2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2018 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference Northeast Conference
2018 record 4–1 (2–0 NEC)
Head coach James Perry (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Vinny Marino (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Kelly (2nd season)
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 4,400)
2018 NEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bryant  2 –0     4 –1  
Sacred Heart  1 –0     3 –2  
Central Connecticut  1 –0     3 –3  
Saint Francis (PA)  0 –0     2 –3  
Duquesne  0 –1     3 –3  
Wagner  0 –1     1 –5  
Robert Morris  0 –2     1 –4  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team represents Bryant University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach James Perry and play their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They are a member of the Northeast Conference.

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[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRW 37–273,673
September 221:00 p.m.Robert Morrisdagger
  • Bulldog 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
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFR
October 201:00 p.m.at Fordham*
Stadium
October 271:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart
ESPN3
November 312:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)
NECFR
November 101:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFR
November 171:00 p.m.at Howard*
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries

New Haven

1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers 7 6 3 15 31
Bulldogs 14 13 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 14 0 21
No. 24 Seawolves 13 7 14 16 50
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2014 BRY, 13–7

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 6 7 7 27
Bulldogs 7 10 6 14 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2012 MAR, 35–10

Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 10 21 15 46
Bulldogs 14 14 14 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–2 2017 BRY, 42–17

at Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
Dukes 7 6 7 0 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2017 BRY, 38–29

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2017 CCSU, 31–14

at Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Rams 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 BRY, 45–40

at Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Pioneers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6 2017 BRY, 48–45

at Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Red Flash 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 2017 SFU, 30–14

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–3 2017 BRY, 31–16

at Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285
  4. ↑ "2018 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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