2018 in American football

Overview of the events of 2018 in American football

Years in American football

* ← 2015
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* 2019
* 2020
* 2021 →

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2018 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 2017–18
* 2018
* 2018–19
* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

## 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

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* December 16, 2017 – January 8, 2018: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

### 2017–18 College Football Playoff and Championship Game

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* December 29, 2017: 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington at AT&T Stadium[1]
* The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the USC Trojans, 24–7.
* December 30, 2017: 2017 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale at University of Phoenix Stadium[2]
* The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Washington Huskies, 35–28.
* December 30, 2017: 2017 Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens at Hard Rock Stadium[3]
* The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 34–24.
* January 1: 2018 Peach Bowl in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium[4]
* The UCF Knights defeated the Auburn Tigers, 34–27.
* January 1: 2018 Rose Bowl in Pasadena at Rose Bowl[5]
* The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Oklahoma Sooners, 54–48.
* January 1: 2018 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans at Mercedes-Benz Superdome[6]
* The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Clemson Tigers, 24–6.
* January 8: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium[7]
* The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs, 26–23, to win the national championship.

### 2017–18 Non-CFP bowl games

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* December 16, 2017: 2017 New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans at Mercedes-Benz Superdome[8]
* The Troy Trojans defeated the North Texas Mean Green, 50–30.
* December 16, 2017: 2017 Cure Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium[9]
* The Georgia State Panthers defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 27–17.
* December 16, 2017: 2017 Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas at Sam Boyd Stadium[10]
* The Boise State Broncos defeated the Oregon Ducks, 38–28.
* December 16, 2017: 2017 New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque at Dreamstyle Stadium[11]
* The Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Colorado State Rams, 31–28.
* December 16, 2017: 2017 Camellia Bowl in Montgomery at Cramton Bowl[12]
* The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves, 35–30.
* December 19, 2017: 2017 Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton at FAU Stadium[13]
* The Florida Atlantic Owls defeated the Akron Zips, 50–3.
* December 20, 2017: 2017 Frisco Bowl in Frisco at Toyota Stadium[14]
* The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the SMU Mustangs, 51–10.
* December 21, 2017: 2017 Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field[15]
* The Temple Owls defeated the FIU Panthers, 28–3.
* December 22, 2017: 2017 Bahamas Bowl in Nassau at Thomas Robinson Stadium[16]
* The Ohio Bobcats defeated the UAB Blazers, 41–6.
* December 22, 2017: 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise at Albertsons Stadium[17]
* The Wyoming Cowboys defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas, 37–14.
* December 23, 2017: 2017 Birmingham Bowl in Birmingham at Legion Field[18]
* The South Florida Bulls defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 38–34.
* December 23, 2017: 2017 Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth at Amon G. Carter Stadium[19]
* The Army Black Knights defeated the San Diego State Aztecs, 42–35.
* December 23, 2017: 2017 Dollar General Bowl in Mobile at Ladd–Peebles Stadium[20]
* The Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Toledo Rockets, 34–0.
* December 24, 2017: 2017 Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu at Aloha Stadium[21]
* The Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the Houston Cougars, 26–20.
* December 26, 2017: 2017 Cactus Bowl in Phoenix at Chase Field[22]
* The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the UCLA Bruins, 35–17.
* December 26, 2017: 2017 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit at Ford Field[23]
* The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies, 36–14.
* December 26, 2017: 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl in Dallas at Cotton Bowl[24]
* The Utah Utes defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 30–14.
* December 27, 2017: 2017 Independence Bowl in Shreveport at Independence Stadium[25]
* The Florida State Seminoles defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 42–13.
* December 27, 2017: 2017 Pinstripe Bowl in The Bronx (New York City) at Yankee Stadium[26]
* The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Boston College Eagles, 27–20.
* December 27, 2017: 2017 Texas Bowl in Houston at NRG Stadium[27]
* The Texas Longhorns defeated the Missouri Tigers, 33–16.
* December 27, 2017: 2017 Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara at Levi's Stadium[28]
* The Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Arizona Wildcats, 38–35.
* December 28, 2017: 2017 Military Bowl in Annapolis at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium[29]
* The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Virginia Cavaliers, 49–7.
* December 28, 2017: 2017 Camping World Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium[30]
* The Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies, 30–21.
* December 28, 2017: 2017 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio at Alamodome[31]
* The TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Stanford Cardinal, 39–37.
* December 28, 2017: 2017 Holiday Bowl in San Diego at SDCCU Stadium[32]
* The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Washington State Cougars, 42–17.
* December 29, 2017: 2017 Belk Bowl in Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium[33]
* The Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the Texas A&M Aggies, 55–52.
* December 29, 2017: 2017 Sun Bowl in El Paso at Sun Bowl[34]
* The NC State Wolfpack defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils, 52–31.
* December 29, 2017: 2017 Music City Bowl in Nashville at Nissan Stadium[35]
* The Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Kentucky Wildcats, 24–23.
* December 29, 2017: 2017 Arizona Bowl in Tucson at Arizona Stadium[36]
* The New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Utah State Aggies, 26–20.
* December 30, 2017: 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville at EverBank Field[37]
* The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the Louisville Cardinals, 31–27.
* December 30, 2017: 2017 Liberty Bowl in Memphis at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium[38]
* The Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Memphis Tigers, 21–20.
* January 1, 2018: 2018 Outback Bowl in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium[39]
* The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 26–19.
* January 1, 2018: 2018 Citrus Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium[40]
* The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the LSU Tigers, 21–17.

## National Football League

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* January 28: 2018 Pro Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium
* The AFC defeated the NFC, 24–23.
* Offensive MVP: Delanie Walker (Tennessee Titans)
* Defensive MVP: Von Miller (Denver Broncos)
* February 4: Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium
* The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots, 41–33, to win their first Super Bowl title.
* April 26–28: 2018 NFL draft in Arlington at AT&T Stadium
* #1 pick: Baker Mayfield (to the Cleveland Browns from the Oklahoma Sooners)
* September 6 – December 30: 2018 NFL season
* AFC Regular Season winners: Kansas City Chiefs
* NFC Regular Season winners: New Orleans Saints

## International Federation of American Football and other American football events

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* June 14 – 24: 2018 World University American Football Championship in Harbin[41]
*  Mexico defeated  Japan, 39–3, in the final.  United States took third place.
* July 14 – 23: 2018 Men's IFAF U-19 World Championship in Mexico City[42]
*  Canada defeated  Mexico, 13–7, to win their second consecutive and third overall Men's IFAF U-19 World Championship title.
*  United States took third place.
* August 9 – 12: 2018 IFAF Flag Football World Championship in Panama City[43]
* Men:  United States defeated  Austria, 19–13, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall Men's IFAF Flag Football World Championship title.
*  Denmark took third place.
* Women:  United States defeated  Panama, 27–12, to win their first Women's IFAF Flag Football World Championship title.
*  Canada took third place.

## IFAF Europe

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* April 14 – June 10: 2018 BIG6 European Football League
* The New Yorker Lions defeated fellow German team, the Frankfurt Universe, 20–19, to win their fourth consecutive and sixth overall league championship at Eurobowl XXXII.
* July 28 – August 5: 2018 European Championship of American football in Vantaa
*  France defeated  Austria, 28–14, to win their first European Championship of American football title.
*  Finland took third place.

## Other leagues

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* January 25: Vince McMahon announces a relaunch of the XFL to begin play in winter 2020.[44]
* March 20: Charlie Ebersol announces the launch of the Alliance of American Football to begin play in winter 2019.[45]

## References

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1. ^ "Cotton Bowl Classic Website". Archived from the original on 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
2. ^ Fiesta Bowl Website
3. ^ "Orange Bowl Website". Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
4. ^ "Peach Bowl Website". Chick-fil-apeachbowl.com. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
5. ^ "Rose Bowl Website". Tournamentofroses.com. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
6. ^ Sugar Bowl Website
7. ^ "College Football Playoff Website". Collegefootballplayoff.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
8. ^ New Orleans Bowl Website
9. ^ "Cure Bowl Website". Curebowl.com. 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
10. ^ "Las Vegas Bowl Website". Lvbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
11. ^ "New Mexico Bowl Website". Gildannewmexicobowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
12. ^ "Camellia Bowl Website". Camelliabowl.com. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
13. ^ "Boca Raton Bowl Website". Cheribundibocaratonbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
14. ^ "Frisco Bowl Website". Dxlfriscobowl.com. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
15. ^ "Gasparilla Bowl Website". Gasparillabowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
16. ^ "Bahamas Bowl Website". Bahamasbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
17. ^ "Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Website". Famousidahopotatobowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
18. ^ "Birmingham Bowl Website". Birminghambowl.com. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
19. ^ "Armed Forces Bowl Website". Armedforcesbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
20. ^ Dollar General Bowl Website
21. ^ "Hawaii Bowl Website". Thehawaiibowl.com. 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
22. ^ "Cactus Bowl Website". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
23. ^ "Quick Lane Bowl Website". Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
24. ^ "Heart of Dallas Bowl Website". Theheartofdallasbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
25. ^ "Independence Bowl Website". Independencebowl.org. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
26. ^ "Pinstripe Bowl Website". Web.pinstripebowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
27. ^ "Texas Bowl Website". Academytexasbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
28. ^ Foster Farms Bowl Website
29. ^ "Military Bowl Website". Militarybowl.org. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
30. ^ "Camping World Bowl Website". Campingworldbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
31. ^ "Alamo Bowl Website". Alamobowl.com. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
32. ^ "Holiday Bowl Website". Holidaybowl.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
33. ^ "Belk Bowl Website". Belkbowl.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
34. ^ "Sun Bowl Website". Sunbowl.org. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
35. ^ Music City Bowl Website
36. ^ "Arizona Bowl Website". Novaarizonabowl.com. 2020-01-19. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
37. ^ TaxSlayer Bowl Website
38. ^ "Liberty Bowl Website". Libertybowl.org. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
39. ^ "Outback Bowl Website". Outbackbowl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
40. ^ "Citrus Bowl Website". Citrusbowlorlando.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
41. ^ "FISU's 2018 World University American Football Championship Page". Fisu.net. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
42. ^ "Canada successfully defends World Junior Championship title with win over Mexico". Footballcanada.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
43. ^ "2018 IFAF Flag Football World Championship Website". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
44. ^ Rovell, Darren (25 January 2018). "McMahon: Gimmick-free XFL to return in 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
45. ^ Spangler, Todd (20 March 2018). "New Pro Football League Sets 2019 Debut With CBS Sports Pact". Variety. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

## External links

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* National Football League
* International Federation of American Football[usurped]