| Team: | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Head Coach: | Jeff Tedford |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Kalen DeBoer |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Bert Watts |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Coachrank: | 18 |
| Aprank: | 18 |
| Record: | 12–2 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Champion: | Mountain West champion MW West Division champion Las Vegas Bowl champion |
| Conf Champ: | MW Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | W 19–16 OT vs. Boise State |
| Bowl: | Las Vegas Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 31–20 vs. Arizona State |
| Stadium: | Bulldog Stadium |
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.
In one of the best seasons in program history, the Bulldogs finished the season 12–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play, to be champions of their conference's 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 were the most wins in a single season in school history.
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
The Bulldogs signed a total of 17 recruits.[1]
Listed in the order that they were released
| Chuck Bednarik Award[2] | Jeffrey Allison | LB | JR | |
| Maxwell Award[3] | Marcus McMaryion | QB | SR | |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] | KeeSean Johnson | WR | SR | |
| John Mackey Award[5] | Jared Rice | TE | JR | |
| Butkus Award[6] | Jeffrey Allison | LB | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[7] | Marcus McMaryion | QB | SR | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[8] | Marcus McMaryion | QB | SR |
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.[9]
| West Division | |||
| 1 | Fresno State | 126 (16) | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 116 (6) | |
| 3 | UNLV | 78 | |
| 4 | Nevada | 72 | |
| 5 | Hawaii | 45 | |
| 6 | San Jose State | 25 | |
The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[10]
Offense
KeeSean Johnson – WR
Defense
Jeffrey Allison – LB
See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team.
Junior defensive back Jaron Bryant was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two blocked field goals for touchdowns.[15]
See also: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
See also: 2018 UCLA Bruins football team.
See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.
See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team.
See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team.
See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry.
See also: 2018 UNLV Rebels football team.
See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry.
See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry.
See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team and 2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game.
See also: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2018 Las Vegas Bowl.
| 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.
See also: 2019 NFL draft.
| 6 | 174 | WR | Arizona Cardinals |