1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Howell, Sonny Sirianni
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Toledo 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Marshall 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1958 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 165 to 111. Vernon Howell and Sonny Sirianni were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at West Virginia State*Institute, WVW 9–0
September 27at Morehead State*Morehead, KYW 30–16
October 4Western Michigan
L 24–30
October 11Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–12
October 18at No. T–20 Kent State
L 0–246,000[2]
October 25at Ohio
L 0–224,000[3]
November 1Xavier*dagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–14
November 8 No. 3 Miami (OH)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–26
November 15at No. 12 Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 7–212,100[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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