1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–8 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Maddox, Jim O'Conner
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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 NCAA College Division 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.[1] 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[2]
October 3Western Michigan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–5110,000[3]
October 10at ToledoW 20–131,000[4]
October 17at No. 19 Kent StateL 7–46
October 24at No. 2. Delaware*L 6–308,700 [5]
October 31at Louisville*L 6–482,592[6]
November 7 No. 11 Ohiodagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
L 14–216,000[7]
November 21at No. T–11 Buffalo*L 12–37
  • *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.
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  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. Newspapers.com
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  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.