| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 1–10 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Ellwood |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Carlin B. Carpenter |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
The 1978 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Ellwood, the team compiled a 1–10 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 292 to 113.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.