# 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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

## 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 StadiumHuntsville, AL | | W 37–0 | 11,900 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | | L 20–25 | 15,100 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN3 | L 7–63 | 28,834 |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Southern | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (Gulf Coast Challenge) | | L 27–29 | 20,000 |
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | W 21–16 | 30,472 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | | W 42–21 | 2,112 |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Louis Crew StadiumHuntsville, AL | | L 26–35 | 19,126 |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Alabama State | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Magic City Classic) | | W 27–10 | 65,906 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | W 45–14 | 13,500 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Louis Crew StadiumHuntsville, AL | | L 16–29 | 3,960 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | | W 42–14 | 1,879 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll 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 |

### At Cincinnati

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

### vs Southern

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

### At Jackson State

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

### At Texas Southern

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

### Alcorn State

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

### vs Alabama State

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

### At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### At Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Delta Devils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |