1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 185 to 122.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.
| 1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1956 record | 3–6 (2–4 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairfield Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Xavier* |
| L 6–30 | [2][3] | |||
| September 29 | Morris Harvey* | W 25–13 | [4] | ||||
| October 6 | Western Michigan |
| W 13–0 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | at Miami (OH) | L 14–21 | |||||
| October 20 | Kent State |
| L 7–25 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | at Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | L 12–34 | ||||
| November 3 | at Youngstown State* |
| L 13–33 | ||||
| November 9 | Toledo |
| W 32–12 | [7] | |||
| November 17 | at Ohio | L 0–16 | [8] | ||||
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References
- "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- "XU Romps, 30-6". Cincinnati Enquirer. September 23, 1956. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Xavier Romps To 30-6 Victory Over Big Green". Post and Herald Register. September 23, 1956. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- Norman Haddad (September 30, 1956). "The Marshall Message". Post and Herald Register. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Broncs Bow To Marshall". Lansing State Journal. October 7, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kent State Tops Marshall, 25 To 7". Post and Herald Register. October 21, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Injuries Plague Marshall Squad". Post and Herald Register. November 14, 1956. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count". Post and Herald Register. November 18, 1956. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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