Year: | 2018 |
Team: | East Mississippi Lions |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges |
Short Conf: | MACJC |
Division: | North Division |
Record: | 12–0 |
Conf Record: | 6–0 |
Head Coach: | Buddy Stephens |
Hc Year: | 11th |
Stadium: | Sullivan-Windham Field |
Champion: | NJCAA champion MACJC champion MACJC North Division champion |
Conf Champ: | MACJC championship game |
Conf Champ Result: | W 19–14 vs. |
Bowl: | NJCAA championship game |
Bowl Result: | W 10–9 vs. |
The 2018 East Mississippi Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Mississippi Community College as a member of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) during the 2018 junior college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Buddy Stephens, Lions compiled a perfect 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games), defeated in the national championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was East Mississippi's fifth national championship, following the 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2018 teams.
The team played its home games at Sullivan-Windham Field in Scooba, Mississippi.