2018 in American football

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
 * The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the USC Trojans, 24–7.
 * December 30, 2017: 2017 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale at University of Phoenix Stadium
 * The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Washington Huskies, 35–28.
 * December 30, 2017: 2017 Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens at Hard Rock Stadium
 * The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 34–24.
 * January 1: 2018 Peach Bowl in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
 * The UCF Knights defeated the Auburn Tigers, 34–27.
 * January 1: 2018 Rose Bowl in Pasadena at Rose Bowl
 * The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Oklahoma Sooners, 54–48.
 * January 1: 2018 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans at Mercedes-Benz Superdome
 * The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Clemson Tigers, 24–6.
 * January 8: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
 * 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
 * The Troy Trojans defeated the North Texas Mean Green, 50–30.
 * December 16, 2017: 2017 Cure Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium
 * 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
 * The Boise State Broncos defeated the Oregon Ducks, 38–28.
 * December 16, 2017: 2017 New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque at Dreamstyle Stadium
 * The Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Colorado State Rams, 31–28.
 * December 16, 2017: 2017 Camellia Bowl in Montgomery at Cramton Bowl
 * 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
 * The Florida Atlantic Owls defeated the Akron Zips, 50–3.
 * December 20, 2017: 2017 Frisco Bowl in Frisco at Toyota Stadium
 * The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the SMU Mustangs, 51–10.
 * December 21, 2017: 2017 Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field
 * The Temple Owls defeated the FIU Panthers, 28–3.
 * December 22, 2017: 2017 Bahamas Bowl in Nassau at Thomas Robinson Stadium
 * The Ohio Bobcats defeated the UAB Blazers, 41–6.
 * December 22, 2017: 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise at Albertsons Stadium
 * The Wyoming Cowboys defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas, 37–14.
 * December 23, 2017: 2017 Birmingham Bowl in Birmingham at Legion Field
 * 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
 * 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
 * The Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Toledo Rockets, 34–0.
 * December 24, 2017: 2017 Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu at Aloha Stadium
 * The Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the Houston Cougars, 26–20.
 * December 26, 2017: 2017 Cactus Bowl in Phoenix at Chase Field
 * The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the UCLA Bruins, 35–17.
 * December 26, 2017: 2017 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit at Ford Field
 * The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies, 36–14.
 * December 26, 2017: 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl in Dallas at Cotton Bowl
 * The Utah Utes defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 30–14.
 * December 27, 2017: 2017 Independence Bowl in Shreveport at Independence Stadium
 * 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
 * The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Boston College Eagles, 27–20.
 * December 27, 2017: 2017 Texas Bowl in Houston at NRG Stadium
 * The Texas Longhorns defeated the Missouri Tigers, 33–16.
 * December 27, 2017: 2017 Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara at Levi's Stadium
 * The Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Arizona Wildcats, 38–35.
 * December 28, 2017: 2017 Military Bowl in Annapolis at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
 * The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Virginia Cavaliers, 49–7.
 * December 28, 2017: 2017 Camping World Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium
 * The Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies, 30–21.
 * December 28, 2017: 2017 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio at Alamodome
 * The TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Stanford Cardinal, 39–37.
 * December 28, 2017: 2017 Holiday Bowl in San Diego at SDCCU Stadium
 * The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Washington State Cougars, 42–17.
 * December 29, 2017: 2017 Belk Bowl in Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium
 * 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
 * The NC State Wolfpack defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils, 52–31.
 * December 29, 2017: 2017 Music City Bowl in Nashville at Nissan Stadium
 * The Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Kentucky Wildcats, 24–23.
 * December 29, 2017: 2017 Arizona Bowl in Tucson at Arizona Stadium
 * The New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Utah State Aggies, 26–20.
 * December 30, 2017: 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville at EverBank Field
 * The Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the Louisville Cardinals, 31–27.
 * December 30, 2017: 2017 Liberty Bowl in Memphis at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
 * The Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Memphis Tigers, 21–20.
 * January 1, 2018: 2018 Outback Bowl in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium
 * The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 26–19.
 * January 1, 2018: 2018 Citrus Bowl in Orlando at Camping World Stadium
 * 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
 * defeated, 39–3, in the final. took third place.
 * July 14 – 23: 2018 Men's IFAF U-19 World Championship in Mexico City
 * 🇨🇦 defeated 🇲🇽, 13–7, to win their second consecutive and third overall Men's IFAF U-19 World Championship title.
 * 🇺🇸 took third place.
 * August 9 – 12: 2018 IFAF Flag Football World Championship in Panama City
 * Men: 🇺🇸 defeated 🇦🇹, 19–13, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall Men's IFAF Flag Football World Championship title.
 * took third place.
 * Women: 🇺🇸 defeated 🇵🇦, 27–12, to win their first Women's IFAF Flag Football World Championship title.
 * 🇨🇦 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
 * defeated, 28–14, to win their first European Championship of American football title.
 * took third place.

Other leagues

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