Previous season
The Racers finished the 2017 season 3–8, 2–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
Preseason
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Racers predicted to finish in seventh place.[1] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Racers predicted to finish in eighth place.[2]
Media poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | Jacksonville State | 134 (14) |
2 | Austin Peay | 114 (1) |
3 | UT Martin | 96 |
4 | Tennessee State | 91 |
5 | Eastern Illinois | 83 |
6 | Eastern Kentucky | 64 |
7 | Murray State | 39 |
8 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 19 |
Coaches poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | Jacksonville State | 126 (14) |
2 | Austin Peay | 112 (4) |
3 | UT Martin | 95 |
4 | Eastern Illinois | 73 |
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 |
6 | Tennessee State | 64 |
7 | Southeast Missouri State | 62 |
8 | Murray State | 24 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 23 |
Preseason All-OVC team
The Colonels had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
Defense
Kenney Wooten – DL
Specialists
Gabriel Vicente – K
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Game summaries
Southern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Salukis |
7 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
49 |
Racers |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–9–2 |
2016 |
SIU, 50–17 |
at Central Arkansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
No. 17 Bears |
7 |
13 |
0 |
6 |
26 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–4–1 |
2017 |
UCA, 41–13 |
at Kentucky
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Wildcats |
7 |
10 |
17 |
14 |
48 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2003 |
UK, 37–6 |
UT Martin
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Skyhawks |
3 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
38 |
Racers |
14 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
28–20–1 |
2017 |
MUR, 13–10 |
at Eastern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
10 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
48 |
Panthers |
7 |
10 |
17 |
7 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–18 |
2017 |
EIU, 27–24 |
Tennessee State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Racers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
15–12 |
2016 |
MUR, 38–31 |
at Eastern Kentucky
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Colonels |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
46–27–4 |
2017 |
EKU, 26–13 |
Jacksonville State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Gamecocks |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Racers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–13 |
2017 |
JSU, 59–23 |
at Tennessee Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Golden Eagles |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
38–44–1 |
2017 |
MUR, 31–21 |
Southeast Missouri State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Redhawks |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Racers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
39–12–1 |
2017 |
SEMO, 21–10 |
at Austin Peay
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Governors |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–15 |
2017 |
APSU, 27–7 |
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