College football game
This article is about the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game. For the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game, see
1993 Sugar Bowl .
College football game
The 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason
college football game between the
Youngstown State Penguins and the
Marshall Thundering Herd . The game was played on December 18, 1993, at
Marshall University Stadium in
Huntington, West Virginia . The culminating game of the
1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season , it was won by Youngstown State, 17–5.
[5] This was the third consecutive season that these two teams met in the championship game.
Teams
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the
1993 I-AA Playoffs , which began with a 16-team
bracket .
[6] The site of the title game,
Marshall University Stadium , had been predetermined months earlier.
[7]
Youngstown State Penguins
Youngstown State finished their regular season with a 9–2 record.
[8] Unseeded in the tournament, the Penguins defeated
UCF , top-seed
Georgia Southern , and
Idaho to reach the final. This was the third appearance, both consecutively and overall, for Youngstown State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1991 and having lost in 1992.
Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (5–2 in conference).
[9] Also unseeded, the Thundering Herd defeated
Howard ,
Delaware , and
Troy State to reach the final. This was the fourth appearance overall, and third consecutively, for Marshall in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1992 and having lost in 1987 and 1991.
Game summary
The only touchdowns in the game came during Youngstown State's first three plays from scrimmage.
[2] After Marshall's game opening kickoff went out of bounds, Youngstown State scored from their own 35-yard-line on two running plays. At the end of Marshall's ensuing possession, the Herd's punter was tackled inside their own 10-yard-line, and Youngstown State scored their second rushing touchdown on the next play. The only scoring throughout the remainder of the game was a field goal by each team, and Youngstown State gave up a safety late in the fourth quarter.
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
YSU
MU
1
14:27
2
65
0:33
YSU
Darnell Clark 50-yard touchdown run,
Jeff Wilkins kick good
7
0
1
12:21
1
5
0:03
YSU
Tamron Smith 5-yard touchdown run, Wilkins kick good
14
0
1
1:53
YSU
19-yard field goal by Wilkins
17
0
3
3:34
MU
27-yard field goal by Willy Merrick
17
3
4
2:52
MU
Safety : YSU punter Wilkins stepped out of
end zone
17
5
"TOP" =
time of possession . For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football .
17
5
[3]
[10]
Game statistics
1
2
3
4
Total
Penguins
17
0
0
0
17
Thundering Herd
0
0
3
2
5
Youngstown State kicker
Jeff Wilkins
Statistics
YSU
MU
First downs
16
16
Plays–yards
63–295
64–256
Rushes–yards
55–220
35–49
Passing yards
75
207
Passing: comp–att–int
7–8–0
19–29–2
Time of possession
34:26
25:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Youngstown State
Passing
Mark Brungard
7–8, 75 yds
Rushing
Tamron Smith
24 car, 109 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Don Zwisler
2 rec, 38 yds
Marshall
Passing
Todd Donnan
19–29, 207 yds, 2 INT
Rushing
Chris Parker
17 car, 47 yds
Receiving
Will Brown
7 rec, 94 yds
[3]
[10]
References
^
"Odds" .
The Tampa Tribune . December 18, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved April 12, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^
a
b
"1-AA National Championship 1993 Youngstown State" . Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via
YouTube .
^
a
b
c
"NCAA Division I-AA Championship" .
The Advocate .
Newark, Ohio . December 19, 1993. p. 2B. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Cobourn, Tom (December 17, 1993).
"I-AA final has familiar look" .
The News Journal .
Wilmington, Delaware . p. D6. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Reed, William F. (December 27, 1993).
"Third Time Around" .
Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via SI.com.
^ Fairbank, Dave (November 23, 1993).
"Many factors put W&M on the road" .
Daily Press .
Newport News, Virginia . p. D3. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Mead, Doug (June 27, 1993).
"Western ranked second" .
Asheville Citizen-Times .
Asheville, North Carolina . p. 1D. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
^
"Youngstown State Penguins 1993 Schedule" . cfbinfo.com . Archived from
the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2019 .
^
"Marshall Thundering Herd 1993 Schedule" . cfbinfo.com . Retrieved April 12, 2019 . [
permanent dead link ]
^
a
b
"Youngstown State Football Media Guide" . Youngstown State University. 2011. p. 72. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via issuu.com.
Further reading
"Final Div. I-AA Poll" .
The News-Herald .
Port Clinton, Ohio :
The Sports Network .
AP . November 23, 1993. p. A7. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
"The 1993 National Champions" . ysusports.com . Retrieved April 13, 2019 .
"Gallery: Marshall vs. Youngstown State, Division I-AA title game, Dec. 18, 1993" .
The Herald-Dispatch .
Huntington, West Virginia . June 1, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2019 . [
dead link ]
External links
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