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 IndustriesâÂÂL. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of the East Division of Conference USA (CâÂÂUSA). They were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford Jr. They finished the season 3âÂÂ9, 2âÂÂ6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.
On November 25, head coach Mike Sanford Jr. was fired after only two seasons. He finished at WKU with a record of 9âÂÂ16.
<small>Listed in the order that they were released</small>
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Hilltoppers predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.