The 2018 Morningside Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Morningside University as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) during the 2018 NAIA football season. In their 17th season under head coach Steve Ryan, the Mustangs compiled a perfect 15âÂÂ0 record (9âÂÂ0 against GPAC opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the , 35âÂÂ28, in the NAIA National Championship Game.