2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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2018 South Alabama Jaguars football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKenny Edenfield (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Stewart (1st season)
Home stadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Troy x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Georgia State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Louisiana xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
Arkansas State x   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     6 – 6  
South Alabama   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Steve Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Preseason[edit]

Award watch lists[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] Jamarius Way WR JR
Ray Guy Award[2] Corliss Waitman P JR
Wuerffel Trophy[3] T.J. Brunson LB JR

Sun Belt coaches poll[edit]

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Jaguars predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[4]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Arkansas State 49 (9)
2 Louisiana–Monroe 37
3 South Alabama 26 (1)
4 Louisiana 25
5 Texas State 13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams[edit]

The Jaguars had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[5]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
ESPN+L 26–3013,457
September 87:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*
FSNL 13–5553,923
September 156:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 41–3116,051
September 227:00 p.m.at Memphis*
ESPN3L 35–5227,765
September 292:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+L 7–5225,862
October 62:30 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN3L 13–4817,622
October 134:00 p.m.Alabama State*
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 45–716,231
October 237:00 p.m.Troy
ESPN2L 17–3825,878
November 32:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN+L 14–3820,671
November 104:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+L 10–3814,096
November 174:00 p.m.at Louisiana
ESPN3L 38–4815,168
November 232:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN+W 31–2810,670

[6]

Game summaries[edit]

Louisiana Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 13 3 7 30
Jaguars 0 7 6 13 26
See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Oklahoma State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 6 0 0 13
Cowboys 14 17 10 14 55
See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Texas State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 17 7 7 0 31
Jaguars 3 13 7 18 41
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team

At Memphis[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 14 6 8 35
Tigers 7 14 10 21 52
See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team

At Appalachian State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 0 0 0 7
Mountaineers 21 21 3 7 52
See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

At Georgia Southern[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 6 0 7 13
Eagles 7 10 10 21 48
See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Alabama State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 0 0 7
Jaguars 7 21 10 7 45
See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team

Troy[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 16 15 0 17 48
Jaguars 7 10 0 0 17
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Belt

At Arkansas State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 7 0 7 14
Red Wolves 0 14 14 10 38
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Louisiana–Monroe[edit]

See also: 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Week Eleven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 10 14 14038
Jaguars 7 3 0010

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74° · Sunny · SW – 11 mph.
  • Game attendance: 14,096
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [1]
Game information

At Louisiana[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 17 7 14 38
Ragin' Cajuns 10 14 17 7 48
See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Coastal Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 7 7 14 28
Jaguars 10 14 7 0 31
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers, Red Wolves Selected as Division Favorites in 2018 Sun Belt Football Coaches' Preseason Poll".
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  6. ^ "2018 South Alabama Jaguars Football Schedule". USAJaguars.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.


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