Simpson linebacker Michael Connor was named the American Rivers Conference Defensive Player of the Year for 2018, while head coach Matt Jeter was named Coach of the Year.

Connor led the conference with 91 tackles and 8.5 sacks. His overall season numbers also led the conference with 113 tackles and 8.5 sacks. Coach Jeter led the Storm to a 7-3 overall record along with a 6-2 conference record, just the 20th time in school history a Simpson team had seven wins or more. Simpson was the only team to defeat Wartburg in the conference season.