2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team

2018 South Alabama Jaguars football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 2–5 (1–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach Steve Campbell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Kenny Edenfield (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Stewart (1st season)
Home stadium Ladd–Peebles Stadium
(Capacity: 33,471)
2018 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Georgia Southern  3 –0     5 –1  
Troy  3 –0     5 –1  
Appalachian State  2 –0     4 –1  
Georgia State  1 –1     2 –4  
Coastal Carolina  1 –2     3 –3  
West Division
Louisiana  1 –1     3 –3  
Louisiana–Monroe  1 –2     3 –4  
South Alabama  1 –2     2 –5  
Arkansas State  0 –2     3 –3  
Texas State  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team represents the University of South Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars play their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and compete in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They are led by first-year head coach Steve Campbell.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2017 season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

On November 20 following a 52–0 loss to previously winless Georgia Southern, head coach Joey Jones, the only head coach in South Alabama football history, announced his resignation.[1][2] He stayed on to coach the final game of the season and finished at South Alabama with a nine-year record of 52–50. On December 7, the school hired Steve Campbell as head coach.[3]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] Jamarius Way WR JR
Ray Guy Award[5] Corliss Waitman P JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] T.J. Brunson LB JR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Jaguars predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[7]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Arkansas State49 (9)
2Louisiana–Monroe37
3South Alabama26 (1)
4Louisiana25
5Texas State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Mountaineers had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
ESPN+L 26–3013,457
September 87:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*
FSNL 13–5553,923
September 156:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 41–3116,051
September 227:00 p.m.at Memphis*
ESPN3L 35–5227,765
September 292:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+L 7–5225,862
October 62:30 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN3L 13–4817,622
October 134:00 p.m.Alabama State*
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 45–7
October 237:00 p.m.Troy
ESPN2
November 32:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN+
November 104:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+
November 174:00 p.m.at Louisiana
ESPN3
November 232:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[9]

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 3 7 30
Jaguars 0 7 6 13 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 LT, 34–16

at Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 6 0 0 13
Cowboys 14 17 10 14 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 OSU, 44–7

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 17 7 7 0 31
Jaguars 3 13 7 18 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2015 TXST, 36–18

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 14 6 8 35
Tigers 7 14 10 21 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 0 0 0 7
Mountaineers 21 21 3 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 APST, 34–27

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 6 0 7 13
Eagles 7 10 10 21 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
0-4 2017 GSU, 52-0

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0
Jaguars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0
Jaguars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2017 USA, 19–8

at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0
Red Wolves 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2017 ARST, 24–19

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 0
Jaguars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 USA, 33–23

at Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2017 ULL, 19–14

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0
Jaguars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns after nine seasons with program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ↑ "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ↑ "South Alabama hires Steve Campbell as new football coach". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/18/mountaineers-red-wolves-selected-as-division-favorites-in-2018-sun-belt-football-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/20/sun-belt-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
  9. ↑ "2018 South Alabama Jaguars Football Schedule". USAJaguars.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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