| Year: | 1957 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | Herb Royer |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Jim Simpson, Herb Hess |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
The 1957 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Herb Royer, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 112. Jim Simpson and Herb Hess were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.