2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2018 Kennesaw State Owls football
Big South champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 17–27 vs. South Dakota State
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–2 (5–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (4th season)
Offensive schemeFlexbone option
Defensive coordinatorBrian Newberry (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Kennesaw State $^   5 0     11 2  
Monmouth   4 1     8 3  
Charleston Southern   3 2     5 6  
Gardner–Webb   2 3     3 8  
Campbell   1 4     6 5  
Presbyterian   0 5     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as fourth-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 5–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship for the second consecutive year. The Owls received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. The Owls earned a No. 4 seed and a first round bye. They defeated Wofford in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to No. 5 South Dakota State.