1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 1–8 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 343 to 72. Jim Maddox and Jim O'Conner were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1959 record1–8 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Maddox, Jim O'Conner
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1959 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bowling Green $ 6 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Ohio 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Miami 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Kent State 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Western Michigan 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Marshall 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
Toledo 0 –6 –0  2 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19VMI*L 0–46
September 26Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–51
October 3Western Michigan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–51
October 10at ToledoW 20–13
October 17at Kent StateL 7–46
October 24at Delaware*L 6–30
October 31at Louisville*L 6–48
November 7Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 14–21
November 21at Buffalo*L 12–37
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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