1953 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1953 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 180 to 109. John Chmara and Phil Milano were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at VPI		L 0–7
September 26	Morehead State		W 40–0
October 3	at John Carroll		L 0–31
October 10	at Morris Harvey		T 14–14
October 17	Miami (OH)		L 6–48
October 24	at Kent State		L 7–27
November 7	Dayton		L 7–21
November 14	Wofford		T 26–26
November 21	Ohio		W 9–6
Homecoming

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