2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Smith (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorShannon Morrison (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 19 James Madison xy$^   8 0     12 2  
Old Dominion   6 2     10 3  
Coastal Carolina   5 3     6 7  
Georgia Southern   4 4     7 6  
Marshall   3 5     5 7  
Appalachian State   2 6     5 8  
Georgia State   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Troy xy   6 2     8 6  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 6  
Louisiana   5 3     6 7  
Arkansas State   5 3     7 6  
Texas State   3 5     7 6  
South Alabama   3 5     4 8  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 7     3 9  
Championship: James Madison 31, Troy 14
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd were led by Tony Gibson in his first year as the head coach. The Thundering Herd played home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, located in Huntington, West Virginia.

The Marshall Thundering Herd drew an average home attendance of 25,298, the 83rd-highest of all NCAA Division I FBS football teams.