2018 The 2018 Season

Arizona State's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #23 post-bowls
SP+ +3.4 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs UTSA 49-7 W vs Mich St 16-13 L @ San Sta 21-28 L @ Washin 20-27 W vs Oreg Sta 52-24 L @ Colorado 21-28 L vs Stanford 13-20 W @ USC 38-35 W vs Utah 38-20 W vs UCLA 31-28 L @ Oregon 29-31 W @ Arizona 41-40 L @ Fres Sta 20-31 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Arizona State 49, UTSA 7. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Arizona State 20, Fresno State 31. A 11-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Arizona State fell to Fresno State 20-31 in the postseason.

"Fork up"
— Arizona State fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 is a middle chapter for Arizona State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.