2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2018 Central Arkansas Bears football
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 18
FCS Coaches No. 16
2018 record 3–2 (2–1 Southland)
Head coach Nathan Brown (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Ken Collums (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Max Thurmond (1st season)
Home stadium Estes Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 McNeese State  4 –0     5 –1  
No. 18 Central Arkansas  3 –1     4 –2  
No. 15 Sam Houston State  3 –1     4 –2  
Incarnate Word  3 –1     3 –3  
No. 11 Nicholls  3 –2     4 –3  
Southeastern Louisiana  3 –2     3 –4  
Abilene Christian  2 –3     3 –4  
Northwestern State  1 –3     2 –4  
Lamar  1 –3     2 –4  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –4     1 –5  
Houston Baptist  0 –4     1 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team represents the University of Central Arkansas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears are led by first-year head coach Nathan Brown and play their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017 season 10–2, 9–0 in Southland play to be crowned Southland Conference champions. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to New Hampshire in the Second Round.

On December 7, head coach Steve Campbell resigned to become the head coach at South Alabama.[1] He finished at Central Arkansas with a four-year record of 33–15.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Bears having 11 players selected.[2]

Offense First Team

  • Carlos Blackman – Jr. RB

Defense First Team

  • Chris Terrell – Jr. DL
  • Eric Jackson – Sr. DL
  • Juan Jackson – Jr. DB

Offense Second Team

  • Josh Nix – So. TE
  • Adrian Harris – So. OL
  • Hunter Watts – Jr. OL

Defense Second Team

  • Cardell Best – Sr. DL
  • Nathan Grant – So. DL
  • Raphael Garner – Sr. LB
  • Cedric Battle – Sr. KR

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Bears predicted to finish in third place.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[4] Chris Terrell DE JR

Schedule

Source: [5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Tulsa*No. 16
ESPN3L 27–3818,356
September 86:00 pmMurray State*No. 17
W 26–136,121
September 157:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 18
ESPN+W 33–256,485
September 293:00 pmat No. 21 Sam Houston StateNo. 13
ESPN3L 31–34 OT7,598
October 66:00 pmHouston BaptistNo. 20
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
W 66–3510,210
October 133:00 p.m.at Stephen F. AustinNo. 18
ESPN3
October 206:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
October 276:00 p.m.at McNeese State
November 36:00 pmLamardagger
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
November 103:00 pmIncarnate Word
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
November 17at Abilene Christian
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
*-Indicates Game Broadcast via Tape Delay

Game summaries

at Tulsa

Central Arkansas at Tulsa
1 234Total
No. 16 Bears 13 077 27
• Golden Hurricane 7 14314 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2010 L, 14–41

Murray State

Murray State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Racers 3 1000 13
• No. 17 Bears 7 1306 26
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0–1 2017 W, 41–13

at Southeastern Louisiana

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• No. 18 Bears 0 13146 33
Lions 7 378 25
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2017 W, 38–6

at Sam Houston State

Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State
1 234OTTotal
No. 13 Bears 3 77140 31
• No. 21 Bearkats 0 141433 34
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–6 2017 W, 41–30

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Huskies 14 7140 35
• No. 20 Bears 21 141714 66
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2017 W, 27–7

at Stephen F. Austin

Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
No. 18 Bears - --- 0
Lumberjacks - --- 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2017 W, 24–20

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Demons - --- 0
Bears - --- 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2017 W, 45–17

at McNeese State

Red Beans and Rice Bowl
1 234Total
Bears - --- 0
Cowboys - --- 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2017 W, 47–17

Lamar

Lamar at Central Arkansas
(Homecoming)
1 234Total
Cardinals - --- 0
Bears - --- 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–0 2017 W, 42–14

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Cardinals - --- 0
Bears - --- 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2017 W, 56–10

at Abilene Christian

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Bears - --- 0
Wildcats - --- 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2–1 2017 W, 34–0

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 16 17 18 14 13–T 20 18  
Coaches 15 17 17 13 12 18 16

References

  1. ↑ https://usajaguars.com/news/2017/12/7/south-alabama-names-steve-campbell-head-football-coach.aspx
  2. ↑ http://southland.org/news/2018/7/11/southland-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
  3. ↑ http://southland.org/news/2018/7/16/sam-houston-state-voted-to-top-spot-in-2018-football-preseason-poll.aspx
  4. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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