Preseason
Gulf South Conference coaches poll
On August 2, 2018, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Crusaders predicted to finish in 7th place in the conference.[3]
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | West Alabama | 62 (6) |
2 | West Florida | 59 (3) |
3 | West Georgia | 44 |
4 | Delta State | 41 |
5 | Valdosta State | 38 |
6 | Florida Tech | 32 |
7 | North Greenville | 24 |
8 | Mississippi College | 16 |
9 | Shorter | 8 |
Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team
The Crusaders had no players selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.[4]
Schedule
North Greenville 2018 football schedule consists of five home and six away games in the regular season. The Crusaders will host GSC foes Mississippi College, Shorter, West Alabama, and West Florida, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, Valdosta State, and West Georgia.[5]
The Crusaders will host one of the three non-conference games against Lenoir–Rhyne from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC), and will travel to North Alabama, which is a FCS Independent team and Tusculum from the SAC.
Two of the eleven games will be broadcast on ESPN3, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.[6]
- Schedule Source:[5]
- ^[a] The game between Mississippi College and North Greenville was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Florence.[7] The game will not be rescheduled.
Rankings
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 |
Final |
AFCA |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
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Game summaries
at Tusculum
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
0 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
Pioneers |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6-3 |
August 31, 2017 |
W 34-33 |
Lenoir–Rhyne
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4-5 |
September 9, 2017 |
L 10-22 |
at Delta State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Statesmen |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0-2 |
November 4, 2017 |
L 30-33OT |
West Alabama
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1-1 |
November 11, 2017 |
L 26-29 |
at West Georgia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Wolves |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Shorter
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hawks |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1-1 |
November 22, 2014 |
W 42-16 |
at Valdosta State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Blazers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
West Florida
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Argonauts |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Florida Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Panthers |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1-1 |
October 14, 2017 |
L 42-31 |
at North Alabama
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Crusaders |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Lions |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0-4 |
December 3, 2016 |
L 0-38 |
References
- ↑ "Trey Elder tabbed as NGU's next offensive coordinator" (Press release). North Greenville University Department of Athletics. March 7, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ "North Greenville Joins GSC as Football Affiliate". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "West Alabama Tops GSC Football Preseason Poll". Gulf South Conference. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gulfsouthconference.com/documents/2018/8/2/Football_2018_Preseason_All_GSC_Table.pdf
- 1 2 "NGU football releases 2018 schedule" (Press release). North Greenville University Department of Athletics. January 9, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ "GSC Announces 2018 Football Game of the Week Schedule". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "MC football game against NGU canceled ahead of Hurricane Florence". WLBT3. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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