| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Georgia State Panthers |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Division: | East Division |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Shawn Elliott |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Travis Trickett |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Nate Fuqua |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Georgia State Stadium |
The 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Shawn Elliott. The season was the Panthers' sixth in the Sun Belt Conference, first within the East Division, and ninth since starting football. They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the East Division.
As of December 21, 2016, the Panthers have a total of 20 recruits committed. Eight are three-star recruits.
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Listed in the order that they were released
| Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] | Penny Hart | WR | JR | |
| John Mackey Award[2] | Camrin Knight | TE | JR |
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.[3]
| East Division | |||
| 1 | Appalachian State | 46 (6) | |
| 2 | Troy | 44 (4) | |
| 3 | Georgia State | 26 | |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 22 | |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | |
The Panthers had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[4]
Offense
1st team
Penny Hart – WR
2nd team
Hunter Atkinson – TE
Shamarious Gilmore – OLDefense
1st team
Michael Shaw – LB
2nd team
Marterious Allen – DL
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Georgia State in current position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | ||||
| 2nd | ||||
| Nate Fuqua | Defensive coordinator, outside linebackers | 2nd | ||
| Tim Bowens | 1st | |||
| Chris Collins | 2nd | |||
| Assistant coach, cornerbacks | 1st | |||
| Skylor Magee | 2nd | |||
| Trent McKnight | Assistant coach, wide receivers | 2nd | ||
| Josh Stepp | 2nd | |||
| Cedric Williams | 2nd | |||
| 2nd | ||||
| Steve Wojcikowski | Director of football operations | 2nd | ||
| Scott Holsopple | 3rd | |||
| Bob Murphy | Associate AD, sports medicine and nutrition | 3rd | ||
| Reference:[5] | ||||
Georgia State announced its 2018 football schedule on February 27, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Panthers host Sun Belt foes ULM, Coastal Carolina, Texas State, and in-state rivals Georgia Southern, and traveled to Troy, Arkansas State, Louisiana, and Appalachian State. Georgia State will not play Sun Belt foe South Alabama this year.[6] The team will play four non-conference games, two home game against Kennesaw State, an FCS team from the Big South Conference, Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and two road games against NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Memphis from the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Schedule source:[7]
See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team.
See also: 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team.
See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
See also: 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team.
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.
See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.
See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.