1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Simpson, Herb Hess
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Bowling Green 3 1 2 6 1 2
Marshall 4 2 0 6 3 0
Toledo 3 2 0 5 4 0
Western Michigan 1 4 1 4 4 1
Ohio 1 4 1 2 6 1
Kent State 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

  1. ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.