| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Sonny Randle |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
The 1983 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.