| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Division: | East Division |
| Record: | 6–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Charles Huff |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Clint Trickett |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Jason Semore |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
| Stadium: | Joan C. Edwards Stadium |
| Bowl: | Frisco Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 17–35 vs. UTSA |
The 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2023 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 the Sun Belt Conference. The team was coached by third-year head coach Charles Huff.
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in fourth place in the East division.[1]
| Media poll (East division) | |||
| 1 | James Madison | 78 (4) | |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 75 (4) | |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 71 (1) | |
| 4 | Marshall | 68 (1) | |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 52 (1) | |
| 6 | Georgia State | 31 | |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 17 | |
On February 7 defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was hired by the University of Miami to be their defensive coordinator.[2]
On February 9 the Thundering herd hired Jason Semore to be their defensive coordinator. He was previously the safeties and special teams coach at Georgia Tech.[3]
The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[4]
See also: 2023 Albany Great Danes football team.
See also: 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team.
See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team.
See also: 2023 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2023 James Madison Dukes football team.
See also: 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.
See also: 2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.
See also: 2023 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.
See also: 2023 South Alabama Jaguars football team.
See also: 2023 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
See also: 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team and 2023 Frisco Bowl.