The 1965 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach Charlie Snyder, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the MAC, and was outscored by a total of 168 to 151. Howard Miller and Tom Good were the team captains. The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.