The college football season is less than 100 days away, spring practices and games are in the books so it is time to get geared up for the regular season with our 2018 CFB Returning Starters.
While not always an exact indicator of how teams will perform or where they should rank, this is usually a very helpful way to gauge where some colleges are heading into the year. This article features every school’s returning starters on offense, on defense and in total with a starting quarterback returning option for each team by conference in a sortable table.
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| # | Team | Offense | Defense | Total | QB | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 | B12 |
| 2 | Michigan State Spartans | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | B1G |
| 3 | Charlotte 49ers | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1 | CUSA |
| 4 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 | CUSA |
| 5 | Ball State Cardinals | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | MAC |
| 6 | Buffalo Bulls | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | MAC |
| 7 | Florida Gators | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | SEC |
| 8 | Boston College Eagles | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | ACC |
| 9 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | B1G |
| 10 | Michigan Wolverines | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | B1G |
| 11 | Baylor Bears | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | B12 |
| 12 | North Texas Mean Green | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | CUSA |
| 13 | Utah State Aggies | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | MWC |
| 14 | Georgia Southern Eagles | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | SUNB |
| 15 | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | SUNB |
| 16 | Massachusetts Minuteman | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | IND |
| 17 | Alabama-Birmingham Blazers | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | CUSA |
| 18 | Miami [OH] Redhawks | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | MAC |
| 19 | California Golden Bears | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | P12 |
| 20 | Kentucky Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | SEC |
| 21 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | SEC |
| 22 | Texas State Bobcats | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 | SUNB |
| 23 | Clemson Tigers | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | ACC |
| 24 | Miami [FL] Hurricanes | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | ACC |
| 25 | Syracuse Orange | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | ACC |
| 26 | Kansas State Wildcats | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | B12 |
| 27 | Texas Longhors | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | B12 |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | CUSA |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | CUSA |
| 30 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | CUSA |
| 31 | Old Dominion Monarchs | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | CUSA |
| 32 | Boise State Broncos | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | MWC |
| 33 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | MWC |
| 34 | Nevada Wolfpack | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | MWC |
| 35 | Wyoming Cowboys | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | MWC |
| 36 | Arizona Wildcats | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | P12 |
| 37 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | SEC |
| 38 | South Alabama Jaguars | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | SUNB |
| 39 | Central Florida Knights | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | AAC |
| 40 | East Carolina Panthers | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | AAC |
| 41 | Memphis Tigers | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | AAC |
| 42 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | AAC |
| 43 | Tulane Greenwave | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | AAC |
| 44 | Tulsa Golden Hurricanes | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | AAC |
| 45 | Duke Blue Devils | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | ACC |
| 46 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | ACC |
| 47 | Virginia Cavaliers | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ACC |
| 48 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | ACC |
| 49 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | B1G |
| 50 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | B12 |
| 51 | Brigham Young Cougars | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | IND |
| 52 | Rice Owls | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | CUSA |
| 53 | Akron Zips | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | MAC |
| 54 | Kent State Golden Flashers | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | MAC |
| 55 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | MAC |
| 56 | Oregon Ducks | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | P12 |
| 57 | Washington Huskies | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | P12 |
| 58 | Missouri Tigers | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | SEC |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | SUNB |
| 60 | New Mexico State Aggies | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | SUNB |
| 61 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | ACC |
| 62 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | ACC |
| 63 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | B1G |
| 64 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | B1G |
| 65 | Northwestern Wildcats | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | B1G |
| 66 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | B12 |
| 67 | San Jose State Spartans | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | MWC |
| 68 | Oregon State Beavers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | P12 |
| 69 | USC Trojans | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | P12 |
| 70 | Utah Utes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | P12 |
| 71 | Ole Miss Rebels | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | SEC |
| 72 | Texas A&M Aggies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | SEC |
| 73 | Connecticut Huskies | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | AAC |
| 74 | Houston Cougars | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | AAC |
| 75 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | B1G |
| 76 | Maryland Terrapins | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | B1G |
| 77 | Purdue Boilermakers | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | B1G |
| 78 | Wisconsin Badgers | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | B1G |
| 79 | Oklahoma Sooners | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | B12 |
| 80 | Florida International Panthers | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | CUSA |
| 81 | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | CUSA |
| 82 | Bowling Green Falcons | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | MAC |
| 83 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | MAC |
| 84 | San Diego State Aztecs | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | MWC |
| 85 | UNLV Rebels | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | MWC |
| 86 | UCLA Bruins | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | P12 |
| 87 | Tennessee Volunteers | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | SEC |
| 88 | Arkansas State Redwolves | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | SUNB |
| 89 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | AAC |
| 90 | Temple Owls | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | AAC |
| 91 | Florida State Seminoles | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ACC |
| 92 | Iowa State Cyclones | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | B12 |
| 93 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | B12 |
| 94 | Army Black Knights | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | IND |
| 95 | Ohio Bobcats | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | MAC |
| 96 | Western Michigan Broncos | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | MAC |
| 97 | Air Force Falcons | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | MWC |
| 98 | New Mexico Lobos | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | MWC |
| 99 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | P12 |
| 100 | Auburn Tigers | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | SEC |
| 101 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | SEC |
| 102 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | SUNB |
| 103 | Georgia State Panthers | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | SUNB |
| 104 | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | SUNB |
| 105 | South Florida Bulls | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | AAC |
| 106 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | ACC |
| 107 | Indiana Hoosiers | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | B1G |
| 108 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | B1G |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | CUSA |
| 110 | UTEP Miners | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | CUSA |
| 111 | Central Michigan Chippewas | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | MAC |
| 112 | Toledo Rockets | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | MAC |
| 113 | LSU Tigers | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | SEC |
| 114 | Troy Trojans | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | SUNB |
| 115 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | B1G |
| 116 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | IND |
| 117 | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | MWC |
| 118 | Colorado Buffaloes | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | P12 |
| 119 | Stanford Cardinal | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | P12 |
| 120 | Washington State Cougars | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | P12 |
| 121 | Georgia Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | SEC |
| 122 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | SEC |
| 123 | Navy Midshipmen | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | AAC |
| 124 | Louisville Cardinals | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ACC |
| 125 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ACC |
| 126 | Colorado State Rams | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | MWC |
| 127 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | SEC |
| 128 | TCU Horned Frogs | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | B12 |
| 129 | UTSA Roadrunners | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | CUSA |
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