| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Aprank: | 23 |
| Coachrank: | 22 |
| Record: | 13–1 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Doc Holliday |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Bill Legg |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Chuck Heater |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
| Champion: | C-USA champion C-USA East Division champion Boca Raton Bowl champion |
| Conf Champ: | C-USA Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | W 26–23 vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Bowl: | Boca Raton Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 52–23 vs. Northern Illinois |
The 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Doc Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–1, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the East Division title. As East Division champions, they played West Division champion Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Championship Game, defeating the Bulldogs 26–23 to become C-USA Champions. They were invited to the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl, where they defeated MAC champion Northern Illinois, 52–23.
In the C-USA preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in first place in the East division.[1]
| Media poll (East division) | |||
| 1 | Marshall | 91 | |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 73 | |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 60 | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 57 | |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 33 | |
| 6 | UAB | 31 | |
| 7 | FIU | 19 | |
See also: 2014 Conference USA Football Championship Game.
See also: 2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2014 Boca Raton Bowl.