2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Alabama A&M Wordmark.jpg
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6-5 (4-3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuane Taylor (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Debastiani (1st season)
Home stadium Louis Crews Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

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 * ESPN3 L 7–6328,834
September 224:00 p.m.vs. Southern
L 27–2920,000
September 292:00 p.m.at Jackson State W 21–1630,472
October 66:00 p.m.at Texas Southern W 42–212,112
October 132:00 p.m. Alcorn State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Louis Crew Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
L 26–3519,126
October 272:30 p.m.vs. Alabama State W 27–1065,906
November 32:30 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 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 State W 42–141,879
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

Miles

1234Total
Golden Bears00000
Bulldogs10147637

North Alabama

1234Total
Lions8100725
Bulldogs7103020

At Cincinnati

1234Total
Bulldogs00707
Bearcats281414763

vs Southern

1234Total
Jaguars6914029
Bulldogs2100627

At Jackson State

1234Total
Bulldogs0714021
Tigers1060016

At Texas Southern

1234Total
Bulldogs14147742
Tigers777021

Alcorn State

1234Total
Braves3722335
Bulldogs378826

vs Alabama State

1234Total
Hornets070310
Bulldogs0771327

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1234Total
Golden Lions0
Tigers0

Grambling State

1234Total
Tigers0
Bulldogs0

At Mississippi Valley State

1234Total
Delta Devils0
Tigers0

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References

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