2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2018 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams129 + 1 transitional
DurationAugust 25, 2018 – December 8, 2018
Preseason AP No. 1Alabama
Postseason
DurationDecember 15, 2018 – January 7, 2019
Bowl games40
AP Poll No. 1Clemson[1]
Coaches Poll No. 1Clemson[2]
Heisman TrophyKyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
College Football Playoff
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship
SiteLevi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California
Champion(s)Clemson
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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.

  1. ^ "The AP Top 25 Poll". The Associated Press.
  2. ^ "Amway Coaches Poll". USA Today.

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