The 2018 Conference USA football season is the 23rd season of
Conference USA
Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are l ...
football and part of the
2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2018.
The regular season began on August 25, 2018, and ended ...
. The season will begin on August 25 and will end on November 24.
This will be the fourth season under
realignment that took place in
2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on August 27, 2014 and ended on D ...
which added the 14 member
Charlotte
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from the
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...
. C-USA is a
"Group of Five" conference under the
College Football Playoff
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format along with the
American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) ...
, the
Mid–American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twel ...
, the
Mountain West Conference
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and the
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participa ...
. The entire schedule was released on January 23.
The Conference consists of 14 members. The Conference USA Football Championship game will be played on December 1.
Preseason
Preseason awards
The conference preseason awards were released on July 16.
*Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
Devin Singletary
Devin Singletary (born September 3, 1997), nicknamed "Motor", is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida Atlantic Owls football, Florida Atlantic. As a ...
, Junior, RB, Florida Atlantic
*Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
Azeez Al-Shaair
Azeez Al-Shaair (born August 4, 1997) is an American football inside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida Atlantic.
Early life and high school
Al-Shaair was born in Ta ...
, Senior, LB, Florida Atlantic
*Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year: Parker Shaunfield, Senior, K, Southern Miss
Media predictions
The 2018 preseason media football poll was released on July 17.
East Division
*1. Florida Atlantic (22 first-place votes)
*2. Marshall (4)
*3. Middle Tennessee
*4. FIU
*5. Western Kentucky
*6. Old Dominion
*7. Charlotte
West Division
*1. North Texas (18)
*2. Louisiana Tech (4)
*3. UAB (3)
*4. Southern Miss (1)
*5. UTSA
*T6. Rice
*T6. UTEP
Head coaches
''Note:'' All stats shown are before the beginning of the season.
Schedule
Regular season
Week Zero
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Week Fourteen
This game was added after both teams lost a game due to being canceled by
Hurricane Florence
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. Virginia Tech was to play East Carolina while Marshall was to play South Carolina.
Conference USA Championship Game
Postseason
Bowl games
Bowls based on contractual tie-ins. Actual bowls attended by C-USA members may vary and will be announced following the regular season.
Awards and honors
Individual awards
All conference teams
Non-conference records
Power Five conferences
Group of Five conferences
FBS independents
FCS conferences
Home game attendance
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
Weekly Awards
References
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