1993_NCAA_Division_I-AA_Football_Championship_Game

1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

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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.

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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

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Game statistics

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References

  1. "Odds". The Tampa Tribune. December 18, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved April 12, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  2. "NCAA Division I-AA Championship". The Advocate. Newark, Ohio. December 19, 1993. p. 2B. Retrieved April 13, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  3. 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.
  4. Reed, William F. (December 27, 1993). "Third Time Around". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 13, 2019 via SI.com.
  5. 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.
  6. Mead, Doug (June 27, 1993). "Western ranked second". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 1D. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  7. "Youngstown State Penguins 1993 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  8. "Marshall Thundering Herd 1993 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  9. "Youngstown State Football Media Guide". Youngstown State University. 2011. p. 72. Retrieved April 13, 2019 via issuu.com.

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