| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Kennesaw State Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big South |
| Statsrank: | 5 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 4 |
| Record: | 11–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Grant Chesnut |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Champion: | Big South champion |
| Bowl: | FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals |
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.
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Owls were predicted to finish as Big South champions.[1]
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 107 (17) | |
| 2 | Monmouth | 82 (1) | |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 75 | |
| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 52 | |
| 5 | Campbell | 36 | |
| 6 | Presbyterian | 26 |
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Owls having fourteen players selected along with two more at three positions on the honorable mention list.[2] Quarterback Chandler Burks was named preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Bryson Armstrong was named the preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
Chandler Burks – QB
Darnell Holland – RB
Justin Sumpter – WR
C.J. Collins – OL
Joseph Alexander – OL
Ryan Warrior – OLDefense
Desmond Johnson – DL
McKenzie Billingslea – DL
Bryson Armstrong – LB
Anthony Gore, Jr. – LB
Jace White – DB
Dorian Walker – DBSpecial teams
Justin Thompson – K
Drew McCracken – LSHonorable mention
Shaquil Terry – RB/KR
Nicholas Jones – P
| Walter Payton Award[3] | Chandler Burks | QB | SR | |
| Buck Buchanan Award[4] | Bryson Armstrong | LB | SO |
See also: 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team.
See also: 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team.
See also: 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.
See also: 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team.
See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team.
See also: 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.
See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team.
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.