List of Marshall Thundering Herd head football coaches

The Marshall Thundering Herd college football team represents Marshall University in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. The Thundering Herd competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 31 head coaches since it began play during the 1895 season. Since December 2024, Tony Gibson has served as Marshall's head coach.{{Cite web|first=Joe|last=Brocato|url=https://wvmetronews.com/2024/12/08/boone-county-native-tony-gibson-named-marshall-head-coach/|title=Boone County native Tony Gibson named Marshall head coach|website=MetroNews|date=December 8, 2024}}

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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards{{#tag:ref\|Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 college football season.\|group="A"}} ! # ! Name ! Term ! GC ! OW ! OL ! OT ! O% ! CW ! CL ! CT ! C% ! PW ! PL ! PT ! CCs ! NCs ! class="unsortable" \| National awards
1	{{sortname\|George\|Ford\|George Ford (coach)}}	1903–1904	12	4	4	4	{{winperc\|4\|4\|4}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	{{sortname\|Alfred\|McCray}}	1905	8	6	2	0	{{winperc\|6\|2\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	{{sortname\|Pearl\|Rardin}}	1906	5	4	0	1	{{winperc\|4\|0\|1}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	{{sortname\|William G.\|Vinal}}	1908	6	0	6	0	{{winperc\|0\|6\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	{{sortname\|Boyd\|Chambers}}	1909–1916	63	32	27	4	{{winperc\|32\|27\|4}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	{{sortname\|Burton\|Shipley}}	1917	9	1	7	1	{{winperc\|1\|7\|1}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	{{sortname\|Arch\|Reilly}}	1919	8	8	0	0	{{winperc\|8\|0\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	{{sortname\|Herbert\|Cramer}}	1920	8	0	8	0	{{winperc\|0\|8\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	{{sortname\|Skeeter\|Shelton}}	1921–1922	17	11	6	1	{{winperc\|11\|6\|1}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	{{sortname\|Harrison\|Briggs}}	1923	8	1	7	0	{{winperc\|1\|7\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	{{sortname\|Russ\|Meredith}}	1924	8	4	4	0	{{winperc\|4\|4\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	{{sortname\|Charles\|Tallman}}	1925–1928	38	22	9	7	{{winperc\|22\|9\|7}}	{{Sort\|015\|15}}	{{Sort\|002\|2}}	{{Sort\|002\|2}}	{{winperc\|15\|2\|2}}	—	—	—	2	—
13	{{sortname\|John\|Maulbetsch}}	1929–1930	18	8	8	2	{{winperc\|8\|8\|2}}	{{Sort\|007\|7}}	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	{{winperc\|7\|1\|1}}	—	—	—	0	—
14	{{sortname\|Tom\|Dandelet}}	1931–1934	36	18	16	2	{{winperc\|18\|16\|2}}	{{Sort\|007\|7}}	{{Sort\|008\|8}}	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	{{winperc\|7\|8\|1}}	—	—	—	1	—
15	{{sortname\|Cam\|Henderson}}	1935–1949	119	68	46	5	{{winperc\|68\|46\|5}}	{{Sort\|013\|13}}	{{Sort\|009\|9}}	{{Sort\|002\|2}}	{{winperc\|13\|9\|2}}	0	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	0	1	—
16	{{sortname\|Pete\|Pederson}}	1950–1952	31	9	19	3	{{winperc\|9\|19\|3}}	{{Sort\|005\|5}}	{{Sort\|008\|8}}	0	{{winperc\|5\|8\|0}}	—	—	—	0	—
17	{{sortname\|Herb\|Royer}}	1953–1958	54	21	31	2	{{winperc\|21\|31\|2}}	{{Sort\|010\|10}}	{{Sort\|021\|21}}	0	{{winperc\|10\|21\|0}}	—	—	—	0	—
18	{{sortname\|Charlie\|Snyder\|Charlie Snyder (American football)}}	1959–1967	89	28	58	3	{{winperc\|28\|58\|3}}	{{Sort\|013\|13}}	{{Sort\|036\|36}}	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	{{winperc\|13\|36\|1}}	—	—	—	0	—
19	{{sortname\|Perry\|Moss}}	1968	10	0	9	1	{{winperc\|0\|9\|1}}	0	{{Sort\|006\|6}}	0	{{winperc\|0\|6\|0}}	—	—	—	0	—
20	{{sortname\|Rick\|Tolley}}	1969–1970	19	6	13	0	{{winperc\|6\|13\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	{{sortname\|Jack\|Lengyel}}	1971–1974	42	9	33	0	{{winperc\|9\|33\|0}}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	{{sortname\|Frank\|Ellwood}}	1975–1978	44	10	34	0	{{winperc\|10\|34\|0}}	0	{{Sort\|009\|9}}	0	{{winperc\|0\|9\|0}}	–	–	–	0	—
23	{{sortname\|Sonny\|Randle}}	1979–1983	55	12	42	1	{{winperc\|12\|42\|1}}	{{Sort\|005\|5}}	{{Sort\|026\|26}}	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	{{winperc\|5\|26\|1}}	—	—	—	0	—
24	{{sortname\|Stan\|Parrish}}	1984–1985	22	13	8	1	{{winperc\|13\|8\|1}}	{{Sort\|005\|5}}	{{Sort\|007\|7}}	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	{{winperc\|5\|7\|1}}	—	—	—	0	—
25	{{sortname\|George\|Chaump}}	1986–1989	55	33	16	1	{{winperc\|33\|16\|1}}	{{Sort\|017\|17}}	{{Sort\|008\|8}}	0	{{winperc\|17\|8\|0}}	{{Sort\|004\|4}}	{{Sort\|002\|2}}	0	1	—
26	align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6BD"\|{{sortname\|Jim\|Donnan}}^{{dagger}}	1990–1995	85	64	21	0	{{winperc\|64\|21\|0}}	{{Sort\|034\|34}}	{{Sort\|011\|11}}	0	{{winperc\|34\|11\|0}}	{{Sort\|015\|15}}	{{Sort\|004\|4}}	0	1	1
27	{{sortname\|Bob\|Pruett}}	1996–2004	117	94	23	—	{{winperc\|94\|23\|0}}	{{Sort\|062\|62}}	{{Sort\|010\|10}}	—	{{winperc\|62\|10\|0}}	{{Sort\|009\|9}}	{{Sort\|002\|2}}	—	6	1
28	{{sortname\|Mark\|Snyder}}	2005–2009	59	22	37	—	{{winperc\|22\|37\|0}}	{{Sort\|017\|17}}	{{Sort\|023\|23}}	—	{{winperc\|17\|23\|0}}	0	0	—	0	—
Int	{{sortname\|Rick\|Minter}} {{#tag:ref\|Mark Snyder resigned as head coach on November 29, 2009. Minter served as interim head coach for the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl win against Ohio.\|group="A"}}	2009	1	1	0	—	{{winperc\|1\|0\|0}}	—	—	—	—	{{Sort\|001\|1}}	0	—	0	—
29	{{sortname\|Doc\|Holliday\|Doc Holliday (American football)}}	2010–2020	139	85	54	—	{{winperc\|85\|54\|0}}	{{Sort\|055\|55}}	{{Sort\|030\|30}}	—	{{winperc\|55\|30\|0}}	{{Sort\|006\|6}}	{{Sort\|002\|2}}	—	1	—
30	{{sortname\|Charles\|Huff\|Charles Huff (American football coach)}}	2021–2024	52	32	20	—	{{winperc\|32\|20}}	{{Sort\|020\|20}}	{{Sort\|012\|12}}	—	{{winperc\|20\|12}}	1	2	—	1	—
31	{{sortname\|Tony\|Gibson\|Tony Gibson (American football)}}	2025–	0	0	0	—	{{winperc\|0\|0}}	{{Sort\|000\|0}}	{{Sort\|000\|0}}	—	{{winperc\|0\|0}}	0	0	—	0	—

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Category:Lists of college football head coaches

Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches