1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $ 5 0 18 0 1
Miami (OH) 4 0 17 1 1
Kent State 4 2 07 2 0
Marshall 2 4 03 6 0
Ohio 2 4 02 7 0
Western Michigan 1 4 02 7 0
Toledo 1 5 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Xavier*
L 6–30[2][3]
September 29Morris Harvey*W 25–13[4]
October 6Western Michigan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–0[5]
October 13at Miami (OH)L 14–21
October 20Kent Statedagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–257,000[6]
October 27at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 12–34
November 3at Youngstown State*
L 13–33
November 9Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 32–12[7]
November 17at OhioL 0–16[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[9]

References

  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. "XU Romps, 30-6". Cincinnati Enquirer. September 23, 1956. p. 49 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Xavier Romps To 30-6 Victory Over Big Green". Post and Herald Register. September 23, 1956. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Norman Haddad (September 30, 1956). "The Marshall Message". Post and Herald Register. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Broncs Bow To Marshall". Lansing State Journal. October 7, 1956 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kent State Tops Marshall, 25 To 7". Post and Herald Register. October 21, 1956 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Injuries Plague Marshall Squad". Post and Herald Register. November 14, 1956. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count". Post and Herald Register. November 18, 1956. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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