| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Sacramento State Hornets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 2–8 |
| Conf Record: | 0–7 |
| Head Coach: | Jody Sears |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Luke Huard |
| Cooc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Cooff Coach2: | Paul Wulff |
| Cooc2 Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Sammy Lawanson |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Hornet Stadium |
The 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jody Sears in his fifth and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of 13 teams in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
On November 26, Sears was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at Sacramento State with a record of 20–35.
On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Hornets were predicted to finish in fifth place in the coaches poll and seventh place in the media poll.[2]
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) | |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) | |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) | |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 | |
| 7 | Montana | 82 | |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 | |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 | |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 | |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 | |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 | |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) | |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) | |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) | |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) | |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) | |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 | |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) | |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) | |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 | |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 | |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |
The Hornets had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[3]
Andre Lindsey – Sr. WR
George Obinna – Sr. DE
Mister Harriel – Sr. S
Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 15 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.[4]
See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team.
See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team.
See also: 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.
See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team.
See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic.