| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Georgia Southern Eagles |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Division: | East Division |
| Record: | 10–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Chad Lunsford |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Bob DeBesse |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Scot Sloan |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Pistol |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Champion: | Camellia Bowl champion |
| Stadium: | Paulson Stadium |
| Bowl: | Camellia Bowl |
The 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Chad Lunsford. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Eastern Michigan.
The Eagles had the biggest turnaround in FBS in 2018, going from a 2–10 record in 2017 to 10–3. They also set a new FBS record by losing only five turnovers during the season. The previous record of eight had been achieved by six teams, most recently by LSU in 2017.[1]
See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 UMass Minutemen football team.
See also: 2018 Clemson Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team.
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team.
See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.
See also: 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team.
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.
See also: 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team and 2018 Camellia Bowl.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Rimington Trophy[3] | Curtis Rainey | C | SR | |
| Doak Walker Award[4] | Wesley Fields | RB | SR | |
| John Mackey Award[5] | Ellis Richardson | TE | SR | |
| Lou Groza Award[6] | Tyler Bass | K | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[7] | Wesley Fields | RB | SR |
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Eagles predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[8]
| East Division | |||
| 1 | Appalachian State | 46 (6) | |
| 2 | Troy | 44 (4) | |
| 3 | Georgia State | 26 | |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 22 | |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | |
The Eagles had six players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[9]
Offense
2nd team
Wesley Fields – RB
Ellis Richardson– TE
Curtis Rainey – OLDefense
1st team
Logan Hunt – DL
Monquavion Brinson – DBTae Hayes – DBSpecial teams
2nd team
Tyler Bass – K
Twelve Georgia Southern football players were honored by the league coaches and members of the media as the Sun Belt Conference announced the selections for its all-conference teams.
Curtis Rainey - OL (First team)
Wesley Fields - RB (Second team)
Jeremiah Culbreth - OL (Second team)
Wesley Kennedy III - RB (Honorable mention)
Shai Werts - QB (Honorable mention)
Kindle Vildor - DB (First team)
Raymond Johnson- DL (Second team)
Monquavion Brinson - DB (Second team)
Logan Hunt - DL (Third team)
Rashad Byrd - LB (Honorable mention)
Ty Phillips - DL (Honorable mention)
Tyler Bass - PK (First team)
per Sun Belt Conference[10]