American college football season
The 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach James Perry and played their home games at Beirne Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
On December 3, head coach James Perry resigned to become the head coach at Brown.[1] He finished at Bryant with a two-year record of 12–10.
Previous season[]
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place.
Preseason[]
Award watch lists[]
NEC coaches poll[]
The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in third place.[3]
Predicted finish
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Team
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1 |
Central Connecticu7ut
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2 |
Duquesne
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3 |
Bryant
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4 |
Saint Francis
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5 |
Wagner
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6 |
Sacred Heart
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7 |
Robert Morris
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Preseason All-NEC team[]
The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-NEC team.[4]
Offense
Tom Kennedy – WR
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Defense
Dillon Guthro – DL
Kevin Lazo – DL
Thomas Gostigan – LB
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Special teams
Gavin Rowley – K
Jean Constant – RS
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Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:00 p.m. | New Haven* | | NECFR | W 41–31 | 4,969 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Stony Brook* | | Wolfievision | L 21–50 | 5,708 |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Marist* | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NECFR | W 37–27 | 3,673 |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| ESPN3 | W 49–46 | 3,792 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | | NECFR | W 21–20 | 2,145 |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connectiut | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NECFR | L 14–48 | 3,745 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham* | | Stadium | W 42–41 | 1,906 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | | ESPN3 | L 26–49 | 1,678 |
November 3 | Noon | at Saint Francis (PA) | | NECFR | L 14–27 | 1,489 |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NECFR | L 36–52 | 1,652 |
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard* | | ESPN3 | W 56–55 | 3,974 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[5]
Game summaries[]
New Haven[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chargers
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
15 |
31 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
at Stony Brook[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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0
|
7
|
14
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0 |
21 |
No. 24 Seawolves
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13
|
7
|
14
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16 |
50 |
Marist[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Foxes
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7
|
6
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
10
|
6
|
14 |
37 |
Robert Morris[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonials
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0
|
10
|
21
|
15 |
46 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
at Duquesne[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
|
7
|
7
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0 |
21 |
Dukes
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7
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6
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7
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0 |
20 |
Central Connecticut[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
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6
|
14
|
8
|
20 |
48 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
at Fordham[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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21
|
0
|
12
|
9 |
42 |
Rams
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3
|
17
|
14
|
7 |
41 |
at Sacred Heart[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
6 |
26 |
Pioneers
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14
|
13
|
13
|
9 |
49 |
at Saint Francis (PA)[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Red Flash
|
17
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
27 |
Wagner[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Seahawks
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10
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
52 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
8 |
36 |
at Howard[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
56 |
Bison
|
14
|
21
|
0
|
20 |
55 |
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