| Year: | 1977 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–4 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Ellwood |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Carlin B. Carpenter |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Bob Coleman, Ken Lawson, Ed McTaggart |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
The 1977 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its third season under head coach Frank Ellwood, the team compiled a 2–9 record (0–4 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 389 to 234. Bob Coleman, Ken Lawson, and Ed McTaggart were the team captains.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.