# List of Marshall Thundering Herd football seasons

The Marshall Thundering Herd college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Marshall University in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). Marshall has played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia since 1991. The team's current head coach is Tony Gibson, who was hired in December 2024.
The Thundering Herd fielded their first team in 1895. They have played 125 seasons of football, compiling a record of 638–574–47 and winning 14 conference championships (13 outright). The Thundering Herd appeared in 19 bowl games, compiling a 13–6 record, and they appeared in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs eight times, winning two national championships (1992 and 1996).

## Seasons

| National champions † | Conference champions * | Division champions ‡ | Postseason berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Conference finish | Division finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Postseason result | AP Poll | Coaches' Poll |
| 1895 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1897 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1898 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1899 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1900 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1901 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1902 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1903 | George Ford | Independent | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1904 | George Ford | Independent | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1905 | Alfred McCray | Independent | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1906 | Pearl Rardin | Independent | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1907 | No Coach | Independent | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1908 | William G. Vinal | Independent | — | — | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1909 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1910 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1911 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1912 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1913 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1914 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1915 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1916 | Boyd Chambers | Independent | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1917 | Burton Shipley | Independent | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1919 | Arch Reilly | Independent | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1920 | Herbert Cramer | Independent | — | — | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1921 | Skeeter Shelton | Independent | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1922 | Skeeter Shelton | Independent | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1923 | Harrison Briggs | Independent | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1924 | Russ Meredith | Independent | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1925* | Charles Tallman | WVIAC | 1st* | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1926 | Charles Tallman | WVIAC | T–2nd | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1927 | Charles Tallman | WVIAC | 2nd | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1928* | Charles Tallman | WVIAC | 1st* | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1929 | John Maulbetsch | WVIAC | T–4th | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1930 | John Maulbetsch | WVIAC | 3rd | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1931* | Tom Dandelet | WVIAC | 1st* | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1932 | Tom Dandelet | WVIAC | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1933 | Tom Dandelet | Buckeye | 5th | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1934 | Tom Dandelet | Buckeye | 5th | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1935 | Cam Henderson | Buckeye | 6th | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1936 | Cam Henderson | Buckeye | 3rd | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1937* | Cam Henderson | Buckeye | 1st* | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1938 | Cam Henderson | Buckeye | 3rd | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1939 | Cam Henderson | Independent | — | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1940 | Cam Henderson | Independent | — | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1941 | Cam Henderson | Independent | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1942 | Cam Henderson | Independent | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1946 | Cam Henderson | Independent | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1947 | Cam Henderson | Independent | — | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Tangerine Bowl to Catawba Indians, 0–7 ^ | — | N/A |
| 1948 | Cam Henderson | OVC | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | N/A |
| 1949 | Cam Henderson | OVC | — | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1950 | Pete Pederson | OVC | 5th | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | Pete Pederson | OVC | T–2nd | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | Pete Pederson | Independent | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | Herb Royer | Independent | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | Herb Royer | MAC | 7th | — | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | Herb Royer | MAC | 6th | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | Herb Royer | MAC | T–4th | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | Herb Royer | MAC | 3rd | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | Herb Royer | MAC | 7th | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | 6th | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | 6th | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | 6th | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | 7th | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | 4th | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | T–2nd | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | T–5th | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | T–6th | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Charlie Snyder | MAC | 7th | — | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Perry Moss | MAC | 7th | — | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Rick Tolley | Independent | — | — | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Rick Tolley | Independent | — | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Jack Lengyel | Independent | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Jack Lengyel | Independent | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Jack Lengyel | Independent | — | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Jack Lengyel | Independent | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Frank Ellwood | Independent | — | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Frank Ellwood | Independent | — | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Frank Ellwood | SoCon | 7th | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Frank Ellwood | SoCon | 7th | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Sonny Randle | SoCon | 8th | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Sonny Randle | SoCon | 8th | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Sonny Randle | SoCon | 8th | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Sonny Randle | SoCon | 8th | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Sonny Randle | SoCon | 5th | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Stan Parrish | SoCon | T–5th | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Stan Parrish | SoCon | 4th | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | George Chaump | SoCon | 5th | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | George Chaump | SoCon | 2nd | — | 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Northeast Louisiana Indians, 42–43 ^ | — | — |
| 1988* | George Chaump | SoCon | T–1st* | — | 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost Division I-AA Quarterfinal to Furman Paladins, 9–13 ^ | — | — |
| 1989 | George Chaump | SoCon | T–3rd | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Jim Donnan | SoCon | T–4th | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Jim Donnan | SoCon | T–2nd | — | 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Youngstown State Penguins, 17–25 ^ | — | — |
| 1992† | Jim Donnan | SoCon | T–2nd | — | 12 | 3 | 0 | Won Division I-AA National Championship Game against Youngstown State Penguins, 31–28 ^ | — | — |
| 1993 | Jim Donnan | SoCon | 2nd | — | 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Youngstown State Penguins, 5–17 ^ | — | — |
| 1994* | Jim Donnan | SoCon | 1st* | — | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost Division I-AA Semifinal to Boise State Broncos, 24–28 ^ | — | — |
| 1995 | Jim Donnan | SoCon | 2nd | — | 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost Division I-AA National Championship Game to Montana Grizzlies, 20–22 ^ | — | — |
| 1996†* | Bob Pruett | SoCon | 1st* | — | 15 | 0 | — | Won Division I-AA National Championship Game against Montana Grizzlies, 49–29 ^ | — | — |
| 1997* | Bob Pruett | MAC | 1st* | 1st (East)‡ | 10 | 3 | — | Lost Motor City Bowl to Ole Miss Rebels, 31–34 ^ | — | — |
| 1998* | Bob Pruett | MAC | 1st* | T–1st (East)‡ | 12 | 1 | — | Won Motor City Bowl against Louisville Cardinals, 48–29 ^ | — | — |
| 1999* | Bob Pruett | MAC | 1st* | 1st (East)‡ | 13 | 0 | — | Won Motor City Bowl against BYU Cougars, 21–3 ^ | 10 | 10 |
| 2000* | Bob Pruett | MAC | 1st* | T–1st (East)‡ | 8 | 5 | — | Won Motor City Bowl against Cincinnati Bearcats, 25–14 ^ | — | — |
| 2001 | Bob Pruett | MAC | 2nd | 1st (East)‡ | 11 | 2 | — | Won GMAC Bowl against East Carolina Pirates, 64–61 ^ | — | 21 |
| 2002* | Bob Pruett | MAC | 1st* | 1st (East)‡ | 11 | 2 | — | Won GMAC Bowl against Louisville Cardinals, 38–15 ^ | 24 | 19 |
| 2003 | Bob Pruett | MAC | — | 2nd (East) | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Bob Pruett | MAC | — | T–2nd (East) | 6 | 6 | — | Lost Fort Worth to Cincinnati Bearcats, 14–32 ^ | — | — |
| 2005 | Mark Snyder | C-USA | — | T–5th (East) | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Mark Snyder | C-USA | — | 3rd (East) | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Mark Snyder | C-USA | — | 5th (East) | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Mark Snyder | C-USA | — | T–5th (East) | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Mark Snyder | C-USA | — | T–4th (East) | 7 | 6 | — | Won Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Ohio Bobcats, 21–17 ^ | — | — |
| 2010 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | 4th (East) | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | 2nd (East) | 7 | 6 | — | Won Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl against FIU Panthers 20–10 ^ | — | — |
| 2012 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | T–3rd (East) | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | 2nd | 1st (East)‡ | 10 | 4 | — | Won Military Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 31–20 ^ | — | — |
| 2014* | Doc Holliday | C-USA | 1st* | 1st (East)‡ | 13 | 1 | — | Won Boca Raton Bowl against Northern Illinois Huskies, 52–23 ^ | 23 | 22 |
| 2015 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | T–2nd (East) | 10 | 3 | — | Won St. Petersburg Bowl against UConn Huskies, 16–10 ^ | — | — |
| 2016 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | T–6th (East) | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | T–3rd (East) | 8 | 5 | — | Won New Mexico Bowl against Colorado State Rams, 31–28 ^ | — | — |
| 2018 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | T–2nd (East) | 9 | 4 | — | Won Gasparilla Bowl against South Florida Bulls, 38–20 ^ | — | — |
| 2019 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | — | T–2nd (East) | 8 | 5 | — | Lost Gasparilla Bowl to UCF Knights, 25–48 ^ | — | — |
| 2020 | Doc Holliday | C-USA | 2nd | 1st (East)‡ | 7 | 3 | — | Lost Camellia Bowl to Buffalo Bulls, 10–17 ^ | — | — |
| 2021 | Charles Huff | C-USA | — | T–2nd (East) | 7 | 6 | — | Lost New Orleans Bowl to Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 21–36 ^ | — | — |
| 2022 | Charles Huff | Sun Belt | — | 3rd (East) | 9 | 4 | — | Won Myrtle Beach Bowl against UConn Huskies, 28–14 ^ | — | — |
| 2023 | Charles Huff | Sun Belt | — | T–6th (East) | 6 | 7 | — | Lost Frisco Bowl to UTSA Roadrunners, 17–35 ^ | — | — |
| 2024* | Charles Huff | Sun Belt | 1st* | 1st (East)‡ | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — |