1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football Mid-American Conference MAC 6–3 4–2 Herb Royer 5th Jim Simpson Herb Hess Fairfield Stadium The 1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 112. Jim Simpson and Herb Hess were the team captains.2008 Marshall Football Guide Marshall University 2018 August 25, 2020 185 https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf February 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220222191902/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf dead The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. Schedule y September 21 1957 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets West Virginia State<ncg> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 12-7 September 28 1957 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State<ncg> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 21-0 October 5 at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 12-7 October 12 at Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 14-7 October 19 Kent State Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 7-6 October 26 Ohio<hc> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry) W 34-28 November 2 at Xavier<ncg> Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 0-18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/124490982/ Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register Xavier hands Green 1st licking November 3, 1957 May 12, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 at Miami (OH) Miami Field Oxford, OH L 13-25 November 16 Bowling Green Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 7-14 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1957 Marshall) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/388/stats/12711 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football