The 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Curt Mallory and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. Despite being ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, they were not selected to participate in the FCS Playoffs.
The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Sycamores predicted to finish in last place.[1]
| 1 | North Dakota State | 390 (39) | |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 270 | |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 258 | |
| 4 | Youngstown State | 248 | |
| 5 | Illinois State | 248 | |
| 6 | South Dakota | 206 | |
| 7 | Western Illinois | 163 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois | 139 | |
| 9 | Missouri State | 90 | |
| 10 | Indiana State | 41 |
The Sycamores placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]
Offense
2nd team
Jerry Nunez – KDefense
2nd team
Inoke Moala – DL
Derrek Tuszka – DL
Jonas Griffith – LB
Katrell Moss – LB
Rondell Green – DB
See also: 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2018 Missouri State Bears football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team.
See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team.
See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team.
See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.