| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Doc Holliday |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Off Coach: | Tim Cramsey |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Pro spread |
| Def Coach: | Adam Fuller |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
| Bowl: | Gasparilla Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 38–20 vs. South Florida |
| Champion: | Gasparilla Bowl champion |
The 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by ninth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they defeated South Florida.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Rimington Trophy[1] | Levi Brown | C | JR | |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] | Tyre Brady | WR | SR | |
| Butkus Award[3] | Juwon Young | LB | JR | |
| Jim Thorpe Award[4] | Malik Gant | S | JR | |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy[5] | Ryan Bee | DL | JR | |
| Outland Trophy[6] | Ryan Bee | DL | JR | |
| Paul Hornung Award[7] | Keion Davis | RB/KR | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[8] | Chase Hancock | LB | SR | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[9] | Alex Thomson | QB | JR |
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Thundering Herd having five players selected.[10]
Offense
Levi Brown – OL
Tyre Brady – WRDefense
Chase Hancock – LB
Malik Gant – DBSpecial teams
Matt Beardall – LS
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[11]
| East Division | ||
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 2 | Marshall | |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | |
| 4 | FIU | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | |
| 6 | Old Dominion | |
| 7 | Charlotte | |
Marshall announced its 2018 football schedule on January 23, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Thundering Herd will host CUSA foes Middle Tennessee, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, and UTSA, and will travel to Western Kentucky (WKU), Old Dominion, Southern Miss, and FIU.[12]
The Thundering Herd will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Eastern Kentucky of the Ohio Valley Conference at the FCS level and NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and will travel to Miami of Ohio of the Mid-American Conference and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference.
Schedule Source:[13]
See also: 2018 Miami RedHawks football team.
See also: 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.
See also: 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team.
See also: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 2018 South Florida Bulls football team and 2018 Gasparilla Bowl.