| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Delta State Statesmen |
| Conference: | Gulf South Conference |
| Short Conf: | GSC |
| Record: | 2-8 |
| Conf Record: | 2-6 |
| Head Coach: | Todd Cooley |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Joel Williams |
| Oc Year: | 6th |
| Def Coach: | Jerry Partridge |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium |
The 2018 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
On August 2, 2018, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Statesmen predicted to finish in 4th place in the conference.[1]
| 1 | West Alabama | 62 (6) | |
| 2 | West Florida | 59 (3) | |
| 3 | West Georgia | 44 | |
| 4 | Delta State | 41 | |
| 5 | Valdosta State | 38 | |
| 6 | Florida Tech | 32 | |
| 7 | North Greenville | 24 | |
| 8 | Mississippi College | 16 | |
| 9 | Shorter | 8 |
The Statesmen had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.[2]
Offense
Innis Claud V – OG
Defense
Ovenson Cledanord – LB
Tramond Lofton – DL
Delta State 2018 football schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Mississippi College, North Greenville, Shorter, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia.
The Statesmen will host one of the two non-conference games against Grand Valley State from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and will travel to Tarleton State from the Lone Star Conference.
Three of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.[3]