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2018 in American football
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August 26, 2025
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2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
2017–18 College Football Playoff and Championship Game
2017–18 Non-CFP bowl games
National Football League
International Federation of American Football and other American football events
IFAF Europe
Other leagues
References
External links
Overview of the events of 2018 in American football
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2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
December 16, 2017 – January 8, 2018:
2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
2017–18 College Football Playoff and Championship Game
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
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
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
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
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
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
↑
"Cotton Bowl Classic Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2019-08-31
. Retrieved
2018-02-05
.
↑
Fiesta Bowl Website
↑
"Orange Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2018-02-04
. Retrieved
2018-02-05
.
↑
"Peach Bowl Website"
. Chick-fil-apeachbowl.com. 2019-03-19
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Rose Bowl Website"
. Tournamentofroses.com. 2019-12-31
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
Sugar Bowl Website
↑
"College Football Playoff Website"
. Collegefootballplayoff.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
New Orleans Bowl Website
↑
"Cure Bowl Website"
. Curebowl.com. 2019-12-21
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Las Vegas Bowl Website"
. Lvbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"New Mexico Bowl Website"
. Gildannewmexicobowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Camellia Bowl Website"
. Camelliabowl.com. 2019-12-22
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Boca Raton Bowl Website"
. Cheribundibocaratonbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Frisco Bowl Website"
. Dxlfriscobowl.com. 2019-12-20
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Gasparilla Bowl Website"
. Gasparillabowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Bahamas Bowl Website"
. Bahamasbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Website"
. Famousidahopotatobowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Birmingham Bowl Website"
. Birminghambowl.com. 2020-01-02
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Armed Forces Bowl Website"
. Armedforcesbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
Dollar General Bowl Website
↑
"Hawaii Bowl Website"
. Thehawaiibowl.com. 2018-12-22
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Cactus Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-03
. Retrieved
2018-02-05
.
↑
"Quick Lane Bowl Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2017-01-29
. Retrieved
2018-02-05
.
↑
"Heart of Dallas Bowl Website"
. Theheartofdallasbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Independence Bowl Website"
. Independencebowl.org
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Pinstripe Bowl Website"
. Web.pinstripebowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Texas Bowl Website"
. Academytexasbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
Foster Farms Bowl Website
↑
"Military Bowl Website"
. Militarybowl.org
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Camping World Bowl Website"
. Campingworldbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Alamo Bowl Website"
. Alamobowl.com. 2019-12-31
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Holiday Bowl Website"
. Holidaybowl.com. 2014-06-20
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Belk Bowl Website"
. Belkbowl.com. Archived from
the original
on 2020-03-04
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Sun Bowl Website"
. Sunbowl.org
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
Music City Bowl Website
↑
"Arizona Bowl Website"
. Novaarizonabowl.com. 2020-01-19. Archived from
the original
on 2020-01-03
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
TaxSlayer Bowl Website
↑
"Liberty Bowl Website"
. Libertybowl.org. 2019-12-31
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Outback Bowl Website"
. Outbackbowl.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Citrus Bowl Website"
. Citrusbowlorlando.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"FISU's 2018 World University American Football Championship Page"
. Fisu.net
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"Canada successfully defends World Junior Championship title with win over Mexico"
. Footballcanada.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-16
.
↑
"2018 IFAF Flag Football World Championship Website"
. Archived from
the original
on 2018-08-16
. Retrieved
2018-08-10
.
↑
Rovell, Darren (25 January 2018).
"McMahon: Gimmick-free XFL to return in 2020"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
18 October
2018
.
↑
Spangler, Todd (20 March 2018).
"New Pro Football League Sets 2019 Debut With CBS Sports Pact"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
18 October
2018
.
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