1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Howell, Sonny Sirianni
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 06 3 0
Kent State 5 1 07 2 0
No. 14 Bowling Green 4 2 07 2 0
Ohio 2 4 05 4 0
Western Michigan 2 4 04 5 0
Toledo 1 4 04 5 0
Marshall 1 5 03 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 NCAA College Division 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at West Virginia State*Institute, WVW 9–0
September 27at Morehead State*Morehead, KYW 30–16
October 4Western MichiganL 24–30
October 11Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–12
October 18at No. T–20 Kent StateL 0–246,000[2]
October 25at OhioL 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

  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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