| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | The Citadel Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Brent Thompson |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Lou Conte |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Blake Harrell |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
The 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in seventh place.[1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]
| 1 | Samford | 204 (20) | |
| 2 | Furman | 174 (2) | |
| 3 | Wofford | 163 (1) | |
| 4 | Mercer | 133 | |
| 5 | Western Carolina | 114 | |
| 6 | Chattanooga | 88 | |
| 7 | The Citadel | 83 | |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 53 | |
| 9 | VMI | 23 |
| 1 | Samford | 63 (7) | |
| 2 | Wofford | 53 (1) | |
| 3 | Furman | 52 (1) | |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 39 | |
| 5 | Chattanooga | 34 | |
| 6 | Mercer | 32 | |
| 7 | The Citadel | 28 | |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 15 | |
| 9 | VMI | 8 |
The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense
1st team
Tyler Davis – OL
2nd team
Drew McEntyre – OLDefense
1st team
Aron Spann III – RB
2nd team
Ja'Lon Williams – DL
Noah Dawkins – LB
See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team and The Citadel–Wofford football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team.
See also: 2018 Mercer Bears football team.
See also: 2018 Towson Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.
See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team and Military Classic of the South.
See also: 2018 Furman Paladins football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.
See also: 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.