Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | VMI* | | L 0–46 | 7,500 |
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September 26 | Bowling Green | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 7–51 | 4,000 | [2]
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October 3 | Western Michigan | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV
| L 0–51 | 10,000 | [3]
|
October 10 | at Toledo | | W 20–13 | 1,000 | [4]
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October 17 | at No. 19 Kent State | | L 7–46 | |
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October 24 | at No. 2. Delaware* | | L 6–30 | 8,700 | [5]
|
October 31 | at Louisville* | | L 6–48 | 2,592 | [6]
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November 7 | No. 11 Ohio | - Fairfield Stadium
- Huntington, WV (rivalry)
| L 14–21 | 6,000 | [7]
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November 21 | at No. T–11 Buffalo* | | L 12–37 | |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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[8]
- ^ "2008 Marshall Football Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. 2018. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Skip Johnson (September 27, 1959). "Bowling Green Romps Over Marshall, 51-7". Sunday Gazette-Mail. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Tom (November 15, 1959). "Colburn-Led BG Wrecks Delaware". The Lima News. Lima, Ohio. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.