| Year: | 1956 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 3–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Herb Royer |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
The 1956 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 185 to 122.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.