2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

The 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach James Perry and played their home games at Beirne Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2018 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2018 record6–5 (2–4 NEC)
Head coachJames Perry (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorVinny Marino (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kelly (2nd season)
Home stadiumBeirne Stadium
(Capacity: 4,400)
2018 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Duquesne +^  5 –1     8 –3  
Sacred Heart +  5 –1     7 –4  
Central Connecticut  4 –2     6 –5  
Wagner  3 –3     4 –7  
Saint Francis (PA)  2 –4     4 –7  
Bryant  2 –4     6 –5  
Robert Morris  0 –6     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 3, head coach James Perry resigned to become the head coach at Brown.[1] He finished at Bryant with a two-year record of 12–10.

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[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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*
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRW 37–273,673
September 221:00 p.m.Robert Morris
  • Beirne 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
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRL 14–483,745
October 201:00 p.m.at Fordham*
StadiumW 42–411,906
October 271:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart
ESPN3L 26–491,678
November 3Noonat Saint Francis (PA)
NECFRL 14–271,489
November 101:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Beirne Stadium
  • Smithfield, RI
NECFRL 36–521,652
November 171:00 p.m.at Howard*
ESPN3W 56–553,974
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

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
See also: 2018 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
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
See also: 2018 Marist Red Foxes football team
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
See also: 2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team
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
See also: 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2017 BRY, 38–29

Central Connecticut
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 6 14 8 20 48
Bulldogs 14 0 0 0 14
See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2017 CCSU, 31–14

at Fordham
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 0 12 9 42
Rams 3 17 14 7 41
See also: 2018 Fordham Rams football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 BRY, 45–40

at Sacred Heart
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 6 0 6 26
Pioneers 14 13 13 9 49
See also: 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6 2017 BRY, 48–45

at Saint Francis (PA)
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
Red Flash 17 7 0 3 27
See also: 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 2017 SFU, 30–14

Wagner
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 10 21 14 7 52
Bulldogs 0 14 14 8 36
See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–3 2017 BRY, 31–16

at Howard
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 21 7 14 56
Bison 14 21 0 20 55
See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
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References
  1. https://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181203mt4233
  2. "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. 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
  4. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285
  5. "2018 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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