# 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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.
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.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Buck Buchanan Award | Thomas Costigan | LB | SR |

### NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in third place.
| 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 Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-NEC team.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### New Haven

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

### At Stony Brook

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

### Marist

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

### Robert Morris

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

### At Duquesne

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

### Central Connecticut

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

### At Fordham

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

### At Sacred Heart

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

### At Saint Francis (PA)

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

### Wagner

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

### At Howard

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