1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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 NCAA College Division 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. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

1959 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–8 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Maddox, Jim O'Conner
Home stadiumFairfield Stadium
1959 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Bowling Green $ 6 0 09 0 0
No. 9 Ohio 4 2 07 2 0
No. 19 Miami (OH) 3 2 05 4 0
Kent State 3 3 05 3 0
Western Michigan 3 3 04 5 0
Marshall 1 4 01 8 0
Toledo 0 6 02 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
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