2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 12–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Boise State to become Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Arizona State. Their 12 wins are the most wins in a single season in school history.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 10–4, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They lost to Mountain Division champion Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Houston. They became only the second team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games.Recruiting
Position key
Recruits
The Bulldogs signed a total of 17 recruits.Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released| Chuck Bednarik Award | Jeffrey Allison | LB | JR |
| Maxwell Award | Marcus McMaryion | QB | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | KeeSean Johnson | WR | SR |
| John Mackey Award | Jared Rice | TE | JR |
| Butkus Award | Jeffrey Allison | LB | JR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Marcus McMaryion | QB | SR |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Marcus McMaryion | QB | SR |
Mountain West media days
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Bulldogs were predicted as favorites to win the West Division title.Media poll
Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.Offense
KeeSean Johnson – WR
Defense
Jeffrey Allison – LB
Schedule
Sources:Game summaries
Idaho
Junior defensive back Jaron Bryant was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two blocked field goals for touchdowns.at Minnesota
at UCLA
Toledo
at Nevada
Wyoming
at New Mexico
Hawaii
at UNLV
at Boise State
San Diego State
San Jose State
at Boise State (Mountain West Championship Game">Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">Mountain West Championship Game)
vs. Arizona State ([Las Vegas Bowl])
Rankings
Honors
Mountain West
| First | Christian Cronk | OL | SR |
| First | Mykal Walker | DL | JR |
| First | Jeff Allison | LB | JR |
| First | Tank Kelly | DB | SR |
| Second | KeeSean Johnson | WR | SR |
| Second | Jared Rice | TE | JR |
| Second | Micah St. Andrew | OL | SR |
| Second | Juju Hughes | DB | JR |
| Second | Mike Bell | DB | JR |
| Second | Blake Cusick | P | JR |
| Honorable | Jason Bryant | DB | JR |
| Honorable | Jasad Haynes | DL | JR |
| Honorable | George Helmuth | LB | SR |
| Honorable | Marcus McMaryion | QB | SR |
Jeff Allison is the defensive player of the year in the Mountain West Conference.
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 174 | KeeSean Johnson | WR | Arizona Cardinals |