2018 Delta State Statesmen football team
The 2018 Delta State Statesmen football team will represent Delta State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They will be led by sixth-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen will played their home games at McCool Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
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Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 2-8 (2-6 GSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Joel Williams (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Partridge (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium (Capacity: 8,125) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Valdosta State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 West Georgia ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Tech ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Alabama ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Florida | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Greenville | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Gulf South Conference coaches poll
On August 2, 2018, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Statesmen predicted to finish in 4th place in the conference.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | West Alabama | 62 (6) |
2 | West Florida | 59 (3) |
3 | West Georgia | 44 |
4 | Delta State | 41 |
5 | Valdosta State | 38 |
6 | Florida Tech | 32 |
7 | North Greenville | 24 |
8 | Mississippi College | 16 |
9 | Shorter | 8 |
Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team
The Statesmen had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.[2]
Offense Innis Claud V – OG Defense Ovenson Cledanord – LB Tramond Lofton – DL |
Schedule
Delta State 2018 football schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Mississippi College, North Greenville, Shorter, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia.
The Statesmen will host one of the two non-conference games against Grand Valley State from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and will travel to Tarleton State from the Lone Star Conference.
Three of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State* | L 13–44 | 4,781 | ||
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Grand Valley State* | L 10-21 | 5,514 | ||
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | ESPN3 | L 12-30 | 3,567 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | North Greenville |
| L 20-33 | 6,660 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 West Florida |
| L 21-30 | 5,678 | |
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Valdosta State | L 28-59 | 2,036 | ||
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | ESPN3 | L 14-17 | 3,872 | |
October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Shorter |
| ESPN3 | W 46-20 | 3,333 |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 West Georgia | L 17-29 | 3,281 | ||
November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College |
| W 28-21 | 5,432 | |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
AFCA | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Game summaries
At Tarleton State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Statesmen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Texans | 6 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
Grand Valley State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lakers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Statesmen | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
At Florida Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Statesmen | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Panthers | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
North Greenville
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Crusaders | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
Statesmen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
West Florida
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Argonauts | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
Statesmen | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
At Valdosta State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Statesmen | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Blazers | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 59 |
At West Alabama
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Statesmen | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Shorter
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hawks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Statesmen | 14 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 46 |
At West Georgia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Statesmen | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Wolves | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
Mississippi College
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Choctaws | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Statesmen | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
References
- "West Alabama Tops GSC Football Preseason Poll". Gulf South Conference. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- Gulf South Conference
- "GSC Announces 2018 Football Game of the Week Schedule". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "2018 Delta State Statesmen Football Schedule". Delta State University of Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2018.