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Marshall Football Team History


Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall University
 Huntington, WV
Founded: 1837
Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 30,475
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Herb Royer
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Herb Royer enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Marshall.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ West Virginia State  9   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Morehead State  30   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Western Michigan  24   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Toledo  35   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Kent State  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Ohio  0   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Xavier  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Miami Ohio  0   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Bowling Green  7   21   L       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored111
  Scoring Average12.3
  Points Allowed165
  Defense Average18.3
  Opponents Record33-21
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record2-3
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 7-221891   Doyt Perry
Kent State 7-213795   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 6-319396   John Pont
Ohio 5-4159102   Bill Hess
Toledo 4-5122168   Harry Larche
Western Michigan 4-5188200   Merle Schlosser
Marshall 3-6111165   Herb Royer

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.