The 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as fourth-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11âÂÂ2, 5âÂÂ0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship for the second consecutive year. The Owls received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. The Owls earned a No. 4 seed and a first round bye. They defeated Wofford in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to No. 5 South Dakota State.
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Owls were predicted to finish as Big South champions.
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Owls having fourteen players selected along with two more at three positions on the honorable mention list. Quarterback Chandler Burks was named preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Bryson Armstrong was named the preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
Chandler Burks â QB
Darnell Holland â RB
Justin Sumpter â WR
C.J. Collins â OL
Joseph Alexander â OL
Ryan Warrior â OL
Defense
Desmond Johnson â DL
McKenzie Billingslea â DL
Bryson Armstrong â LB
Anthony Gore, Jr. â LB
Jace White â DB
Dorian Walker â DB
Special teams
Justin Thompson â K
Drew McCracken â LS
Honorable mention
Shaquil Terry â RB/KR
Nicholas Jones â P