| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Missouri State Bears |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Steckel |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Sean Coughlin |
| Cooc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Cooff Coach2: | Mack Brown |
| Cooc2 Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Marcus Yokeley |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Robert W. Plaster Stadium |
The 2018 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Steckel and played their home games at the Robert W. Plaster Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.
The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in ninth 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 Bears placed three players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]
Offense
2nd team
Marquis Prophete – OLDefense
1st team
Angelo Garbut – LB
2nd team
Darius Joseph – DB
See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team.
See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team.
See also: 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team.
See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team.
See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.