2018 Georgia State Panthers football team

The 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Shawn Elliott. The season was the Panthers' sixth in the Sun Belt Conference, first within the East Division, and ninth since starting football. They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Recruiting

Recruits

As of December 21, 2016, the Panthers have a total of 20 recruits committed. Eight are three-star recruits.

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E	-	-	-
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K	-	-	-
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB	-	-	-
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB	-	-	-
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR	-	-	-

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Fred Biletnikoff Award	Penny Hart	WR	JR
John Mackey Award	Camrin Knight	TE	JR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Panthers had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.
Offense
1st team
Penny Hart – WR
2nd team
Hunter Atkinson – TE
Shamarious Gilmore – OL
Defense
1st team
Michael Shaw – LB
2nd team
Marterious Allen – DL

Schedule

Georgia State announced its 2018 football schedule on February 27, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Panthers host Sun Belt foes ULM, Coastal Carolina, Texas State, and in-state rivals Georgia Southern, and traveled to Troy, Arkansas State, Louisiana, and Appalachian State. Georgia State will not play Sun Belt foe South Alabama this year. The team will play four non-conference games, two home game against Kennesaw State, an FCS team from the Big South Conference, Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference, and two road games against NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Memphis from the American Athletic Conference.