1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1958 record3–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Howell, Sonny Sirianni
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Kent State 5 1 0 7 2 0
Bowling Green 4 2 0 7 2 0
Ohio 2 4 0 5 4 0
Western Michigan 2 4 0 4 5 0
Toledo 1 4 0 4 5 0
Marshall 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 165 to 111. Vernon Howell and Sonny Sirianni were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at West Virginia State*Institute, WVW 9–0
September 27at Morehead State*Morehead, KYW 30–16
October 4Western MichiganL 24–30
October 11Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 35–12
October 18at Kent StateL 0–24
October 25at OhioL 0–22
November 1Xavierdagger*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 6–14
November 8Miami (OH)
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–26
November 15at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 7–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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