| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WVIAC |
| Record: | 2–7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–0 |
| Head Coach: | Cam Henderson |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Captain: | Jack Chapman, Don Gibson |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
| Prev Year: | 1942 |
The 1946 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 190 to 145. Jack Chapman and Don Gibson were the team captains.[1]