2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team
2018 Bryant Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 6–5 (2–4 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Vinny Marino (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Kelly (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Beirne Stadium |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led James Perry in his second and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
On December 3, Perry resigned to become the head football coach at Brown University. He finished his two-year tenure Bryant with a record of 12–10.[1]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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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 |
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1 | Central Connecticut |
2 | Duquesne |
3 | Bryant |
4 | Saint Francis |
5 | Wagner |
6 | Sacred Heart |
7 | Robert Morris |
Preseason All-NEC team
The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-NEC team.[4]
Offense Tom Kennedy – WR | Defense Dillon Guthro – DL Kevin Lazo – DL Thomas Gostigan – LB
| Special teams Gavin Rowley – K Jean Constant – RS |
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* |
| NECFR | W 37–27 | 3,673 |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris![]() |
| 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 Connecticut |
| 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 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | NECFR | L 14–27 | 1,489 | |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner |
| NECFR | L 36–52 | 1,652 |
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard* | ESPN3 | W 56–55 | 3,974 | |
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Game summaries
New Haven
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chargers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 31 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
At Stony Brook
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
No. 24 Seawolves | 13 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
Marist
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Foxes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
Robert Morris
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonials | 0 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 46 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
At Duquesne
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Dukes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Central Connecticut
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 6 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 48 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Fordham
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
Rams | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
At Sacred Heart
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Pioneers | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 49 |
At Saint Francis (PA)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Red Flash | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Wagner
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
At Howard
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
Bison | 14 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 55 |
References
- ^ "James Perry steps down as head football coach". December 3, 2018.
- ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team".
- ^ 2018 All-Northeast Conference Football Preseason Team
- ^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Bryant University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.