshall ^  5 –2     12 –3  
No. 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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 pmMorehead State*No. 2
W 49–727,062
September 127:00 pmEastern Illinois*No. 2
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 63–2825,556
September 191:30 pmat VMINo. 2
W 34–169,800
October 32:00 pmat Missouri*No. 1
L 21–4439,644
October 107:00 pmFurmanNo. 6
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
SSNW 48–628,272
October 174:00 pmat No. 4 The CitadelNo. 5
SSNW 34–1323,025
October 244:00 pmChattanoogaNo. 3
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
SSNW 52–2321,135
October 311:30 pmat Western CarolinaNo. 2
L 30–389,180
November 71:00 pmAppalachian StateNo. 5
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
SSNL 34–3721,467
November 141:00 pmTennessee Tech*No. 10
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
SSNW 52–1415,388
November 212:00 pmat East Tennessee StateNo. 6
W 49–105,002
November 281:00 pmNo. 12 Eastern Kentucky*No. 6
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (I-AA 1st Round)
W 44–1016,598
December 51:00 pmNo. 4 Middle Tennessee State*No. 6
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (I-AA Quarterfinal)
SSNW 35–2114,011
December 121:00 pmNo. 8 Delaware*No. 6
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (I-AA Semifinal)
SSNW 28–716,323
December 1912:00 pmNo. 7 Youngstown State*No. 6
CBSW 31–2831,304

Roster
1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 19 Mike Bartrum Sr
WR 8 Troy Brown Sr
WR 34 Melvin Cunningham Fr
QB 18 Chad O'Shea Fr
RB 36 Chris Parker Fr
QB 14 Michael Payton Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 86 Billy Lyon Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Troy BrownWide receiver8198New England Patriots

[1]

Awards and honors

Michael Payton, Walter Payton Award[2]

References
  1. "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  2. Walter Payton Award
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