2018 junior college football season
{{Short description|American junior college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox junior college football season
| year = 2018
| image =
| image_caption =
| number_of_teams =
| regular_season =
| postseason =
| championship = {{nowrap|Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS, (NJCAA)}}
{{nowrap|Charles C. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, CA, (CCCAA)}}
| champions = {{nowrap|East Mississippi (NJCAA)
{{cfb link|year=2018|team=Laney Eagles|title=Laney}} (CCCAA)}}
}}
The 2018 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2018. The season ended with two national champions: one from the National Junior College Athletic Association and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).
The NJCAA champion was East Mississippi who defeated {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Garden City Broncbusters|title=Garden City}} 10–9 in the NJCAA National Football Championship.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Ron |date=November 30, 2018 |title=East Mississippi repeats as NJCAA national football champs in a nailbiter |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2018/11/30/east-mississippi-repeats-njcaa-national-football-champs-nailbiter/2159543002/ |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=Mississippi Clarion Ledger}}{{Cite news |last=Hayes |first=Elton |date=November 29, 2018 |title=EMCC edges Garden City to win 2nd straight title, 5th in 8 years |url=https://www.meridianstar.com/sports/emcc-edges-garden-city-to-win-2nd-straight-title-5th-in-8-years/article_caae1688-f45e-11e8-b256-875f1d2db305.html |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=The Meridian Star}} The CCCAA champion was {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Laney Eagles|title=Laney}} who defeated {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Ventura Pirates|title=Ventura}} 40–35 in the CCCAA State Championship.{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2018 |title=Laney defeats Ventura College for community college football title |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Shiffrin-wins-World-Cup-super-G-for-back-to-back-13452181.php |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=San Francisco Gate}}{{Cite news |last=Tower |first=Laney |date=February 4, 2019 |title=High-flying Eagles are №1 team in State! |url=https://medium.com/laney-tower/high-flying-eagles-are-1-team-in-state-5a40e13dace7 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=Medium}}{{Cite news |last=Curley |first=Joe |date=December 8, 2018 |title=Ventura College football can't complete comeback in state championship game |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/college/2018/12/08/ventura-college-football-cant-complete-comeback-state-final-game/2254143002/ |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=VC Star.}}
Conference standings
=NJCAA=
| cellpadding="5"
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings}} |
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings}}
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 Northeast Football Conference standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings}} |
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 Western States Football League standings}}
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 NJCAA independents football records}} |
=CCCAA=
==SCFA==
| cellpadding="5"
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 American Metro League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 American Mountain League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 American Pacific League standings}} |
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 National Central League standings}}
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 National Northern League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 National Southern League standings}} |
==NCFC==
| cellpadding="5"
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 American Golden Coast League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 American Pacific 7 League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 National Bay 6 League standings}} |
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 National Norcal League standings}}
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2018 National Valley League standings}} |
Postseason
=Playoffs=
==NJCAA==
{{2TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Championship game
December 5
Carnie Smith Stadium—Pittsburg, KS
| RD1-team1 = East Mississippi
| RD1-score1 = 10
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team2 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Garden City Broncbusters|title=Garden City}}
| RD1-score2 = 9
| RD1-seed2 = 2
}}{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2018 |title=2018 NJCAA eTeamSponsor Football Championship Game |url=https://www.njcaa.org/sports/fball/2018-19/national_championship/index |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=National Junior College Athletic Association}}
==CCCAA==
===SCFA playoffs===
{{4TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Semifinals
November 17
Campus sites
| RD2 = Regional finals
November 24
Campus sites
| RD1-team1 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=College of the Canyons Cougars|title=College of the Canyons}}
| RD1-score1 = 13
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team2 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Ventura Pirates|title=Ventura}}
| RD1-score2 = 21
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team3 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Riverside City Tigers|title=Riverside City}}
| RD1-score3 = 63
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team4 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=El Camino Warriors|title=El Camino}}
| RD1-score4 = 24
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD2-team1 = Riverside City
| RD2-score1 = 21
| RD2-seed1 = 2
| RD2-team2 = Ventura
| RD2-score2 = 31
| RD2-seed2 = 4
}}
===NCFC playoffs===
{{4TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Semifinals
November 17
Campus sites
| RD2 = Regional finals
November 24
Campus sites
| RD1-team1 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Butte Roadrunners|title=Butte}}
| RD1-score1 = 26
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team2 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Fresno City Rams|title=Fresno City}}
| RD1-score2 = 28
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team3 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Laney Eagles|title=Laney}}
| RD1-score3 = 14
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team4 = {{cfb link|year=2018|team=San Mateo Bulldogs|title=San Mateo}}
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD2-team1 = Laney
| RD2-score1 = 30
| RD2-seed1 = 2
| RD2-team2 = Fresno City
| RD2-score2 = 7
| RD2-seed2 = 4
}}
===State championship===
{{2TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Championship game
December 8
Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA
| RD1-team1 = Laney
| RD1-score1 = 40
| RD1-seed1 = 2
| RD1-team2 = Ventura
| RD1-score2 = 35
| RD1-seed2 = 4
}}
{{Cite web |title=2018 CCCAA Football Road to the State Championship |url=https://3c2asports.org/sports/fball/2018-19/files/StateFB.pdf |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=California Community College Athletic Association}}{{Cite news |last=Baer |first=Fred |date=December 8, 2018 |title=Laney holds off Ventura to claim first CCCAA Football State Championship, 40-35 |url=https://3c2asports.org/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181208x40edt |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=California Community College Athletic Association}}