1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1958 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 165 to 111. Vernon Howell and Sonny Sirianni were the team captains.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1958 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Herb Royer (6th season)
Captain	Vernon Howell, Sonny Sirianni
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Kent State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ohio	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Toledo	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Marshall	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at West Virginia State*	Institute, WV	W 9–0
September 27	at Morehead State*	Morehead, KY	W 30–16
October 4	Western Michigan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 24–30
October 11	Toledo	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 35–12
October 18	at No. T–20 Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 0–24	6,000	[2]
October 25	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 0–22	4,000	[3]
November 1	Xavier*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 6–14
November 8	No. 3 Miami (OH)	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–26
November 15	at No. 12 Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 7–21	2,100	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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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.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.