2018 California Vulcans football team

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2018 California Vulcans football
Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–4 (5–2 PSAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chad Salisbury (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Craig
Home stadium Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019 
2018 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East
No. 17 West Chester xy$^  6 0   10 1  
Kutztown ^  5 1   9 2  
Bloomsburg  4 2   6 5  
Shippensburg  3 3   6 5  
Millersville  2 4   2 9  
Lock Haven  1 5   2 9  
East Stroudsburg  0 6   2 9  
West
No. 12 Slippery Rock xy^  7 0   11 3  
IUP  5 2   8 3  
California (PA)  5 2   7 4  
Edinboro  3 4   6 5  
Mercyhurst  3 4   5 6  
Clarion  2 5   4 7  
Gannon  2 5   2 9  
Seton Hill  1 6   1 10  
Championship: West Chester 33, Slippery Rock 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2018 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania during the 2018 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Contents

Background

Previous season

In the 2017 season the Vulcan went 9–3 overall (5–2 PSAC) and lost in the first round of the NCAA Division II Football Championship to Assumption College, 31–40.

Departures

PlayerPositionReason leftHometown
Vondel BellDBGraduated Wheeling, WV
Tom GreeneWRGraduated Pittsburgh, PA
Nick GrissomRBGraduated Cincinnati, OH
Luke SmoreyWRGraduatedPittsburgh, PA
DeVonte SuberLBGraduated Coatesville, PA
Michael KeirQBGraduated Philadelphia, PA
Bryant HarperDBGraduated McKeesport, PA
Cameron TarverLBGraduated Columbus, OH

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 23 Ohio Dominican *
L 23–281,513
September 812:00 p.m.at Kutztown *L 31–343,162
September 151:00 p.m.at Shippensburg *W 57–145,311
September 221:00 p.m. Edinboro W 40–354,523
September 296:00 p.m.No. 2 IUP
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA (Coal Bowl)
W 36–244,902
October 62:00 p.m.at Clarion
W 41–272,100
October 133:00 p.m. Gannon Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
L 15–292,720
October 2012:00 p.m. Mercyhurst
W 23–01,082
October 271:00 p.m. Slippery Rock
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
L 21–441,984
November 312:00 p.m. Seton Hill
W 49–34650
November 101:00 p.m. West Chester
  • Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
  • California, PA
W 28–13741

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
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AFCA Coaches [1]
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Coaching staff

NamePosition
Gary Dunn Head coach
Chad Salisbury Offensive coordinator
Mike CraigDefensive coordinator
Peter DavilaDefensive backs
Larry WilsonWide receivers/Special teams
Dave DurichOffensive line

References

  1. "Rankings – AFCA Coaches".