1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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.

1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–8 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Snyder (1st season)
Captain	Jim Maddox, Jim O'Conner
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	VMI*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–46	7,500
September 26	Bowling Green	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–51	4,000	^[2]
October 3	Western Michigan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–51	10,000	^[3]
October 10	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 20–13	1,000	^[4]
October 17	at No. 19 Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 7–46
October 24	at No. 2. Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 6–30	8,700	^[5]
October 31	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 6–48	2,592	^[6]
November 7	No. 11 Ohio	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 14–21	6,000	^[7]
November 21	at No. T–11 Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 12–37
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. (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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
5. Fitzpatrick, Tom (November 15, 1959). "Colburn-Led BG Wrecks Delaware". The Lima News. Lima, Ohio. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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.