1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football Mid-American Conference MAC 1–8 1–4 Charlie Snyder 1st Jim Maddox Jim O'Conner Fairfield Stadium The 1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In its first season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 1–8 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 343 to 72. Jim Maddox and Jim O'Conner 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 1959 small college UPI y y September 19 VMI<ncg> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 0-46 7,500 September 26 Bowling Green Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 7-51 4,000 Bowling Green Romps Over Marshall, 51-7 Sunday Gazette-Mail Skip Johnson September 27, 1959 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38507020/bowling_green_romps_over_marshall_517/ Newspapers.com October 3 Western Michigan Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV L 0-51 10,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Western Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 October 10 at Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 20-13 1,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Toledo) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/709/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 October 17 at No. 19 Kent State Memorial Stadium Kent, OH L 7-46 October 24 at No 2. Delaware<ncg> Delaware Stadium Newark, DE L 6-30 4,896–5,809 Hens Bury Marshall in Warmup for Rutgers Dave Tompkins October 26, 1959 29 Journal–Every Evening Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68276816/1959-delaware-marshall/ Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Delaware) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/180/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 15, 2024 October 31 at Louisville<ncg> Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY L 6-48 2,592 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Louisville) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/367/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 November 7 No. 11 Ohio<hc> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry) L 14-21 6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Ohio) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/519/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 19, 2022 November 21 at No. T–11 Buffalo<ncg> Rotary Field Buffalo, NY L 12-37 7,500 Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Buffalo) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/86/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 18, 2024 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Marshall) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/388/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Marshall Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons Marshall Thundering Herd football