2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2018 Bryant Bulldogs football
2018 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	Northeast Conference
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
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led James Perry in his second and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

2018 Northeast Conference 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 Poll

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

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Award	Player	Position	Year
Buck Buchanan Award^[2]	Thomas Costigan	LB	SR

NEC coaches poll edit

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in third place.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team
1	Central Connecticut
2	Duquesne
3	Bryant
4	Saint Francis
5	Wagner
6	Sacred Heart
7	Robert Morris

Preseason All-NEC team edit

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 edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:00 p.m.	New Haven*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 41–31	4,969
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Wolfievision	L 21–50	5,708
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Marist*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 37–27	3,673
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	W 49–46	3,792
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	W 21–20	2,145
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	L 14–48	3,745
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 42–41	1,906
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 26–49	1,678
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 14–27	1,489
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Wagner	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	L 36–52	1,652
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Howard*	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	ESPN3	W 56–55	3,974
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries edit

New Haven edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	6	3	15	31
Bulldogs	14	13	7	7	41

At Stony Brook edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	14	0	21
No. 24 Seawolves	13	7	14	16	50

Marist edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	7	6	7	7	27
Bulldogs	7	10	6	14	37

Robert Morris edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	10	21	15	46
Bulldogs	14	14	14	7	49

At Duquesne edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21
Dukes	7	6	7	0	20

Central Connecticut edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	6	14	8	20	48
Bulldogs	14	0	0	0	14

At Fordham edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	21	0	12	9	42
Rams	3	17	14	7	41

At Sacred Heart edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	6	0	6	26
Pioneers	14	13	13	9	49

At Saint Francis (PA) edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14
Red Flash	17	7	0	3	27

Wagner edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	21	14	7	52
Bulldogs	0	14	14	8	36

At Howard edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	21	7	14	56
Bison	14	21	0	20	55

References edit

^ "James Perry steps down as head football coach". December 3, 2018.
^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
^ "Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team".
^ 2018 All-Northeast Conference Football Preseason Team
^ "2018 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

[1] "James Perry steps down as head football coach". December 3, 2018.

[2] "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

[3] "Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team".

[4] 2018 All-Northeast Conference Football Preseason Team

[5] "2018 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

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