1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 192 to 159. Henry Hinte and Albie Maier were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainBob McCollins, Bill Harris
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1955 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 09 0 0
Bowling Green 4 1 17 1 1
Kent State 4 1 16 2 1
Ohio 3 3 05 4 0
Toledo 2 4 03 5 1
Marshall 1 5 03 6 0
Western Michigan 0 5 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at OhioL 6–13
October 1at Morris Harvey*Charleston, WVW 46–7
October 8at Western MichiganW 28–0
October 15Miami (OH)L 7–46
October 22at Kent StateL 6–39
October 29Bowling Greendagger
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 26–27
November 5Youngstown State*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
W 20–12
November 12at ToledoL 20–27
November 19Xavier*
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[2]

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. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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