| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Murray State Racers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Nick Coleman |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Jake Johnson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Roy Stewart Stadium |
The 2018 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mitch Stewart and played their home games at Roy Stewart Stadium. They were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in fourth place.
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Racers predicted to finish in seventh place.[1] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Racers predicted to finish in eighth place.[2]
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 134 (14) | |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 114 (1) | |
| 3 | UT Martin | 96 | |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 91 | |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois | 83 | |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky | 64 | |
| 7 | Murray State | 39 | |
| 8 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 | |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 19 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 126 (14) | |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 112 (4) | |
| 3 | UT Martin | 95 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 73 | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 | |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 64 | |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri State | 62 | |
| 8 | Murray State | 24 | |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 23 |
The Colonels had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
Defense
Kenney Wooten – DL
Specialists
Gabriel Vicente – K
See also: 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team.
See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team.
See also: 2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team.
See also: 2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Tennessee State Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.
See also: 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.
See also: 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.
See also: 2018 Austin Peay Governors football team.
See also: 2019 NFL draft.
| 3 | 98 | LB | Jacksonville Jaguars |