The 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd are led by Charles Huff in his fourth year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd played home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.
The Thundering Herd won their first conference title since 2014, and their first since moving to the Sun Belt.
On December 8, Charles Huff departed the program to be the head coach of Southern Miss. Huff left Marshall with a 32âÂÂ20 record. That same day, Marshall announced the hiring of NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as their next coach.
Following a win in the Sun Belt Championship Game, Marshall agreed to play Army in the Independence Bowl. However, on December 14, following the departure of head coach Huff and a mass exodus of starters into the NCAA transfer portal, the team withdrew from the bowl game. Marshall was subsequently fined $100,000 by the Sun Belt Conference for opting out of the bowl.
On November 26, 2023, offensive coordinator Clint Trickett was fired by the Thundering Herd after serving two seasons in the position. On December 5, 2023, the Thundering Herd hired Seth Doege to be their offensive coordinator. He was previously the tight ends coach at Purdue.
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish fifth place in the East division.
Offensive lineman Logan Osburn was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team offense.
The football schedule was announced March 1, 2024.