1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Simpson, Herb Hess
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1957 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 5 0 06 3 0
Bowling Green 3 1 26 1 2
Marshall 4 2 06 3 0
Toledo 3 2 05 4 0
Western Michigan 1 4 14 4 1
Ohio 1 4 12 6 1
Kent State 1 5 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 112. Jim Simpson and Herb Hess were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21West Virginia State*W 12–7
September 28Morehead State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 21–0
October 5at Western MichiganW 12–7
October 12at ToledoW 14–7
October 19Kent State
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 7–6
October 26Ohiodagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
W 34–28
November 2at Xavier*
L 0–18
November 9at Miami (OH)L 13–25
November 16Bowling Green
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[2]

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. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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