2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

The 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). they finished the season 2–8, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in last place.

2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football
ConferencePioneer Football League
2018 record2–8 (1–7 PFL)
Head coachIan Shields (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorIan Shields (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlan Darlin (2nd season)
Home stadiumD. B. Milne Field
(Capacity: 5,000)
2018 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 San Diego $^  8 –0     9 –3  
Stetson  6 –2     8 –2  
Drake  6 –2     7 –4  
Marist  5 –3     5 –6  
Dayton  5 –3     6 –5  
Davidson  3 –5     6 –5  
Butler  2 –6     4 –7  
Morehead State  2 –6     3 –8  
Valparaiso  2 –6     2 –9  
Jacksonville  1 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2017 season 7–4, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

Preseason

Preseason All-PFL team

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Dolphins having two players selected.[1]

Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Dolphins predicted to finish in sixth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1San Diego81 (9)
2Dayton72 (1)
3Drake58
T–4Butler48
T–4Valparaiso48
6Jacksonville47
7Marist44
8Morehead State22
9Stetson19
10Davidson11

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m.St. Augustine's*
ESPN3W 63–142,417
September 86:00 p.m.at Mercer*
ESPN3L 3–4510,200
September 151:00 p.m.Walsh*
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3 Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]
September 291:00 p.m.Drake
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3L 9–411,738
October 61:00 p.m.at Davidson
L 37–443,524
October 131:00 p.m.Marist
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3L 17–202,533
October 201:00 p.m.at Stetson
L 35–382,427
October 271:00 p.m.at San Diego
L 35–591,047
November 312:00 p.m.Butler
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 48–441,765
November 101:00 p.m.at Valparaiso
ESPN+L 30–481,150
November 171:00 p.m.Dayton
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
L 7–341,492
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

St. Augustine's
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 0 7 14
Dolphins 14 21 28 0 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Mercer
1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 0 0 3 3
Bears 7 24 14 0 45
See also: 2018 Mercer Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2017 MERC, 48–7

Drake
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 17 0 10 41
Dolphins 0 0 2 7 9
See also: 2018 Drake Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–13 2017 DRAKE, 52–7

at Davidson
1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 6 3 0 28 37
Wildcats 16 7 21 0 44
See also: 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–6 2017 JACK, 35–21

Marist
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 0 0 7 13 20
Dolphins 7 7 3 0 17
See also: 2018 Marist Red Foxes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 2017 JACK, 44–37

at Stetson
1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 7 7 14 35
Hatters 14 7 7 10 38
See also: 2018 Stetson Hatters football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2017 JACK, 13–10

at San Diego
1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 7 14 7 35
Toreros 7 21 14 17 59
See also: 2018 San Diego Toreros football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2017 USD, 63–10

Butler
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 13 14 3 14 44
Dolphins 14 14 7 13 48
See also: 2018 Butler Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2017 BUT, 37–22

at Valparaiso
1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 10 7 13 30
Crusaders 14 13 14 7 48
See also: 2018 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–3 2017 JACK, 20–17

Dayton
1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 3 17 14 0 34
Dolphins 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2018 Dayton Flyers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2016 DAY, 36–16
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References
  1. http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1361/twelve-first-team-all-pfl-returnees-highlight-preseason-all-pfl-team/
  2. http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1362/defending-champion-san-diego-edges-dayton-in-pfl-preseason-coaches-poll/
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