2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

The 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represents Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by first-year head coach Connell Maynor and play their home games at Louis Crews Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6-5 (4-3 SWAC)
Head coach	Connell Maynor (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Duane Taylor (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Debastiani (1st season)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
Jackson State		4	–	3					5	–	5
Alabama State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					1	–	10
West Division
Southern xy		6	–	1					7	–	4
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					5	–	6
Texas Southern		1	–	6					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Bulldogs were predicted to finish fourth in the East Division.

Media poll

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Alcorn State	95
2	Alabama State	72
3	Jackson State	55
4	Alabama A&M	51
5	Mississippi Valley State	27

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Bulldogs had three players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

2nd team

Jordan Bentley – Jr. RB

Defense

1st team

Vernon Moland – Sr. DL

Dylan Hamilton – Sr. DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Miles*	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 37–0	11,900
September 8	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama*	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 20–25	15,100
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 7–63	28,834
September 22	4:00 p.m.	vs. Southern	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Challenge)		L 27–29	20,000
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 21–16	30,472
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX		W 42–21	2,112
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Louis Crew Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 26–35	19,126
October 27	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)		W 27–10	65,906
November 3	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 45–14	13,500
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Louis Crew Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 16–29	3,960
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 42–14	1,879
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Miles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	10	14	7	6	37

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	8	10	0	7	25
Bulldogs	7	10	3	0	20

See also: 2018 North Alabama Lions football team

At Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	0	7
Bearcats	28	14	14	7	63

See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

vs Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	6	9	14	0	29
Bulldogs	21	0	0	6	27

See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team

At Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	14	0	21
Tigers	10	6	0	0	16

See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

At Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	14	7	7	42
Tigers	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	3	7	22	3	35
Bulldogs	3	7	8	8	26

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

vs Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	0	3	10
Bulldogs	0	7	7	13	27

See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team and Magic City Classic

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions					0
Tigers					0

See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils					0
Tigers					0

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team