| 1991Marshall 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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Briner (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Matthews (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Marshall University Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Marshall ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20The Citadel | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20Furman | 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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The1991 Marshall Thundering Herd football team representedMarshall University as a member of theSouthern Conference (SoCon) during the1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coachJim 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 theNCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they beatWestern Illinois in the first round,Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals, andEastern Kentucky in the semifinals before losing toYoungstown State in theNCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.[1]
Marshall played home games in the newly-openedMarshall University Stadium inHuntington, West Virginia.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | atAppalachian State | No. 14 | L 3–9 | 17,671 | [2] | ||
| September 7 | No. 8New Hampshire* | No. 14 | W 24–23 | 33,116 | [3] | ||
| September 14 | Morehead State* |
| W 70–11 | 24,127 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | Brown* | No. 20 |
| W 46–0 | 22,223 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at No. 2Furman | No. 13 | W 38–35 | 16,125 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at No. 11(I-A)NC State* | No. 8 | L 14–15 | 41,019 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | atChattanooga | No. 6 | L 31–38 | 8,026 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Western Carolina | No. 19 |
| W 27–243OT | 20,466 | [9] | |
| November 9 | No. 18The Citadel | No. 15 |
| W 37–31 | 18,003 | [10] | |
| November 16 | VMI | No. 10 |
| W 61–0 | 17,535 | [11] | |
| November 23 | East Tennessee State | No. 8 |
| W 63–9 | 18,256 | [12] | |
| November 30 | No. 14Western Illinois* | No. 8 |
| W 20–17 | 16,840 | [13] | |
| December 7 | No. 4Northern Iowa* | No. 8 |
| W 41–13 | 16,889 | [14] | |
| December 14 | No. 2Eastern Kentucky* | No. 8 |
| W 14–7 | 21,084 | [15] | |
| December 21 | vs. No. 13Youngstown State* | No. 8 | CBS | L 17–25 | 12,667 | [16] | |
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