| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Sean Lewis |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Andrew Sowder |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Tom Kaufman |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Veer and shoot |
| Stadium: | Dix Stadium |
The 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Sean Lewis and played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Ray Guy Award[1] | Derek Adams | P | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[2] | Matt Bahr | LB | SR |
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in last place in the East Division.[3]
| East Division | |||
| 1 | Ohio | 140 (21) | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 112 (1) | |
| 3 | Miami | 95 (2) | |
| 4 | Akron | 74 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 58 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 25 | |
Source:[4]
See also: 2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team.
See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team.
See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team.
See also: 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team.
See also: 2018 Miami RedHawks football team.
See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy).
See also: 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award.
See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.