2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football
C-USA East Division champion
Camellia Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Buffalo
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–3 (4–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorBrad Lambert (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJ. C. Price (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy   4 1     7 3  
Florida Atlantic   4 2     5 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     5 7  
Charlotte   2 2     2 4  
Middle Tennessee   2 4     3 6  
FIU   0 3     0 5  
West Division
UAB xy$   3 1     6 3  
UTSA   5 2     7 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 2     5 5  
North Texas   3 4     4 6  
Rice   2 3     2 3  
Southern Miss   2 4     3 7  
UTEP   0 4     3 5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by eleventh-year head coach Doc Holliday.

The game against Middle Tennessee marked the 50th anniversary of the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, which took place on November 14, 1970, and killed 75 people, 70 of whom were connected to the Marshall football program.