2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team

The 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Steve Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

2018 South Alabama Jaguars football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKenny Edenfield (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Stewart (1st season)
Home stadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
(Capacity: 33,471)
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Appalachian State xy$  7 1     11 2  
Troy x  7 1     10 3  
Georgia Southern  6 2     10 3  
Coastal Carolina  2 6     5 7  
Georgia State  1 7     2 10  
West Division
Louisiana xy  5 3     7 7  
Arkansas State x  5 3     8 5  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 4     6 6  
South Alabama  2 6     3 9  
Texas State  1 7     3 9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2017 season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

On November 20 following a 52–0 loss to previously winless Georgia Southern, head coach Joey Jones, the only head coach in South Alabama football history, announced his resignation.[1][2] He stayed on to coach the final game of the season and finished at South Alabama with a nine-year record of 52–50. On December 7, the school hired Steve Campbell as head coach.[3]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] Jamarius Way WR JR
Ray Guy Award[5] Corliss Waitman P JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] T.J. Brunson LB JR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Jaguars predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[7]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Arkansas State49 (9)
2Louisiana–Monroe37
3South Alabama26 (1)
4Louisiana25
5Texas State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Jaguars had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*ESPN+L 26–3013,457
September 87:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*FSNL 13–5553,923
September 156:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 41–3116,051
September 227:00 p.m.at Memphis*ESPN3L 35–5227,765
September 292:30 p.m.at Appalachian StateESPN+L 7–5225,862
October 62:30 p.m.at Georgia SouthernESPN3L 13–4817,622
October 134:00 p.m.Alabama State*
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 45–716,231
October 237:00 p.m.Troy
ESPN2L 17–3825,878
November 32:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateESPN+L 14–3820,671
November 104:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+L 10–3814,096
November 174:00 p.m.at LouisianaESPN3L 38–4815,168
November 232:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 31–2810,670
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[9]

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 3 7 30
Jaguars 0 7 6 13 26

at Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 6 0 0 13
Cowboys 14 17 10 14 55

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 17 7 7 0 31
Jaguars 3 13 7 18 41

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 14 6 8 35
Tigers 7 14 10 21 52

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 0 0 0 7
Mountaineers 21 21 3 7 52

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 6 0 7 13
Eagles 7 10 10 21 48

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 0 0 7
Jaguars 7 21 10 7 45

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 16 15 0 17 48
Jaguars 7 10 0 0 17

at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 7 0 7 14
Red Wolves 0 14 14 10 38

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 10 14 14 0 38
Jaguars 7 3 0 0 10

at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 17 7 14 38
Ragin' Cajuns 10 14 17 7 48

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 7 7 14 28
Jaguars 10 14 7 0 31

References


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