2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2018 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams125
DurationAugust 25 – November 17
Payton AwardDevlin Hodges, QB, Samford
Buchanan AwardZach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri State
Playoff
DurationNovember 24 – December 15
Championship dateJanuary 5, 2019
Championship siteToyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
ChampionNorth Dakota State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons

The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 5, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State claimed its second consecutive FCS title, and seventh in eight years, defeating Eastern Washington, 38-24.