2018 Conference USA football season

2018 Conference USA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 25, 2018
through December 22, 2019
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network, Stadium, beIN Sports, ESPN
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pickRB Devin Singletary, FAU
Picked byBuffalo Bills, 74th overall
Regular season
Season MVPQB Brent Stockstill, MTSU
East championsMiddle Tennessee
West championsUAB
Championship Game
ChampionsUAB
  Runners-upMiddle Tennessee
Finals MVPRB Spencer Brown, UAB
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Middle Tennessee x   7 1     8 6  
Marshall   6 2     9 4  
FIU   6 2     9 4  
Charlotte   4 4     5 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     5 7  
Old Dominion   2 6     4 8  
Western Kentucky   2 6     3 9  
West Division
UAB x$   7 1     11 3  
North Texas   5 3     9 4  
Louisiana Tech   5 3     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     6 5  
UTSA   2 6     3 9  
UTEP   1 7     1 11  
Rice   1 7     2 11  
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Conference USA football season is the 23rd season of Conference USA football and part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.[1][2] The season began on August 25 and concluded on November 24.[3] This marked the fourth season since the 2014 realignment that took place in 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season which added the 14 member Charlotte from the Atlantic 10 Conference. C-USA is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, the Mid–American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The entire schedule was released on January 23.[4]

The Conference consists of 14 members. The Conference USA Football Championship game will be played on December 1.[3]

  1. ^ "UTSA Athletics announces 2018 Conference USA football schedule". www.utsa.edu. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Broaddus, Adrian. "C-USA releases UTEP football full 2018 schedule – The Prospector". www.theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2018 Conference USA Football Weekly Schedule, Analysis & Top Games Rankings". College Football News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Football Scheduled Announced". January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.[dead link]