1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1942 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the Thundering Herd compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 118 to 52. Marshall had a record of 0–1 against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings. Sam Clagg and Paul McCuskey were the team captains.

Marshall was ranked at No. 209 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.