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
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
1994 record12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
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. 2 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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3Morehead State*No. 1
W 71–7
September 10No. 16 Tennessee Tech*No. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 24–10
September 17at No. 21 Georgia SouthernNo. 1
W 34–13
September 24West Virginia State*No. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 48–0
October 1ChattanoogaNo. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 62–21
October 8at VMINo. 1
W 49–7
October 15No. 16 Western CarolinaNo. 1
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 38–14
October 22at No. 24 Appalachian StateNo. 1
L 14–24
October 29The CitadelNo. 5
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 42–30
November 5at East Tennessee StateNo. 3
W 42–12
November 12FurmanNo. 2
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–14
November 26No. 16 Middle Tennessee*No. 2
W 49–14
December 3No. 13 James Madison*No. 2
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 28–21 OT
December 10at No. 3 Boise State*No. 2
L 24–2820,068

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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