| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Sanford Jr. |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Junior Adams |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Clayton White |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–2–5 |
| Stadium: | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |
The 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford Jr. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.[1]
On November 25, head coach Mike Sanford Jr. was fired after only two seasons.[2] He finished at WKU with a record of 9–16.
Listed in the order that they were released
| John Mackey Award[3] | Mik'Quan Deane | TE | SR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[4] | Julien Lewis | DL | SR |
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Hilltoppers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[5]
| East Division | ||
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 2 | Marshall | |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | |
| 4 | FIU | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | |
| 6 | Old Dominion | |
| 7 | Charlotte | |
Schedule Source:[6]
See also: 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See also: 2018 Maine Black Bears football team.
See also: 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team.
See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.
See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team.
See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.