1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football

I-AA National Championship, L 22–20 vs. Montana
Conference	Southern Conference
1995 record	12–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Donnan
Home stadium	Marshall University Stadium

1995 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Appalachian State $^		8	–	0		12	–	1
Marshall ^		7	–	1		12	–	3
Georgia Southern ^		5	–	3		9	–	4
Furman		5	–	3		6	–	5
East Tennessee State		4	–	4		4	–	7
VMI		3	–	5		4	–	7
Chattanooga		2	–	6		4	–	7
Western Carolina		2	–	6		3	–	7
The Citadel		0	–	8		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team advanced to the national championship game but lost to Montana Grizzlies, 22–20.

Regular season

Marshall was quarterbacked by true freshman and future NFL starter Chad Pennington. Starting running back Chris Parker set the Marshall single season rushing record with 1,833 rushing yards.^[1]

Postseason

Marshall advanced to the 1995 NCAA I-AA playoffs with an at large bid, but held home field advantage for the first two games, defeating Jackson State and Northern Iowa in Huntington before going on the road against McNeese State in the semifinal game. Marshall defeated McNeese State and advanced to the I-AA National Championship game, which was held at Marshall's stadium against the Montana Grizzlies. This was the fourth consecutive I-AA National Championship game hosted by Marshall. Marshall lost the championship game, 22–20.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
August 31	at NC State*		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 16–33
September 9	Tennessee Tech*		Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 45–14
September 16	Georgia Southern		Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 37–7
September 30	at Chattanooga	No. 4	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 35–32
October 7	VMI	No. 3	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 56–21
October 14	at Western Carolina	No. 3	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	W 42–3
October 21	Appalachian State	No. 3	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	L 3–10
October 28	at The Citadel	No. 7	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 21–19
November 4	East Tennessee State	No. 7	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 52–0
November 11	at Furman	No. 7	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 31–6
November 18	Hofstra*	No. 6	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 30–28
November 25	Jackson State*		Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division 1-AA First Round)	W 38–8
December 2	Northern Iowa*		Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division 1-AA Quarterfinal)	W 41–24
December 9	at McNeese State*		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Division 1-AA Semifinal)	W 25–13
December 16	Montana*		Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (Division 1-AA Championship)	L 20–22
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA Poll. All times are in Eastern Time^[2].

References

Marshall Thundering Herd football

Venues	Fairfield Stadium (1927–1990) Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games East Carolina Ohio: Battle for the Bell West Virginia: Friends of Coal Bowl

Culture & lore	Marco the Buffalo "Sons of Marshall" Marching Thunder Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

1995 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Delaware Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern Hofstra Idaho Jackson State James Madison Marshall McNeese State Montana Murray State Northern Iowa Stephen F. Austin Troy

Champion – Montana Grizzlies

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