1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

American college football season

1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Herb Royer (3rd season)
Captain	Bob McCollins, Bill Harris
Home stadium	Fairfield Stadium
Seasons← 1954 1956 →

1955 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Kent State	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ohio	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Toledo	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Marshall	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 192 to 159. Henry Hinte and Albie Maier were the team captains. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 6–13
October 1	at Morris Harvey*	Charleston, WV	W 46–7
October 8	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 28–0
October 15	Miami (OH)	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–46
October 22	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 6–39
October 29	Bowling Green	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 26–27
November 5	Youngstown State*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 20–12
November 12	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 20–27
November 19	Xavier*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–21
*Non-conference game Homecoming

"2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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