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American college football season

1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–8 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Maddox, Jim O'Conner
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Bowling Green $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Ohio 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Miami (OH) 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
Rankings from UPI small college poll

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 college 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. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19VMI*L 0–467,500
September 26Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–514,000
October 3Western Michigan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–5110,000
October 10at ToledoW 20–131,000
October 17at No. 19 Kent StateL 7–46
October 24at No. 2. Delaware*L 6–304,896–5,809
October 31at Louisville*L 6–482,592
November 7 No. 11 Ohio
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 14–216,000
November 21at No. T–11 Buffalo*L 12–377,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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. Skip Johnson (September 27, 1959). "Bowling Green Romps Over Marshall, 51-7". Sunday Gazette-Mail. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Western Michigan)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Toledo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. Tompkins, Dave (October 26, 1959). "Hens Bury Marshall in Warmup for Rutgers". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Louisville)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Ohio)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  9. "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Marshall)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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