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I FBS season</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:NCAA_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NCAA_logo.svg/220px-NCAA_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NCAA_logo.svg/330px-NCAA_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NCAA_logo.svg/440px-NCAA_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="247" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Number of teams</span></th><td class="infobox-data">129 + 1 transitional</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">August 25, 2018 – December 8, 2018</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">Preseason AP No. 1</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Postseason</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">December 15, 2018 – January 7, 2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">Bowl games</a></th><td class="infobox-data">40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> No. 1</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a> No. 1</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kyler_Murray" title="Kyler Murray">Kyler Murray</a>, QB, <a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">2019 College Football Playoff National Championship</a></b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">Champion(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-A/FBS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons">NCAA Division I FBS football seasons</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"> ← <a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2017</a></div> <div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2019</a> →</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season</b> was the 149th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 25, 2018, and ended on December 8, 2018. The postseason began on December 15, and aside from any all-star games that were scheduled, concluded on January 7, 2019, with the <a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">2019 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson Tigers</a> won the title game over the <a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>, the school's third national title and second in three years, and also becoming the first team since the <a href="/wiki/1897_Penn_Quakers_football_team" title="1897 Penn Quakers football team">1897 Penn Quakers</a> to have a perfect 15-0 season. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rule_changes">Rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_rules">Game rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2018 season:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Allow players to fair catch the ball inside the 25 yard line on a kickoff and be awarded a touchback, placing the ball at the 25 yard line.</li> <li>Offensive players cannot block below the waist more than five yards past the line of scrimmage and, with the exception of interior linemen, all blocks below the waist must be from the front.</li> <li>The play clock will be set to 40 seconds between a touchdown and the PAT or two-point conversion and after a kickoff.</li> <li>Mirroring the NFL rule adopted in the <a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010 season</a>, a 10-second runoff will be applied within the final minute of each half if a replay review overturns the call on the field, and the correct ruling would not have stopped the game clock. As with any other 10 second runoff, teams can take a time out (if available) to avoid the runoff.</li> <li>Extending the "no leaping" rule on PATs and field goals adopted in the <a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2017 season</a> to include the "shield" on a punt.</li> <li>Allowing penalties incurred on successful field goals to be enforced on the ensuing kickoff, which matches the rule for successful extra point attempts.</li> <li>Continuing the experiment of a collaborative instant replay decision making model not confined to the press box.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eligibility_rules">Eligibility rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Eligibility rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major changes to <a href="/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" title="Redshirt (college sports)">redshirt</a> rules in Division I football (both FBS and FCS) took effect from this season forward after having been approved by the NCAA Division I Council on June 13, 2018. Players can now participate in as many as four games in a season while still retaining redshirt status. This new rule does not apply to players who enroll at a school midyear and participate in postseason competition taking place during or before their first academic term at that school.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_realignment">Conference realignment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Conference realignment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membership_changes">Membership changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Membership changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Former conference </th> <th>New conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho Vandals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Sky_Conference" title="Big Sky Conference">Big Sky (FCS)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football" title="New Mexico State Aggies football">New Mexico State Aggies</a> </td> <td>Sun Belt </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">FBS independent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_football" title="Liberty Flames football">Liberty Flames</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South (FCS)</a> </td> <td>FBS independent </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>New Mexico State left the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt Conference</a> following the 2017 season and will compete as an FBS independent. Idaho also left the Sun Belt, dropping its football program from the FBS to <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> level, where it will compete in the <a href="/wiki/Big_Sky_Conference" title="Big Sky Conference">Big Sky Conference</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_football" title="Liberty Flames football">Liberty</a> began a two-year transition from FCS in <a href="/wiki/2017_Liberty_Flames_football_team" title="2017 Liberty Flames football team">2017</a>. The Flames will be counted as an FBS independent for scheduling purposes in 2018, but will not be fully bowl-eligible until the 2019 season. However, they may participate in a bowl in 2018 if they have at least six eligible wins and there are not enough bowl-eligible teams to fill all the spots. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_headlines">Other headlines</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other headlines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 13 – Following reports that <a href="/wiki/Papa_John%27s_Pizza" class="mw-redirect" title="Papa John's Pizza">Papa John's Pizza</a> founder <a href="/wiki/John_Schnatter" title="John Schnatter">John Schnatter</a> had said the <a href="/wiki/Nigger" title="Nigger">"n-word"</a> in an internal conference call, which led to his resignation both as company chairman and member of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a> board of trustees, university president <a href="/wiki/Neeli_Bendapudi" title="Neeli Bendapudi">Neeli Bendapudi</a> announced that the company's name would be removed from the <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal Stadium">Cardinal Stadium</a> name effective immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-Louisville_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Louisville-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 1 – <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State</a> administrators placed head coach <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a> on paid administrative leave while the school announced it was launching an investigation into claims that Meyer knew of former assistant coach Zach Smith's involvement in a 2015 domestic violence incident against his ex-wife Courtney Smith. Zach Smith had been fired on July 23 after the allegations were made public.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>August 22 – Following the investigation, Ohio State announced that Meyer would be suspended for the first three games of the 2018 season. In addition, athletic director <a href="/wiki/Gene_Smith_(athletic_director)" title="Gene Smith (athletic director)">Gene Smith</a> was suspended from August 31 to September 16.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>August 11 – <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland,_College_Park" title="University of Maryland, College Park">Maryland</a> placed head coach <a href="/wiki/D._J._Durkin" title="D. J. Durkin">D. J. Durkin</a> on paid administrative leave during the school's investigation into the death of player <a href="/wiki/Jordan_McNair" title="Jordan McNair">Jordan McNair</a> from heatstroke following an offseason practice, in addition to allegations of abuse and disparagement by coaches within the program. This announcement came the day after the school had placed two trainers and the team's strength coach on administrative leave.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>August 14 – Maryland president <a href="/wiki/Wallace_Loh" title="Wallace Loh">Wallace Loh</a> announced that the school "accepts legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes" that led to McNair's death. The university also parted ways with Rick Court, the strength coach widely blamed for establishing the alleged culture of abuse revealed in recent news reports. Court had resigned the previous day, and reached a financial settlement with the university shortly before Loh made his announcement.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 31 – A day after Durkin was reinstated as head coach after the completion of the school's probe, resulting in widespread outrage among state politicians, students, faculty, and members of McNair's family, Loh fired Durkin. <a href="/wiki/Matt_Canada" title="Matt Canada">Matt Canada</a>, who had been named the interim head coach following Durkin's original suspension, continued in that role for the remainder of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>September 8 – Two of the longest futility streaks of their types in FBS history ended: <ul><li>First, in an afternoon game in <a href="/wiki/Kelly/Shorts_Stadium" title="Kelly/Shorts Stadium">Mount Pleasant, Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team" title="2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team">Central Michigan</a> 31–7, ending the longest road losing streak in FBS history at 46 games. The only longer such streak in college football history was the 48-game streak of FCS <a href="/wiki/Idaho_State_Bengals_football" title="Idaho State Bengals football">Idaho State</a>, which ended in <a href="/wiki/2014_Idaho_State_Bengals_football_team" title="2014 Idaho State Bengals football team">2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In a night game, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> 27–16 for the Wildcats' first win over the Gators since <a href="/wiki/1986_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="1986 Kentucky Wildcats football team">1986</a> and ending the longest current losing streak in an uninterrupted series at 31 games. This streak was the fourth-longest of its type in NCAA history. This also marked Kentucky's first win in <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_Griffin_Stadium" title="Ben Hill Griffin Stadium">Gainesville</a> since <a href="/wiki/1979_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team">1979</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>October 28 – Following a weekend in which eight teams ranked in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> lost to unranked teams—the most since that poll expanded to a Top 25 format in <a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division I-A football season">1989</a>—seven new teams entered the poll for Week 10, the most in the Top 25 era.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 24 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_vs._Texas_A%26M_football_game" title="2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game">LSU–Texas A&M game</a>, played at <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Field" title="Kyle Field">Kyle Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/College_Station,_Texas" title="College Station, Texas">College Station, Texas</a>, went to seven overtimes and lasted nearly five hours, tying the NCAA record for longest football game with four others.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Aggies slipped past the Tigers 74 - 72. The 146 combined points are currently the second most in college football history since the NCAA started keeping records in 1937, behind the 161 points scored in a 2008 <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA Division II</a> game between <a href="/wiki/Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_football" title="Abilene Christian Wildcats football">Abilene Christian</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Texas_A%26M_Buffaloes_football" title="West Texas A&M Buffaloes football">West Texas A&M</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Conference" title="Lone Star Conference">Lone Star Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In addition, two notable postseason results were for all intents and purposes confirmed: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2018 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State's</a> loss to rival <a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> 41–14 ended the program's Division I FBS-leading streak of 36 consecutive appearances in a postseason bowl game, as the team finished 5–7, and failed to reach bowl eligibility.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame's</a> win over rival <a href="/wiki/2018_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> 24-17 resulted in the Fighting Irish completing their first undefeated regular season since <a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2012</a>. This, combined with their lack of a conference title game, resulted in many sports media declaring that <a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> was guaranteed to qualify for the College Football Playoff.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>December 15 – <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team">Georgia Southern</a> completed its season in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Camellia_Bowl" title="2018 Camellia Bowl">Camellia Bowl</a> with a new FBS record for fewest turnovers lost in a season, with five. The previous record of eight had been accomplished by six teams, most recently by <a href="/wiki/2017_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2017 LSU Tigers football team">LSU in 2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 20 – In a more ignominious milestone, <a href="/wiki/2018_South_Florida_Bulls_football_team" title="2018 South Florida Bulls football team">South Florida</a> ended its season in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Gasparilla_Bowl" title="2018 Gasparilla Bowl">Gasparilla Bowl</a> with a 38–20 loss to <a href="/wiki/2018_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a>, becoming the first FBS team ever to finish a season 7–6 after a 7–0 start.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/2018_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a> tied two records for all Division I bowl games in its 70–14 blowout of <a href="/wiki/2018_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Houston Cougars football team">Houston</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Armed_Forces_Bowl" title="2018 Armed Forces Bowl">Armed Forces Bowl</a>. The 70 points equaled <a href="/wiki/2011_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia's</a> output against <a href="/wiki/2011_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2011 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Orange_Bowl" title="2012 Orange Bowl">2012 Orange Bowl</a> (70–33), and the victory margin equaled that of <a href="/wiki/2007_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="2007 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a> against <a href="/wiki/2007_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team" title="2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team">Bowling Green</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2008_GMAC_Bowl" title="2008 GMAC Bowl">2008 GMAC Bowl</a> (63–7). It was also the first time since <a href="/wiki/1955_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1955 Army Cadets football team">1955</a> that the Black Knights had scored 70 points in a game, and capped off the team's first-ever 11-win season.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 27 – In its 63–14 blowout of <a href="/wiki/2018_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Music_City_Bowl" title="2018 Music City Bowl">Music City Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> led 56–7 at halftime, setting a new record for points scored by a single team in any half of a bowl game. The previous record had been held by West Virginia, which scored 49 points in the first half of the 2012 Orange Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Updated_stadiums">Updated stadiums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Updated stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football" title="Arizona State Sun Devils football">Arizona State</a></b> completed its four-phase renovation of <b><a href="/wiki/Sun_Devil_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Devil Stadium">Sun Devil Stadium</a></b>. The fourth and final phase includes reconstruction of the east sideline. The capacity is now 55,000, down from 71,706 just prior to the renovation.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a></b> debuted its $160 million expansion of the north end zone of <b><a href="/wiki/Donald_W._Reynolds_Razorback_Stadium" title="Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium">Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium</a></b>. The expansion added 4,800 seats and new premium seating to the north end zone, boosting the capacity of the stadium to 80,800.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a></b> debuted its $63 million new west end zone project at <b><a href="/wiki/Sanford_Stadium" title="Sanford Stadium">Sanford Stadium</a></b>, which relocates the locker room from the east side to the west side, as well as the addition of a new plaza and recruiting pavilion. The project increased the stadium's capacity by 500 seats.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_football" title="Indiana Hoosiers football">Indiana</a></b> debuted its $50 million south end zone complex at <b><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Indiana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Indiana)">Memorial Stadium</a></b>. The project includes a new rehabilitation and treatment facility for athletes, additional academic and life skills support facilities, a multi-use outdoor terrace on the roof of the structure, and an entry plaza and green space at the south end of the stadium. A new 42 x 91.3 ft. video board was installed for the 2018 season in the completed south end zone.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football" title="Iowa Hawkeyes football">Iowa</a></b> is currently rebuilding the north end zone of <b><a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a></b>. The $89.9 million upgrade will feature the addition of box seating, outdoor club seating and a new scoreboard. Some seating opened for the 2018 season, while the entire project is scheduled to be complete in 2019.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_football" title="Liberty Flames football">Liberty</a></b> completed an expansion of <b><a href="/wiki/Williams_Stadium" title="Williams Stadium">Williams Stadium</a></b> during the 2018 season. The capacity was increased from 19,200 to 25,000 in time for the Flames' FBS debut, while construction on a new press box continued until midseason.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a></b> debuted an expansion of the venue now known as <b><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal Stadium">Cardinal Stadium</a></b>, specifically the filling in of the north end zone. Two new video scoreboards were also installed. While Louisville had long publicized this expansion project as adding 10,000 seats, bringing the capacity to 65,000,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it acknowledged in February 2018 that the final capacity would instead be about 61,000.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renamed_stadiums">Renamed stadiums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Renamed stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State</a></b> announced on April 19, 2018, that an area financial institution, Public Service Credit Union, had paid $37.7 million over 15 years to place its name on the venue then known as Colorado State Stadium. The new stadium name was not revealed at that time because PSCU was in the process of changing its name, with the new name expected to be announced in June 2018. The deal did not affect the playing surface, which continues to be named after former Rams head coach <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Lubick" title="Sonny Lubick">Sonny Lubick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 5, the former PSCU announced its new name of Canvas Credit Union, with the CSU venue becoming <b><a href="/wiki/Canvas_Stadium" title="Canvas Stadium">Canvas Stadium</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a></b> renamed their stadium to <b><a href="/wiki/David_Booth_Kansas_Memorial_Stadium" title="David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium">David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium</a></b> in honor of alumnus <a href="/wiki/David_G._Booth" title="David G. Booth">David Booth</a> who donated $50 million to the school for renovations to the stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-KUSportsBoothRename_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KUSportsBoothRename-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As noted above, <b>Louisville</b> removed the Papa John's name from <b>Cardinal Stadium</b> in the wake of the controversy over founder John Schnatter.<sup id="cite_ref-Louisville_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Louisville-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kickoff_games">Kickoff games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kickoff games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Week_Zero""><span id=".22Week_Zero.22"></span>"Week Zero"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: "Week Zero""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The regular season began with four <a href="/wiki/Week_0" title="Week 0">Week 0</a> games on Saturday, August 25: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2018 UMass Minutemen football team">UMass</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Duquesne_Dukes_football_team" title="2018 Duquesne Dukes football team">Duquesne</a>, 63–15</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Rice_Owls_football_team" title="2018 Rice Owls football team">Rice</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Prairie_View_A%26M_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team">Prairie View A&M</a>, 31–28</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2018 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a>, 43–34, in the only in-conference matchup of the week</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team">New Mexico State</a>, 29–7</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_1">Week 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Week 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vast majority of FBS teams opened the season on Labor Day weekend. Five neutral-site "kickoff" games were held (rankings reflect the Week 1 <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>): </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_Kickoff" title="Texas Kickoff">Texas Kickoff</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/NRG_Stadium" title="NRG Stadium">NRG Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>): <a href="/wiki/2018_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team">Texas Tech</a>, 47–27</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A_Kickoff_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game">Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>): No. 9 <a href="/wiki/2018_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> defeated No. 6 <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a>, 21–16</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Belk_Kickoff_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Belk Kickoff Game">Belk Kickoff Game</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>): No. 17 <a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a>, 40–14</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Kickoff" title="Camping World Kickoff">Camping World Kickoff</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Camping World Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>): No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2018_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2018 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a>, 51–14</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Advocare_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Advocare Classic">Advocare Classic</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington</a>): No. 25 <a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> defeated No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2018_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2018 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a>, 33–17</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_top_10_matchups">Regular season top 10 matchups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regular season top 10 matchups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rankings reflect the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>. Rankings for Week 10 and beyond will list <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">College Football Playoff Rankings</a> first and <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> second. Teams that fail to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted. </p> <ul><li>Week 1 <ul><li>No. 9 <a href="/wiki/2018_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> defeated No. 6 <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a>, 21–16 (<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, GA</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 5 <ul><li>No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> defeated No. 9 <a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a>, 27–26 (<a href="/wiki/Beaver_Stadium" title="Beaver Stadium">Beaver Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="University Park, Pennsylvania">University Park, PA</a>)</li> <li>No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> defeated No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2018 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>, 38–17 (<a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Bend,_Indiana" title="South Bend, Indiana">South Bend, IN</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 9 <ul><li>No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> defeated No. 9 <a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a>, 36–17 (<a href="/wiki/TIAA_Bank_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="TIAA Bank Field">TIAA Bank Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, FL</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 10 <ul><li>No. 1/1 <a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> defeated No. 3/4 <a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a>, 29–0 (<a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(LSU)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiger Stadium (LSU)">Tiger Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, LA</a>)</li> <li>No. 6/6 Georgia defeated No. 9/11 <a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a>, 34–17 (<a href="/wiki/Kroger_Field" title="Kroger Field">Kroger Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, KY</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 13 <ul><li>No. 10/10 Ohio State defeated No. 4/4 <a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, 62–39 (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_Stadium" title="Ohio Stadium">Ohio Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, OH</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 14 <ul><li>No. 1/1 Alabama defeated No. 4/4 Georgia, 35–28 (2018 SEC Championship Game, <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, GA</a>)</li> <li>No. 5/5 <a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> defeated No. 14/9 <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a>, 39–27 (2018 Big 12 Championship Game, <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Arlington, TX">Arlington, TX</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Canceled_and_rescheduled_games">Canceled and rescheduled games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Canceled and rescheduled games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_1_2">Week 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Week 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two games were canceled due to thunderstorms: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_South_Dakota_State_Jackrabbits_football_team" title="2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team">South Dakota State</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Akron_Zips_football_team" title="2018 Akron Zips football team">Akron</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></li></ul> <p>Three of these four teams later found replacement games to fill out their schedule. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_3">Week 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Week 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Five games were canceled due to <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Florence" title="Hurricane Florence">Hurricane Florence</a>: </p> <ul><li>No. 14 <a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2018 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a></li> <li>No. 18 <a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team" title="2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2018 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a> at No. 13 <a href="/wiki/2018_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team">Southern Miss</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team">Appalachian State</a></li></ul> <p>Five of the ten teams that lost games due to Florence scheduled tentative replacement games for Week 14, which is normally reserved for conference championship games. </p><p>Four games were moved forward in anticipation of Florence: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football_team" title="2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team">Old Dominion</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_Charlotte_49ers_football_team" title="2018 Charlotte 49ers football team">Charlotte</a> moved to 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 13</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a> moved to 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 13</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> at No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> moved to 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 15</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team">Georgia Southern</a> at No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> moved to 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 15</li></ul> <p>One game was moved forward and to the visiting team's stadium in anticipation of Florence: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Campbell_Fighting_Camels_football_team" title="2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team">Campbell</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_Coastal_Carolina_Chanticleers_football_team" title="2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team">Coastal Carolina</a> was moved from CCU's <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Stadium" title="Brooks Stadium">Brooks Stadium</a> to Campbell's <a href="/wiki/Barker-Lane_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Barker-Lane Stadium">Barker-Lane Stadium</a>, and the kickoff was moved to 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 12</li></ul> <p>One game was moved to a neutral site in anticipation of Florence: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_Bobcats_football_team" title="2018 Ohio Bobcats football team">Ohio</a> vs <a href="/wiki/2018_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team" title="2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team">Virginia</a> was moved to <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanderbilt Stadium">Vanderbilt Stadium</a> in Nashville, Tennessee</li></ul> <p>One game was rescheduled in anticipation of Florence: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Norfolk_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team">Norfolk State</a> at <a href="/wiki/2018_Liberty_Flames_football_team" title="2018 Liberty Flames football team">Liberty</a> moved to Saturday, December 1</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_9">Week 9</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Week 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Bethune%E2%80%93Cookman_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team">Bethune-Cookman</a> vs. Nebraska at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Lincoln)" title="Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)">Memorial Stadium</a>. Scheduled after Nebraska canceled their Week 1 game vs. Akron due to inclement weather.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_12">Week 12</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Week 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Big_Game_(American_football)" title="Big Game (American football)">Big Game</a> between <a href="/wiki/2018_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="2018 California Golden Bears football team">Cal</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2018 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>, originally scheduled for Saturday, November 17, was postponed to Saturday, December 1 due to the <a href="/wiki/Camp_Fire_(2018)" title="Camp Fire (2018)">Camp Fire</a> in Northern California.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_14">Week 14</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Week 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Normally reserved for conference championship games, several games were added to the schedule to replace earlier, canceled games. All of these games were contingent upon both teams being available. </p> <ul><li>After both teams canceled games due to Hurricane Florence, NC State and ECU agreed to schedule a new game against each other on December 1 at 12:00 EST at <a href="/wiki/Carter_Finley_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Carter Finley Stadium">Carter Finley Stadium</a>, and will officially serve as a home game for NC State. The meeting was contingent on neither team qualifying for its respective conference championship game, both of which were scheduled for that same weekend, but was confirmed once both teams were eliminated from contention for their title games. Events were held at the game to raise money to support victims of Hurricane Florence.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Iowa State announced on October 1 that it had scheduled a game against FCS opponent <a href="/wiki/2018_Incarnate_Word_Cardinals_football_team" title="2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team">Incarnate Word</a> as a replacement for their canceled Week 1 game. The game was contingent upon both teams being available for the December 1 match-up at <a href="/wiki/Jack_Trice_Stadium" title="Jack Trice Stadium">Jack Trice Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 19, Incarnate Word accepted a bid to the <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season#Playoff_qualifiers" title="2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season">FCS playoffs</a>, if Incarnate Word were to win that game, Iowa State would be left without an opponent, again. Therefore, on November 20, Iowa State announced that they had canceled the game with Incarnate Word and scheduled a game with <a href="/wiki/2018_Drake_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Drake Bulldogs football team">Drake</a> for the same date and location.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>South Carolina scheduled a game against Akron on December 1 at <a href="/wiki/Williams-Brice_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams-Brice Stadium">Williams-Brice Stadium</a> to replace games each team lost due to weather events. The game was scheduled as a twelfth game on November 2, 2018, as soon as it was clear that neither team was going to qualify for their conference championship, freeing them up for week 14.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On November 18, 2018, it was announced that Virginia Tech and Marshall scheduled a game for December 1 at <a href="/wiki/Lane_Stadium" title="Lane Stadium">Lane Stadium</a> to make up for games lost due to Hurricane Florence. The game was contingent upon one or both teams needing the win to earn <a href="/wiki/Bowl_eligible" class="mw-redirect" title="Bowl eligible">bowl eligibility</a>. As of the announcement, Marshall was already bowl eligible, but Virginia Tech needed two more wins in their final two games (including the tentative Marshall game) to become bowl-eligible. The game was confirmed once Tech defeated Virginia during Week 13.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postseason">Postseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2018_First_Responder_Bowl" title="2018 First Responder Bowl">2018 First Responder Bowl</a> on December 26 between <a href="/wiki/2018_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> was canceled after severe weather hit the Dallas area. The game was stopped due to lightning in the area shortly after BC had taken a 7–0 lead in the first quarter, and was canceled about 90 minutes later. Lightning continued in the vicinity of the stadium for an additional 90 minutes, and further severe weather was expected for later that night. According to an NCAA spokesperson, this was believed to be the first bowl game ever called off due to weather conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_standings">Conference standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Conference standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="5"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="25em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334650">.mw-parser-output .standings-box{border:1px solid 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<td></td> <td> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 14 <a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 17 <a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2018 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 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href="/wiki/2018_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> xy </td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 25 <a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  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<td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2018 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">Oklahoma State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Texas Tech Red 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href="/wiki/2018_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_FIU_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 FIU Panthers football team">FIU</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Charlotte_49ers_football_team" title="2018 Charlotte 49ers football team">Charlotte</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 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<td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2018 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a> x$ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_team" title="2018 North Texas Mean Green football team">North Texas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a 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colspan="5" class="subcol"><abbr title="Conference record">Conf</abbr></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th colspan="5" class="subcol">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">East Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="2018 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2018 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (OH)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> 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Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a> x$ </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Western_Michigan_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team">Western Michigan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team">Eastern Michigan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="2018 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Ball_State_Cardinals_football_team" title="2018 Ball State Cardinals football team">Ball State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team" title="2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team">Central Michigan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> 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record">Conf</abbr></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th colspan="5" class="subcol">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">Mountain Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 23 <a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 22 <a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="2018 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2018 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="2018 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 18 <a href="/wiki/2018_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a> x$ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team" title="2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team">Nevada</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_UNLV_Rebels_football_team" title="2018 UNLV Rebels football team">UNLV</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2018 San Jose State Spartans football team">San Jose State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game"><b>Fresno State 19</b>, Boise State 16 (OT)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li><li>y – Championship game participant</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td 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<td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><span class="nowrap">No. 10 <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></span> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2018 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2018 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="2018 California Golden Bears football team">California</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="2018 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">South Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2018 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> xy </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2018 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="Pac-12 Football Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018_Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game"><b>Washington 10</b>, Utah 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li><li>y – Championship game participant</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football 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team">Georgia</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 12 <a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 7т <a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> 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href="/wiki/2018_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a>*</span> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/SEC_Championship_Game" title="SEC Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2018 SEC Championship Game"><b>Alabama 35</b>, Georgia 28</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>^ – College Football Playoff participant</li><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li><li>* Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.<sup id="cite_ref-vacated2_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vacated2-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div>Rankings from <a 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href="/wiki/2018_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team">Appalachian State</a> xy$ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Troy_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 Troy Trojans football team">Troy</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team">Georgia Southern</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Coastal_Carolina_Chanticleers_football_team" title="2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team">Coastal Carolina</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_State_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 Georgia State Panthers football team">Georgia State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team">Louisiana</a> xy </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football_team" title="2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team">Arkansas State</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana%E2%80%93Monroe_Warhawks_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team">Louisiana–Monroe</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_South_Alabama_Jaguars_football_team" title="2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team">South Alabama</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_State_Bobcats_football_team" title="2018 Texas State Bobcats football team">Texas State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> 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team">Army</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_Liberty_Flames_football_team" title="2018 Liberty Flames football team">Liberty</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2018 UMass Minutemen football team">UMass</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2018_New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team">New Mexico State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>^ – College Football Playoff participant</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_summaries">Conference summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Clelin_Ferrell" title="Clelin Ferrell">Clelin Ferrell</a> <small>(Clemson)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Dabo Swinney</a> <small>(Clemson)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_American_Athletic_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game">American</a> </td> <td>No. 7 <b><a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a> </td> <td>56–41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McKenzie_Milton" title="McKenzie Milton">McKenzie Milton</a> <small>(UCF)</small> </td> <td>Nate Harvey <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2018 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Fickell" title="Luke Fickell">Luke Fickell</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_12_Championship_Game" title="2018 Big 12 Championship Game">Big 12</a> </td> <td>No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a><sup>CFP</sup></b> </td> <td>No. 9 <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> </td> <td>39–27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyler_Murray" title="Kyler Murray">Kyler Murray</a> <small>(Oklahoma)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Long_Jr._(linebacker)" title="David Long Jr. (linebacker)">David Long Jr.</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Riley" title="Lincoln Riley">Lincoln Riley</a> <small>(Oklahoma)</small><br /> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Campbell_(American_football_coach)" title="Matt Campbell (American football coach)">Matt Campbell</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_Ten_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game">Big Ten</a> </td> <td>No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> </td> <td>No. 21 <a href="/wiki/2018_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td> <td>45–24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Haskins" title="Dwayne Haskins">Dwayne Haskins</a> <small>(Ohio State)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devin_Bush_Jr." title="Devin Bush Jr.">Devin Bush Jr.</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Fitzgerald" title="Pat Fitzgerald">Pat Fitzgerald</a> <small>(Northwestern)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Conference_USA_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game">C–USA</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2018 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> </td> <td>27–25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mason_Fine" title="Mason Fine">Mason Fine</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_team" title="2018 North Texas Mean Green football team">North Texas</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-C-USA_POYs_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-USA_POYs-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaylon_Ferguson" title="Jaylon Ferguson">Jaylon Ferguson</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a>)</small><sup id="cite_ref-C-USA_POYs_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-USA_POYs-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Stockstill" title="Rick Stockstill">Rick Stockstill</a> <small>(Middle Tennessee)</small><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_MAC_Championship_Game" title="2018 MAC Championship Game">MAC</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="2018 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a> </td> <td>30–29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyree_Jackson" title="Tyree Jackson">Tyree Jackson</a> <small>(Buffalo)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Smith" title="Sutton Smith">Sutton Smith</a> <small>(Northern Illinois)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Leipold" title="Lance Leipold">Lance Leipold</a> <small>(Buffalo)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">MW</a> </td> <td>No. 25 <b><a href="/wiki/2018_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a></b> </td> <td>No. 19 <a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">19–16 <sup>OT</sup></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Rypien" title="Brett Rypien">Brett Rypien</a> <small>(Boise State)</small> </td> <td>Jeff Allison <small>(Fresno State)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Wells_(coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt Wells (coach)">Matt Wells</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game">Pac-12</a> </td> <td>No. 10 <b><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a></b> </td> <td>No. 17 <a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2018 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> </td> <td>10–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gardner_Minshew" title="Gardner Minshew">Gardner Minshew</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Burr-Kirven" title="Ben Burr-Kirven">Ben Burr-Kirven</a> <small>(Washington)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a> <small>(Washington State)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2018 SEC Championship Game">SEC</a> </td> <td>No. 1 <b> <a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a><sup>CFP</sup></b> </td> <td>No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td> <td>35–28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tua_Tagovailoa" title="Tua Tagovailoa">Tua Tagovailoa</a> <small>(Alabama)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hines-Allen" title="Josh Hines-Allen">Josh Allen</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Stoops" title="Mark Stoops">Mark Stoops</a> <small>(Kentucky)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Sun_Belt_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team">Appalachian State</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team">Louisiana</a> </td> <td>30–19 </td> <td>Zac Thomas <small>(Appalachian State)</small> </td> <td>Ronheen Bingham <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018_Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football_team" title="2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team">Arkansas State</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Satterfield" title="Scott Satterfield">Scott Satterfield</a> <small>(Appalachian State)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup><b>CFP</b></sup> College Football Playoff participant </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Conference USA is the only FBS league that presents a Most Valuable Player award distinct from offensive and defensive awards. Middle Tennessee quarterback <a href="/wiki/Brent_Stockstill" title="Brent Stockstill">Brent Stockstill</a> was named MVP.<sup id="cite_ref-C-USA_POYs_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-USA_POYs-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason_2">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bowl_selections">Bowl selections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Bowl selections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2018–19 NCAA football bowl games">2018–19 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>There were 39 team-competitive post-season bowl games, with two teams advancing to a 40th – the CFP National Championship game. Normally, a team is required to have a .500 minimum <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a> during the regular season to become <a href="/wiki/Bowl_eligibility" title="Bowl eligibility">bowl-eligible</a> (six wins for an 11- or 12-game schedule, and seven wins for a 13-game schedule). If there are not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records may be chosen to fill all 78 bowl slots. Additionally, on the rare occasion in which a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games via <a href="/wiki/Bids_to_college_bowl_games" title="Bids to college bowl games">tie-ins</a> for their conference. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bowl–eligible_teams"><span id="Bowl.E2.80.93eligible_teams"></span>Bowl–eligible teams</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Bowl–eligible teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season">ACC</a> (11): <a href="/wiki/2018_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="2018 Duke Blue Devils football team">Duke</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2018 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2018 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2018 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team" title="2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team">Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_Athletic_Conference_football_season" title="2018 American Athletic Conference football season">American</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2018_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Houston Cougars football team">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_South_Florida_Bulls_football_team" title="2018 South Florida Bulls football team">South Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="2018 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="2018 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Big Ten Conference football season">Big Ten</a> (9): <a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2018 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_12_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Big 12 Conference football season">Big 12</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2018_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2018 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">Oklahoma State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Conference_USA_football_season" title="2018 Conference USA football season">C-USA</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2018_FIU_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 FIU Panthers football team">FIU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_team" title="2018 North Texas Mean Green football team">North Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team">Southern Miss</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2018 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2018_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mid-American_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Mid-American Conference football season">MAC</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2018_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="2018 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team">Eastern Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2018 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (OH)</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_Bobcats_football_team" title="2018 Ohio Bobcats football team">Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="2018 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Western_Michigan_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team">Western Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Mountain West Conference football season">Mountain West</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team" title="2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team">Nevada</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pac-12_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Pac-12 Conference football season">Pac-12</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2018_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="2018 California Golden Bears football team">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2018 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2018 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2018 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Southeastern_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Southeastern Conference football season">SEC</a> (11): <a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sun_Belt_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Sun Belt Conference football season">Sun Belt</a> (6): <a href="/wiki/2018_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team">Appalachian State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football_team" title="2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team">Arkansas State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team">Georgia Southern</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team">Louisiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana%E2%80%93Monroe_Warhawks_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team">Louisiana–Monroe</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Troy_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 Troy Trojans football team">Troy</a></li></ul> <p>Number of bowl berths available: 78<br />Number of bowl-eligible teams: 82 </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bowl-eligible_teams_that_were_not_invited">Bowl-eligible teams that were not invited</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Bowl-eligible teams that were not invited"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Conference_USA_football_season" title="2018 Conference USA football season">C-USA</a> (1): <a href="/wiki/2018_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team">Southern Miss</a> (6–5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mid-American_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Mid-American Conference football season">MAC</a> (1): <a href="/wiki/2018_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2018 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (Ohio)</a> (6–6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Mountain West Conference football season">Mountain West</a> (1): <a href="/wiki/2018_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (6–6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sun_Belt_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Sun Belt Conference football season">Sun Belt</a> (1): <a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana%E2%80%93Monroe_Warhawks_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team">Louisiana–Monroe</a> (6–6)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bowl–ineligible_teams"><span id="Bowl.E2.80.93ineligible_teams"></span>Bowl–ineligible teams</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Bowl–ineligible teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_Athletic_Conference_football_season" title="2018 American Athletic Conference football season">American</a> (5): <a href="/wiki/2018_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2018 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2018 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_SMU_Mustangs_football_team" title="2018 SMU Mustangs football team">SMU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season">ACC</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2018 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2018 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team" title="2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Big Ten Conference football season">Big Ten</a> (5): <a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="2018 Maryland Terrapins football team">Maryland</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">Rutgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_12_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Big 12 Conference football season">Big 12</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team">Texas Tech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Conference_USA_football_season" title="2018 Conference USA football season">C-USA</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2018_Charlotte_49ers_football_team" title="2018 Charlotte 49ers football team">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Atlantic_Owls_football_team" title="2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team">Florida Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football_team" title="2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team">Old Dominion</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Rice_Owls_football_team" title="2018 Rice Owls football team">Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UTEP_Miners_football_team" title="2018 UTEP Miners football team">UTEP</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team" title="2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team">UTSA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2018_Liberty_Flames_football_team" title="2018 Liberty Flames football team">Liberty</a>*, <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team">New Mexico State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2018 UMass Minutemen football team">UMass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mid-American_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Mid-American Conference football season">MAC</a> (5): <a href="/wiki/2018_Akron_Zips_football_team" title="2018 Akron Zips football team">Akron</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Ball_State_Cardinals_football_team" title="2018 Ball State Cardinals football team">Ball State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team" title="2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team">Bowling Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team" title="2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team">Central Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Mountain West Conference football season">Mountain West</a> (5): <a href="/wiki/2018_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="2018 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2018 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="2018 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2018 San Jose State Spartans football team">San Jose State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UNLV_Rebels_football_team" title="2018 UNLV Rebels football team">UNLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pac-12_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Pac-12 Conference football season">Pac-12</a> (5): <a href="/wiki/2018_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="2018 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2018 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 USC Trojans football team">USC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Southeastern_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Southeastern Conference football season">SEC</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2018_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a>**, <a href="/wiki/2018_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sun_Belt_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Sun Belt Conference football season">Sun Belt</a> (4): <a href="/wiki/2018_Coastal_Carolina_Chanticleers_football_team" title="2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team">Coastal Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_State_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 Georgia State Panthers football team">Georgia State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_South_Alabama_Jaguars_football_team" title="2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team">South Alabama</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_State_Bobcats_football_team" title="2018 Texas State Bobcats football team">Texas State</a></li></ul> <p>Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 48 </p><p>* Liberty was not bowl-eligible until 2019 due to their transition from FCS to FBS. If Liberty had at least six wins and there were not enough bowl-eligible teams, they could have requested an NCAA waiver to participate in a bowl;<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Liberty did reach six wins, but there were more than enough bowl-eligible teams to fill the available bids. </p><p>** Ole Miss, who finished their regular season with a 5–7 record, was under a self-imposed two-year bowl ban that applied for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_Football_Playoff">College Football Playoff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: College Football Playoff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the 2014–15 postseason, six <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> (CFP) bowl games have hosted two semifinal playoff games on a rotating basis. For this season, the <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> hosted the semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the <a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">2019 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a>. </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">Semifinals </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">Championship </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td width="150"> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td width="150"> </td> <td width="30"> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="1">December 29 – <a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium" title="Hard Rock Stadium">Hard Rock Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_Florida" title="Miami Gardens, Florida">Miami Gardens</a> </td> <td colspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;"> 1 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <b><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"><b>45</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;"> 4 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">34 </td> <td rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;border-width:2px 2px 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"><span class="nowrap">January 7 – <a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a></span><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3">  </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  1 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">December 29 – <a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2018 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  2 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  <b>Clemson</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"><b>44</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td></td> <td colspan="3">  </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;"> 2 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <b><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"><b>30</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;"> 3 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><span>This bracket: </span><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2019_College_Football_Playoff" title="Template:2019 College Football Playoff"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2019_College_Football_Playoff" title="Template talk:2019 College Football Playoff"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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<td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>.556 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Pac-12</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>.429 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Big 12</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>.571 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>MW</td> <td>6 (5)</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>.600 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>The American</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>.286 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C-USA</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>MAC</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>.167 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Independents</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Sun Belt</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>.600 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></b></td> <td><b>QB</b></td> <td><b>517</b></td> <td><b>278</b></td> <td><b>60</b></td> <td><b>2,167</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tua_Tagovailoa" title="Tua Tagovailoa">Tua Tagovailoa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>299</td> <td>431</td> <td>122</td> <td>1,871 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Haskins" title="Dwayne Haskins">Dwayne Haskins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>46</td> <td>111</td> <td>423</td> <td>783 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Grier" title="Will Grier">Will Grier</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>4</td> <td>17</td> <td>80</td> <td>126 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gardner_Minshew" title="Gardner Minshew">Gardner Minshew</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>6</td> <td>15</td> <td>74</td> <td>122 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McKenzie_Milton" title="McKenzie Milton">McKenzie Milton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>19</td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Etienne" title="Travis Etienne">Travis Etienne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>17</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Quinnen_Williams" title="Quinnen Williams">Quinnen Williams</a></td> <td>Alabama</td> <td>DT</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>16</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jonathan Taylor (American football)">Jonathan Taylor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>19</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Henderson" title="Darrell Henderson">Darrell Henderson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>15</td> <td>21 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_overall">Other overall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Other overall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Griffin_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Archie Griffin Award">Archie Griffin Award</a> (MVP):<a href="/wiki/Trevor_Lawrence" title="Trevor Lawrence">Trevor Lawrence</a>, QB, Clemson<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_College_Football_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award">AP Player of the Year</a>: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chic_Harley_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Chic Harley Award">Chic Harley Award</a> (Player of the Year): Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Award" title="Maxwell Award">Maxwell Award</a> (top player): Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_College_Football_Player_of_the_Year" title="Sporting News College Football Player of the Year">SN Player of the Year</a>: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Camp_Award" title="Walter Camp Award">Walter Camp Award</a> (top player): Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_overall">Special overall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Special overall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burlsworth_Trophy" title="Burlsworth Trophy">Burlsworth Trophy</a> (top player who began as walk-on): <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Renfrow" title="Hunter Renfrow">Hunter Renfrow</a>, WR, <a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung_Award" title="Paul Hornung Award">Paul Hornung Award</a> (most versatile player): <a href="/wiki/Rondale_Moore" title="Rondale Moore">Rondale Moore</a>, WR/RS, <a href="/wiki/2018_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Cornish_Trophy" title="Jon Cornish Trophy">Jon Cornish Trophy</a> (top Canadian player): <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Rourke" title="Nathan Rourke">Nathan Rourke</a>, QB, <a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_Bobcats_football_team" title="2018 Ohio Bobcats football team">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_V._Campbell_Trophy" title="William V. Campbell Trophy">Campbell Trophy</a> ("academic Heisman"): <a href="/wiki/Christian_Wilkins" title="Christian Wilkins">Christian Wilkins</a>, DT, Clemson<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuerffel_Trophy" title="Wuerffel Trophy">Wuerffel Trophy</a> (humanitarian-athlete): <a href="/wiki/Drue_Tranquill" title="Drue Tranquill">Drue Tranquill</a>, LB, <a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Senior_CLASS_Award_football_winners" title="List of Senior CLASS Award football winners">Senior CLASS Award</a> (senior student-athlete): <ul><li>Joe Dineen Jr., LB, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Will_Grier" title="Will Grier">Will Grier</a></b>, QB, <a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hale_Hentges" title="Hale Hentges">Hale Hentges</a>, TE, Alabama</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Laird" title="Patrick Laird">Patrick Laird</a>, RB, California</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Lock" title="Drew Lock">Drew Lock</a>, QB, <a href="/wiki/2018_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryce_Love" title="Bryce Love">Bryce Love</a>, RB, <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2018 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a></li> <li>Dalton Risner, OL, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Smith_(linebacker)" title="Cameron Smith (linebacker)">Cameron Smith</a>, LB, <a href="/wiki/2018_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 USC Trojans football team">USC</a></li> <li>Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson</li> <li>Khari Willis, S, <a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2018 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offense">Offense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Offense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Quarterback</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Davey_O%27Brien_Award" title="Davey O'Brien Award">Davey O'Brien Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kyler_Murray" title="Kyler Murray">Kyler Murray</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Unitas Award">Johnny Unitas Award</a> (senior/4th year quarterback): <a href="/wiki/Gardner_Minshew" title="Gardner Minshew">Gardner Minshew</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manning_Award" title="Manning Award">Manning Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kyler_Murray" title="Kyler Murray">Kyler Murray</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Baugh_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sammy Baugh Trophy">Sammy Baugh Trophy</a> (passing quarterback): Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State</li></ul> <p><b>Running back</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker_Award" title="Doak Walker Award">Doak Walker Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jonathan Taylor (American football)">Jonathan Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> <p><b>Wide receiver</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff_Award" title="Fred Biletnikoff Award">Fred Biletnikoff Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jeudy" title="Jerry Jeudy">Jerry Jeudy</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></li></ul> <p><b>Tight end</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_Award" title="John Mackey Award">John Mackey Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Hockenson" title="T. J. Hockenson">T. J. Hockenson</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Lineman</b>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Rimington_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Rimington Trophy">Dave Rimington Trophy</a> (center): <a href="/wiki/Garrett_Bradbury" title="Garrett Bradbury">Garrett Bradbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2018 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Moore_Award" title="Joe Moore Award">Joe Moore Award</a> (offensive line): Oklahoma</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defense">Defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski_Trophy" title="Bronko Nagurski Trophy">Bronko Nagurski Trophy</a> (defensive player): <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hines-Allen" title="Josh Hines-Allen">Josh Allen</a>, LB, <a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik_Award" title="Chuck Bednarik Award">Chuck Bednarik Award</a> (defensive player): Josh Allen, Kentucky</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lott_Trophy" title="Lott Trophy">Lott Trophy</a> (defensive impact): Josh Allen, Kentucky</li></ul> <p><b>Defensive front</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Bill_Willis_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Bill Willis Award</a> (defensive lineman): <a href="/wiki/Quinnen_Williams" title="Quinnen Williams">Quinnen Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Dick Butkus Award">Dick Butkus Award</a> (linebacker): <a href="/wiki/Devin_White" title="Devin White">Devin White</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Jack_Lambert_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Jack Lambert Trophy</a> (linebacker): Josh Allen, Kentucky</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks_Award" title="Ted Hendricks Award">Ted Hendricks Award</a> (defensive end): <a href="/wiki/Clelin_Ferrell" title="Clelin Ferrell">Clelin Ferrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive back</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe_Award" title="Jim Thorpe Award">Paycom Jim Thorpe Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Baker" title="Deandre Baker">Deandre Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Jack_Tatum_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Jack Tatum Trophy</a>: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Delpit" title="Grant Delpit">Grant Delpit</a>, LSU</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_teams">Special teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Special teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza_Award" title="Lou Groza Award">Lou Groza Award</a> (placekicker): <a href="/wiki/Andre_Szmyt" title="Andre Szmyt">Andre Szmyt</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2018 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy_Award" title="Ray Guy Award">Ray Guy Award</a> (punter): <a href="/wiki/Braden_Mann" title="Braden Mann">Braden Mann</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Award" title="Jet Award">Jet Award</a> (return specialist): <a href="/wiki/Savon_Scarver" title="Savon Scarver">Savon Scarver</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Mortell_Holder_of_the_Year_Award" title="Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award">Peter Mortell Award</a> (holder): Mac Loudermilk, <a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_positional_awards">Other positional awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Other positional awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outland_Trophy" title="Outland Trophy">Outland Trophy</a> (interior lineman on either offense or defense): Quinnen Williams, Alabama</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaches">Coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA Coach of the Year">AFCA Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_College_Football_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award">AP Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(American_football_coach)" title="Brian Kelly (American football coach)">Brian Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dodd_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award">Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year</a>: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award">Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clark_(American_football)" title="Bill Clark (American football)">Bill Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2018 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Munger_Award" title="George Munger Award">George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Monken" title="Jeff Monken">Jeff Monken</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_Depot_Coach_of_the_Year" title="Home Depot Coach of the Year">Home Depot Coach of the Year</a>: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_%22Bear%22_Bryant_Award" title="Paul "Bear" Bryant Award">Paul "Bear" Bryant Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Dabo Swinney</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_College_Football_Coach_of_the_Year" title="Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year"><i>Sporting News</i> Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clark_(American_football)" title="Bill Clark (American football)">Bill Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2018 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Camp_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award">Walter Camp Coach of the Year</a>: Nick Saban, Alabama</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Assistants">Assistants</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Assistants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year#Assistant_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA Coach of the Year">AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Faris" title="Jeff Faris">Jeff Faris</a>, TE, <a href="/wiki/2018_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="2018 Duke Blue Devils football team">Duke</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broyles_Award" title="Broyles Award">Broyles Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Locksley" title="Mike Locksley">Mike Locksley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Offensive_coordinator" title="Offensive coordinator">OC</a>, Alabama</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Americans">All-Americans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: All-Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2018_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="2018 College Football All-America Team">2018 College Football All-America Team</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CFB_Playoff_final_rankings">CFB Playoff final rankings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: CFB Playoff final rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 2, 2018, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Team</th> <th>W–L</th> <th>Conference and standing</th> <th>Bowl game </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13–0</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Southeastern_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Southeastern Conference football season">SEC</a> Champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">CFP</a> Semifinal No. 1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13–0</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season">ACC</a> Champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2018 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a> (CFP Semifinal No. 2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12–0</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a></td> <td>Cotton Bowl (CFP Semifinal No. 2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">4</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12–1</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_12_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Big 12 Conference football season">Big 12</a> Champions</td> <td>Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal No. 1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">5</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11–2</div></td> <td>SEC East Division champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Sugar_Bowl" title="2019 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">6</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12–1</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Big Ten Conference football season">Big Ten</a> Champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Rose_Bowl" title="2019 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">7</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td> <td>10–2</td> <td>Big Ten East Division co-champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Peach_Bowl_(December)" title="2018 Peach Bowl (December)">Peach Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></td> <td>12–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_American_Athletic_Conference_football_season" title="2018 American Athletic Conference football season">AAC</a> Champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)">Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a></td> <td>10–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Pac-12_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Pac-12 Conference football season">Pac-12</a> Champions</td> <td>Rose Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></td> <td>9–3</td> <td>SEC East Division second place (tie)</td> <td>Peach Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></td> <td>9–3</td> <td>SEC West Division second place (tie)</td> <td>Fiesta Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a></td> <td>9–3</td> <td>Big Ten East Division third place</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Citrus_Bowl" title="2019 Citrus Bowl">Citrus Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></td> <td>10–2</td> <td>Pac-12 North Division co-champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Alamo_Bowl" title="2018 Alamo Bowl">Alamo Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">14</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a></td> <td>9–3</td> <td>SEC East Division second place (tie)</td> <td>Citrus Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></td> <td>9–4</td> <td>Big 12 second place</td> <td>Sugar Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">16</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td> <td>8–3</td> <td>Big 12 third place (tie)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Camping_World_Bowl" title="2018 Camping World Bowl">Camping World Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">17</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2018 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></td> <td>9–4</td> <td>Pac-12 South Division champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Holiday_Bowl" title="2018 Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">18</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a></td> <td>8–4</td> <td>SEC fourth place</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Outback_Bowl" title="2019 Outback Bowl">Outback Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">19</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a></td> <td>8–4</td> <td>SEC second place (tie)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Gator_Bowl" title="2018 Gator Bowl">Gator Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">20</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2018 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a></td> <td>9–3</td> <td>ACC Atlantic Division second place</td> <td>Camping World Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">21</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a></td> <td>11–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_football_season" title="2018 Mountain West Conference football season">MW</a> champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Las_Vegas_Bowl" title="2018 Las Vegas Bowl">Las Vegas Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">22</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a></td> <td>8–5</td> <td>Big Ten West Division champions</td> <td>Holiday Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">23</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Pitt_Panthers_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Pitt Panthers football team">Missouri</a></td> <td>8-5</td> <td>SEC East Division fourth place (tie)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Liberty_Bowl" title="2018 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">24</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a></td> <td>8–4</td> <td>Big 12 third place (tie)</td> <td>Alamo Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">25</div></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a></td> <td>10–3</td> <td>MW Mountain Division champions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_First_Responder_Bowl" title="2018 First Responder Bowl">First Responder Bowl</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_rankings">Final rankings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Final rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Associated Press </th> <th>Coaches' Poll </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2018 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2018 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preseason_and_in-season">Preseason and in-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Preseason and in-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2018. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2018, see <a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season#Coaching_changes" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2017 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Reason </th> <th>Replacement </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_Falcons_football" title="Bowling Green Falcons football">Bowling Green</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Jinks" title="Mike Jinks">Mike Jinks</a> </td> <td>October 14 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Pelini" title="Carl Pelini">Carl Pelini</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_football" title="Maryland Terrapins football">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/D._J._Durkin" title="D. J. Durkin">D. J. Durkin</a> </td> <td>October 31 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Canada" title="Matt Canada">Matt Canada</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Petrino" title="Bobby Petrino">Bobby Petrino</a> </td> <td>November 11 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Ward" title="Lorenzo Ward">Lorenzo Ward</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_MacIntyre" title="Mike MacIntyre">Mike MacIntyre</a> </td> <td>November 18 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Roper" title="Kurt Roper">Kurt Roper</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_State_Bobcats_football" title="Texas State Bobcats football">Texas State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Everett_Withers" title="Everett Withers">Everett Withers</a> </td> <td>November 18 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Woods_(American_football_coach)" title="Chris Woods (American football coach)">Chris Woods</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_football" title="East Carolina Pirates football">East Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Montgomery" title="Scottie Montgomery">Scottie Montgomery</a> </td> <td>November 29 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Blackwell_(American_football)" title="David Blackwell (American football)">David Blackwell</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_football" title="Utah State Aggies football">Utah State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Wells_(American_football_coach)" title="Matt Wells (American football coach)">Matt Wells</a> </td> <td>November 29 </td> <td>Hired as head coach by Texas Tech </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Maile" title="Frank Maile">Frank Maile</a> (interim, bowl) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers football">Appalachian State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Satterfield" title="Scott Satterfield">Scott Satterfield</a> </td> <td>December 4 </td> <td>Hired as head coach by Louisville </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ivey" title="Mark Ivey">Mark Ivey</a> (interim, bowl) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Collins_(American_football)" title="Geoff Collins (American football)">Geoff Collins</a> </td> <td>December 7 </td> <td>Hired as head coach by Georgia Tech </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Foley" title="Ed Foley">Ed Foley</a> (interim, bowl) </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="End_of_season">End of season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: End of season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season. </p> <table class="wikitable season"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Conf. </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Reason </th> <th>Replacement </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Beaty_(American_football)" title="David Beaty (American football)">David Beaty</a> </td> <td>November 4 </td> <td>Fired (effective at end of season)<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Les_Miles" title="Les Miles">Les Miles</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_49ers_football" title="Charlotte 49ers football">Charlotte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Brad Lambert (American football)">Brad Lambert</a> </td> <td>November 18 </td> <td>Fired (effective at end of season) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Healy" title="Will Healy">Will Healy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_football" title="UMass Minutemen football">UMass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Whipple" title="Mark Whipple">Mark Whipple</a> </td> <td>November 20 </td> <td>Agreed to part ways </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bell" title="Walt Bell">Walt Bell</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football" title="Central Michigan Chippewas football">Central Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bonamego" title="John Bonamego">John Bonamego</a> </td> <td>November 23 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_McElwain" title="Jim McElwain">Jim McElwain</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Fedora" title="Larry Fedora">Larry Fedora</a> </td> <td>November 25 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mack_Brown" title="Mack Brown">Mack Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football" title="Texas Tech Red Raiders football">Texas Tech</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kliff_Kingsbury" title="Kliff Kingsbury">Kliff Kingsbury</a> </td> <td>November 25 </td> <td>Fired<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Wells_(American_football_coach)" title="Matt Wells (American football coach)">Matt Wells</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football" title="Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football">Western Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Sanford_Jr." title="Mike Sanford Jr.">Mike Sanford</a> </td> <td>November 25 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyson_Helton" title="Tyson Helton">Tyson Helton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_Falcons_football" title="Bowling Green Falcons football">Bowling Green</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Pelini" title="Carl Pelini">Carl Pelini</a> (interim) </td> <td>November 28 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scot_Loeffler" title="Scot Loeffler">Scot Loeffler</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Johnson_(American_football_coach,_born_1957)" title="Paul Johnson (American football coach, born 1957)">Paul Johnson</a> </td> <td>November 28 </td> <td>Retired (effective after Georgia Tech's bowl game)<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Collins_(American_football)" title="Geoff Collins (American football)">Geoff Collins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_State_Bobcats_football" title="Texas State Bobcats football">Texas State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Woods_(American_football_coach)" title="Chris Woods (American football coach)">Chris Woods</a> (interim) </td> <td>November 28 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jake_Spavital" title="Jake Spavital">Jake Spavital</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football" title="Kansas State Wildcats football">Kansas State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Snyder" title="Bill Snyder">Bill Snyder</a> </td> <td>December 2 </td> <td>Retired<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Klieman" title="Chris Klieman">Chris Klieman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akron_Zips_football" title="Akron Zips football">Akron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bowden" title="Terry Bowden">Terry Bowden</a> </td> <td>December 2 </td> <td>Fired<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Arth" title="Tom Arth">Tom Arth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_football" title="East Carolina Pirates football">East Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Blackwell_(American_football)" title="David Blackwell (American football)">David Blackwell</a> (interim) </td> <td>December 3 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Houston_(American_football)" title="Mike Houston (American football)">Mike Houston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_football" title="Liberty Flames football">Liberty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turner_Gill" title="Turner Gill">Turner Gill</a> </td> <td>December 3 </td> <td>Retired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Freeze" title="Hugh Freeze">Hugh Freeze</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a> </td> <td>December 4 </td> <td>Retired (effective at end of season) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Day_(American_football)" title="Ryan Day (American football)">Ryan Day</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Ward" title="Lorenzo Ward">Lorenzo Ward</a> (interim) </td> <td>December 4 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Satterfield" title="Scott Satterfield">Scott Satterfield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_football" title="Maryland Terrapins football">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Canada" title="Matt Canada">Matt Canada</a> (interim) </td> <td>December 4 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Locksley" title="Mike Locksley">Mike Locksley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Roper" title="Kurt Roper">Kurt Roper</a> (interim) </td> <td>December 5 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Tucker" title="Mel Tucker">Mel Tucker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_football" title="Utah State Aggies football">Utah State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">MW</a> </td> <td>Frank Maile (interim) </td> <td>December 9 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Andersen" title="Gary Andersen">Gary Andersen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers football">Appalachian State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td>Mark Ivey (interim) </td> <td>December 13 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eliah_Drinkwitz" title="Eliah Drinkwitz">Eliah Drinkwitz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Foley" title="Ed Foley">Ed Foley</a> (interim) </td> <td>December 13 </td> <td>Permanent replacement </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rod_Carey" title="Rod Carey">Rod Carey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_Applewhite" title="Major Applewhite">Major Applewhite</a> </td> <td>December 30 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Holgorsen" title="Dana Holgorsen">Dana Holgorsen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Richt" title="Mark Richt">Mark Richt</a> </td> <td>December 30 </td> <td>Retired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manny_Diaz_(American_football)" title="Manny Diaz (American football)">Manny Diaz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Holgorsen" title="Dana Holgorsen">Dana Holgorsen</a> </td> <td>January 1 </td> <td>Hired as head coach by <a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neal_Brown" title="Neal Brown">Neal Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_football" title="Troy Trojans football">Troy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neal_Brown" title="Neal Brown">Neal Brown</a> </td> <td>January 4 </td> <td>Hired as head coach by <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Lindsey" title="Chip Lindsey">Chip Lindsey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football" title="Northern Illinois Huskies football">Northern Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rod_Carey" title="Rod Carey">Rod Carey</a> </td> <td>January 10 </td> <td>Hired as head coach by <a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hammock" title="Thomas Hammock">Thomas Hammock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Carolina_Chanticleers_football" title="Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football">Coastal Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Moglia" title="Joe Moglia">Joe Moglia</a> </td> <td>January 18 </td> <td>Resigned </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamey_Chadwell" title="Jamey Chadwell">Jamey Chadwell</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_viewers_and_ratings">Television viewers and ratings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Television viewers and ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_watched_regular-season_games">Most watched regular-season games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Most watched regular-season games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">All times <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Rankings are from the <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a> (before 10/30) and <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP Rankings</a> (thereafter).</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="4">Matchup</th> <th>Network</th> <th>Viewers (millions)</th> <th>TV Rating<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Significance </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>November 24, 12:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">No. 4 Michigan</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team"><b>No. 10 Ohio State</b></a> </td> <td>62 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">FOX</a> </td> <td>13.20 </td> <td>7.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football_TV_program)" title="College GameDay (football TV program)">College GameDay</a>/<a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Ohio_State_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>November 3, 8:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">No. 1 Alabama</a></b> </td> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">No. 3 LSU</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SEC_on_CBS" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC on CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>11.54 </td> <td>6.6 </td> <td>College GameDay/<a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93LSU_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–LSU football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>September 29, 7:30pm </td> <td><b>No. 4 Ohio State</b> </td> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">No. 9 Penn State</a> </td> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football on ABC">ABC</a> </td> <td>9.14 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>College GameDay/<a href="/wiki/Ohio_State%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>November 24, 3:30pm </td> <td><b>No. 1 Alabama</b> </td> <td>52 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td rowspan="2">CBS </td> <td>9.13 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iron_Bowl" title="Iron Bowl">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>December 8, 3:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2018 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2018 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a></b> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>8.05 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td>College GameDay/<a href="/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Navy_Game" title="Army–Navy Game">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>November 24, 8:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">No. 3 Notre Dame</a></b> </td> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2018 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td rowspan="2">ABC </td> <td>7.74 </td> <td>4.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame%E2%80%93USC_football_rivalry" title="Notre Dame–USC football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>September 15, 8:00pm </td> <td><b>No. 4 Ohio State</b> </td> <td>40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team">No. 15 TCU</a> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>7.23 </td> <td>4.25 </td> <td>College GameDay </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>September 1, 7:30pm </td> <td>No. 14 Michigan </td> <td>17 </td> <td><b>No. 12 Notre Dame</b> </td> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Football_on_NBC" title="Notre Dame Football on NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>7.09 </td> <td>4.0 </td> <td>College GameDay/<a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>September 2, 7:30pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2018 Miami Hurricanes football team">No. 8 Miami (FL)</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td><b>No. 25 LSU</b> </td> <td>33 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>6.56 </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Advocare_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Advocare Classic">Advocare Classic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>October 27, 3:30pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">No. 9 Florida</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">No. 7 Georgia</a></b> </td> <td>36 </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>6.35 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>College GameDay/<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Georgia_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Georgia football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_championship_games">Conference championship games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Conference championship games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">All times <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Rankings are from the <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP Rankings</a>.</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="4">Matchup</th> <th>Network</th> <th>Viewers (millions)</th> <th>TV Rating<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>December 1, 4:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">No. 1 Alabama</a></b> (West) </td> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">No. 4 Georgia</a> (East) </td> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SEC_on_CBS" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC on CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>17.5 </td> <td>10.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2018 SEC Championship Game">SEC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, GA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>December 1, 12:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">No. 14 Texas</a> (No. 2 seed) </td> <td>27 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">No. 5 Oklahoma</a></b> (No. 1 seed) </td> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football on ABC">ABC</a> </td> <td>10.2 </td> <td>6.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_12_Championship_Game" title="2018 Big 12 Championship Game">Big 12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, TX</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>December 1, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team">No. 21 Northwestern</a> (West) </td> <td>21 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">No. 6 Ohio State</a></b> (East) </td> <td>45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_College_Football" title="Fox College Football">FOX</a> </td> <td>8.7 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_Ten_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game">Big Ten</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Oil_Stadium" title="Lucas Oil Stadium">Lucas Oil Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, IN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>December 1, 8:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">No. 2 Clemson</a></b> (Atlantic) </td> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> (Coastal) </td> <td>10 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>4.2 </td> <td>2.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_ACC_Championship_Game" title="2018 ACC Championship Game">ACC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, NC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>November 30, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2018 Utah Utes football team">No. 17 Utah</a> (South) </td> <td>3 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Washington Huskies football team">No. 11 Washington</a></b> (North) </td> <td>10 </td> <td>FOX </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td>2.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game">Pac-12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, CA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>December 1, 3:30pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a> (West) </td> <td>41 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">No. 8 UCF</a></b> (East) </td> <td>56 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>3.3 </td> <td>2.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_American_Athletic_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game">American</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum Stadium">Spectrum Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, FL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>December 1, 7:45pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">No. 25 Fresno State</a></b> (West) </td> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2018 Boise State Broncos football team">No. 22 Boise State</a> (Mountain) </td> <td>16 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN</a> </td> <td>1.0 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">MW</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albertsons_Stadium" title="Albertsons Stadium">Albertsons Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, ID</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>December 1, 12:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team">Louisiana</a> (West) </td> <td>19 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team">Appalachian State</a></b> (East) </td> <td>30 </td> <td>0.90 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Sun_Belt_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kidd_Brewer_Stadium" title="Kidd Brewer Stadium">Kidd Brewer Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone, NC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>November 30, 7:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a></b> (West) </td> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="2018 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a> (East) </td> <td>29 </td> <td>ESPN2 </td> <td>0.59 </td> <td>0.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_MAC_Championship_Game" title="2018 MAC Championship Game">MAC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit, MI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>December 1, 1:30pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2018 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a></b> (West) </td> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (East) </td> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports_Network" title="CBS Sports Network">CBSSN</a> </td> <td>n.a </td> <td>n.a </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Conference_USA_Football_Championship_Game" title="2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game">C-USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Red%22_Floyd_Stadium" title="Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium">Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro, TN</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_watched_non-CFP_bowl_games">Most watched non-CFP bowl games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Most watched non-CFP bowl 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Ohio State Buckeyes football team">No. 6 Ohio State</a></b> </td> <td><b>28</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>/<a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td> <td>16.8 </td> <td>8.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, CA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Sugar_Bowl" title="2019 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> </td> <td>January 1, 2019, 8:30pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2018 Texas Longhorns football team">No. 15 Texas</a></b> </td> <td><b>28</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team">No. 5 Georgia</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>13.3 </td> <td>7.3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)">Fiesta Bowl</a> </td> <td>January 1, 2019, 1:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 LSU Tigers football team">No. 11 LSU</a></b> </td> <td><b>40</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2018 UCF Knights football team">No. 8 UCF</a> </td> <td>32 </td> <td rowspan="2">ESPN </td> <td>8.5 </td> <td>4.7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/State_Farm_Stadium" title="State Farm Stadium">State Farm Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Peach_Bowl_(December)" title="2018 Peach Bowl (December)">Peach Bowl</a> </td> <td>December 29, 2018, 12:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">No. 10 Florida</a></b> </td> <td><b>41</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2018 Michigan Wolverines football team">No. 7 Michigan</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>8.4 </td> <td>5.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Citrus_Bowl" title="2019 Citrus Bowl">Citrus Bowl</a> </td> <td>January 1, 2019 1:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team">No. 14 Kentucky</a></b> </td> <td><b>27</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">No. 12 Penn State</a> </td> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN College Football on ABC">ABC</a> </td> <td>7.7 </td> <td>4.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Camping World Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Alamo_Bowl" title="2018 Alamo Bowl">Alamo Bowl</a> </td> <td>December 28, 2018, 9:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team">No. 24 Iowa State</a> </td> <td>26 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 Washington State Cougars football team">No. 13 Washington State</a></b> </td> <td><b>28</b> </td> <td rowspan="5">ESPN </td> <td>5.5 </td> <td>3.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Gator_Bowl" title="2018 Gator Bowl">Gator Bowl</a> </td> <td>December 31, 2018, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2018 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team">No. 19 Texas A&M</a></b> </td> <td><b>52</b> </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td>2.7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TIAA_Bank_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="TIAA Bank Field">TIAA Bank Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Camping_World_Bowl" title="2018 Camping World Bowl">Camping World Bowl</a> </td> <td>December 28, 2018, 5:15pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">No. 18 West Virginia</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2018 Syracuse Orange football team">No. 20 Syracuse</a></b> </td> <td><b>34</b> </td> <td>4.8 </td> <td>2.8 </td> <td>Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Liberty_Bowl" title="2018 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a> </td> <td>December 31, 2018, 3:45pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Missouri Tigers football team">No. 23 Missouri</a> </td> <td>33 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">Oklahoma State</a></b> </td> <td><b>38</b> </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td>2.3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bowl" title="Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Pinstripe_Bowl" title="2018 Pinstripe Bowl">Pinstripe Bowl</a> </td> <td>December 27, 2018, 5:15pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2018 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></b> </td> <td><b>35</b> </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td>2.3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium" title="Yankee Stadium">Yankee Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York, New York">New York, New York</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_Football_Playoff_2">College Football Playoff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: College Football Playoff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">All times <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Rankings are from the <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP Rankings</a>.</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="4">Matchup</th> <th>Network</th> <th>Viewers (millions)</th> <th>TV Rating</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Cotton Bowl">Cotton Bowl</a> (semifinal) </td> <td>December 29, 2018, 4:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">No. 3 Notre Dame</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">No. 2 Clemson</a></b> </td> <td>30 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td> <td>16.9 </td> <td>9.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Arlington, TX">Arlington, TX</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> (semifinal) </td> <td>December 29, 2018, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team">No. 4 Oklahoma</a> </td> <td>34 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">No. 1 Alabama</a></b> </td> <td>45 </td> <td>19.1 </td> <td>9.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium" title="Hard Rock Stadium">Hard Rock Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami Gardens, FL">Miami Gardens, FL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a> </td> <td>January 7, 2019, 8:00pm </td> <td><b>No. 2 Clemson</b> </td> <td>44 </td> <td>No. 1 Alabama </td> <td>16 </td> <td>25.3 </td> <td>13.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Clara, CA">Santa Clara, CA</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division II football season">2018 NCAA Division II football season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division III football season">2018 NCAA Division III football season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NAIA_football_season" title="2018 NAIA football season">2018 NAIA football season</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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football season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_college_football_season" title="1899 college football season">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_college_football_season" title="1900 college football season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_college_football_season" title="1901 college football season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_college_football_season" title="1902 college football season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_college_football_season" title="1903 college football season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_college_football_season" title="1904 college football season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_college_football_season" title="1905 college football season">1905</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">NCAA pre-divisional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1906_college_football_season" title="1906 college football season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_college_football_season" title="1907 college football season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_college_football_season" title="1908 college football season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_college_football_season" title="1909 college football season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_college_football_season" title="1910 college football season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_college_football_season" title="1911 college football season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_college_football_season" title="1912 college football season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_college_football_season" title="1913 college football season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_college_football_season" title="1914 college football season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_college_football_season" title="1915 college football season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_college_football_season" title="1916 college football season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_college_football_season" title="1917 college football season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_college_football_season" title="1918 college football season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_college_football_season" title="1919 college football season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_college_football_season" title="1920 college football season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_college_football_season" title="1921 college football season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_college_football_season" title="1922 college football season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_college_football_season" title="1923 college football season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_college_football_season" title="1924 college football season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_college_football_season" title="1925 college football season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_college_football_season" title="1926 college football season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_college_football_season" title="1927 college football season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_college_football_season" title="1928 college football season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_college_football_season" title="1929 college football season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_college_football_season" title="1930 college football season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_college_football_season" title="1931 college football season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_college_football_season" title="1932 college football season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_college_football_season" title="1933 college football season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_college_football_season" title="1934 college football season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_college_football_season" title="1935 college football season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_college_football_season" title="1936 college football season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_college_football_season" title="1937 college football season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_college_football_season" title="1938 college football season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_college_football_season" title="1939 college football season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_college_football_season" title="1940 college football season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_college_football_season" title="1941 college football season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_college_football_season" title="1942 college football season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_college_football_season" title="1943 college football season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_college_football_season" title="1944 college football season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_college_football_season" title="1945 college football season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_college_football_season" title="1946 college football season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_college_football_season" title="1947 college football season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_college_football_season" title="1948 college football season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_college_football_season" title="1949 college football season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_college_football_season" title="1950 college football season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_college_football_season" title="1951 college football season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_college_football_season" title="1952 college football season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_college_football_season" title="1953 college football season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_college_football_season" title="1954 college football season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_college_football_season" title="1955 college football season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_college_football_season" title="1956 college football season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_college_football_season" title="1957 college football season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_college_football_season" title="1958 college football season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_college_football_season" title="1959 college football season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_college_football_season" title="1960 college football season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_college_football_season" title="1961 college football season">1961</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_University_Division" title="NCAA University Division"><span style="color:white">NCAA University Division</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1962 NCAA University Division football season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1963 NCAA University Division football season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1964 NCAA University Division football season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1965 NCAA University Division football season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1966 NCAA University Division football season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1967 NCAA University Division football season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1968 NCAA University Division football season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1969 NCAA University Division football season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA University Division football season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1971 NCAA University Division football season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1972 NCAA University Division football season">1972</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_college_football_seasons#Division_I_only_(1973–1977)" title="List of college football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division I</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division I football season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division I football season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division I football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division I football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division I football season">1977</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-A/FBS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division I-A/FBS</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division I-A football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division I-A football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division I-A football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division I-A football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division I-A football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division I-A football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division I-A football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-A football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division I-A football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division I-A football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division I-A football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division I-A football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division I-A football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division I-A football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division I-A football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division I-A football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division I-A football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division I-A football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division I-A football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division I-A football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division I-A football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division I-A football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division I-A football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division I-A football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2017</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-AA/FCS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division I-AA/FCS</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_College_Division" title="NCAA College Division"><span style="color:white">NCAA College Division</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1962 NCAA College Division football season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1963 NCAA College Division football season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1964 NCAA College Division football season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1965 NCAA College Division football season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1966 NCAA College Division football season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1967 NCAA College Division football season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1968 NCAA College Division football season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1969 NCAA College Division football season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA College Division football season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1971 NCAA College Division football season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1972 NCAA College Division football season">1972</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_II_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division II football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division II</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division II football season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division II football season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division II football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division II football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division II football season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division II football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division II football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division II football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division II football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division II football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division II football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division II football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division II football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division II football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division II football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division II football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division II football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division II football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division II football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division II football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division II football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division II football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division II football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division II football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division II football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division II football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division II football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division II football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division II football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division II football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division II football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division II football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division II football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division II football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division II football season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division II football season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division II football season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2010 NCAA Division II football season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2011 NCAA Division II football season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2012 NCAA Division II football season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division II football season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2014 NCAA Division II football season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2015 NCAA Division II football season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2016 NCAA Division II football season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division II football season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division II football season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division II football season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2020–21 NCAA Division II football season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2021 NCAA Division II football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2022 NCAA Division II football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2023 NCAA Division II football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2024 NCAA Division II football season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_III_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division III football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division III</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division III football season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division III football season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division III football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division III football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division III football season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division III football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division III football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division III football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division III football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division III football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division III football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division III football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division III football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division III football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division III football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division III football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division III football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division III football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division III football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division III football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division III football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division III football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division III football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division III football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division III football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division III football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division III football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division III football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division III football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division III football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division III football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division III football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division III football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division III football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division III football season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division III football season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division III football season">2009</a></li> <li><a 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