1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

College football game the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game 1993 Sugar Bowl August 2023 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship I-AA National Championship Game 1993 NCAA Division I-AA 1993 December 18 Youngstown State University Youngstown State Penguins 12–2 Independent Jim Tressel 7 – 17 0 0 0 Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd 11–3 SoCon Jim Donnan 9 – 0 0 3 2 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia Marshall by 2https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30548755/odds/ Odds The Tampa Tribune 20 December 18, 1993 April 12, 2019 newspapers.com Steve Newman (Gateway)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuQOiO0EGU8 1-AA National Championship 1993 Youngstown State November 29, 2010 April 13, 2019 YouTube 29,218 CBS Sports Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Dan Jiggetts (color), Jim Gray (sideline)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30551323/iaa_final_has_familiar_look/ I-AA final has familiar look Tom Cobourn The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware D6 December 17, 1993 April 13, 2019 newspapers.com 1992 1994 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.https://www.si.com/vault/1993/12/27/130179/third-time-around-youngstown-state-beat-marshall-in-a-i-aa-rematch-of-a-rematch Third Time Around William F. Reed Sports Illustrated December 27, 1993 April 13, 2019 SI.com 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28214561/many_factors_put_wm_on_the_road/ Many factors put W&M on the road Dave Fairbank Daily Press Newport News, Virginia D3 November 23, 1993 February 9, 2019 newspapers.com The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium, had been predetermined months earlier.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30706196/western_ranked_second/ Western ranked second Doug Mead Asheville Citizen-Times Asheville, North Carolina 1D June 27, 1993 April 17, 2019 Youngstown State Penguins 1993 Youngstown State Penguins football team Youngstown State finished their regular season with a 9–2 record.http://cfbinfo.com/team/youngstown-state-penguins/1993 Youngstown State Penguins 1993 Schedule cfbinfo.com April 12, 2019 November 12, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171112221620/http://cfbinfo.com/team/youngstown-state-penguins/1993 dead 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 1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Marshall finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (5–2 in conference).http://cfbinfo.com/team/marshall-thundering-herd/1993 Marshall Thundering Herd 1993 Schedule cfbinfo.com April 12, 2019 October 11, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251011033935/http://cfbinfo.com/team/marshall-thundering-herd/1993 dead 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. 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 YSU MU 1 14:27 YSU 2 65 0:33 RushTD Darnell Clark 50 good Jeff Wilkins 7 0 1 12:21 YSU 1 5 0:03 RushTD Tamron Smith 5 good Wilkins 14 0 1 1:53 YSU FG 19 Wilkins 17 0 3 3:34 MU FG 27 Willy Merrick 17 3 4 2:52 MU SafetyOther Safety: YSU punter Wilkins stepped out of end zone 17 5 17 5 Game statistics Penguins 17 0 0 0 Thundering Herd 0 0 3 2 thumb|right|upright|Youngstown State kicker Jeff Wilkins Youngstown State Penguins YSU Marshall Thundering Herd MU 16 63–295 55–220 75 7–8–0 34:26 16 64–256 35–49 207 19–29–2 25:34 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Mark Brungard 7–8, 75 yds Tamron Smith 24 car, 109 yds, 1 TD Don Zwisler 2 rec, 38 yds Todd Donnan 19–29, 207 yds, 2 INT Chris Parker 17 car, 47 yds Will Brown 7 rec, 94 yds https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30550670/ncaa_division_iaa_championship/ NCAA Division I-AA Championship The Advocate Newark, Ohio 2B December 19, 1993 April 13, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://issuu.com/ysusports/docs/2011_media_guide/72 Youngstown State Football Media Guide Youngstown State University 2011 72 April 13, 2019 issuu.com References Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30551221/final_div_iaa_poll/ Final Div. I-AA Poll AP The Sports Network The News-Herald Port Clinton, Ohio A7 November 23, 1993 April 13, 2019 newspapers.com https://www.ysusports.com/fan_zone/traditions/1993champs The 1993 National Champions ysusports.com April 13, 2019 https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/recent_news/gallery-marshall-vs-youngstown-state-division-i-aa-title-game/article_c3938fda-b278-5a12-8a52-18ffebb3d6c6.html Gallery: Marshall vs. Youngstown State, Division I-AA title game, Dec. 18, 1993 The Herald-Dispatch Huntington, West Virginia June 1, 2011 April 13, 2019October 2021 External links 1-AA National Championship 1993 Youngstown State via YouTube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 missing, Part 7, Part 8 Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football games Category:Youngstown State Penguins football games Category:Sports competitions in Huntington, West Virginia NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game Category:American football competitions in West Virginia Category:College sports tournaments in West Virginia