List of Marshall Thundering Herd bowl games  The Marshall Thundering Herd college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the Marshall University in the Eastern Division of Conference USA (C-USA). Since the establishment of the team in 1895, Marshall has appeared in 15 bowl games. The latest bowl occurred on December 20, 2018, when Marshall defeated South Florida 38–20 in the 2018 Gasparilla Bowl. The victory in that game brought the Herd's overall bowl record to twelve wins and two losses (12–2).