1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football Mid-American Conference MAC 3–6 2–4 Herb Royer 4th Fairfield Stadium 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 college 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 122.2008 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 y September 22 at Xavier<ncg> Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 6-30 XU Romps, 30-6 Cincinnati Enquirer September 23, 1956 49 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58069716/xu-romps-30-6/ Newspapers.comXavier Romps To 30-6 Victory Over Big Green Post and Herald Register September 23, 1956 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58069592/xavier-romps-to-30-6-victory-over-big/ Newspapers.com September 29 1956 Morris Harvey Morris Harvey<ncg> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 25-13 The Marshall Message Post and Herald Register Norman Haddad September 30, 1956 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58069502/the-marshall-message/ Newspapers.com October 6 Western Michigan Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 13-0 Broncs Bow To Marshall Lansing State Journal October 7, 1956 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58069079/broncs-bow-to-marshall/ Newspapers.com October 13 at Miami (OH) Miami Field Oxford, OH L 14-21 October 20 Kent State<hc> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 7-25 7,000 Kent State Tops Marshall, 25 To 7 Post and Herald Register October 21, 1956 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58069352/kent-state-tops-marshall-25-to-7/ Newspapers.com October 27 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, OH L 12-34 November 3 at 1956 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State<ncg> Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH L 13-33 November 9 Toledo Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 32-12 Injuries Plague Marshall Squad Post and Herald Register November 14, 1956 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58069292/injuries-plague-marshall-squad/ Newspapers.com November 17 at Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry) L 0-16 Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count Post and Herald Register November 18, 1956 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58069165/ohio-university-tops-marshall-by-16-0/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Marshall) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/388/stats/12710 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football