2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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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
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 1     9 4  
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

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.

Preseason[edit]

SWAC football media day[edit]

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[edit]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Alcorn State 95
2 Alabama State 72
3 Jackson State 55
4 Alabama A&M 51
5 Mississippi Valley State 27

Presason All-SWAC Team[edit]

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

Offense[edit]

2nd team

Jordan Bentley – Jr. RB

Defense[edit]

1st team

Vernon Moland – Sr. DL

Dylan Hamilton – Sr. DB

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

Miles[edit]

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

North Alabama[edit]

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

At Cincinnati[edit]

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

vs Southern[edit]

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

At Jackson State[edit]

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

At Texas Southern[edit]

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

Alcorn State[edit]

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

vs Alabama State[edit]

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

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Tigers 0

Grambling State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Bulldogs 0

At Mississippi Valley State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0
Tigers 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
  2. ^ Schedule