2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
2018 record	6-5 (4-3 SWAC)
Head coach	Connell Maynor (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Duane Taylor (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Debastiani (1st season)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium (Capacity: 21,000)
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	3
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 Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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.

Previous season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 4–7, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the East Division.

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 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[]

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[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Miles*	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 37–0	11,900
September 8	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama*	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 20–25	15,100
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 7–63	28,834
September 22	4:00 p.m.	vs. Southern	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Challenge)		L 27–29	20,000
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 21–16	30,472
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX		W 42–21	2,112
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Louis Crew Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 26–35	19,126
October 27	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)		W 27–10	65,906
November 3	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 45–14	13,500
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Louis Crew Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 16–29	3,960
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 42–14	1,879
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source:^[2]

Game summaries[]

Miles[]

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

North Alabama[]

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

at Cincinnati[]

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

vs Southern[]

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

at Jackson State[]

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

at Texas Southern[]

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

Alcorn State[]

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

vs Alabama State[]

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

at Arkansas–Pine Bluff[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions					0
Tigers					0

Grambling State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers					0
Bulldogs					0

at Mississippi Valley State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils					0
Tigers					0

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