2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football
Gasparilla Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorAdam Fuller (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Middle Tennessee x  7 1   8 6  
Marshall  6 2   9 4  
FIU  6 2   9 4  
Charlotte  4 4   5 7  
Florida Atlantic  3 5   5 7  
Old Dominion  2 6   4 8  
Western Kentucky  2 6   3 9  
West Division
UAB x$  7 1   11 3  
North Texas  5 3   9 4  
Louisiana Tech  5 3   8 5  
Southern Miss  5 3   6 5  
UTSA  2 6   3 9  
UTEP  1 7   1 11  
Rice  1 7   2 11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

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.