The 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 45th season of the university fielding a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by seventh-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Hoops Family Field as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Thundering Herd finished the regular season with a 14âÂÂ2âÂÂ0 record winning the Sun Belt Conference men's soccer regular season championship. This marked the first team championship Marshall has won in the Sun Belt Conference. The 14âÂÂ2âÂÂ0 record also marks the best regular season Marshall men's soccer has ever had.
Marshall continued their dominance into the Sun Belt Conference tournament where they got revenge on the two teams that defeated them in the regular season; Kentucky, and West Virginia. They ultimately won the Sun Belt tournament with a score of 3âÂÂ2 against fierce rival West Virginia to clinch a spot in the NCAA tournament. This also marked the first tournament championship
Marshall made school history on November 13, 2023 as they laid claim to the No.1 overall seed in the NCAA men's soccer tournament during the selection show. Despite being the top seed overall, they lost in the third round to Stanford.
The season prior, Marshall finished 11-4-4 after losing in the third round of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Marshall was ranked 11th in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll and 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll.
Updated August, 2023
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|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:#231F20;">Sun Belt Tournament</span> |-
|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:#231F20;">NCAA Tournament</span> |-