2018 Conference USA football season
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. 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 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.
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, Junior, RB, Florida Atlantic
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Azeez Al-Shaair, Senior, LB, Florida Atlantic
- Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year: Parker Shaunfield, Senior, K, Southern Miss
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| QB | Mason Fine | Junior | North Texas |
| QB | Brent Stockstill | Senior | Middle Tennessee |
| WR | Tyre Brady | Senior | Marshall |
| WR | Jalen Guyton | Senior | North Texas |
| WR | Ty Lee | Junior | Middle Tennessee |
| WR | Teddy Veal | Senior | Louisiana Tech |
| RB | Spencer Brown | Sophomore | UAB |
| RB | Devin Singletary | Junior | Florida Atlantic |
| OL | Reggie Bain | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
| OL | Chandler Brewer | Senior | Middle Tennessee |
| OL | Jordan Budwig | Senior | FIU |
| OL | Levi Brown | Junior | Marshall |
| OL | O'Shea Dugas | Senior | Louisiana Tech |
| TE | Harrison Bryant | Junior | Florida Atlantic |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| DL | Jaylon Ferguson | Sophomore | Louisiana Tech |
| DL | Fermin Silva | Senior | FIU |
| DL | Kevin Strong, Jr. | Senior | UTSA |
| DL | Oshane Ximines | Senior | Old Dominion |
| LB | Azeez Al-Shaair | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
| LB | Khalil Brooks | Junior | Middle Tennessee |
| LB | Josiah Tauaefa | Junior | UTSA |
| LB | Chase Hancock | Senior | Marshall |
| DB | Ben DeLuca | Junior | Charlotte |
| DB | Malik Gant | Junior | Marshall |
| DB | Shelton Lewis | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
| DB | Amik Robertson | Sophomore | Louisiana Tech |
| DB | Jalen Young | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| P | Jack Fox | Senior | Old Dominion |
| K | Parker Shaunfield | Senior | Southern Miss |
| KR | Isaiah Harper | Senior | Old Dominion |
| PR | Darrell Brown | Junior | Old Dominion |
| LS | Matt Beardall | Junior | Marshall |
Media predictions
The 2018 preseason media football poll was released on July 17.East Division
- 1. Florida Atlantic
- 2. Marshall
- 3. Middle Tennessee
- 4. FIU
- 5. Western Kentucky
- 6. Old Dominion
- 7. Charlotte
- 1. North Texas
- 2. Louisiana Tech
- 3. UAB
- 4. Southern Miss
- 5. UTSA
- T6. Rice
- T6. UTEP
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | CUSA record |
| Charlotte | Brad Lambert | 6 | 17–41 | 17–41 | 4–20 |
| FIU | Butch Davis | 2 | 71–48 | 8–5 | 5–3 |
| Florida Atlantic | Lane Kiffin | 2 | 46–24 | 11–3 | 8–0 |
| Louisiana Tech | Skip Holtz | 6 | 126–99 | 38–28 | 26–14 |
| Marshall | Doc Holliday | 9 | 61–42 | 61–42 | 39–25 |
| Middle Tennessee | Rick Stockstill | 13 | 79–72 | 79–72 | 26–14 |
| North Texas | Seth Littrell | 3 | 14–13 | 14–13 | 10–6 |
| Old Dominion | Bobby Wilder | 10 | 72–37 | 72–37 | 17–15 |
| Rice | Mike Bloomgren | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Southern Miss | Jay Hopson | 3 | 47–28 | 15–11 | 10–6 |
| UAB | Bill Clark | 3 | 25–15 | 14–11 | 10–6 |
| UTEP | Dana Dimel | 1 | 30–39 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| UTSA | Frank Wilson | 3 | 12–12 | 12–12 | 8–8 |
| Western Kentucky | Mike Sanford Jr. | 2 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–4 |
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 cancelled by Hurricane Florence. 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.| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time | C-USA Team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 15 | Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | North Texas | Utah State | 13–52 | 25,387 |
| New Orleans Bowl | December 15 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 9:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Appalachian State | 13–45 | 23,942 |
| Boca Raton Bowl | December 18 | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Northern Illinois | 37–13 | 22,614 |
| Gasparilla Bowl | December 20 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Marshall | South Florida | 38–20 | 14,135 |
| Bahamas Bowl | December 21 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. | FIU | Toledo | 35–32 | 13,510 |
| Hawaii Bowl | December 22 | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 10:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Hawaii | 31–14 | 30,911 |
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