| Sport: | Football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Emporia State Hornets |
| Conference: | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Short Conf: | MIAA |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 7–4 |
| Head Coach: | Garin Higgins |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Codef Coach1: | Mike LoPorto |
| Codc1 Year: | 9th |
| Codef Coach2: | Bryan Nardo |
| Codc2 Year: | 7th |
| Bowl: | Corsicana Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 30–22 |
The 2018 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas, as they have done since 1937.[1] 2018 was the 121st season in school history.[2] The Hornets are led by head coach Garin Higgins, who is in his 17th season overall, and 12th season at Emporia State as head coach.[3] Emporia State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1991.[4]
The Hornets enter the 2018 season after finishing with a 6–5 overall and in conference play last season under Higgins.[5] On July 31, 2018 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Hornets were chosen to finish fifth in both the Coaches Poll and Media Polls.[6]
Along with Higgins, there are 9 assistants.
| Head coach | 12 | Emporia State (1992) | |
| Mike LoPorto | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach | 9 | Emporia State (2010) |
| Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Coach | 7 | Ohio (2008) | |
| Cayden Cochran | Passing Game/recruiting coordinator/running backs | 1 | Valdosta State (2013) |
| Nathan Linsey | Defensive Secondary/special teams coordinator | 8 | Emporia State (2010) |
| Tony Koehling | Running game coordinator/offensive line coach | 4 | Ohio (2013) |
| Running backs/strength and conditioning coach | 2 | Emporia State (2015) | |
| Jarrett Stastny | Graduate Assistant/offensive line | 1 | Emporia State (2017) |
| Brock Burrows | Graduate Assistant/linebackers | Emporia State (2018) | |
| Darius Hicks | Graduate Assistant/defensive backs | Lincoln (MO) (2017) | |
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