# 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

The 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). they finished the season 2–8, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in last place.

## Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2017 season 7–4, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-PFL team

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Dolphins having two players selected.

### Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Dolphins predicted to finish in sixth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 81 (9) |
| 2 | Dayton | 72 (1) |
| 3 | Drake | 58 |
| T–4 | Butler | 48 |
| T–4 | Valparaiso | 48 |
| 6 | Jacksonville | 47 |
| 7 | Marist | 44 |
| 8 | Morehead State | 22 |
| 9 | Stetson | 19 |
| 10 | Davidson | 11 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Augustine's* | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN3 | W 63–14 | 2,417 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mercer* | Five Star StadiumMacon, GA | ESPN3 | L 3–45 | 10,200 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Walsh* | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN3 | Cancelled | |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN3 | L 9–41 | 1,738 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | | L 37–44 | 3,524 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN3 | L 17–20 | 2,533 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stetson | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | | L 35–38 | 2,427 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at San Diego | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | | L 35–59 | 1,047 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Butler | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN3 | W 48–44 | 1,765 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | Brown FieldValparaiso, IN | ESPN+ | L 30–48 | 1,150 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | | L 7–34 | 1,492 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule
* ↑ This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

## Game summaries
### St. Augustine's

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Dolphins | 14 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 63 |

### At Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bears | 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 45 |

### Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |

### At Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 16 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 44 |

### Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

### At Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Hatters | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### At San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Toreros | 7 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 59 |

### Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 13 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| Dolphins | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 |

### At Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| Crusaders | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48 |

### Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |