1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Simpson, Herb Hess
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Marshall 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Toledo 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 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 college 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 Michigan
W 12–7
October 12at Toledo
W 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

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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.