1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
1995 record12–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Scelfo (3rd season)
Home stadiumMarshall University Stadium
1995 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Appalachian State $^  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 6 Marshall ^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 15 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

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.

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at NC State*No. 2
L 16–3344,259
September 9Tennessee Tech*No. 3
W 45–14
September 16No. 13 Georgia SouthernNo. 4
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 37–719,983
September 30at ChattanoogaNo. 3
W 35–328,576
October 7VMINo. 3
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 56–2119,702[1]
October 14at Western CarolinaNo. 3
W 42–3
October 21No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 3
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 3–1026,982[2]
October 28at The CitadelNo. 7
W 21–1911,833
November 4East Tennessee StateNo. 7
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 52–0
November 11at FurmanNo. 7
W 31–6
November 18Hofstra*No. 6
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 30–28
November 25Jackson State*No. 6
W 38–8
December 2No. 18 Northern Iowa*No. 6
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 41–24
December 9at No. 1 McNeese State*No. 6
W 25–13
December 16No. 8 Montana*No. 6
L 20–2232,106[3]

References
  1. "Marshall thumps VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Appalachian wins battle". The State. October 22, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grizzlies silence Thundering Herd, 22-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 17, 1995. p. 5B.
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