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 11–2, 5–0 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.
Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Owls were predicted to finish as Big South champions.[1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Kennesaw State
107 (17)
2
Monmouth
82 (1)
3
Charleston Southern
75
4
Gardner–Webb
52
5
Campbell
36
6
Presbyterian
26
Preseason All-Big South team
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.[2] Quarterback Chandler Burks was named preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Bryson Armstrong was named the preseason defensive player of the year.
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 11–2, 5–0 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.
Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Owls were predicted to finish as Big South champions.[1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Kennesaw State
107 (17)
2
Monmouth
82 (1)
3
Charleston Southern
75
4
Gardner–Webb
52
5
Campbell
36
6
Presbyterian
26
Preseason All-Big South team
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.[2] Quarterback Chandler Burks was named preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Bryson Armstrong was named the preseason defensive player of the year.