1955 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1955

| team = Marshall Thundering Herd

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 3–6

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Herb Royer

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Bob McCollins

| captain2 = Bill Harris

| stadium = Fairfield Stadium

}}

{{1955 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

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.{{cite web|title=2008 Marshall Football Guide|publisher=Marshall University|year=2018|access-date=August 25, 2020|page=185|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222191902/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/6/13/08_fb_guide_6.pdf|url-status=dead}} The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.