1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football
National Champions
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 6 (NCAA Poll)
1992 record 12–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach Jim Donnan (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Greg Briner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Mickey Matthews (3rd season)
Home stadium Marshall University Stadium
(Capacity: 28,000)
1992 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 The Citadel $^  6 –1     11 –2  
#6 Marshall ^  5 –2     12 –3  
#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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Poll

The 1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in its first national championship win in school history.

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 StatedaggerNo. 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
QB 14 Michael Payton Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 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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