The 2018 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the CAA.

The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in ninth place.

[1] The Great Danes had one player selected to the preseason all-CAA team.