2018 Bryant Bulldogs football | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
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2018 record | 6–5 (2–4 NEC) |
Head coach | James Perry (2nd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Vinny Marino (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Kelly (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Beirne Stadium (Capacity: 4,400) |
Seasons |
2018 NEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 FCS Poll |
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.
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 |
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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 |
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1 | Central Connecticu7ut |
2 | Duquesne |
3 | Bryant |
4 | Saint Francis |
5 | Wagner |
6 | Sacred Heart |
7 | Robert Morris |
Preseason All-NEC team[]
The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-NEC team.[4]
Offense Tom Kennedy – WR |
Defense Dillon Guthro – DL Kevin Lazo – DL Thomas Gostigan – LB |
Special teams Gavin Rowley – K Jean Constant – RS |
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:00 p.m. | [[{{{school}}}|New Haven]]* |
| NECFR | W 41–31 | 4,969 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Stony Brook* |
| Wolfievision | L 21–50 | 5,708 |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Marist* |
| NECFR | W 37–27 | 3,673 |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris![]() |
| ESPN3 | W 49–46 | 3,792 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | NECFR | W 21–20 | 2,145 | |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connectiut |
| NECFR | L 14–48 | 3,745 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham* |
| Stadium | W 42–41 | 1,906 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart |
| ESPN3 | L 26–49 | 1,678 |
November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) |
| NECFR | L 14–27 | 1,489 |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner |
| NECFR | L 36–52 | 1,652 |
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard* |
| ESPN3 | W 56–55 | 3,974 |
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Game summaries[]
New Haven[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chargers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 31 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Stony Brook[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
No. 24 Seawolves | 13 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–2 | 2014 | BRY, 13–7 |
Marist[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Foxes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–2 | 2012 | MAR, 35–10 |
Robert Morris[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Colonials | 0 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 46 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–2 | 2017 | BRY, 42–17 |
at Duquesne[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Dukes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–5 | 2017 | BRY, 38–29 |
Central Connecticut[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Blue Devils | 6 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 48 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–6 | 2017 | CCSU, 31–14 |
at Fordham[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
Rams | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | 2017 | BRY, 45–40 |
at Sacred Heart[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Pioneers | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–6 | 2017 | BRY, 48–45 |
at Saint Francis (PA)[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Red Flash | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–4 | 2017 | SFU, 30–14 |
Wagner[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Seahawks | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–3 | 2017 | BRY, 31–16 |
at Howard[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
Bison | 14 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
References[]
- ↑ https://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20181203mt4233
- ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2018-08-02/fcs-football-2018-buck-buchanan-award-watch-list-announced. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285
- ↑ "2018 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2018-19/schedule. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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