1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–6 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach	Herb Royer (4th season)
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium

1956 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Kent State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Ohio	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

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.^[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–30		[2][3]
September 29	Morris Harvey*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 25–13		[4]
October 6	Western Michigan	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 13–0		[5]
October 13	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 14–21
October 20	Kent State	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–25	7,000	[6]
October 27	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH	L 12–34
November 3	at Youngstown State*	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 13–33
November 9	Toledo	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 32–12		[7]
November 17	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 0–16		[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[9]

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. "XU Romps, 30-6". Cincinnati Enquirer. September 23, 1956. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Xavier Romps To 30-6 Victory Over Big Green". Post and Herald Register. September 23, 1956. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Norman Haddad (September 30, 1956). "The Marshall Message". Post and Herald Register. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Broncs Bow To Marshall". Lansing State Journal. October 7, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kent State Tops Marshall, 25 To 7". Post and Herald Register. October 21, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Injuries Plague Marshall Squad". Post and Herald Register. November 14, 1956. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count". Post and Herald Register. November 18, 1956. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.