2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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2018 Central Arkansas Bears football
Central Arkansas Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Southland Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ken Collums (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Max Thurmond (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Estes Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 –2   9 –4  
Incarnate Word +^  6 –2   6 –5  
Lamar ^  6 –3   7 –5  
Abilene Christian  5 –4   6 –5  
Central Arkansas  5 –4   6 –5  
McNeese State  5 –4   6 –5  
Sam Houston State  5 –4   6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5   5 –6  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 –5   4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 –7   2 –8  
Houston Baptist  0 –9   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Bears having 11 players selected. [1]

Offense First Team

  • Carlos Blackman – Jr. RB

Defense First Team

  • Chris Terrell – Jr. DL
  • Eric Jackson – Sr. DL
  • Juan Jackson – Jr. DB

Offense Second Team

  • Josh Nix – So. TE
  • Adrian Harris – So. OL
  • Hunter Watts – Jr. OL

Defense Second Team

  • Cardell Best – Sr. DL
  • Nathan Grant – So. DL
  • Raphael Garner – Sr. LB
  • Cedric Battle – Sr. KR

Preseason poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Bears predicted to finish in third place. [2]

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Buck Buchanan Award [3] Chris TerrellDEJR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Tulsa *No. 16
 ESPN3 L 27–3818,356
September 86:00 pm Murray State *No. 17
SLC DigitalW 26–136,121
September 157:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana No. 18
 ESPN+ W 33–256,485
September 293:00 pmat No. 21 Sam Houston State No. 13
ESPN3L 31–34 OT7,598
October 66:00 pm Houston Baptist No. 20
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
Bear Nation NetworkW 66–3510,210
October 133:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin No. 18
ESPN3W 27–175,976
October 206:00 pm Northwestern State No. 15
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
Bear Nation NetworkW 38–176,754
October 276:00 p.m.at No. 14 McNeese State No. 13
ESPN3L 21–2311,208
November 36:00 pm Lamar Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
 ELVN, CST, SLC DigitalL 24–3810,874
November 103:00 pm Incarnate Word
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
SLC DigitalL 27–404,457
November 172:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian
ESPN+W 16–78,006
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Game summaries

At Tulsa

Central Arkansas at Tulsa
Team1234Total
No. 16 Bears1307727
•Golden Hurricane71431438
Scoring summary
112:49TULSAHobbs 49-yard pass from Skipper (Walker kick)TULSA 0–7
110:43UCACummins 19-yard FGTULSA 3–7
16:23UCACummins 40-yard FGTULSA 6–7
13:54UCAKierr 1-yard rush (Cummins kick)UCA 13–7
214:57TULSASkipper 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 13–14
25:10TULSABrooks 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 13–21
35:52UCASmith 2-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 20–21
31:25TULSAWalker 40-yard FGTULSA 20–24
411:08UCAMorris fumble recovery in end zone (Cummins kick)UCA 27–24
48:11TULSANeph 14-yard pass from Skipper (Walker kick)TULSA 27–31
47:36TULSABrooks 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 27–38

Murray State

Murray State at Central Arkansas
Team1234Total
Racers3100013
•No. 17 Bears7130626
Sources:

At Southeastern Louisiana

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana
Team1234Total
•No. 18 Bears01314633
Lions737825
Sources:

At Sam Houston State

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State
Team1234OTTotal
No. 13 Bears37714031
•No. 21 Bearkats014143334
Sources:

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas
Team1234Total
Huskies14714035
•No. 20 Bears2114171466
Sources:

At Stephen F. Austin

Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
Team1234Total
•No. 18 Bears7314327
Lumberjacks703717
Sources:

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas
Team1234Total
Demons0107017
•No. 15 Bears14147338
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 6,754
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • Television network: Bear Nation Network
Sources: [9] [10]

At McNeese State

Red Beans and Rice Bowl
Team1234Total
No. 13 Bears777021
•No. 14 Cowboys1730323
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 11,208
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • SW 10 • Clear
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [11]

Lamar

Lamar at Central Arkansas
(homecoming)
Team1234Total
•Cardinals21143038
No. 19 Bears1060824
Sources:

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas
Team1234Total
•Cardinals314131040
Bears777627
Sources:

At Abilene Christian

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
Team1234Total
•Bears063716
Wildcats07007
Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 1617181413–T2018151319RVRVRV
Coaches 15171713121816151419RV——

References

  1. ↑ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
  3. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2018". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 8 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 6 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "NORTHWESTERN STATE (2-5 , 1-4) -VS- CENTRAL ARKANSAS (5-2 , 4-1)". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hales throws 5 TDs, Central Arkansas thumps NW State 38-17". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "CENTRAL ARKANSAS (5-3 , 4-2) -VS- MCNEESE (6-2 , 5-1)". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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