2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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.

2018 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2018 record6–5 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVinny Marino (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kelly (2nd season)
Home stadiumBeirne Stadium
(Capacity: 4,400)
2018 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Duquesne +^  5 –1     8 –3  
Sacred Heart +  5 –1     7 –4  
Central Connecticut  4 –2     6 –5  
Wagner  3 –3     4 –7  
Saint Francis (PA)  2 –4     4 –7  
Bryant  2 –4     6 –5  
Robert Morris  0 –6     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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
Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Thomas Costigan LB SR

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 Team
1Central Connecticu7ut
2Duquesne
3Bryant
4Saint Francis
5Wagner
6Sacred Heart
7Robert Morris

Preseason All-NEC team

The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-NEC team.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:00 p.m.New Haven*
NECFRW 41–314,969
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 24 Stony Brook*
WolfievisionL 21–505,708
September 156:00 p.m.Marist*
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRW 37–273,673
September 221:00 p.m.Robert Morris
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
ESPN3W 49–463,792
October 61:00 p.m.at Duquesne
NECFRW 21–202,145
October 131:00 p.m.Central Connectiut
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRL 14–483,745
October 201:00 p.m.at Fordham*
StadiumW 42–411,906
October 271:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart
ESPN3L 26–491,678
November 3Noonat Saint Francis (PA)
NECFRL 14–271,489
November 101:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRL 36–521,652
November 171:00 p.m.at Howard*
ESPN3W 56–553,974
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

Game summaries

New Haven
1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers 7 6 3 15 31
Bulldogs 14 13 7 7 41

at Stony Brook
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 14 0 21
No. 24 Seawolves 13 7 14 16 50
See also: 2018 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Marist
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 6 7 7 27
Bulldogs 7 10 6 14 37
See also: 2018 Marist Red Foxes football team

Robert Morris
1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 10 21 15 46
Bulldogs 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team

at Duquesne
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
Dukes 7 6 7 0 20
See also: 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team

Central Connecticut
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 6 14 8 20 48
Bulldogs 14 0 0 0 14
See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

at Fordham
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 0 12 9 42
Rams 3 17 14 7 41
See also: 2018 Fordham Rams football team

at Sacred Heart
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 6 0 6 26
Pioneers 14 13 13 9 49
See also: 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

at Saint Francis (PA)
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
Red Flash 17 7 0 3 27
See also: 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Wagner
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 10 21 14 7 52
Bulldogs 0 14 14 8 36
See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

at Howard
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 21 7 14 56
Bison 14 21 0 20 55
See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team

References
  1. https://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181203mt4233
  2. "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2018/7/24/football-defending-champ-ccsu-tops-preseason-coaches-poll-places-league-high-seven-on-all-nec-team.aspx
  4. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285
  5. "2018 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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