The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Marshall Thundering Herd football team drew an average home attendance of 23,198 in 2023.

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Thundering Herd were picked to finish in fourth place in the East division.

[1] Offensive lineman Logan Osburn, Defensive lineman Owen Porter, linebacker Eli Neal, and defensive back Micah Abraham were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team.

Running back Rasheen Ali and offensive lineman Ethan Driskell were named to the second team.