2018 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
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Number of teams | 129 + 1 transitional |
Duration | August 25, 2018 – December 8, 2018 |
Preseason AP No. 1 | Alabama |
Postseason | |
Duration | December 15, 2018 – January 7, 2019 |
Bowl games | 40 |
AP Poll No. 1 | Clemson[1] |
Coaches Poll No. 1 | Clemson[2] |
Heisman Trophy | Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma |
College Football Playoff | |
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship | |
Site | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California |
Champion(s) | Clemson |
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season 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 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Clemson Tigers won the title game over the Alabama Crimson Tide, the school's third national title and second in three years, and also becoming the first team since the 1897 Penn Quakers to have a perfect 15-0 season.