2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

The 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represents Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by first-year head coach Connell Maynor and play their home games at Louis Crews Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6-5 (4-3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuane Taylor (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Debastiani (1st season)
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
(Capacity: 21,000)
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 1   9 3  
Alabama A&M  5 2   6 5  
Jackson State  4 3   5 5  
Alabama State  3 4   4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6   1 10  
West Division
Southern xy  6 1   7 4  
Grambling State  4 3   6 5  
Prairie View A&M  4 3   5 6  
Texas Southern  1 6   2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 6   2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Bulldogs were predicted to finish fourth in the East Division.[1]

Media poll

East Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Alcorn State95
2Alabama State72
3Jackson State55
4Alabama A&M51
5Mississippi Valley State27

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Bulldogs had three players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

2nd team

Jordan Bentley – Jr. RB

Defense

1st team

Vernon Moland – Sr. DL

Dylan Hamilton – Sr. DB

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Miles*W 37–011,900
September 86:00 p.m.North Alabama*
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
L 20–2515,100
September 156:00 p.m.at Cincinnati*ESPN3L 7–6328,834
September 224:00 p.m.vs. Southern
L 27–2920,000
September 292:00 p.m.at Jackson StateW 21–1630,472
October 66:00 p.m.at Texas SouthernW 42–212,112
October 132:00 p.m.Alcorn Statedagger
  • Louis Crew Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
L 26–3519,126
October 272:30 p.m.vs. Alabama StateW 27–1065,906
November 32:30 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 45–1413,500
November 101:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • Louis Crew Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
L 16–293,960
November 171:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateW 42–141,879

[2]

Game summaries

Miles

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Bulldogs 10 14 7 6 37

North Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 8 10 0 7 25
Bulldogs 7 10 3 0 20

At Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7
Bearcats 28 14 14 7 63

vs Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 6 9 14 0 29
Bulldogs 21 0 0 6 27

At Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 14 0 21
Tigers 10 6 0 0 16

At Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 14 7 7 42
Tigers 7 7 7 0 21

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 3 7 22 3 35
Bulldogs 3 7 8 8 26

vs Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 0 3 10
Bulldogs 0 7 7 13 27

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Tigers 0

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Bulldogs 0

At Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0
Tigers 0

References

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