The 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Brent Thompson and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 5–6, 3–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Preseason[]
Preseason media poll[]
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in seventh place.[1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Samford
204 (20)
2
Furman
174 (2)
3
Wofford
163 (1)
4
Mercer
133
5
Western Carolina
114
6
Chattanooga
88
7
The Citadel
83
8
East Tennessee State
53
9
VMI
23
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Samford
63 (7)
2
Wofford
53 (1)
3
Furman
52 (1)
4
Western Carolina
39
5
Chattanooga
34
6
Mercer
32
7
The Citadel
28
8
East Tennessee State
15
9
VMI
8
Preseason All-SoCon Teams[]
The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.