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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]
1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 17–25 vs. Youngstown State | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 11–4 (5–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marshall played home games in the newly-opened Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | at Appalachian State | No. 14 | L 3–9 | 17,671 | [2] | ||
September 7 | No. 8 New Hampshire* | No. T–14 | W 24–23 | ||||
September 14 | Morehead State* |
| W 70–11 | ||||
September 28 | Brown* | No. 20 |
| W 46–0 | 22,223 | [3] | |
October 12 | at No. 2 Furman | No. 13 | W 38–35 | 16,125 | [4] | ||
October 19 | at No. 11 (I-A) NC State* | No. 8 | L 14–15 | 41,019 | [5] | ||
October 26 | at Chattanooga | No. 6 | L 31–38 | ||||
November 2 | Western Carolina | No. 19 |
| W 27–24 2OT | |||
November 9 | No. 18 The Citadel | No. 15 |
| W 37–31 | |||
November 16 | VMI | No. 10 |
| W 61–0 | 17,535 | [6] | |
November 23 | East Tennessee State | No. 8 |
| W 63–9 | |||
November 30 | No. 14 Western Illinois* | No. 8 |
| W 20–17 | 16,840 | [7] | |
December 7 | No. 4 Northern Iowa* | No. 8 |
| W 41–13 | 16,889 | ||
December 14 | No. 2 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 8 |
| W 14–7 | 21,084 | [8] | |
December 21 | vs. No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 8 | CBS | L 17–25 | 12,667 | ||
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