| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Morningside Mustangs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | GPAC |
| Record: | 15–0 |
| Conf Record: | 9–0 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Ryan |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Codef Coach1: | Casey Jacobsen |
| Codc1 Year: | 8th |
| Codef Coach2: | Nathan Turner |
| Codc2 Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Elwood Olsen Stadium |
| Champion: | NAIA national champion GPAC champion |
| Bowl: | NAIA National Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 35–28 vs. |
The 2018 Morningside Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Morningside University as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) during the 2018 NAIA football season. In their 17th season under head coach Steve Ryan, the Mustangs compiled a perfect 15–0 record (9–0 against GPAC opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the, 35–28, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]