# 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

The 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Pete Rossomando and played their home games at Arute Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in third place.

## Preseason
### NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Blue Devils predicted to become NEC champions.
| 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

The Blue Devils placed seven players on the preseason all-NEC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN+ | L 6–42 | 9,801 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Lincoln (PA)* | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NECFR | W 55–0 | 5,115 |
| September 15 | 5:00 p.m. | Columbia* | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NECFR | L 24–41 | 3,789 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham* | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | W 24–13 | 7,134 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lafayette* | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | Stadium | L 24–31 | 5,295 |
| October 6 | Noon | at Robert Morris | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NECFR | W 56–35 | 1,844 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NECFR | W 48–14 | 3,745 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | ESPN3 | L 25–28 | 5,117 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Wagner | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | | W 49–24 | 852 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | ESPN3 | W 30–14 | 912 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | | L 31–38 | 3,617 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Lincoln (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Devils | 27 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 55 |

### Columbia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 14 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |

### At Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### At Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Leopards | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### At Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Colonials | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### At Bryant

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

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 |

### Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

### At Saint Francis (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Red Flashes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Duquesne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |