1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Miami (OH) 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Kent State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Marshall 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Ohio 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 185 to 122.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Xavier*
L 6–30[2][3]
September 29Morris Harvey*
W 25–13[4]
October 6Western Michigan
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 13–0[5]
October 13at Miami (OH)
L 14–21
October 20Kent Statedagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 7–257,000[6]
October 27at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHL 12–34
November 3at Youngstown State*
L 13–33
November 9Toledo
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 32–12[7]
November 17at Ohio
L 0–16[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[9]

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. ^ "XU Romps, 30-6". Cincinnati Enquirer. September 23, 1956. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Xavier Romps To 30-6 Victory Over Big Green". Post and Herald Register. September 23, 1956. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Norman Haddad (September 30, 1956). "The Marshall Message". Post and Herald Register. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Broncs Bow To Marshall". Lansing State Journal. October 7, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kent State Tops Marshall, 25 To 7". Post and Herald Register. October 21, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Injuries Plague Marshall Squad". Post and Herald Register. November 14, 1956. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count". Post and Herald Register. November 18, 1956. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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